Linux: A Double Edged Sword for Open Source; Apple and FOSS

	What Apple has in common with successful open source projects | Open Source: No one is working for free
	Network World Linux and Open Source				Forward this to a Friend >>>
	Linux: A Double Edged Sword for Open Source Alan Shimel: Linux is the poster child for the open source movement. Is what's good for Linux, good for all open source? The answer may be no. Read More WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Delivering Faster Applications to Any User, Anywhere This guide looks at the specific issues behind application performance problems and how to resolve them within a WAN Optimization environment. Read More In this Issue What Apple has in common with successful open source projects Open Source: No one is working for free Open Source Cloud APIs Vie For Dominance CodePlex's Walli: No need to overhaul open source definition, licenses Mozilla fixes Firefox's DLL load hijacking bug Why Android Is Stealing Share from iOS The 22 Best Android Apps Open source projects under microscope Linux distributions update for Web flaw A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions WHITE PAPER: Compuware Insights to Application Performance Management Pressure to ensure superior application performance has never been greater. This Network World guide provides insight on APM best practices with articles on meeting the needs of mobile workers, Web applications' unique demands and integrating applications residing in the cloud. . Read now What Apple has in common with successful open source projects Eric Gries: Apple is able to conquer markets by ignoring the concept of the faceless, generic "market" and instead concentrating on winning the hearts and minds of individual users. Read More Open Source: No one is working for free Stephen Walli: People continue to wonder how to make money in the free and open source software world. It can lead to a management backlash of not contributing to FOSS projects. Read More Open Source Cloud APIs Vie For Dominance Alan Shimel: With Cloud Computing being the biggest thing in technology there is a huge race shaping up over which API will allow clouds to talk to each other. Read More WEBCAST: Meraki 802.11n: Faster, Easier, and Cheaper than Ethernet? See Cloud Controlled Wireless in action - including demos, case studies, and architectural analysis, to learn just how well this fast-moving technology lives up to its promises. Learn more! CodePlex's Walli: No need to overhaul open source definition, licenses Julie Bort: As long as Microsoft exists, there will be those who believe it's the KGB of the open source world, secretly doing everything it can to destroy the free software movement in general and Linux in particular. Read More Mozilla fixes Firefox's DLL load hijacking bug Mozilla on Tuesday patched 15 vulnerabilities in Firefox, 11 of them labeled critical. Read More Why Android Is Stealing Share from iOS Hardly a week goes by without some fresh evidence of Android's growing success. Read More WHITE PAPER: Checkpoint Software Point Abra: A Secure Virtual Workspace Discover how you can turn any PC into your own corporate desktop with a fully encrypted USB stick. Read now! The 22 Best Android Apps Not sure what to download from the Android Market? Try these top titles, including Barcode Scanner, BeyondPod, and SkyFire. Read More Open source projects under microscope The 13 finalists in the open source competition, the Demo Cup, have been announced Read More Linux distributions update for Web flaw A widely used program for Web spidering can be hijacked for malicious purposes Read More A Guide to Today's Top 10 Linux Distributions One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme. Read More
	Join us on LinkedIn Discuss the networking issues of the day with your colleagues, via Network World's LinkedIn group. Join today! - Jeff Caruso, Executive Online Editor SLIDESHOWS Are you the corporate geezer? Our first Geezer Quiz in 2009 has been so popular that we've created this new set of questions that will test your memory and perhaps also bring on a wave of nostalgia for the days of minicomputers, X.25 and token ring. Keep score and see how well you do at the end. Enjoy! The hottest virtualization products at VMworld With VMworld kicking off in San Francisco, this is one of the biggest weeks of the year in the virtualization industry. VMware, Citrix, EMC and many other companies are releasing new virtualization technologies or adding virtualization capabilities to existing products. Here's a roundup of what's being announced this week. MOST-READ STORIES Burning Man's open source cell phone system could save the world Only 5 (all women) of 135 pass Defcon social engineering test Open source: No one is working for free More than 1 in 10 Mozilla bug finders turn down cash Next gen Apple iPad to add FaceTime video calling? The most dangerous jobs in technology 11 funny UK sights on Google Street View Cisco, Verizon power massive IP net at new Meadowlands stadium 6 useful Wi-Fi tools for Windows iPhone 4 Wi-Fi proves a challenge for university
	Do You Tweet? Follow everything from NetworkWorld.com on Twitter @NetworkWorld. You are currently subscribed to networkworld_linux_open_source_alert as networking.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: bglynn@cxo.com To contact Network World, please send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. Copyright (C) 2010 Network World, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. If you want to contact someone directly, send an e-mail to customer_service@nww.com. **