links for 2006-08-17

“You don’t want the architecture to not be compatible with itself moving forward.” — IBM manages to use the old school Java line about opening PowerPC

“A poll of more than 400 solution providers yielded data that suggests that resellers with an established practice around Linux-based solutions are experiencing sustainable and profitable revenues.”

Unexpected coverage of a talk I did this week — ten minutes to give a practical “from the trenches” perspective on FLOSS licensing, following Mark Webbink and Dan Ravicher among others. Self-score: 3/10.

Rocking plans and roadmap for (G)obby — Jabber, gedit, Avahi, GNOME and great bindings are all on the agenda