Stallman trumpets free software
Amidst hisses and applause, political activist Richard Stallman — standing barefoot behind a podium, sporting a wild beard and playing with his long, shaggy hair — discussed what he terms the “…
Another Indirect Link is Found Between Microsoft and Acacia
Remember BayStar? That company is the probably most major link between Microsoft and SCO. As you are aware, SCO’s lawsuits against Linux (vendors/users) began in 2003 and an E-mail that we have…
How Linux Is Testing The Limits Of Open Source Development
As the latest release of the Linux kernel emerged this month, it reflected a dizzying number of changes. Kernel 2.6.23, coming just three months after the last update, incorporated business-…
Linuxlookup Weekly Wrap-up
Here is the Linuxlookup.com weekly wrap-up, some of the hottest stories in the Linux community this week were...
- Sysopendigia demonstrates Linux based 3G Smartphone
- Ubuntu 7.10…
Donation Drive To Buy A New Server
A donation drive is now underway to fund the purchase of a new server.
From our humble beginning in 1999, to the last major upgrade in 2003, Linuxlookup has always been chugging along on…
PulseAudio to bring earcandy to Linux
PulseAudio is a cross-platform, open source sound server that supports advanced software mixing capabilities and network transparency. PulseAudio is designed to be a drop-in replacement for the…
Creating business cards with OpenOffice.org Writer
Exchanging business cards is a rudimentary form of networking (the people, not the server kind). However, to get the most out of the exchange, you need a card that attracts attention and reflects…
Linux Will Be Worth $1 Billion In 1st 100 Days of 2009
What's Linux worth? The question has been a favorite of technology groups and cocktail party conversations ever since a character named Jeff V. Merkey offered $50,000 for a copy of Linux. The…
SUSE Arrives with a Special Opposition - Says Bankruptcy Ct. Has no Jurisdiction
SUSE has arrived, filing a "special opposition" [PDF] to SCO's motion to stay the arbitration in Europe. That isn't what SCO called the motion technically, but that is what SCO wants. SUSE says…
Fedora Project Leader Takes Dig at Shuttleworth, Questions Ubuntu Numbers
There are no good independent measurements of market share between the various distributions of desktop Linux, and that is leading to a continued back-and-forth between rivals.
In the…