Sean Michael Kerner

From the ‘many eyes don’t necessarily mean better security‘ files: Open Source thrives on the idea that contributions help to grow development. Open Source thrives on the idea that many eyes looking at open code can provide better security than proprietary closed models. Unfortunately on the security side, it’s not always the case. Mozilla’s Chief […]

From the ‘newer, better, faster‘ files: After what seemed like an eternity (to me at least) OpenOffice.org 3.0 (OOo) is now finally in full Beta testing. Hurray! There are a lot of things to like about OOo 3, but on the surface it just ‘looks better’ with new icons. It also supports importing Microsoft’s Office […]

Sprint chief Dan Hesse at the CTIA Wireless show last month. Source: Reuters Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) has been preaching the merits of WiMAX for years, often noting that the wireless broadband technology will soon be a national reality. For just as long, however, Sprint’s ambitious WiMAX plans have failed to pan out, stymied by […]

How do you manage an open source middleware stack? If you’re open source vendor Red Hat, the solution is straightforward. You develop an open source management product. That’s what Red Hat is doing with its JBoss Operations Network (JON) 2.0 product, which is officially out today. The only issue is that JON isn’t itself fully […]

Software development vendor Borland has rid itself of its CodeGear developer tools division in a sale to Embarcadero Technologies for $23 million. The deal ends over a year and a half of searching for buyers for the division. The deal is expected to close by June 30. The sale frees Borland to focus on the […]

In the minds of many, WebKit is just an Apple technology used to power its Safari browser on Macs, iPhones and Windows. But the reality is that the open source Web browser engine is far more, with a broader range of uses and a number of vendors besides Apple participating in its development. WebKit is […]

Yes, the U.S. economy is in a slowdown, but according to Cisco it’s not a meltdown. In fact, Cisco CEO John Chambers remains cautiously optimistic about Cisco’s prospect in the U.S., North America and on a global basis for the rest of the year and beyond. During Cisco’s Tuesday earnings call for its third fiscal […]

I’m not sure. Sun first announced OpenSolaris in 2005 but they keep finding ways to announce ‘first releases’. Yesterday was one such release. I’ve written about a number of OpenSolaris releases over the years, often though under the guise of the Solaris Express Developer edition mantle as well as OpenSolaris based distributions like Nexanta (which […]

Where in the world’s largest database vendor does open source fit? At the very heart, according to Wim Coekaerts, Director of Linux Engineering at database giant Oracle. Coekaerts leads Oracle’s Linux and open source support, which includes OracleVM, the open source Xen-based virtualization hypervisor effort. In an exhaustive interview with InternetNews.com Coekaerts outlined where Oracle […]

I wish I knew! But as of this posting, Judge Kimball has not made his decision in the SCO versus Novell trial that occurred last week. The ever vigilant Groklaw site has posted pdf/html transcripts of each day of the trial, which make for interesting reading if you’ve got the time. If you don’t I’ll […]

LAS VEGAS — While the economy may be cool, the world of networking is anything but, according to Marie Hattar, VP of Network Systems and Security Solutions for Cisco. There are a lot of reasons why Hattar is so upbeat including new product initiatives, compliance drivers and overall customer sentiment. Since Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) is an […]

That was fun. Well Interop Las Vegas 2008 has come and gone and I’m still somewhat sane.  With the addition of the Software 2008 conference into Interop this year, the volume of sessions was more overwhelming than past Interop events. Perhaps the biggest challenge I heard from many people was the challenge of deciding what […]