GPLv3 the impetus for Microsoft’s latest Linux attack campaign
With one stroke, Microsoft has ended any illusion that it planned to try to build bridges with the open-source community. And it appears the primary reason for Microsoft's decision to go back on…
Vim 7.1 Released
This is a stable version. There are many bug fixes and updated runtime files. No amazing new features. Upgrading from a previous version is highly recommended: a few crashing bugs and a security…
Microsoft takes on the free world
Microsoft claims that free software like Linux, which runs a big chunk of corporate America, violates 235 of its patents. It wants royalties from distributors and users. Users like you, maybe.…
Linux guru backs new GNU licence
Open source guru Alan Cox has voiced his support for the controversial version 3.0 of the GNU General Public Licence in an exclusive podcast interview with Computer Weekly.
Linux guru backs…
The Japanese government looks to go Open Source
The Japanese government wants to go open source, as a way to rely less on a single vendor IT software infrastructure. And plenty of vendors are lining up to help make this happen.
The…
AMD will deliver open graphics drivers
AMD will soon deliver open graphics drivers, said Henri Richard just a few minutes ago, and the audience at the opening keynote of the Red Hat Summit broke into applause and cheers. Richard, AMD’s…
Weekly Wrap-up: The Hottest Linux community stories for the week May 12 2007
Here is the Linuxlookup.com weekly wrap-up, some of the hottest stories in the Linux community this week were...
- Novell Technical Support Wins Industry, Customer Praise
- Xandros…
DIY Tux
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Wine 0.9.37 Released
Wine 0.9.37 was just released, Updates include: MSI automation with JScript/VBScript support, Various MSHTML improvements, The usual assortment of Direct3D fixes, Support for a few more exe…
The Top Ten Issues of OLPC
This article is a compilation of ten key issues facing the OLPC project mentioned by other researchers and through conversation. There is a concern about how OLPC might fit into the larger…