Open source hardware, what is it?
Open source hardware is a term we've used here on MAKE & CRAFT for describing some of the projects featured as well as some of our electronics kits and it was the subject of a talk we…
Open Source, Standards Get A Boost In China
Open-source software is receiving a rapid uptake in key developing countries and users, local industries and governments say it offers them market opening, flexibility and lower costs. China,…
IBM reveals new virtual Linux environment
IBM has today announced the availability of an open beta version of its virtual Linux environment to enable x86 Linux applications to run without modification on POWER processor-based IBM System p…
Linux Kernel Reaps the Fruits of Real-Time Technology
More than half of the 1.2 million lines of code for the real-time kernel technology have been moved into the mainline Linux kernel over the past year, Tim Burke, the director of emerging…
Tools and open standards through Open Source development
Compare Apache Derby and Geronimo open source solutions with the IBM open source based commercial offerings of WebSphere Application Server Community Edition and IBM Cloudscape.
Evolution 2.11.1 Released
Evolution 2.11.1 has been released with improved SPAM support, Bogofilter plugin, Spinner for progress indication, Improved Backup/restore plugin, Improved Groupwise status tracking, Improved…
Mandriva Raising Cash
"Because we are publicly traded, raising cash follows a rather slow process: we need a board meeting, then a shareholder meeting to put the decision up for a vote and this takes some weeks to…
Red Hat strikes healthcare research deal
Never shy about taking on new markets, Red Hat has struck a deal with the University of North Carolina under which it will encourage the use of open source technology in healthcare research,…
Palamida Launches Open Source Vulnerability Reporting Solution
Palamida today announced that it has extended the reach of its extensive compliance library and launched a new service, the Vulnerability Reporting Solution (VRS). VRS works seamlessly with…
Patent reform bill 'useless' for open source
Open source developers and users will gain little or nothing from a patent reform law introduced to US Congress last week.
The Patent Reform Act of 2007 (PDF) proposes a series of changes…