Software Development

Web Giants Join Forces for Open Source MySQL Scalability Project

Boycotting Mozilla isn’t the best approach

Some people are boycotting Mozilla products after learning that newly appointed CEO once donated to a campaign to prohibit same-sex marriage. But is a boycott the best approach?

EU institutions accused of doing nothing to free themselves from dependence on Microsoft

The Commission should set an example on Document Freedom Day, lobby groups for open standards and open source software said

5 free Ethernet tools you should check out

Who says nothing in life is free?

Amazon CTO Werner Vogels says APIs will rule the world

Vogels and Echo co-founder Khris Loux discuss how APIs will revolutionize the way the business world works.

Hybrid Clouds as far as the eye can see

If Hybrid dominates, shouldn’t you develop for them?

Unix: More networking basics for the beginner

The ifconfig command doesn't suck; it's just not as cool or sophisticated as ip.

Ubuntu phone isn’t important enough to demand an open source baseband

Although it's a bummer that Ubuntu-based smartphones won't be fully open source, it's not really Canonical's fault.

Career Watch: The rise of people architecture

Google’s Glass team finally stands up for itself, debunks Glass myths

In a smart and well-timed move, Google has publicly denounced the myths surrounding Glass.