ATI Proprietary Linux Driver 8.32.5 Released
A new version of the ATI Proprietary Linux x86 Display Driver has been released. The driver may install on a number of Linux distributions. Refer to the Package Generation installation…
Bringing Democracy to America with FOSS
I propose we start the OVPC (One Voting-machine Per Country) project. Instead of the hodge-podge of machines and software used across the country to conduct elections, let's standardize on one…
MySQL did NOT actually drop Debian
In relation to yesterdays story 'MySQL Quietly Drops Support For Debian Linux', it appears that Debain IS supported.
Linux radio suite powers independent broadcasters
Community radio stations in Sierra Leone and in other emerging democracies may well soon be powered by Campcaster 1.1, free and open source software that turns a PC running the free Linux…
Liferay Unveils Liferay Portal 4.2
Liferay today announced the release of Liferay Portal 4.2. The latest version offers added back-end enhancements to workflow and content management via integration with ServiceMix JBI, jBPM…
MySQL Quietly Drops Support For Debian Linux
"MySQL quietly deprecated support for most Linux distributions on October 16, when its 'MySQL Network' support plan was replaced by 'MySQL Enterprise.' MySQL now supports only two Linux…
Release of ACCESS Linux Platform for Smartphones Pushed Back
Back at 3GSM in February, PalmSource (now officially ACCESS Systems) introduced the ACCESS Linux Platform (ALP), a new Linux-based mobile operating system (OS) for smartphones that's intended to…
IDC predicts Microsoft’s anti-piracy efforts will boost Linux
IDC is the latest of the analyst firms to push its predictions for 2007 out the door, and pretty interesting reading they make too: particularly the prediction that Microsoft’s anti-piracy efforts…
Palm Beach County Turns to Novell to Secure and Manage its Network
Palm Beach County, one of the five largest counties in the U.S., has tapped Novell for identity and desktop management across its network, leading to significantly reduced IT administration costs…
Red Hat finds home in heart of capitalism
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates once likened the open-source movement to communism, but there was little evidence of that on Tuesday when Linux specialist Red Hat took over the New York Stock…