JetBrains goes open source. Jeremy Allison on Mono, Samba and Microsoft. And more.

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“Tracking the open source news wires, so you don’t have to.”

# JetBrains announced the free Community Edition of its Java IDE, IntelliJ IDEA under the Apache license.

# Jeremy Allison provided his views on Mono, Samba, Microsoft and patents.

# Joe ‘Zonker’ Brockmeier raised the question: open source marketing - lead with Free or benefits?

# Mark Radcliffe clarified his view that the GPLv2 is not legally unsound, but it has challenges.

# Alfresco launched its Records Management Module for governance and retention, certified by the US DoD.

# Oracle updated its Xen-based VM Server virtualization software.

# Nuxeo updated its document management software with Nuxeo DM 5.3.

# Carlo Daffara argued that COMmunity+COMpany is a winning COMbination.

# Lina Software released the beta version of LINA 1.0, its software to run Linux apps on any operating system.

# The VAR Guy reported that open source IP PBX vendor Digium is profitable and growing.

# A UK education partnership was launched with the intention to save £60m a year using open source software.

# Matt Asay reported on the logic of balancing proprietary and open source software.

# Brian Prentice reported on open source’s dying romantic narrative.

# Seth Gottlieb provided his views on open core.

# Nicholas Goodman asked What if Hot Dog vendors sold you Power Tools?

# Clustercorp created Rocks+Hybrid, a commercial Rocks Cluster distribution for dual-boot Linux and Windows systems.

# Engine Yard released the source code that runs its Rails Development Directory.

# Pharmaceutical distributor, 3A Pharma, is replacing its legacy ERP system with Compiere ERP.

# Banca IFIS adopted open source database software and 24-hour support services from Ingres.

# The Apache Software Foundation’s president dissected the “Apache Way”.

# Olliance pondered open source software’s lack of success in the SMB market.

# The VAR Guy reported on how the channel is fueling Compiere’s 50% growth rate.