GNU GPL Creator Richard Stallman on the Meaning of 'Free'
"Many computer users tend to equate Microsoft with evil, but that is a mistake. Yes, Microsoft develops non-free software, and yes, that is evil, but Microsoft is only one company among many that…
Dell CEO: Linux server sales increasing
Claims made by Microsoft that Linux violates its software patent have not affected sales of Linux-based hardware, according to Dell's CEO Michael Dell.
Speaking at the Gartner Symposium/…
All your IP are belong to Microsoft!
Microsoft's employees like to flap their lips about Linux violating patents, but they seem to know they have nothing that would actually stand up in court. They claim that there are at least 235…
Linuxlookup Weekly Wrap-up for Oct 13 2007
Here is the Linuxlookup.com weekly wrap-up, some of the hottest stories in the Linux community this week were...
- Fortify Identifies Vulnerabilities in Open Source Software
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Microsoft warnings haven't hurt Linux uptake
Claims made by Microsoft that Linux violates its software patent have not affected sales of Linux-based hardware, according to Michael Dell.
Speaking to ZDNet.co.uk at the Gartner Symposium…
Opportunities for open source software in Vietnam
As Vietnam is tightening control of illegal software, local administrations and enterprises are seeking cheap alternatives and open source software has become the top choice. In 2004, the…
Wine 0.9.47 Released
What's new to this release: A new scheme for OpenGL support in child windows, fixes for regression test failures, a Tahoma replacement font, lots of bug fixes.
http://www.winehq.org/?…
Interview with John Hull of Dell
"It has been over four months since Dell started shipping computers preloaded with Ubuntu GNU/Linux to home consumers in the United States. Lets take a moment to look at the progress that has been…
Microsoft's Steve Ballmer Calls Rivals 'Pretenders'
Microsoft never has lost its hardball edge. In a discussion with Gartner analysts at Gartner's annual Symposium ITxpo, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called his competitors "pretenders."
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eBay using Tux as a symbol for Internet fraud
eBay Australia has a fraud awareness page and a related flash game, both of which feature a depiction of a fraudster as a balding, bespectacled man with Tux, the Linux mascot, prominently…