OpenLogic starts open source library

OpenLogic is offering free Web access to its certified library of open source software, says Infoworld.

With the launch of OpenLogic Exchange (OLEX) this week, the company is providing a Web site where companies can find and download enterprise-ready open source packages.

The site is designed for enterprises that want to use open source software but without having to comb through massive repositories to find a shortlist of open source products.

Fearing the restrictions it places on their work, the majority of open source software developers do not plan to publish code in the next year under a controversial new licence authored by the main governing body for open source and free software, reports Information Week.

This is according to a survey released by Evans Data. In addition, over 40% of those surveyed said they would not publish their work under version three of the General Public Licence, which was released earlier this year by the Free Software Foundation.

"GPLv3 is controversial because it imposes restrictions on what you can do with programs," says John Andrews, CEO of Evans Data.

A year ago, Windsor Unified School District in California had no virus protection, no data backup, and upgrading to current Microsoft technologies would have cost more than $100 000, half of the district's IT budget, reports Computerworld.

Buying security from Trend Micro to cover all seven schools would have cost $200 000 a year.

The schools reduced costs by moving about 60% of software to open source, while also saving on hardware expenses by employing virtualisation and thin client technology.