Oracle/Google: the patents and the implications
Just as LinuxCon ended, Oracle announced that it has filed suit for patent and copyright infringement against Google for its implementation of Android; as an Oracle spokesperson said, “In developing...
View ArticleOracle/Google: the strategy behind Sun, Oracle and the OSS implications
In my previous post, I tried to provide some details on what in my opinion were the most relevant legal and licensing aspects of the recently launched Oracle lawsuit against Google. I would like now to...
View ArticleOpenWorldForum 2010: Join me in the OSS governance session!
I will have the opportunity to present our most recent results on the best practices for OSS adoption at the Open World Forum governance session, moderated by Martin Michlmayr (HP community manager)...
View ArticleOracle, Sun, Java: lawsuits mark the exit road
I already wrote a few words on the Oracle/Google lawsuits here and here, and I would like to thank all those that found them interesting enough to read and comment on. I found recently a very...
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The neverending quest to prove Google evilness. Why?
Ah, my favorite online nemesis (in a good sense, as we have always a respectful and fun way of having a disagreement) Florian Mueller is working full-time to demonstrate, in his own words, “a clear...
View ArticleOn Symbian, Communities, and Motivation
(This is an updated repost of an article originally published on OSBR) I have followed with great interest the evolution of the Symbian open source project – from its start, through its tentative...
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A small WebP test
I was quite intrigued by the WebP image encoding scheme created by Google, and based on the idea of a single-frame WebM movie. I performed some initial tests during initial release, and found it to be...
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Nokia is one of the most active Android contributors, and other surprises
Updated: added other examples from WebKit, IGEL and RIM Yes, it may be a surprise, but that’s the beauty of Open Source – you never know where your contributions will be found. In this regard, I...
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Composing the Open Cloud puzzle
“When it rains, it pours”: This was my first thought while reading the RedHat announcement of yet another cloud project, OpenShift (a new PaaS) and Cloudforms (IaaS). The excellent Stephen O’Grady of...
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The upcoming cloud storm, or ChromeOS revisited
The latest IO2011 conference from Google marked the first real marketable appearance of several noteworthy additions: Angry Birds for the web, a new Android release and the latest netbooks based on...
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