When Linux Runs Out of Memory
Perhaps you rarely face it, but once you do, you surely know what's wrong: lack of free memory, or Out of Memory (OOM). The results are typical: you can no longer allocate more memory and the…
Major update of Win4Lin
New Release includes Support for new Linux Distributions such as Ubuntu Edgy Eft
Virtual Bridges, Inc, a provider of desktop and enterprise virtualization solutions for business, announced…
What Linux Needs to Win on Desktop
For the last 15 years, Linux has grown from a small hobby of a university student to a powerful system which is rapidly gaining popularity every year. But unfortunately in majority of cases Linux…
GPL v3 takes shape in Sydney
The Free Software Foundation's (FSF) General Public Licence (GPL) is undergoing its biggest overhaul in 15 years and local members of the free software community are participating in the…
Human Rights OSS Provides Uncensored Internet to Countries like China
Once a unfettered forum for global communications, the Internet is today under siege.
Upwards of forty countries now censor Internet traffic. Most of this censorship takes place in secret…
History’s Lesson: Microsoft May Use Novell to Kill OpenOffice, ODF
Corel has just announced that it would support OpenDocument (ODF) format, as well as Microsoft’s competing format. OpenOffice, on the other hand, based on Novell’s Web site, will remain committed…
Is There Perfection in The Linux Kernel?
In a perfect world, you could compile a brand-new Linux kernel without the need for much configuration and without error.
According to Linus Torvalds, the new 2.6.19 Linux kernel is such an…
Allegorical version of the Novell-Microsoft Patent Agreement
Once upon a time there was a software company called Novell. Novell had a friend "Big Mike" who was always getting in trouble with the law, but he was strong and had a big business. Big Mike was…
Top Linux vs Windows Disputes Myths
In continuation of my previous article “Can Ubuntu Defeat Windows”, which caused some disputes, I decided to share my vision of the most Linux vs Windows disputes myths.
I am not going to…
Why Flash 9 for Linux is taking so long
Adobe skipped a version of Flash for Linux and released stable versions of the Flash 9 player for Windows and Mac OS X long before the beta of Flash 9 to Linux users. Paul Betlem, senior director…