Category Archives: Open source

America is looking down the precipice at a fairly severe recession right now. This means that many in the world wide technology and software industry are biting their nails to see how it may affect their sales. The creators of Open Source software are sitting pretty.  Read more... (331 words, 1 image, estimated 1:19 mins reading time)

A hacker group released a tool called Goolag Scan that uses Google to check web sites for vulnerabilities to attacks from hackers and other malcontents. How does it do that? By scanning your site for passwords, personal information that could be used against you and areas where your server is vulnerable.  Read more... (316 words, 1 image, estimated 1:16 mins reading time)

It is the great debate: can Open Source products really do everything their proprietary brethren can do? The answer is yes, yes they can. Not only are they just as good (and often better) than their proprietary counterparts, they often address issues the proprietary software doesn’t.  Read more... (312 words, 1 image, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)

In a landmark decision, the Dutch government of The Netherlands will go completely Open Source in 2008. In an age bureaucracies still cling to proprietary software solutions like Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite and others, this decision is huge. A government going Open Source is a huge step in this time of increasing technological control measures being taken by other governments.  Read more... (422 words, 1 image, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)