Simula Labs becomes DevZuz. OpenLogic announces open source inventory solution. TerraCotta updates open source Java clustering software. (and more)

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Adobe open sources Flex. MySQL AB releases new performance benchmarks. SugarCRM supports Oracle Unbreakable Linux. (and more)

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The big news tonight (as if we didn’t already have enough this week to keep us busy!) is that Adobe has released Flex as open source (press release). From the release…

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced plans to release source code for Adobe Flex as open source. This initiative will let developers worldwide participate [...]

If you read my 451 CAOS Links post yesterday (Tuesday, April 24th, 2007), you probably noticed that the top news items of the day were all acquisitions. M&A activity related to open source is on the rise, but the heightened activity level yesterday was an anomaly. To review…
1) CollabNet acquires SourceForge Enterprise Edition from VA [...]

MySQL AB and IBM partner for System i. SourceLabs debuts open source management system. Open Solutions Alliance adds six new members. (and more)

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CollabNet acquires SourceForge Enterprise Edition from VA Software. Red Hat acquires MetaMatrix for JBoss offering. MontaVista acquires MontaVista Ltd and Liberte. (and more)

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Sun packages Java for Ubuntu. Pentaho to add reporting engine to OpenOffice. The GNOME Foundation launches mobile and embedded initiative. (and more)

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In November 2006, I posted a blog entry about Dawn Foster joining Compiere as Director of Community and Partner Programs. Dawn announced on her blog today that she is leaving Compiere for Jive Software to take the position, Director of Developer Relations. Compiere, which is still dealing with with the emergence of the forked project, [...]

What do Ruby on Rails, X Windows, PuTTY, and Liferay have in common? They all use the refreshingly-short open source MIT License:

The MIT License
Copyright (c) (year) (copyright holders)
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without [...]

It was interesting to read this week a news report highlighting the need for a new Internet. I was a bit sad to hear how the existing Internet, which has helped provide a most ideal career and work setting for me and millions of others for years, just isn’t cutting it anymore. It makes perfect [...]

Open Solutions Alliance announces board. ITerating launches wiki software guide. EnterpriseDB shares Q1 successes. (and more)

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Open Kernel Labs debuts open source microkernel OS. Canonical signs license agreement with Open Invention Network. JasperSoft announces development community wins. (and more)

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Former OSDL CEO Cohen unveils new company. Canonical launches new version of Ubuntu. OpenLogic releases survey data showing positive feedback on GPLv3. (and more)

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Stuart Cohen, the former CEO of the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), launched his new gig today - Collaborative Software Initiative (press release). Jay Lyman and I had the opportunity to sit down with Stuart last week and discuss his plans.
The new firm applies a collaborative software development model to commercial application development projects at [...]

Continuent bundles MySQL Enterprise with its high-availability offering. BakBone announces enterprise data protection for RHEL 5. OASIS approves WS-BPEL standard. (and more)

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RadView open-sources WebLOAD. Open-Xchange signs agreement with Open Invention Network. CollabNet marks successes and growth. (and more)

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IONA acquires LogicBlaze. TimeSys appoints new CEO. Sun positions OpenSolaris for storage technology. (and more)

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IONA Technologies announced today that it has acquired LogicBlaze, an open source business integration software company (press release). The deal terms have not been publicly disclosed, although it is an all-cash acquisition. LogicBlaze CEO Winston Damarillo sold GlueCode Software to IBM in May 2005, making this his second open source startup sale, and in a [...]

eZ Systems obtains funding. New version of Debian released. Linux Foundation announces new LSB update and testing tools. (and more)

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IONA announces preliminary Q1 financial results. Jorg Janke recalls the history of Compiere. AdvanceNet updates its open source pharmacy project. (and more)

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