(Paul Krill) MySQL at the end of January is expected to release a beta version of its MySQL 5.0 open source database, which is to feature enterprise-level functionality such as stored procedures and triggers, according to a company representative.

(Brendon Chase) If you have ever had to set up a Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP or Perl installed and running at the same time you know what hassle it can be. If you are new Linux it can be a rather daunting experience just trying to set everything up, nevermind learning scripting languages like PHP,

(Kim Ik-jong) Open source software companies are beginning to augment their presence in database management (DBM) system market.

(Mike Chapple) You have three main tasks to complete the basic configuration of your Linux MySQL server: –Create the grant tables –Start the server –Verify server function

(Blane Warren) A bridge was constructed between the existing Apple user community and open source when OS X was released. It has not only helped migrate traditional Mac users to OS X, but also has generated a Switcher group of developers accustomed to working either from a UNIX variant or Windows-ba

(Paula Rooney) Boutique services company MozSource now offers e-mail technical support services for the Mozilla Firefox browser and Thunderbird e-mail client.

(Om Malik) In a broadband enabled life, no piece of software is as crucial as a database – from our cell phone records, our blog entries, our address books, and of course all the information we need to store about our music collections, digital downloads and emails. In an effort to understand th

(Arjen Lentz) This article explores a few thoughts and observations that I see as relevant for the creation and marketing of open source in the real world. It is based on part of the keynote “How to Eat an Elephant” which I presented at the AUUG Annual Conference in Melbourne, September 2004.

Since starting SugarCRM in April of 2004, the three founders pursued a belief where the best CRM application designed by following popular, open source technology would gain fast popularity and credibility and shake up an antiquated industry. The founders saw flaws throughout the CRM industry, n

(Laurence Moroney) Once upon a time building a Web front to a store was an enormous task, involving expensive specialists. However, over time, technologies have developed that allow anybody to build their own store, and handle transaction fulfillment through the well-known, open access payment syste