Cray Introduces Next-Generation Linux Supercomputers
Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. launched the Cray XT5(TM) family of supercomputers, marking a significant step toward Cray's vision of adaptive supercomputing. Incorporating all the benefits…
EVE Online Available to Linux Users
CCP, one of the world’s largest independent game developers, and TransGaming Inc. (TSX-V: TNG), a leading developer of software portability products for the electronic entertainment industry,…
Mozilla closing in on Firefox 3.0 beta
Mozilla is nearing a release of the first beta of Firefox 3.0, which is several months behind schedule, making a final version of the open-source browser this year unlikely.
According to…
When Data Abstraction Meets Open Source
If there is anybody who is a champion for data abstraction when it comes to SOA, it's me. Moreover, if there is anybody who is a champion for open source SOA technology, it's me. So, how…
Why open source and open innovation has to be taken more seriously
The idea that companies will succeed in the 21st century by drawing in the brightest minds from everywhere, not just within their own four walls, has gathered momentum over the last decade.
…Prosecutor: Linux Engineer Reiser Abused Son, Murdered Wife
Hans Reiser, the popular open-source Linux engineer, traumatized his 5-year-old young son with violent video games and horror movies, prosecutor Paul Hora told jurors in the opening of Reiser's…
SCO The Hearing
Just got first word. The hearing is about to begin. Michael Jacobs is there. Darl just arrived. We have three eyewitnesses there. No, wait, I am hearing now four. So stay tuned. There will be…
OLPC begins laptop mass production
One Laptop per Child has begun mass production.
The nonprofit organization, launched in 2005 by MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte, began mass production of the XO laptop computer yesterday…
BBC overlooks 97000 Linux users
The BBC has apologized for dramatically underestimating the number of open source users who visit its site.
Ashley Highfield, director of BBC Future Media and Technology, said in an…
Cray stretches Linux in supercomputer
The day after Google announced a new initiative to pack Linux into mobile handsets, supercomputer designer Cray is announcing a system it claims will be its biggest computers to use the open…