Many of us geeks don't really care about users, tractions, etc. when we spam GitHub with our little toy projects. I mean, who knows if we really have the time to maintain them? Certainly, there's almost no money in it anyway, so we might just as well give it away for free (e.g. jOOX). Nonetheless, … Continue reading An Open Source License to Increase Your Street Credibility
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Free Open Source with Commercial Support
Have you ever thought about "Free" Open Source with commercial support vs. commercial software? We have and we found that the following is true: Free Open Source Software with commercial support ... is the best business model for companies selling services for very complex OSS software where customers might lack skilled personnel. This includes things … Continue reading Free Open Source with Commercial Support
The Open Source Bikeshed.
"Him" or "They"? English language aficionados haven't yet decided what to do with a singular pronoun of unknown (or irrelevant) sex. On Stack Exchange's English Language and Usage site you can find lots of questions like this one, explaining the context. Let's talk about code. When coding, we also write documentation. When writing documentation, we … Continue reading The Open Source Bikeshed.
Oracle GlassFish, or Why You Should Think About Open Source Again
Oracle's recent announcement about the discontinuation of commercial services for JEE's reference implementation GlassFish has caused many reactions in the community involved with JEE. The reactions reach from: Markus Eisele's rather pessimistic outlook on JEE's future in general Adam Bien's constructive (or cynical? With Adam Bien, you can never be sure) suggestions of moving GlassFish … Continue reading Oracle GlassFish, or Why You Should Think About Open Source Again
Who Says “I Want to Contribute” ?
In recent posts, I've been a bit critical with Open Source. But doing Open Source is a lot of fun. The publicity of feedback is thrilling and encouraging. And then, there's the "I want to contribute" phenomenon. Those guys that are so thrilled with your wicked product that will change the world, they want to … Continue reading Who Says “I Want to Contribute” ?
On Degrading Merchandise Quality
I've just replaced 4 halogen bulbs in my appartment. When I threw the old ones into our recycling bin, I've noticed that there were already around 8 bulbs in there. From the last 5-6 months, only! This made me sad, as it shows how our consumer society works. Read on to learn how jOOQ strives to … Continue reading On Degrading Merchandise Quality
A Significant Difference Between Open Source and Commercial Software
A recent event has triggered a lot of interest in the debate about the good and the bad parts of Open Source. Oracle's attack on Open Source. For large corporations who aren't Red Hat, taking a stand on the topic is far from easy. Oracle used to sell only commercial software, but has since acquired … Continue reading A Significant Difference Between Open Source and Commercial Software
10 Reasons not to Choose a Particular Open Source software
We're all Software Engineers of one type or another. Most of us have one thing in common, though: We're lazy. And we know that someone else was less lazy and has already solved that tedious problem that we're on. And because we're not only lazy but also stingy, we search for Free Open Source software. … Continue reading 10 Reasons not to Choose a Particular Open Source software
Wikileaks To Leak 5000 Open Source Java Projects With All That Private/Final Bullshit Removed
Hilarious. Not even written on April 1! Taken from here: http://steve-yegge.blogspot.ch/2010/07/wikileaks-to-leak-5000-open-source-java.html EYJAFJÖLL, ICELAND — Java programmers around the globe are in a panic today over a Wikileaks press release issued at 8:15am GMT. Wikileaks announced that they will re-release the source code for thousands of Open Source Java projects, making all access modifiers 'public' and … Continue reading Wikileaks To Leak 5000 Open Source Java Projects With All That Private/Final Bullshit Removed
The true spirit of Open Source
As an open source developer, I'm often asking myself why the hell am I going through all of this pain in my free time to deliver quality software, when I'm already doing this in my office?? Sure, it's fun, you can try out new things, deepen your knowledge in a specific field, it helps boost … Continue reading The true spirit of Open Source