September 27, 1999
A true
story
What "revolution"? A long-term open-source
enthusiast describes his conversion.
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October 4, 1999
The true meaning behind
open source licenses
What does all this licensing stuff really
mean?
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October 11, 1999
Start the revolution
without me
Confused by the ruckus over open-source software?
Bobby McFerrin had it right: Don't worry, keep
hacking.
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October 18, 1999
Xtreme
testing
Extreme programmers brave the open source
slopes.
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October 25, 1999
The lesson of
Agincourt
Open source programming underdogs may have more
advantages than their critics imagine. But whether they win
or lose in the end, it's their story that inspires.
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November 1, 1999
Programmers or
entrepreneurs?
When royalties are out of the question, programmers
find innovative ways of earning profits, such as providing
value-added services. New ways of making business out of
open source are being invented every day.
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November 8, 1999
Y2K: the beginning of
the end?
Will open source software development be smothered
by the patents avalanche or help to end it?
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November 15, 1999
Java
biking
Launching a full-blown IDE for a brief Java
programming excursion can be like driving the car to a
nearby shopping mall. If you have ever imagined the
equivalent of a Java bicycle, your fantasy may have come
true with BeanShell v.
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November 22, 1999
The monopoly
monster
So Microsoft is a monopolistic monster. What are
you going to do, gather the whole village to assault the
castle with hoes and pitchforks? Burn it down with torches?
Get real.
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November 29, 1999
Xtreme testing for
Delphi programs
A standard testing framework for Delphi has been
long overdue. Now there is one and it's even open
source.
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June 20, 2000
Snake
charming
Like the reptile it's named after, Python squishes
problems little by little.
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