November 21, 2006 Links

Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, I offer some light reading to fight off or add to the sedative effects of your holiday meal:

Open Source Science: A New Model for Innovation
Think of the possibilities. Open source freedom is spilling over into multiple disciplines. And, it all started in software.

Sun, Ubuntu Cross-Certify for JEE5 Server Deployment
We're offering more choice to customers with Ubuntu.

Helping Tomorrow's Leaders Today: Sun joins youth leaders at UN Global Youth Summit
Feels good to be part of a socially responsible organization.

AJAX and 2.0 madness: Does every new generation need the 2.0 tag?
I promise not to churn out new 2 “dotohs”, however, AJAX is introducing some powerful new tools to the Web, no matter what iteration we're talking about.

Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: nobody ever benefits from a Microsoft partnership except Microsoft!
I love the Princess Bride reference here... Meeks showed optimism earlier this month.

Microsoft Clarifies Novell 'Patent Collaboration Agreement'
Agreeing to disagree.

A JBoss View of Java GPL'd
More support for the Open Java move.

Open Source Databases “60% Cheaper”
The open source database offers a competitive alternative with the features “needed by 80% of applications.” A Slashdot thread continues the discussion.

Open Source — It isn't just about being nice
Red Hat's VP of Open Source Affairs explains the differences between “open” and “free” software.

For those of you in the States, have a great holiday weekend. I'm off to kick back, visit with family and maybe work with my bulldog on her tricks.

Posted at 05:17PM Nov 21, 2006 by Peder Ulander in Sun  |