Open source Java will still be secure
Java co-inventor James Gosling squashes what he says is a misconception that open source is less secure than proprietary software, pledging that Java will remain secure even after it is fully open…
You're already using open source security
Open source security is already in data centers, even if network executives think it isn't. One common example is OpenSSL, an open source-library implementation of the SSL encryption standard with…
Beryl 0.2.1 fixes licensing issues, can now be used in Ubuntu and Debian
The Beryl project has just released beryl 0.2.1. There’s nothing NEW in the release. However all of the licenses have been fixed so that it can go into Debian and Ubuntu.
Beryl 0.2.1 fixes…
Linux and symmetric multiprocessing
As evidenced by major central processing unit (CPU) vendors, multi-core processors are poised to dominate the desktop and embedded space. With multiprocessing comes greater performance but also…
Weekly Wrap-up: The Hottest Linux community stories for the week Mar 17 2007
Here is the Linuxlookup.com weekly wrap-up, some of the hottest stories in the Linux community this week were...
- Debian Package of the Day
- How to flash motherboard BIOS from…
A reason why Dell probably won't pre-load OpenOffice
In an open letter released earlier this week, the OpenOffice.org community invited Michael Dell to work with them to pre-install OpenOffice.org 2 office software on Dell computers. This rather…
Wine 0.9.33 Released
This is release 0.9.33 of Wine, a free implementation of Windows on Unix.
What's new in this release:
- Many Direct3D fixes and performance improvements.
- More comctl32…
Slightly changed openSUSE 10.2 ISOs Released
Today the openSUSE team is releasing slightly changed openSUSE 10.2 ISO images. The reason for putting out those updated ISOs is a license issue, which had to be addressed. The following ISOs have…
Transcript of the March 7 Hearing in SCO v IBM
Here is the transcript of the March 7th hearing in SCO v IBM, the last of the summary judgment hearings transcripts.
Transcript of the March 7 Hearing in SCO v IBM.
Will Microsoft buy Novell?
The answer to that question is probably not, though the thought had crossed my mind. In a way they already have done in a small way, they have given Novell approximately a quater's worth of net…