Open source software gets a chance in Russia
CNews found out a pilot open source software project was to be launched in the educational institutions in Tomsk Region and Tatarstan. According to the Ministry of Communication plans, in case of…
Tuning the Linux kernel for more aggressive network throughput
The Linux kernel and the distributions that package it typically provide very conservative defaults to certain network settings that affect networking parameters. You can tune then to optimise…
Bill Hilf and Microsoft’s ‘Terror Culture’
Apparently, some people take pride in attacking Free software. With statements such as “we would like to strike similar patent deals with all the Linux vendors, but we had to start somewhere” or…
SourceForge Announces 2007 Community Choice Awards Winners
SourceForge announced the winners of its second annual SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards in Portland, OR, at an evening celebration held during the OSCON conference. The awards recognize…
Ontario Linux Fest 2007
Ontario Linux Fest is a conference designed to present compelling topics of interest to users of Linux and Open Source software. These topics span a range of interests from technical to…
Microsoft launches Open Source site
Today, Microsoft took another step in its relationship with the open source software community. By bringing up a new web property that clearly outlines Microsoft’s position on OSS by providing…
Hungary competition watchdog raids Microsoft office
Hungary's competition authority (GVH) has announced that it raided Microsoft Corp's Hungarian subsidiary, on suspicion that the firm had abused its market power when dealing with software…
German court convicts Skype of GPL breach
A German court has ruled that Skype violated the General Public License version 2 by selling a Linux-based phone without access to the source code.
Skype sells the WSKP100 phone, made by…
Spread the word, share this ODF artwork
Red Hat graphic designers are no strangers to the pains of proprietary formats. Over the years, many have lost photographs, archived projects, and important portfolio work when formats have been…
New Linux computer has 1,024 Dual-Core Processors and 4000 GB of RAM
NASA's new SGI Altix system is expected to be installed in August at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing facility at the Ames Research Center. The new system will be the first supercomputer to…