links for 2007-05-25

• Red Hat CEO: Open Source Now Legitimate
  “This is all about standards. When a vendor says ‘interoperability,’ this is not really about interoperability. For us it’s all about open standards. Why do you think governments are now spending time on things like the OpenDocument Format?
  (tags: open-source open-standards)
• How Microsoft Lost the API War – Joel on Software
  2004 post from Joel Spolsky, as trenchant now as it was then. “Web Applications are easier to deploy because there’s no installation involved. Installing a web application means typing a URL in the address bar.”
  (tags: open-source programming web)
• tecosystems » Too Rich For My Taste: The RIA Q&A
  Excellent post by Redmonk’s Steve O’Grady. I couldn’t agree more. HTML and its brethren are good enough for me.
  (tags: open-source web sogrady redmonk ria)
• The Fischbowl: Did You Know?
  The “Did You Know” Presentation, prepared by an educator for educators. I saw this referenced and excerpted at a recent talk but didn’t jot down the URL. I just came across it independently. It is certainly quite though-provoking.
  (tags: education technology)