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Linux partnership addresses forking

News Deal between Ubuntu and Linspire to integrate each other's technology is a step toward reducing Linux fragmentation, an analyst says.

Wednesday, February 28 2007 04:01 PM

Tags: Linux desktop OS, Open source

Linspire offers to license all Korean PCs

News The Linux vendor proposes to break the country loose from the "monopolistic grasp of Microsoft" in a US$5 million deal.

Tuesday, November 08 2005 01:40 PM

Tags: Linux, Media players, Open source, Legal, Antitrust

Mozilla puts bounty on bugs

News String of high-profile browser bugs prompts foundation to offer cash reward to those who uncover security holes.

Tuesday, August 03 2004 10:57 AM

Tags: Web browsers

Xandros to swallow Linspire

News The company that once raised Microsoft's ire with its Linux-based Lindows operating system is being purchased by another of the smaller Linux players.

Wednesday, July 02 2008 09:41 PM

Tags: Linux, Open source, Xandros, Linux Company, operating system, Linspire, software, Redmond, open-source company, Linux Distribution

Xandros to return Freespire to Debian roots

News The company, which acquired Linspire in July, has said it will jettison a previous deal that would have based Freespire on Ubuntu.

Monday, August 11 2008 05:20 AM

Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Operating systems, Open source, Xandros, Mobile, Ubuntu, Linspire, Debian, ASUS, software

Microsoft signs technology pact with Linspire

News Users of the Linux operating system will get patent protection and access to updated Windows Media technology.

Friday, June 15 2007 03:42 AM

Tags: Open source, Software licensing, Patents

Google releases Picasa for Linux

News Google has just released a Linux version of its Picasa photo software.

Tuesday, May 30 2006 11:37 AM

Tags: Linux desktop OS, Personal applications

Linspire launches free Linux distribution

News The desktop Linux vendor hopes its Freespire distribution will help broaden its appeal.

Friday, August 11 2006 11:40 AM

Tags: Operating systems, Open source, Legal

Linspire makes download service free

News Annual access to Linux seller's software library came down from US$20-to-US$50 range to improve the product's popularity.

Thursday, August 31 2006 08:52 AM

Tags: Open source, Software licensing, Pricing strategy, Product marketing

Linspire Linux deal 'worse than Novell'

News Microsoft's patent agreement with the Linux distributor shuts out GPLv3 and makes Linspire unsuitable for business, claims legal expert.

Tuesday, July 24 2007 10:52 AM

Tags: Linux server OS, Linux desktop OS, Linux

Linux seller gunning for search

News Linspire has embedded search capabilities into its operating system in an effort to make looking for news or products as easy as highlighting a word on a Web page or e-mail.

Friday, November 12 2004 01:16 PM

Red Hat rejects Microsoft advances

News Largest Linux vendor spurns renewed interest from the software giant in a patent or technology tie-up.

Tuesday, June 19 2007 03:15 AM

Tags: Open source, Software licensing

Microsoft ordered to pay Lindows' court fees

News The Linux software company wins a battle, and a minor payout, in its trademark war with the software giant.

Thursday, June 03 2004 10:07 AM

Tags: Linux, Business applications

Canonical CEO distances himself from Microsoft

News Mark Shuttleworth says patent agreements create a "false sense of security" and do not protect users from the threat of Microsoft lawsuits.

Wednesday, June 20 2007 04:10 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Open source

Novell: Linux desktop set to take off

News Novell President Ron Hovsepian believes the market for Linux on desktops will become ripe in the next 12 to 18 months.

Tuesday, April 11 2006 10:44 AM

Tags: Linux, Linux desktop OS