2007 Forecast: Open Source

If I read the runes correctly, the hopes of many of the committed followers and proponents of Open Source have been disappointed by its progress in recent times. Admittedly, the attempt by SCO to…

Aras Open Source for Microsoft

We did a double take this week when we saw that Aras’ new Innovator 8 product lifecycle management suite was being touted in the media as “Microsoft enterprise open source” or “Microsoft-based…

Mandriva Linux new life cycle

Customers and partners can sometimes make a difference. In accordance with their feedback and Mandriva's analysis of the overall advantages and drawbacks of the longer development schedule,…

Fedora Core 6 (Zod) Re-Spins from Fedora Unity

The Fedora Unity Project is proud to announce the release of new ISO Re-Spins (DVD and CD Sets) of Fedora Core 6. These Re-Spin ISOs are based on Fedora Core 6 and all updates released as of…

Judge Wells Rules: IBM Did *Not* Destroy Evidence

Chris Brown is back from the hearing today on two SCO motions, the Motion for Protective Order Regarding Dr. Jeffrey Leitzinger's Personal Financial Information and the Motion for Relief for IBM's…

Open Source Leaders from Around the Globe to Meet at 2nd Annual Think Tank

The Open Source Think Tank is accepting applications to attend the second annual gathering of leading industry insiders for three days of hands-on, brainstorm-style sessions addressing the future…

What’s Really Happening With Linux On The Desktop?

IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, today announced that LinuxWorld OpenSolutions Summit will deliver compelling conference content that will address one of the hottest…

Linux Certification: Vendor-Specific or Vendor Neutral?

Talk to anyone who follows hiring trends in IT and they’ll tell you the same thing: having Linux proficiency is growing increasingly important in getting and keeping a job in IT.

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Linux ups Web cams to Wi-Fi

By its own developers' admissions, Linux supports more hardware devices out-of-the-box than any other operating system but that won't stop a slew of new drivers being added in upcoming releases.…

Linux video - but for whom?

Builder AU, the official media organ for the Australian Linux conference, which is underway in Sydney, has released video clips of Linux creator Linus Torvalds talking about kernel development.…