Stumbled across this project management system recently, an open source web-based system called Trac. Developed by Edgewall Software, Trac is a Wiki-based system complete with task management, bug tracking, and milestone tracking.
Maybe Orwell wasn't so far off after all. Microsoft UK has recently started a marketing campaign that is straight out of 1984: Thought Thieves. This would be hilarious if they were joking. They're not.
A ZDNet blog has an interesting post titled The rise of the open sorcerors, summarizing and putting a new spin on a Doc Searls' editorial posted here: Getting Flat, Part 1
Over in the UK, some people are noticing how the Open Source approach might be applied to completely different fields. Geoff Mulgan writes:
At Freelock Computing, we've been using OpenVPN regularly for the last year and a half, both in house and at client sites, and we're huge fans. It's easy to administer, has a variety of security options, and no vulnerabilities have been found to date.
Web publishing is no longer just text and pictures. It's now possible to b eyour own Internet video station, without needing a huge server or bandwidth.
My colleague Peter just sent me some links to some great stories about the business benefits of blogging. This after I just yesterday gave a presentation about online marketing, highlighting the value of blogs for business.
Newsforge is running a review of the Mambo content management system. Mambo has gotten a lot of attention since winning an award at the Linux World convention in Boston last month.
I've used Mandrake Multi-Network Firewall (MNF) as a firewall for a couple of clients. Just yesterday I had to reinstall it when the hard drive of the firewall failed after a client moved their office.
The Age has (yet another) story about businesses moving to open source software, starting with Firefox. Firefox explorers.
Let's talk about phishing. Phishing is just like fishing, only your identity is the fish and the bait is an email that looks like it came from your bank, or eBay, or Paypal, or any other legitimate place. The goal is to get you to follow a link to a site owned by the phisher, and trick you into divulging some private information, such as your bank account number, pin, passwords, or social security number.
Some phishing emails look completely legitimate, using logos, links, and text from the real business. Many try to warn you about fraud being committed with your account--the truth is, the senders of the email are the ones trying to commit fraud with your account, if they can trick you into divulging it. These types of emails are almost always fake. When you follow the link in such an email, you'll usually get taken to a web site that looks exactly like the real web site. But it's not.
Just found a site that provides a feature comparison for several dozen content management systems of various types, both proprietary and open source. Search for the features you need, and this will show what's available.