Topics for this podcast: *Our take on Q3 and current funding for open source *OSI part of renewed definition discussion, status suspended *Our latest special report – Warehouse Optimization *Get ready for The 451 Group’s 4th Annual Client Conference iTunes or direct download (23:21, 5.3 MB)

Topics for this podcast: *Microsoft founds CodePlex Foundation, losing Sam Ramji *Software patents at the center of MS, OIN maneuvering *Eucalyptus Systems releases hybrid cloud product *Oracle-Sun Microsystems and the potential fate of MySQL iTunes or direct download (26:40, 6.1 MB)

Topics for this podcast: *EC pauses Oracle-Sun over MySQL * Open source licenses debated * Red Hat growth opportunities and Summit roundup * Reductive Labs seeking cloud role for Puppet software * VMware-SpringSource analyzed iTunes or direct download (26:04, 5.9 MB)

Topics for this podcast: *Open source as an on-ramp to the clouds *Struggle, death and life for CentOS Linux *Linux, open source part of embedded sw shake up iTunes or direct download (27:11, 6.2 MB)

Topics for this podcast: * The Myth of Open Source License Proliferation * Microsoft contributes Linux kernel drivers under GPLv2 * Linux and open source loom large in cloud computing iTunes or direct download (29:45, 6.9 MB)

Topics for this podcast: *Intel makes latest Moblin move with Nokia *Sonatype building commercial software, strategy around Apache Maven *OpenLogic sees growth, changing perspectives on open source *Some thoughts on open source and sales and marketing iTunes or direct download (24:55, 5.7MB)

Topics for this podcast: *Code consolidation as SourceForge scoops up Ohloh *Has open source won the enterprise battle? What now? *Continued clouds for open source with Freedom OSS *Red Hat’s JBoss Open Choice iTunes or direct download (27:10, 6.3 MB)

Topics for this podcast: *Open source among M&A pickup *SugarCRM – new pricing, strategy and CEO *Debating what is or is not an open source vendor *The Icinga fork of the Nagios project iTunes or direct download (28:06, 6.5 MB)

Javier Soltero, former CEO of Hyperic, has maintained that the sale of Hyperic to SpringSource was driven by discussion between himself and SpringSource CEO, Rod Johnson, but the fact that the companies shared investors – Accel Partners and Benchmark Capital – no doubt accelerated the deal (and I wonder whether either could have afforded to [...]

Topics for this podcast: *Oracle-Sun roundup on open source *Canonical’s Ubuntu 9.04 hits servers, PCs, netbooks *New cloud plays look to open source *Is SMB and midmarket opportunity growing? iTunes or direct download (26:59, 6.2 MB)

Topics for this podcast: *CAOS 11 – Open to Investment *CollabNet out with new TeamForge 5.2 *Memcached and MySQL appliances abound iTunes or direct download (25:05, 5.8 MB)

Topics for this podcast: *Moblin moves from Intel to Linux Foundation *Microsoft and TomTom settle, issues remain *No surprise – VC funding for open source down iTunes or direct download

Topics for this podcast: *IBM-Sun rumors swirl with implications for open source *Linux and open source rising up in the clouds *Acquia adds to Drupal-based commercial offerings *West Coast CAOS Tour iTunes or direct download (28:21, 6.8 MB)

Topics for this podcast: *Microsoft’s TomTom suit – meaning for Linux? *The ‘open core’ conversation continues *Linux gaining or waning in netbooks? *Actuate’s BIRT means bigger bet on open source BI iTunes or direct download (28:33, 6.6 MB)

Topics for this podcast: *Red Hat and Microsoft come together on virtualization *New deals and models mean mobile Linux consolidation *Sun shuffles its open source stack iTunes or direct download (28:05, 6.6 MB)

Topics for this podcast: *Defining an open source vendor *The virtual desktop game opens up *Canonical’s Ubuntu survey, Linux server market *Marten Mickos moving on from Sun iTunes or direct download (26:32, 6.1 MB)

Topics for this podcast: *Open source gets into government *The Open Solutions Alliance and proprietary influences *Open source vendors continue to get VC funding *Lots of Linux netbook news iTunes or direct download (27:58, 6.5 MB)

Topics for this podcast: Our commercial open source software outlook for 2009 *Impact of current economic conditions *Business strategies evolve *Community open source grows *What’s next in funding and M&A? iTunes or direct download (28:45, 6.6 MB)

Topics for this podcast: *Free Software Foundation sues Cisco *Code-vetting business continues for Black Duck, Palamida and others *Open source ERP player xTuple targets new verticals *The outlook for open source enterprise applications in 2009 iTunes or direct download (27:52, 6.4 MB)

Topics for this podcast: * Open source getting, and going without VC investment * Oracle contributions to Linux and open source * Sun’s latest moves with MySQL database and version 5.1 * Linux in high-end computing iTunes or direct download (25:50, 6.0 MB)