Exploring the technical details of Nokia's N810 operating system
Nokia's recent announcement of the upcoming N810 Internet Tablet is very exciting news for mobile Linux enthusiasts. We have already covered the initial announcement, but this followup discusses…
Compiz Fusion 0.6.0 Released
This is the first stable release of Compiz Fusion[1], the result of more than six months of work and polish. This stable release is based on Compiz Fusion 0.5.2, released on the 13th of August.…
SCO vs. Linux: Costly German lawyers
The never ending story surrounding SCO's litigation over alleged copyright infringements contained in Linux as well as the copyrights to Unix has taken yet another twist: The SCO Group, currently…
(Mis)understandings of the words intellectual property
Last month I was threatened with police intervention after taking pictures of my two-year-old. Why? We were in what you might think of as analogous to an outdoor mall. It’s a former industrial…
Stallman trumpets free software
Amidst hisses and applause, political activist Richard Stallman — standing barefoot behind a podium, sporting a wild beard and playing with his long, shaggy hair — discussed what he terms the “…
Another Indirect Link is Found Between Microsoft and Acacia
Remember BayStar? That company is the probably most major link between Microsoft and SCO. As you are aware, SCO’s lawsuits against Linux (vendors/users) began in 2003 and an E-mail that we have…
How Linux Is Testing The Limits Of Open Source Development
As the latest release of the Linux kernel emerged this month, it reflected a dizzying number of changes. Kernel 2.6.23, coming just three months after the last update, incorporated business-…
Linuxlookup Weekly Wrap-up
Here is the Linuxlookup.com weekly wrap-up, some of the hottest stories in the Linux community this week were...
- Sysopendigia demonstrates Linux based 3G Smartphone
- Ubuntu 7.10…
Donation Drive To Buy A New Server
A donation drive is now underway to fund the purchase of a new server.
From our humble beginning in 1999, to the last major upgrade in 2003, Linuxlookup has always been chugging along on…
PulseAudio to bring earcandy to Linux
PulseAudio is a cross-platform, open source sound server that supports advanced software mixing capabilities and network transparency. PulseAudio is designed to be a drop-in replacement for the…