Category Archives: Software

Volantis goes fully open-source

Posted on 2008/03/19 by Andrea

Volantis had announced a few months ago that they would open-source their software. They later offered a binary download while making the final touches to the open-source version. Well today is the day they release the entire software to the … Continue reading →

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iPhone rumored to improve Exchange support and add Lotus Notes support

Posted on 2008/03/01 by Andrea

I just read this article on appleinsider. Wouldn’t it be great to have native support for syncML, maybe via Funambol? PS: If I could also have my iCal and Addressbook to synchronize with a central server (and LDAP), I’d be … Continue reading →

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Italian Government: open-source funds vanished

Posted on 2008/01/12 by Andrea

I’m re-blogging a post by Roberto Galoppini, a huge advocate of open-source. Apparently the Italian government has cancelled the funds for open-source. It’s disappointing that to save money they cancel this type of fund, but they keep paying millions for … Continue reading →

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Is Apple too rigid once again?

Posted on 2008/01/11 by Andrea

Apple’s iTunes has been massively successful for two reasons, I think. First of all it got popular thanks to the iPod, of course, but also it did sell well because of a very simple pricing model that Apple could enforce … Continue reading →

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You know you worked too late when…

Posted on 2008/01/11 by Andrea

When you wake up in the morning and the first thing you think about is that the last lines of code you wrote were not correct and you already know how to fix them.

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