Support of open-source software by business

I've been wondering if business support for open-source software --- from IBM, for example --- is really an effort to spread knowledge and thus lower costs of white-collar programmers. Any studies of this? Bill

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I've been wondering if business support for open-source software --- from IBM, for example --- is really an effort to spread knowledge and thus lower costs of white-collar programmers. Any studies of this? Bill I haven't heard this myself. When I was being trained in Java by a consultant at

Re: Support of open-source software by business

Some studies say that open source lowers software costs by letting individual programmers display their skills and gain recognition by other programmers. This information allows employers to be more efficient in their hiring decisions. I have no idea how much credence to give to this idea. On

E-mail gets soldier's wife in trouble

(One can only imagine what impact the Internet had been around during the war in Vietnam.) Military Wife Rebuked for E-Mail Spouse Accused of Spreading Fear in Bid for Information By Christian Davenport Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, July 27, 2003; Page C01 Susan Peacock thought that the

Newspaper of record?

July 26, 2003 CounterPunch Diary New York Times Screws Up Again; Uday, Qusay Deaths are Bad for Bush and Blair; Kroeber and the Indians: General Hitchens Visits the Front By ALEXANDER COCKBURN Reeling from one blunder to the next, the New York Times plummeted to new depths on July 25, combining

Well I used to love her, but it's all over now: digest notes on Jacques Chirac (while Blair heads to Barbados)

1. NUCLEAR TESTS NOT UNHEALTHY The French President, Jacques Chirac, claims that decades of controversial nuclear tests in the South Pacific did not give Pacific Islanders cancer. On the eve of his first trip to French Polynesia since ordering the last round of tests in 1995, Mr Chirac told a

Helping wounded Marines returning from Iraq: we want to thank each person and corporation that has contributed to this effort

Just to show that there's different ways of supporting workers in uniform, and that the issue must be handled thoughtfully, here's an insightful clip from USA in Review, dated April 1, 2003 (April Fool's Day). An Open Letter to Supporters Concerning Our First Visit to the Wounded at Bethesda

Flashback: How French philosopher Andre Glucksmann got annoyed with the policy stance of French imperialism

France's Five Cardinal Sins Over Iraq André Glucksmann International Herald Tribune February 22, 2003 PARIS: The usual trans-Atlantic spats are growing into a full-blown divorce. It is time everyone swept off his own doorstep and closely examined his government's responsibilities. In my view,

Life is a strain, work is to blame

[I know the feeling] Life is a strain and work to blame By Workplace Issues Reporter MARIA MOSCARITOLO 28jul03 OUR jobs take away family time, interfere with our sex lives and make us tired and irritable, a new survey reveals. More than half of all [Australian] workers feel their jobs make

Flashback 2: French Philosopher Andre Glucksman tries to grasp the Zeitgeist

A brief review of : Penser la violence, by André Glucksmann (Editions Robert Laffont, 2002) The end of the Cold War did not mean the end of History, but the beginning of the new era. The tragic events of the 11th of September dramatically confirm the triumph of Nihilism. Indeed, ancestral

sports rents

Federal Tax Break Is the Ticket to Stadiums By Peter Whoriskey Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 28, 2003; Page A01 The recent wave of sports stadium and arena construction is costing the U.S. Treasury more than $100 million annually because the projects have been financed with

US pensions redux

[New York times] July 28, 2003 New Rules Urged to Avert Looming Pension Crisis By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH Top government officials have begun a calibrated campaign to bring attention to corporate pension plans, which they say may be on a road to collapse. But underneath their measured words are

forex dynamics

The International Herald Tribune | www.iht.com Philip Bowring: An obstacle to global recovery Philip Bowring IHT Monday, July 28, 2003 Asian currencies HONG KONG Asian currencies are on the move from the business pages to the front page. Just as the overvaluation of Asian currencies in the mid

A story of nickel and dimes

Remember how I reported that CEO Scott Hand of Inco Ltd. chief of the Goro nickel mining project in New Caledonia, thanked Jacques Chirac at a mining conference in Kone for the supportive attitude of your officials in addressing French participation in providing financial support for the project

Re: A story of nickel and dimes

- Original Message - From: Jurriaan Bendien [EMAIL PROTECTED] You get all these Marxists talkin' about the Leninist theory of party building, stuff like that, but now have a look at this, guys. Cheers Jurriaan Exactly. The cosmopolitanism of ownership via