Interesting news that Linden Labs have open sourced the Second Life client source code under GPLv2.
Second Life Client Goes Open Source
Linden Lab, creator of the popular Second Life virtual world, is making the code for its Viewer interface available in open source format. Developers will now be able to access the source code for the Second Life client in order to make modifications, enhancements or to add new features.
Developing Countries Breeding Grounds for Open Source
Red Herring’s Falguni Bhuta predicts “More (Open Source) momentum in developing countries”:
Search Engine X Too Powerful. Just Open Source It?
Skrenta explains what many of you already grasped about Google’s growing power.
Java and Open Source
In November, Sun Microsystems moved to “open source” status for Java, after a decade of maintaining proprietary status for the portable programming language.
More Open Source Funding – What Does it Mean?
Matthew Aslett, Matt Asay & Alex Fletcher are all writing about the increased funding that open source companies have received in 2006. Good news indeed. (Picture from robinicus919)
Open Source Advertising Not Necessary?
Okay, here’s another one of Dana’s stories that I take exception to. Note that I respect Dana’s writings and I read his blog daily.
Google Web Toolkit: Now 100% Open Source
Version 1.3 of the Google Web Toolkit has been released, and it’s completely open source. While that may not seem remarkable in and of itself, it’s part of a bigger plan: “To radically improve the web experience for users . . .”
Java Not True Test of Open Source Innovation
My thesis advisor keeps reminding me to frame the question correctly, otherwise the experimental results will be meaningless.
More Open Source Blogs
Alex Fletcher, an analyst from Entiva Group is asking why IBM doesn’t have more blogs devoted to OSS projects that IBMers participates in. He points to the easily findable blogs from Sun employees who work on NetBeans & GlassFish as examples for what he’d like to see from IBM.