Matt Hartley

Common sense has a funny way of prevailing, even though perceived business trends appear to dictate otherwise. I am of course speaking of cash-strapped companies looking to cut down on their software development costs. In years past, creating a new software product simply meant having access to a pool of programming talent, enough for a […]

The art of “selling” or generating revenue from open source is a topic of growing importance as open source takes a larger piece of the software business. In the past, open source revenue has largely been associated with services marketed by many top tier Linux companies: Support, middleware solutions, etc. In contrast, I’ll examine things […]

It’s pretty wild, but there are still some people out there who firmly believe that open source is little more than a passing fad. The following list not only proves this wrong (again), it also details open source applications that are “up and coming” through the ranks of popularity, earning the respect of their peers […]

Even for the most seasoned computer user, taking the leap to open source can prove to be a bit daunting. But once you have a solid base of core applications, I believe most people will find the switch is not nearly as painful as they imagined. Here’s a list of open source applications that I […]

Within the past few years, the software movement known as “open source” has gained serious traction over its proprietary cousins. As it has taken hold of the mainstream, many of these applications – like Firefox and Thunderbird – are used everyday, without a second thought as to their origins. But what about the apps that […]