Newsweek reports that Netflix and TiVO are looking at a deal to allow users to download movies to their TiVOs over the net. I'm sure MPAA will have something to say about this. If ti

Using open mapping standards over the Internet, I describe how I added a track of Hurricane Frances to my own web mapping site. All are served up by Apache, MapServer and a handful of external sites feeding data to my maps. The joys of interoperability.

People think that XM Radio is somehow to blame for discontinuing their XM PCR, a PC-controllable Satellite radio reciever that could be used for MP3 harvesting. People need to understand pressure they recieve from the source of their music (RIAA) is the only source of their policy actions. It's really beyond their control unless they just want to lose any access to content.

MySQL is walking a fine line between commercial customers and open source developers. Should MySQL push too hard, who will be the overall winner?

New implementations, Love-In let-down, Open GIS

Thoughts, opinions and observations after spending two consecutive weeks at decidedly different conferences, both having to do with Open Source and Linux. Part 2.

Thoughts, opinions and observations after spending two consecutive weeks at decidedly different conferences, both having to do with Open Source and Linux. Part 1.

Now that OSCON is over, it's time to reflect on the conference and to muse about some of the trends I noticed.

Friday morning's keynote at OSCON blew everyone away, and David Rumsey's presentation wasn't even about open source -- it was all about... maps!

Apple is rightfully concerned about Real's new Harmony product that acts as a translator between three major DRM formats: Fairplay, MS DRM and Real's Helix.