Open source protester crashes speech by Bill Gates at Chinese University
A protester calling for free computer software and open source programming crashed a speech Friday by Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates at one of China's top universities.
Gates, who is…
Novell's Microsoft dealmaker chides Red Hat
The Novell executive who architected an historic technology and intellectual property agreement with Microsoft has scolded rival Red Hat for not being innovative and warned Oracle's Linux play…
Samsung latest to buy Linux patent protection from Microsoft
Samsung Electronics has followed in the footsteps of Novell and Fuji Xerox and signed a patent agreement with Microsoft which indemnifies the Korean electronics giant from any possible Linux…
RealNetworks Rewards Efforts of OSU Student Programmers
Two students’ outstanding work with a computer project to help educate children in developing countries has led to a corporate gift of $500,000 to the Open Source Lab at Oregon State University.…
Java Technologies Extend Global Distribution with Ubuntu 7.04
Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Canonical Ltd., today announced the immediate availability of a complete, production quality Java technology stack and developer tools with the latest release of Ubuntu…
Microsoft aims to double user base with $3 Windows and Office
Microsoft has launched an effort to double its user base to 2 billion by 2015, offering students in developing countries entry level versions of Windows and Office for next to nothing. It's also…
GNOME Mobile & Embedded Initative
The GNOME Foundation announced today the creation of the GNOME Mobile & Embedded
Initiative (GMAE), and a software platform for user experience development
across a wide range of…
Red Hat to Bring Open Source Philosophy to Campus
Red Hat today announced that the company would work with the University of North Carolina system and the North Carolina Research Campus to advance the adoption of open source philosophies of…
Ubuntu 7.04 Released
The Ubuntu team is proud to announce version 7.04 of the Ubuntu family of distributions.
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular…
OLPC XO Theft: Vandalizing Education
Why should we be concerned about the XO and crime? Probably because the extent and pervasiveness of crime in the developing world is something not always understood from outside.
OLPC XO…