Sun, Ubuntu maker certifying Linux on x86 servers

Sun Microsystems and Canonical have nearly completed work to certify that the Ubuntu version of Linux runs smoothly on Sun's x86 servers, sources familiar with the situation said.

The…

FSF Announces Release of gNewSense 1.0

gNewSense is a free software GNU/Linux distribution created by two Irish free software advocates, Brian Brazil and Paul O'Malley, and is based on the Ubuntu and Debian distributions. The goal of…

Microsoft and Novell Announce Broad Collaboration on Windows and Linux

Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. announced a set of broad business and technical collaboration agreements to build, market and support a series of new solutions to make Novell and Microsoft…

The world just isn’t ready for Linux

Windows Vista brings with it a new era of DRM and restrictive license agreements that aren't going to sit well with even your basic power user (let alone the uber power users that regularly read…

Second KDE 4 Developers Snapshot Available

The second KDE 4 developers snapshot is now available. This 3.80.2 release includes source from all the KDE modules. Application developers are strongly advised to work primarily on KDE 4 from now…

Thoughts on Mandriva’s Future

Mandriva 2007 may be the best distribution I have used. XGL/AIGLX worked for me right out of the box. My windows wobbled, things were transparent and I got to spin the cube. The updated look of…

ACCESS to Release Application Framework to Open Source Community

Continuing to demonstrate its commitment to supporting the development of open source components optimized for the mobile and embedded device markets, ACCESS CO., LTD., today announced it plans to…

Alan Cox states Linux is insecure

Alan Cox, The biggest name in Linux besides Linus himself has stated that many open-source projects were far from secure.

This is a big blow to the common conception that Linux is more…

Another view on Oracle Linux

Oracle's new Linux is the best thing that ever happened to the open source applications market. Especially in the enterprise space.

And, no, they're not going to fork it. Instead they're…

Songbird will be more disruptive than Firefox

Firefox 2.0 is causing quite a stir these days. The browser has been downloaded more than two million times since it was officially released last week - and the debate is heating up about whether…