Amsterdam tests open source software
Microsoft Corp. has two years in which to convince Amsterdam city authorities that it can offer better value for money on the desktop than open source alternatives.
The city will conduct…
Microsoft Vista is not an option
"I have realized that I can not move to Vista, ever, Microsoft is forcing me to Linux."
As a disclaimer, I will say that none of my desktops run Linux now. I am a marginally disgruntled…
SabayonLinux x86/x86-64 3.25 Released
"We are now considered by the Beryl developers the official distribution. Why...? Don't ask us, just ask Quinn_Storm, one of the main developers that switched to using SabayonLinux! Because of…
Compiz 0.3.6 Released
Another development version of Compiz has been released. Compiz 0.3.6 adds Basic Drag+Drop support for Scale, KDE-Window-Decorator for KDE users, Improved metacity theme support and button…
Happy Holidays
As news typically slows down this time of year and many celebrate the holiday season, we too will be taking a few days off to spend with family and friends. Unless there is a major event to report…
Airbus is banking on open source
The development of vital computer systems to be used and maintained for decades in aerospace and automobile construction is preconditioned on development tools the specifications of which elude…
Fedora 6 Zod live CD
After lots of feedback, bug fixing and testing of the beta live CD announced 3 weeks ago, The Fedora Project is pleased to announce the first official Fedora live CD. This live CD is based on…
What does 2007 hold for open source?
I couldn't have an easier time playing fortune-teller this year. While some segments of the IT market might see the future as a wide-open plain, for the open source community, 2007 is shaping up…
Open source to be a driving force in education
Open-source software in schools will be the driving force for Gordon Brown’s proposed ‘Knowledge Economy’, it was claimed today.
The claim comes from Bluefountain, after massive cross-party…
Microsoft names three takers for its Linux support
Two banks and an insurance company have accepted Microsoft Corp.'s offer of technical support for Novell Inc.'s SUSE Enterprise Linux.
One of the three, Credit Suisse Group, has yet to use…