EsSalud utilizes virtualization capabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Red Hat announced that EsSalud, a state-owned insurance and service provider in Peru offering medical and economic benefits that cover eight million regularly insured parties and successors, has…
ASUSTek comments on Eee PC source code violation
The open source code for EeePC is available here. To download the source code of all open source software packages that are included in the product, follow the steps listed below.
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Why Microsoft Rattles The Patent Saber
It must be maddening to believe you command developer loyalties and lead legions worldwide, then watch developers flock to the Linux kernel. Maddening, that is, if you're Microsoft. Why does…
Google announces open source contest for high school students
Google has announced a contest open to high school students during the Open Source Developers' Conference in Brisbane, Australia. The Google Highly Open Participation Contest was created to help…
Putting Linux in Perspective
While I was cleaning up my office I ran into the March 1986 issue of UNIX/WORLD, a long-since deceased magazine. I had saved this particular magazine because I am the author of the article…
Reiser Murder Trial Theme Emerging: Wife Was a Good Mom, Bad Mom
Witness No. 3 continued on the stand Tuesday in the Hans Reiser murder trial, and she quickly became the subject of several insults under cross examination by the defendant's attorney.
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Turbolinux Microsoft Love Charade
In what seems like a promotional press release for Microsoft, Turbolinux talks about something which is called “Interop Vendor Alliance”. Remember WSPP and MCPP? The release from Turbolinux itself…
Business Strategy of Moving to Enterprise Open Source on Microsoft at PDMA-BPMA
Aras Corporation announced that Marc Lind, vice president of marketing, will present “Open Source Transformation: Managing the Transition to an Open Source Business Model” at the upcoming joint…
Open Source Data Warehousing: Get Ready for Disruption
Business intelligence and data warehousing are in the path of open source development. Over the years, open source moved from basic developer tools to infrastructure to application tools and is…
An Open Letter to the New Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd
Your campaign promised Australia a world-class education system, with an emphasis on "digital schools" and a computer for every child in Years 9 to 12. I laud your vision and extend my support and…