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Jay Lyman
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Recent posts by Jay Lyman:
- May 22, 2012: Future of open source survey highlights progress, changes, challenges
451 Research was pleased to collaborate on the Future of Open Source Survey 2012 with North Bridge Venture Partners and ... - May 9, 2012: Mixed signals in IT’s great war over IP
Recent news that Microsoft and Barnes & Noble agreed to partner on the Nook e-reader line rather than keep fighting ... - April 20, 2012: CAOS Theory Podcast 2012.04.20
Topics for this podcast: *OpenStack, Amazon, Eucalyptus and Citrix engage in open cloud warfare *Microsoft spins off new company for openness *Updates on ... - April 18, 2012: Reading between the lines of the Linux contributor list
The recently released Who Writes Linux kernel contributor list reveals that some of the usual supporters of Linux -- Red ... - March 22, 2012: Open APIs: The Fifth Pillar of Modern IT Openness
Last year, I wrote about the key pillars of openness in today's enterprise IT industry, highlighting open source software, real ... - March 21, 2012: Open source moving in mobile
We got another reminder of how disruptive open source software is to mobile computing this week, when Linux and Android ... - March 13, 2012: Open Source Coopetition Fueled by LF Growth
The Linux Foundation has come a long way since initiated in 2007 as the fusion of the Open Source Development ... - February 17, 2012: CAOS Theory Podcast 2012.02.17
Topics for this podcast: *NewSQL, new company in Akiban *Discussion of APIs as the 'new' open source *NoSQL leader 10gen grows, gets more ... - February 14, 2012: Open APIs are the new open source
We've seen the rise of open source software in the enterprise and also beyond the IT industry, but the real ... - January 20, 2012: CAOS Theory Podcast 2012.01.20
Topics for this podcast: *Hadoop v1.0 and year ahead *Oracle-Cloudera deal for more Hadoop *Oracle's 'Sun spot' with Solaris *Open Source M&A outlook for ... - January 5, 2012: 2012 to be year of Linux domination
Previously, I've called out years for non-desktop Linux in 2008, Linux in both the low and high-ends of the market ... - December 21, 2011: Ada Initiative highlights challenge to get more women in open source
The lack of women involved in open source has unfortunately long been a weakness for open source software and its ... - December 16, 2011: CAOS Theory Podcast 2011.12.16
Topics for this podcast: *Hadoop roundup -Cloudera Enterprise Hadoop update -Hadapt combines Hadoop with db analytics -Informatica grows its Hadoop work *HP open sources WebOS *The ... - December 13, 2011: WebOS and the open alternative live another day
There has been no shortage of reaction to HP's move to make the Linux-based WebOS open source software. Below, I ... - December 1, 2011: Ubuntu on the move more than in decline
Ubuntu has been taking some criticism and heat for its falling Distrowatch rankings. I don't doubt that after years of ... - November 11, 2011: CAOS Theory Podcast 2011.11.11
Topics for this podcast: *Continuent extends MySQL replication to Oracle Database *CFEngine updates server automation software *Devops moving mainstream *Neo Technology integrates with Spring *451 ... - November 9, 2011: Linux-like, devops management moves to enterprise, Windows
Signs that the devops are coming -- both in the form of new software engineers and system administrators that are ... - November 9, 2011: Signs of OSS strength in financial services
Linux and open source software are spreading out -- cloud computing, mobile computing, supercomputing -- and an increasing number of ... - October 28, 2011: CAOS Theory Podcast 2011.10.28
Topics for this podcast: *Opscode Chef extends to Windows for more enterprise devops *Black Duck continues growth, gains new funding *Cloudant expands NoSQL ... - October 25, 2011: The downside of Microsoft’s Android dollars
There's been a lot of attention on the amount of money Microsoft is making from Android, including Microsoft's own proclamations. ...
Recent comments by Jay Lyman:
- February 16, 2012: Open APIs are the new open source
I'd say, yes, fair enough, Jim, and thanks for posting. Though I'm not sure...
- February 16, 2012: Open APIs are the new open source
You highlight some of the key limitations of open APIs with proprietary code and...
- January 10, 2012: 2012 to be year of Linux domination
Haaa! That is a good one, Ben. Dare I say, the funniest comment we've...
- December 2, 2011: Ubuntu on the move more than in decline
I guess I'm saying the desktop doesn't matter anymore, or at least it matters...
- December 2, 2011: Ubuntu on the move more than in decline
Thanks for commenting. I agree there shouldn't be too much difficulty to continue support...
- September 23, 2011: Microsoft of old on Linux desktop, mobile and users
Ah, good point, cwsnyder. MS is equally locking out other OS options that might...
- September 7, 2011: Microsoft, broadest supporter of Linux
Thanks for posting, John, You have a fair disagreement. Microsoft has not bet on Linux...
- July 8, 2011: The rise, fall and reality of commercial open source
Very good points,Phil. Thanks for weighing in. Hopefully, with all of the reminders that...
- June 3, 2011: Why Oracle's donation of OpenOffice disappoints
The point is that Oracle rightfully deserves credit for its positive contributions and participation...
- April 29, 2011: A new SUSE Linux, separate from Novell
Thank you Peter. Nuremberg is right. That was my mistake. The article has been...
