http://boldlyopen.com To boldly muse about Open Source Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:53:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In case you were wondering where I've been, well, let's say that life has been quite hectic and busy in the past few months. All of my free time has been occupied by the greatest project I have ever been involved with, and here is a sneak preview: ... http://boldlyopen.com/2008/06/24/announcing-baby-pongo/ I'm so swamped these days that I barely have time to catch up with my work email, go figure what's happening to my blog feeds. There is however just too much bait out there to shut up, so I urge you to have a look at the whole stir about ... http://boldlyopen.com/2008/05/20/commercial-open-source-armageddon/ JavaOne is the usual blast: I'm trying to keep up with the meeting/session/party frenzy and I'm definitely disappointed in going home early (I will be back on a plane tomorrow afternoon). Our talk was, once again, very well received by an impressive and participative audience: while it's hard to pack ... http://boldlyopen.com/2008/05/08/the-long-tail-treasure-trove-slides-available/ The new meme in the Open Source business blogosphere seems to revolve around an hybrid model pioneered by MySQL who (surprise!) is considering the addition of proprietary components for paid customers. Fabrizio agrees with the move, noting how a support model can only bring you this far as best customers ... http://boldlyopen.com/2008/04/21/the-prius-of-open-source/ Oh. My. Dear. God. I have just been pointed out to my blog, and how the latest entry is more than a month's old. So much for my proposition of not letting London suck of all my time. I have plenty of excuses (such as it's hasn't been just a ... http://boldlyopen.com/2008/04/18/catch-22/ In no particular order: relocating when you're in your late 20's is a different matter than doing the same when you're in your late 30's. Completely. A long term rental in the UK is 6 to 12 months. A long term rental in Italy is 6 to 12 ... http://boldlyopen.com/2008/03/13/notes-to-self/ Apparently Microsoft is in for some big news today. See www.opensourcehero.com. All we have now is the "{Forge} New Powers" tagline which seems to suggest (yet) another Open Source repository/community. If that's the case, I will have a gripe on the name itself, as it seems to focus heavily on ... http://boldlyopen.com/2008/02/18/open-source-hero/ Good news from Matt. IDC reports: "IDC believes that if open source software is to continue its penetration into mainstream and enterprise environments, the ecosystem must evolve to include many service providers that are knowledgeable about open source software and can handle the integration, implementation, and ... http://boldlyopen.com/2008/02/16/now-about-that-gulfstream-waiting-list/ Exactly ten years ago, on Valentine's Day 1998, I moved to Milan from a small town on the Ligurian seaside. I was busy setting up my own house, struggling with a new stove and generally scared at the idea of having just turned a milestone in my career and my ... http://boldlyopen.com/2008/02/14/time-for-a-change/ While I was happily missing flights and losing bags, something major was happening in Sourcesense-land, as Sergio was busy releasing the 1.0RC1 version of Scarlet. Link-hovering people with a good memory might have noticed that the home page has changed, as our Open Source Jira clustering solution is now hosted ... http://boldlyopen.com/2008/02/13/scarlet-10-rc1-is-out/