The creator of the popular Samba software, which enables Linux machines to act as Windows file-servers, Andrew Tridgell, has been named Australia's smartest person in the ICT sector by Australia's Bulletin Magazine. ZDNet Australia spoke to Tridgell, and Professor Bill Caelli of Queensland's University of Technology (QUT) -- a runner up on the 'Smart 100' list -- about the state of open source in Australia and the future of ICT and open source.
IBM Australia plans to boost its Linux development operation located in the ACT with support of the local government.
A next-generation test version of the open source Samba file sharing software has been made available, with features emulating Microsoft's Active Directory ID management software.
Novell has hired Jeremy Allison, one of the core programmers behind a widely used open-source project called Samba.
Linux leader Linus Torvalds has begun looking for a new electronic home for his project's source code after a conflict involving the current management system, BitKeeper.
Enterprise technology development and improvement rarely takes place as quickly as most IT managers would like, but blaming that lack of speed on the inherent complexity of the problems involved can sometimes be a lazy knee-jerk reaction.
Though they may not be household names like Thorpie or Lleyton, local developers rank among the world's best.
Non-profit organisations are keen to take advantage of emerging technologies such as social networking for fundraising and software as a service for administration, but a lack of perceived support options is keeping them away from open source software and focused on traditional providers such as Microsoft.
The winners of the annual Australian Unix and Open Systems User Group's open source awards were announced in Sydney this week.
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