Google's Open-Source Sesame
Google plans to describe a new Google service for the open-source community at the Open Source Convention on Thursday. Greg Stein, an engineering manager who manages some open-source projects at Google, wrote that the company is "putting the final touches on it as I wrote this blog post." Stein's involvement in several open-source projects outside of Google, including the Subversion version control system, leads some to speculate that Google may be planning some kind of competitor to code repository SourceForge or, at least, an open-source code vertical search engine. Google launched a Linux version of its photo-sharing app, Picasa, in May. The company also announced a beta Linux version of Google Earth 4 in June. Open-source rumors have surrounded Google before. In February Google was rumored to be developing a Linux-based operating system for the desktop. That rumor was denied by Ubuntu founder (and first space tourist!) Mark Shuttleworth. |
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Comments (6)
Google is attacking on all fronts
Posted by Gordon | July 25, 2006 6:25 PM
open source rules!
Posted by Local Guy | July 25, 2006 8:53 PM
The service, called Project Hosting, allows developers to upload their own open source projects and search for others.
Posted by Google Watch | July 28, 2006 10:37 AM
The service, called Project Hosting, allows developers to upload their own open source projects and search for others.
Posted by Google Watch | July 28, 2006 3:18 PM
Google is doing well, how ever it is scary how much of the web they own now, there stock is now $388 that is preaty much the bigest stock there is for online business. It is just scary how much google can do, and to be honest there is no stoping them, start ups cant over take google becouse they just now are worth around 150billion and they have the best and smartest software engineires, i must say this is geting scary.
Posted by zan | July 29, 2006 8:13 PM
Right. Google will rule the world. Not like M$ did way back when. Time catches everyone. The best eventually want their own show, and break off. watch it happen...
Posted by dillPickle | August 1, 2006 1:08 PM