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No thanks, Google--we've got Ubuntu
Insight perspective If there is one problem the open source community has suffered repeatedly over the past two decades, it's fragmentation. Google is about to make it worse.
Tags: Operating systems, Open source, Red Hat Inc., Google Inc., Web Browser, Ubuntu, Linux Community, Mark Shuttleworth, Linux Distribution, Linux
Linux community often tapped for beta testing
News It is common for the open source community to be called upon by vendors--including proprietary vendors--as beta testers, says industry player.
Tags: Web 2.0, Open source, Beta Tester, Ubuntu, remote access, software, software product, Linux Community, online backup, Web 2.0
Linux-Windows gap to remain for five years
News Don't expect mainstream adoption for Linux five years down the road, even if Linux operating systems become more user-friendly, say analysts.
Tags: Linux desktop OS, Open source, Open Source, Ovum, Operating System, GUI, Microsoft Corp., Linux Desktop Experience, Sales, Microsoft Windows
'Linux Defenders' aim at Microsoft patents
News In the wake of Microsoft's settled suit against TomTom, open source advocates are stepping up an attempt to invalidate some of Redmond's patents.
Tags: Lawsuits, Copyright, Open source, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Patent, Red Hat Inc., TomTom, prior art, Open-source Community
Group aims to defend Linux from bad patents
News Linux Defenders is asking the open source community to help find examples of prior art to fend off action based on poor-quality patents.
Tags: Patents, Lawsuits, Patent, U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, IP, Linux Defenders, Linux Defenders Effort, prior art, software, Linux Community
Linux Foundation plans end-user summit
News High-profile users of Linux will get a chance to meet the kernel community at a New York summit in October.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Web sites, Red Hat Inc., Conference, Novell Inc., New York, high-performance, Linux kernel, Linux Community
Mydoom: A lesson in FUD
Techguide Fear, uncertainty and doubt can have very real effects on security, especially when uninformed 'experts' are too quick to jump to conclusions. Mydoom was an example.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Business security, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., Security, Worm, distributed denial of service, e-mail worm, Chad Perrin
TomTom joins open source patent collective
News The GPS maker, which is being sued by Microsoft, is joining the Open Invention Network, which also counts Red Hat, IBM, and Google as members.
Tags: Patents, Software licensing, Microsoft Corp., Patent, Red Hat Inc., Open Source, TomTom, Linux Development, GPS, Linux Kernel
Open-source leaders see Microsoft-TomTom suit as a threat
News Community pushing open and free software prepares to defend itself in light of Microsoft's "antagonistic" litigation involving Linux.
Tags: Patents, Lawsuits, Open source, Microsoft Corp., Patent, Open-source Software, TomTom, open-source leader, software, Linux Community
What makes a good Linux distribution?
Techguide Take the proprietary driver system and installation tools of Ubuntu, add the desktop of Elive+Compiz, add the foundation of Debian, and the security of Bastille Linux and you would have one killer distribution.
Tags: Linux, KDE, GNOME, Tool, Ubuntu, Standards, Hardware, Linux Distribution, desktop, MP3
Open source can boost S'pore innovation
News Open source technology can help Singapore become a hotbed for innovation under the country's iN2015 masterplan, says ICT regulator.
Tags: Open source, Innovation, Software, Apache Software Foundation, Mobile, Conference, Innovation, Singapore, Sales, sales training
10 predictions for Linux and open source in 2009
Techguide The year holds a great deal of promise for the Linux OS and open source software--from an explosion in the mobile arena to widespread adoption of OpenOffice 3, says industry watcher.
Tags: Open source, Linux, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., KDE, File System, GNOME, Ubuntu, operating system, GNOME 2.24
Sun, Linux offer help in MS-kids PC flap
News PCs for Kids, the Australian charity that is being challenged by Microsoft over software licensing, has been offered free installation of Star Office and Red Hat 6.2 on its old PCs.
Linux and its identity crisis
News Linux fans are split into two camps, with one for the OS appealing to the masses. Should Linux go mainstream or stick to its core values?
Tags: Linux
HP talks up approach to next-generation data center
News Open source will be important to HP's expansion of its software and services business, says Ann Livermore.
Tags: Data centers, Linux, Linux server OS
