Mainsoft boosts .Net development for Linux
Mainsoft today announced the release of Mainsoft for Java™ EE, version 2.0, (formerly called Visual MainWin for J2EE), a suite of products that enables .NET developers to produce .NET Web and…
SCO admits to multi billion dollar dreams
SCO was predicting that revenues from its SCOsource licences for Linux would generate billions of dollars for the company, chief executive Darl McBride testified in a deposition on 27 March 2007…
Microsoft's Open Source Patent Gripes: Everyone Loses?
Microsoft's maneuvering may scare some users away from Linux and other open source software in the short term, said Joe Lindsay, CIO at Secured Funding in Costa Mesa, Calif. "It's like saying, 'I…
GPL3 author calls for open source solidarity
Companies should not fall for the temptations of purchasing a license for Microsoft's intellectual property with their open source applications because it allows the software giant to "divide and…
DreamWorks Animation "Shrek the Third": Linux Feeds an Ogre
All the big film studios primarily use Linux for animation and visual effects. Perhaps no commercial Linux installation is larger than DreamWorks Animation, with more than 1,000 Linux desktops and…
GNU Emacs 22.1 Released
Emacs version 22 includes GTK+ toolkit support, enhanced mouse support, a new keyboard macro system, improved Unicode support, drag-and-drop operation on X, as well as many new modes and packages…
Extended Warranties on Ubuntu Systems Back Soon
Dell replies to extended warranty claims on Ubuntu systems.
"Recently, folks like Slashdot and others reported that we are no longer offering extended warranties or CompleteCare on Ubuntu-…
Microsoft's Protection Racket?
Microsoft should have admitted that Linux matters sooner. For years, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant seemed to be in denial as the open-source operating software made gains against its…
Capgemini and Novell Enter Broad Mixed-Source Partnership
Capgemini and Novell today announced a broad partnership that will deliver new solutions to enterprise customers using a combination of open source and proprietary software. Under terms of the…
Dell Thinks Ubuntu Makes Hardware More Fragile?
"Apparently Dell has decided that Ubuntu-based computers are ineligible for their famed CompleteCare service, or any form of hardware warranty what-so-ever. The news has only recently hit Dell's…