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Debian suffers from community pains
News Developers attempting to join the Debian community have criticized the management of the Linux operating system, and questioned the platform's future.
Tags: Linux, Open source, software company, Debian, software programmer, Linux Kernel, software, system administrator, managing director, GNU
Three APAC countries have fastest broadband
News Akamai report highlights South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong's connection speeds, and notes origins of online attacks spreading to many more countries.
Tags: Bandwidth, Next-generation technology/networks, Networking technology, Spam and phishing, Anti Phishing Work Group, Connection Speed, Banking, Akamai Technologies Inc., Attack Traffic, malicious software
PowerPC support on tap for Red Hat Linux
Insight Firm's next product for Linux enthusiasts will support IBM's Power processor and allow users to run multiple OSes simultaneously.
Tags: Servers, Open source
Sensor swarm converges on energy use in buildings
News Inspired by how bees operate in a hive, Regen Energy has developed a mesh network of controllers to try to make commercial buildings more energy efficient.
Tags: Green IT, Controller, Sensor, Carbon Emission, Renewable Energy, software programmer, networking technology, HVAC, software, monitoring
Programmers in India prefer Google's Orkut
News A new survey shows that more software developers in India are choosing Orkut over Facebook and MySpace.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Software engineering/development, Google Inc., India, Orkut.com, Programmer, Evans Data Corp., software programmer, social networking
IBM tools look to fill development cracks
News New Rational tools are designed to draw on Tivoli management software to more quickly spot and communicate application glitches.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Business applications
Yahoo News hacked, story changed
News Online news takes a hit with the Web portal's acknowledgment that a hacker substantially altered a news story that appeared on its site.
Eclipse bulks up, reaches out
News Salesforce.com and SugarCRM plan to join the open-source foundation as it expands beyond programming.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Open source
Apple seeks dollars in former freebies
News Apple's decision to stop offering free downloads of iMovie and iPhoto is part of a clear shift by the Mac maker to try to recoup more of the dollars it invests in creating software for the Mac.
Tags: Personal applications
IBM further integrates modeling
News Updated tool supports spec for business process automation and improves integration with IBM's development tools and server software.
Tags: Web servers
How much are you worth?
News A new online salary report gives detailed compensation information to consumers.
MS: It's business as usual in Redmond
News The appeals court decision which spared Microsoft a breakup seems to have barely affected employees, who say they are more concerned about building the software giant's new products.
What's next for Web pioneer Andreessen?
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Enforcing laws in a borderless Web
News Executives are increasingly landing in foreign courts for conduct that is legal in their own countries.
Desktop Java beta gallops off
Techguide Sun releases beta of "Mustang" Java desktop software, which is set to be completed this fall.
