--- title: links for 2007-02-23 date: 2007-02-23T05:28:21Z modified: 2007-02-23T05:28:21Z permalink: "https://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/02/22/links-for-2007-02-23/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 1412 categories: - Links timestamp: 2007-02-23T05:28:21Z tags: - Links --- - [Simon Phipps, SunMink: links for 2007-02-22](http://blogs.sun.com/webmink/entry/links_for_2007_02_22) “Just in case you’re not following along, package management is /the/ differentiating feature of an operating system now we have pervasive internet.” why do people _still_ refuse to believe this when i tell them? been on this bit for years now (tags: [packagemanagement](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/packagemanagement) [Ubuntu](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Ubuntu) [SimonPhipps](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/SimonPhipps)) - [tech decentral » Open Source ESBs for Application Integration (SOA Optional) — a RedMonk Note](http://redmonk.com/anne/2007/02/22/open-source-esbs-for-application-integration/) if you’re interested in the ESB space, highly suggest giving Anne’s piece a read: it’s a great primer and introduction to the space (tags: [ESB](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/ESB) [AnneZelenka](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/AnneZelenka) [RedMonk](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/RedMonk)) - [Tom Marble’s Weblog](http://blogs.sun.com/tmarble/entry/openjdk_ambassador) Tom’s been an excellent ambassador for Java thus far – this role will suit him well (tags: [TomMarble](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/TomMarble) [via:Simon](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/via:Simon) [ambassador](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/ambassador) [Java](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Java)) - [Once More unto the Breach: Three Things Steve Ballmer (and Brad Smith) Get Wrong about Free and Open Source Software](http://stephesblog.blogs.com/my_weblog/2007/02/three_things_st.html) i know there are folks within Microsoft – Matusow, Hilf, et al – that get it, but it’s more apparent every day that Ballmer et al do not; Stephe explains why here (tags: [Microsoft](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Microsoft) [patents](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/patents) [opensource](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/opensource) [IP](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/IP) [freesoftware](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/freesoftware) [SteveBallmer](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/SteveBallmer)) - [Stefan Didak’s Home Office](http://www.stefandidak.com/office/) drool doesn’t quite convey my sentiments here (tags: [home](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/home) [office](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/office) [hardware](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/hardware) [cool](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/cool)) - [Google Apps finally released at Pensieri di un lunatico minore](http://blog.amber.org/2007/02/22/google-apps-finally-released/) Chris says interesting, and i agree (tags: [Google](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Google) [Office](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Office) [enterprise](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/enterprise) [business](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/business)) - [Web Host Industry Review | theWHIR Blogs : Google Apps Premium Edition is Here: $50/year for 10 GB Gmail + 24/7 Phone Support](http://www.thewhir.com/blogs/isabel-wang/index.cfm/2007/2/22/Google-Apps-Premium-Edition) Isabel digests the Google news’ impact on the web hosting market; it’s interesting, because i wouldn’t even consider email and so on from a GoDaddy – they’re not an option (tags: [hosting](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/hosting) [Google](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Google) [Apps](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Apps) [appsforyourdomain](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/appsforyourdomain)) - [Visual Basic Love – Miguel de Icaza](http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2007/Feb-20-1.html) couple of folks pinged me about this: great news for the Mono project, and VB.net devs (tags: [Mono](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Mono) [VB](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/VB) [development](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/development) [cross-platform](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/cross-platform) [migueldeicaza](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/migueldeicaza)) - [Amazon Web Services Blog: Coming to Washington DC in June, Help Build the Schedule](http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2007/02/coming_to_washi.html) wherein Jeff resorts to some alternative tools to solve a problem that should have been solved a long, long time ago (tags: [freebusy](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/freebusy) [Barr](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Barr) [Renkoo](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Renkoo) [Planypys](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Planypys) [wiki](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/wiki) [scheduling](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/scheduling)) - [People Over Process » Blog Archive » Google Apps Premium: $50/seat/year to put fire on vendor’s feet](http://www.redmonk.com/cote/2007/02/22/google-apps-premium-50seatyear-to-put-fire-on-vendors-feet/) Cote’s take on the Google Apps news – will have more on this tomorrow, probably (tags: [Google](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Google) [Apps](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Apps) [appsforyourdomain](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/appsforyourdomain) [Cote](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Cote) [Microsoft](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/Microsoft) [IBM](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/IBM) [collaboration](http://del.icio.us/sogrady/collaboration))