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Java Email Client, 21% Japanese on Open Source, Open Source kills innovation, and China's Internet junkies

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posted Tue 05 Jul 05

ClientJava.com has a good interview with the developers behind a rather slick looking open source Java email client. You would think that the market is well serviced with the 3 popular clients; Outlook, Thunderbird and Evolution, but this client proves there is still a lot of innovation to be had in this space. Check out Columba if you have a moment, while very Thunderbird in its feel, it has some nice touches.

In an interesting piece from the UK's TechWorld site, they report that 21% of Japanese business's have deployed open source solutions. Contrast this to the 33% of US business's that have done the same. What is interesting is where this open source has been used, not ironically in the operating system space, but in email, web and file servers.

An analyst at Gartner has been talking to ZD-NET noting that with the availability of open source software, it is discouraging software developers to innovate. Nonsense I say! He further notes: "Most of the time though, what they're doing is offloading a burden, and basically asking the open source communities to take on that project,". Although that one I believe. What he doesn't note though, is that for ever great open source example, there are a 100 crap ones trying to do the same thing. This is what makes software developers innovate and have their solution float up to the top. It's putting Darwin in the coding seat.

And finally an interesting story from Wired were they talk about China's new clinic for Internet addicts. China has the worlds second largest Internet population of around 94 million, and one has to ask what on earth are they are getting addicted about? After all, this is a country that censors all the good bits of the web! If I was to take out all the "bad-boy" surfing from my day then I would drop from being a "heavy user" to just a "casual user"! :)

ClientJava.com Interview : Columba - Java Email Client
A Fifth of Japanese Businesses Have Gone Open Source
Gartner: Open Source Could Damage the Market
Beijing Clinic Treats Web Addicts

ClientJava.com Interview : Columba - Java Email Client

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ClientJava.com is pleased to present an interview with two of the main developers (Timo Stich and Frederik Dietz) of the open source Columba - Java Email Client.

A Fifth of Japanese Businesses Have Gone Open Source

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Over a fifth of Japanese businesses are using open-source operating systems, most thanks to lower costs, according to a report by the Japanese government.

Gartner: Open Source Could Damage the Market

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Gartner Research, said that software developers could be discouraged from creating new software because of the multitude of open source software available for free. This is further driven by major vendors that are making their software available as open source.

Beijing Clinic Treats Web Addicts

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The youths are patients at China's first officially licensed clinic for internet addiction, a downside of the online frenzy that has accompanied the nation's breathtaking economic boom.

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