Web Services Strategies
Beyond the technology, IT strategies for implementation of Web services by Doug Kaye.
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O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference. My comments on the ETech conference will be published in tomorrow's issue of the IT Strategy Letter, but you can see and link to it tonight.
Posted Monday, April 28, 2003 5:56:44 PM 
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Looking for Loosely Coupled? Loosely Coupled is still new and some people have written to say that it's still hard to find. (The official publication date isn't until August.) In some cases, vendors can't keep it in stock. (We like that case.) In
other cases there are just gaps in the distribution
infrastructure. Here are some purchasing tips:
- NerdBooks:
US$27.19, the best price we've seen for U.S.
orders
- Amazon.com:
US$27.99, but quotes anywhere from 2 days to
5 weeks
- Amazon.co.uk:
Doesn't have it in stock yet
- DigitalGuru:
US$31.99, quotes 5-7 days
- RDS
Press: US$39.99, direct from us, ships within
24 hours
(Not the cheapest, but the best source for fast
or non-US delivery)
Posted Monday, April 28, 2003 4:58:23 PM
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Socializing at ETech Conference. "One of the real treats of these O'Reilly conferences is getting to meet so many of the people I read everyday. This morning at breakfast, I was at a table with Glenn Fleishman, Tim Pozar, Cory Doctorow, Rael Dornfest, and Doug Kaye." --Phil Windley
It was a literal geekfest. I can't recall ever seeing in one place so many people that I've wanted to meet and hear. It was even overwhelming at time. [cory's photos]
And then there were all the amazing people I met (or didn't) but wish I'd had more time to get to know better: Glenn, David Weinberger, Tim O'Reilly, Clay Shirky, Sam Ruby, Dan Gillmor, Doc Searls, Rael Dornfest, Adam Bosworth, Esther Dyson, Adam Bosworth, Larry Wall, Ben and Mena Trott, Eric Bonabeau, Tim Oren, and the person with whom I share a last name and who looks just like me, Robert Kaye:
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Robert
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Doug
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Easily mistaken for one another.
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Posted Monday, April 28, 2003 10:14:18 AM
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Open Source and Community As part of a broader interview on global development, Jon Udell spoke to Brian Behlendorf about open-source software. Brian pointed out the benefits of attaching code to people, and that Apache isn't just a web server, but a web server with a community around it. That's what truly separates open-source from commercial or corporate software. Open-source authors invest their passions and reputations. They have a far greater commitment to their own legacy than in the corporate environment, and from the very beginning, there's a spirit of community that increases the likelihood of long-term support, development, and continued review. (It's not just chummy geeks; some of that spirit is adversarial.) That's not to say that all open-source projects succeed. Indeed, many die or fade into obscurity just as commercial ventures and product fail. But the informed selection of open-source software has proven (at least for me) to be a wise decision, time and time again.
Posted Monday, April 28, 2003 10:05:20 AM
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