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The computer field has evolved to the point where we see even more value from free and open source software. As for Software as a Service (SaaS), it has proven a great boost to free software--and vice versa. But I suspect the main driver that will elevate free software to world domination is an economic consideration I haven't seen anyone discuss.
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Now that Adobe has announced that it will publish the RTMP specification for rich media streaming, how long before the various Flex Data Services open source projects like BlazeDS, GraniteDS and Pimento support RTMP channels?...
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Great, we have an Administration that is embracing electronic transparency. Getting the data is only half the struggle. Now, it is your turn to make sure that this data is parsed, distributed, and displayed in compelling ways. If you are looking for something "important" to contribute your time to, take a look at Sunlight Labs' "Apps for America" contest. We're at the ground floor of a revolution in open-source, political technology, and this is your chance to contribute.
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The results are in and it seems that you were most excited about the release of AIR in 2008 and Flex going open source. These two choices garnered the top two spots in our poll with each grabbing over 25%...
Introducing Pivot - InsideRIA
By Greg Brown
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Pivot is an open-source platform for building rich internet applications in Java. It combines the enhanced productivity and usability features of modern RIA toolkits such as Adobe Flex and Microsoft Silverlight with the robustness of the industry-standard Java platform.
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I sometimes want to move large files (digital video home movies and virtual hard disks) between my Mac and my PC. Unfortunately, OS X can read NTFS but not write to it. Fortunately, the free and Open Source NTFS-3G combined with MacFUSE solves this issue very nicely.
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