The Microsoft FUD Campaign vs. the Customer
Almost everything that can be said has been said about the latest moves by Microsoft to create Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) about Linux. Countless pundits and analysts have pointed out that…
"We're halfway there": Sun on Open Source
Builder AU's Nick Gibson sat down with Sun Microsystems's Chief Open Source Officer Simon Phipps to find out what's the fallout of open sourcing Java, what he really thinks about GPL v3 and why…
Gartner joins squabble over definition of open source
Gartner today joined squabbling by vendors over the meaning, purpose and spirit of open source by declaring that users demand the right to modify and redistribute software code and the resulting…
Open Source Government: Italy launches its Forge
The Minister of Reform and Innovations in Public Administration, Luigi Nicolais, and the President of the Center for the application of Italian Ministry of Innovation and Technology Politics (…
Open letter to Novell: Release the patent numbers!
The technology industry has been in a buzz since last Monday's Fortune article in which Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith claims that the GNU/Linux operating system infringes 235 of Microsoft's…
Intel's PowerTOP extends Linux laptop battery life
"Intel recently released its PowerTOP utility, which builds on work done by kernel developers to make the Linux kernel power-efficient. PowerTOP gives a snapshot of what apps are consuming the…
GNOME 2.19.2 Development Release
This is our second development release on our road towards GNOME 2.20.0, which will be released in September 2007. New features are still arriving, so your mission is simple : Go download it. Go…
Open Source alternative to PageRank
OpenRank is an open source project to create a better ranking algorithm/process. A processes that can not only be used for searching webpages, but for any other item, in a multi consumer-producer…
LinuxTag 2007 Berlin
LinuxTag 2007 opens its doors from May 30 to June 2, 2007 at the Berlin Expo Center under the Funkturm. We invite users and experts to learn more about the potential of Linux, Open Source, and…
Three Reasons Microsoft Shareholders Need Open Source
"So right after I post about what life would be like without open source, Microsoft announces plans to take on the free world. Am I a prophet or what? Just kidding. I’ve already told you why open…