The Open-Source Solution

Larry Constantine asks, If most commercial software isn't any good, why not use a more communal approach?

As you read this, countless programmers worldwide are collaborating to write,…

Accounting Vendors Block Linux Server Use

We all know Microsoft views Linux as a serious threat and will do just about anything to discourage its use. But why would application vendors who actually face competition from Microsoft help it…

Houghton College Selects Pingtel’s Open Source VoIP Solution

Pingtel Corp., the leading provider of SIP-based Enterprise Communications Systems (ECS) today announced that Houghton College has selected Pingtel’s SIPxchange™ ECS for campus-wide deployment.…

Open-source system helps victims cope with disasters

IBM Philippines and the National Disaster Coordinating Council, came together in Guinsaugon to try out new equipment, as well as the Sahana open source disaster management system that IBM donated…

Santa Cruz Exec, 1999: Linux Hasn't Hurt SCO, It's Helped Us

You won't believe this. A Groklaw member, Jeff Best, has turned up a 1999 CNET article by Stephen Shankland, quoting a Santa Cruz executive saying that Linux not only wasn't hurting SCO -- it was…

Open Country Announces Partnership with Turbolinux

Open Country, a next-generation systems management software company, today announced it has entered into a partnership agreement with Turbolinux, Inc., a global provider of Linux-based solutions,…

Fedora Infrastructure Leader Chosen

I'm very pleased to announce that Red Hat has hired Mike McGrath to be the Fedora Infrastructure Leader, as first mentioned on this list back in December. Those of you who are active contributors…

Internet Explorer 7 on Linux

"The following documents the relatively short process needed to get Internet Explorer 7 running on a Linux system. So far, I have found one (two) problems with this method: it seems transparent…

Motorola RIZR Z6, Linux based music phone

Motorola has had a mostly quiet CES but there were a few announcements at CEO Ed Zander's keynote speech this morning. The most interesting of which is the Motorola RIZR Z6 which looks like a…

Open-source encryption utility frustrates phishers

As far as encryption software goes, TrueCrypt may be one of the best open-source gems and least-recognized software offerings on the market. The CRN Test Center considers the utility, now at…