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Meeting of Minds in Open Source »

By Bill Karpovich on Feb 28, 2008 in Business, Open Source, Random Thoughts | 1 Comment

For the past three years, an open source consulting firm appropriately named the Olliance Group has put on an event called the “Open Source Think Tank” .
Mark Hinkle and I have attended for the last two. The location is a well-regarded resort in Napa Valley called the Silverado. While a less posh setting [...]

Milestones »

By Bill Karpovich on Jan 25, 2008 in News Items | 1 Comment

It’s funny how hitting “major milestones” can generate pride and humility with equal intensity… Our announcement this week is a great example.
500K downloads in less than 2 years on Sourceforge is exciting. We are thrilled by the worldwide adoption and rapidly growing roster of Enterprise subscribers (including several household names). Given the [...]