Archive for the ‘Open Source’ Category

Google Chrome Security Flaw

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Just as I was about to install Google’s newest baby, the Chrome browser, I thought hackers would unearth some security vulnerabilities. Hours later after it was launched, ZDNet reported a carpet-bombing flaw in Chrome. Since it’s released as an open source, gazillion eyes are very much likely to explore it, exploit it, and just as important, released a quick fix in the spirit of open source diligence. For ordinary mortals, read the manual and adopt a security-conscious mindset. After all, you don’t want to be plagued with viruses riding at the back of a fast, shiny browser from Google.

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Alfresco Community Edition for CMS

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Business Computing Magazine in its July 2008 edition selected Alfresco Community Edition 2.2 as the Editor’s Choice Award winner noting

that Alfresco was a “top notch open source CMS package” with “Web 2.0 functionality.” Alfresco was also recognized for its ease in publishing new articles on the fly as well its ability to add mashups, site maps, RSS news feeds and other items to aid in the appearance of the Web site. (source: Alfresco web site)

On the other hand, Forrester Research noted that Alfresco and Drupal earned its distinction as the two top CMS out today because:

  • Both have taken pages from the commercial vendors’ playbooks [i.e., enterprise-class support, stability, etc.]….
  • Technologists praise the product architectures….
  • Both have strong professional communities.

Btw, Alfresco Community Edition is now known as Alfresco Labs "to more accurately describe the ‘laboratory’-like process offering the latest functionality, a daily build, and the platform for the Alfresco Community."

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