Articles by Stephen Walli

Open Source Software, Standards, and Java

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:00:00 EDT

Sun Microsystems recently announced its intentions of finally publishing Java under an Open Source license. But what does that actually mean? We'll take a quick look at what it means to be 'Open Source,' how the Java language specification compares to other more formal language standards, and the importance of the brand and certification programs. We'll then look at what benefits Sun may get from distributing Java as Open Source and at some of the problems that will have to be addressed.

Open Source Software, Standards, and Java

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:00:00 EDT

Oracle Linux – Novell or Red Hat? (Hopefully Neither!)

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 06:15:00 EDT

'Spending good money to get into other rapidly commoditizing businesses... seems a waste,' comments Stephen Walli in this commentary on Oracle's reported desire to deliver an entire stack of technology to customers by buying/creating a Linux distro.

Red Hat-JBoss Analysis: "At the Very High Level, This Looks Good"

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:30:00 EDT

'If Red Hat can introduce JBoss technology to a lot of its customers, this could be great for business growth, assuming the packaging works. But the reverse may not be true,' muses Stephen Walli, whom many people still associate most strongly with Microsoft's open source applications FlexWiki and WiX.