August 23rd, 2009
I try many software products over the course of a year. Some I install directly on my primary desktop, if I think they are more “mainstream” products and not likely to destroy my PC. Sorry, I cannot speak to MAC, as I do not operate one currently. Alternatively, I will install the product on a test PC that I have, where if it does not work well, I have not disrupted my primary working PC. I test out and run these products to get a sufficient level of comfort that I know some very general things [...]
Continue reading The Cost of Software Support is More Than Expenses
August 21st, 2009
I just finished reading the report on the development of the Linux kernel. The study reported on such items as; who is developing the source code, who pays those developers, how many lines of code are added, changed and deleted per release. The detailed report can be found at Linux Development Report . Give it a read not so much for the sheer number of numbers, but for the way companies can work together.
The new report is written by original authors and kernel developers Jonathan Corbet and Greg Kroah-Hartman, and the Linux Foundation’s Amanda McPherson. It is released by the [...]
Continue reading Fascinating look at how open source development works
