Microsoft's anti-Linux whisper game
Well, Microsoft never committed to play fair. The company has entered into two more patent agreements with Fuji and Samsung, as reported by Matthew Aslett. As ever, Microsoft doesn't actually say…
Bounty of $499 to first person to boot Linux on a Wii
WiiLi.org starts the bounty with $499, taken from the original donations made to the site to get the dedicated server. Bounty goes to the first person to Boot Linux on the Nintendo Wii without…
Novell Files 4 Summary Judgment Motions
There are buckets of filings this morning, both in Novell and in IBM, but let's start with Novell -- Novell has filed four motions for summary judgment or partial summary judgment, with exhibits…
Weekly Wrap-up: The Hottest Linux community stories for the week April 21 2007
Here is the Linuxlookup.com weekly wrap-up, some of the hottest stories in the Linux community this week were...
- Greenphone Developer Challenge
- The Sorry State of Open Source…
Two years of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 was released on February 15th, 2005. This report takes a look at the state of security for the first two years from release. We look at key metrics, specific…
OLPC laptop shipments delayed until third quarter
Shipments of the XO notebook PC for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project will likely be delayed until the third quarter, the manufacturer said Friday.
Quanta Computer Inc., the world's…
Seven Post-Install Tips for Ubuntu 7.04
So, you've just installed Ubuntu 7.04, otherwise known as the "Feisty Fawn" release of everyone's favorite (for now) flavor of Linux. You booted the installation disc, looked around the test…
A Developer's Guide to the MySQL User's Conference
Robin Schumacher recently gave us an excellent rundown on sessions at the upcoming MySQL Conference and Expo (April 23-26th in Santa Clara) for DBAs. As a proud developer I wanted to make sure…
How open source saved my sales floor
I was recently put in charge of completely re-inventing the sales process and technology for my company. The system used consisted of printing out thousands of leads each week, and passing along…
US company pushing Linux in India
Open Invention Network (OIN), the company formed to spur innovation and protect the Linux System, announced today it is touring key Indian technology centers, hosting IT and intellectual property…