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Article | 6/11/2007
Ubuntu: laptop killer
Ubuntu Linux has been taking a kicking this week in the crazed, hedonistic world of online forums. It appears that using Ubuntu on a laptop could kill...
Article | 29/10/2007
SourceForge heads from one-stop shop to Mega-market
SourceForge has forged a name for itself as the one-stop shop for downloading open source software. Now it looks like it is heading to mega market sta...
Article | 23/10/2007
Windows to desktop Linux in three easy steps
Are you geek enough for Linux? Though it first earned a reputation as a platform for hobbyists and hackers, Linux has come a long way since Linus Torv...
Article | 11/10/2007
Consultant: Microsoft responds to Open Source leadership
By opening its .NET Framework libraries Microsoft is again responding to the leadership of the Open Source community, according to industry consultant...
Article | 10/10/2007
Canonical chases deal to ship Ubuntu server OS
Canonical, the company that supports Ubuntu Linux, is trying to work out a deal with hardware vendors such as Dell to make Ubuntu available preinstall...
Article | 10/10/2007
Zend sets stage for PHP
The popular PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) dynamic language continues to attract software heavyweights Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM. Their latest alliance...
Article | 10/10/2007
Ballmer claims Red Hat violates Microsoft IP
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says Red Hat Linux uses intellectual property owned by Microsoft and that Red Hat's customers should pay Microsoft for it.
Article | 4/10/2007
MontaVista, Arm, others to build Linux UMPC platform
A group of seven companies including Mozilla, Arm and MontaVista Software are hoping to grow the market for a relatively new device category that sits...
Article | 4/10/2007
Tiny Linux hits the streets
A very small Linux operating system, known as Puppy Linux, has had a "major upgrade" after version 3.0 hit the streets this week.
Article | 4/10/2007
Microsoft opening up .Net Framework libraries
Opening up to developers, Microsoft is releasing its .Net Framework libraries under the Microsoft Reference License, which allows viewing of source co...
Article | 3/10/2007
Digium buys Switchvox
Digium, whose open source Asterisk IP PBX spawned a host of start-ups that commercialise the software, has bought up one of them because it has a bett...
Article | 3/10/2007
Linux-based Exchange replacement on tap
Messaging vendor PostPath Monday added a variety of client options and upgraded the mobile support in its Linux-based replica of Microsoft Exchange se...
Article | 2/10/2007
Open source vendor takes on Microsoft Project
A new open source player called Projity is advertising its desktop software as a "complete replacement" for Microsoft Office Project, but analysts say...
Article | 26/09/2007
Sun puts Intel-based server plans into action
Sun Microsystems will begin expanding this week its line of x86-based servers to include rack-mounted systems based on Intel processors -- an announce...
Article | 26/09/2007
GPL lawsuit may be settled out of court
Monsoon Multimedia and the Software Freedom Law Center are discussing a settlement regarding Monsoon's open-source licensing violation, but a deal isn...
Article | 26/09/2007
Revenue rises as Red Hat confirms reseller plans
Global expansion and strong Enterprise Linux subscriptions have lifted Red Hat to double-digit growth as the CEO confirms provider Red Hat's solution ...
Article | 22/09/2007
Firefox 3.0 alpha blocks malware, secures plug-in updates
Mozilla updated the preview of Firefox 3.0 to alpha 8 Thursday, unveiling for the first time to users several security features it's talked up for mon...
Article | 21/09/2007
Hacker bears bad news about PDF
A hacker who discovered a recently-patched QuickTime flaw affecting the Firefox browser says he has found an equally serious flaw in Adobe Systems' PD...
Article | 21/09/2007
Lawsuit charges open-source license violation
In what may be the first action of its kind in the US, the Software Freedom Law Center has filed a lawsuit to enforce an open-source license.
