Money, Not Spare Cycles, Drives Open Source
Wired Magazine editor, Chris Anderson, recently published an article on his blog, The Long Tail, suggesting that, much as spare CPU cycles drive projects like SETI, human “spare cycle” are…
Customers Realize Benefits of Microsoft-Novell Agreement?
Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. today announced that 12 new customers have signed up to take advantage of the companies’ collaboration. These customers, from around the globe, are 1blu, Arsys,…
Red Hat Announces Winners of First Annual Innovation Awards
Red Hat announced the winners of the first annual Red Hat Innovation Awards. The Awards are designed to recognize Red Hat users, customers and partners who stand out for improving processes,…
openSUSE 10.3 Roadmap
openSUSE 10.3 is the next release that incorporates new features from both the community and Novell internal development. The distribution will be build for the x86, x86-64 and Power PC platforms…
A Day Without Open Source
I was at a conference when two techies walked into the open bar, one an open source supporter and one staunchly anti. They got into it a bit after a few drinks, and Mr. Anti commented loudly, “I…
Open Source Opportunities for Cash-Strapped Startups
More companies are using open source programs as they become mainstream, but most still use proprietary software such as Microsoft Office, said Gary Suter, a founder of BitLeap. Proprietary, or…
Fedora 7, what, when and why
The next version of Fedora will be released on May 24th. It will be called "Fedora 7" -- not "Fedora Core 7". It's the most ambitious release of Fedora that we've undertaken, and I hope that when…
You Can Oppose Copyright and Support Open Source
"I'm submitting 'Supporting Open Source While Opposing Copyright' as a response to Greg Bulmash's piece from yesterday. I think there were a number of flaws and mistaken assumptions in Bulmash's…
Open Source Business Conference
InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today gave a preview of the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), taking place May 22-23, 2007 at the Palace Hotel in…
Dell Limits Ubuntu Linux Sales
If you’re planning to load up on Dell’s new Ubuntu Linux systems for a corporate department or small business, Dell may have a surprise for you. As the old saying goes, read the fine print. Dell…