Your code might be Free, but what about your data?
RMS understands what ESR rejects, it is not enough that the code is Free, the data, the content has to be Free too. mplayer, bittorrented mainstream content, they are free but they are not truly…
Tivo and GPL: Beauty and the Beast?
In the ongoing battle between Linux kernel developers and the Free Software Foundation over the future of the GNU Public License, somehow DVR-maker Tivo has become either the whipping boy, or the…
Manage Linux Hardware with udev
In the olden days Linux administrators had a static /dev directory. It was inflexible and obese, containing 99% irrelevant entries, and we liked it that way. We didn't mind hassling with makedev…
Yahoo! Dips its Toe Into Open Source
Open source is kind of a scary concept – but it can be very powerful. After all, this approach to programming has led to innovations like Linux, which is a robust operating system.
With…
Google testing Sun's OpenSolaris, sources say
Google is experimenting with the open-source version of Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Solaris operating system as a possible long-term prelude to replacing its massive global network of Linux servers,…
FSF Targets Apple Stores in Anti-DRM Protests
The Free Software Foundation is wading ever more deeply into the controversial waters of digital rights management, with members of its DefectiveByDesign.org campaign set to descend on flagship…
Red Hat Still Committed to Embedded Linux
"We're seeing the mainstream use of Linux has spread," Red Hat spokesperson Leigh Day said. "It's difficult to calculate all the places it shows up and all the places it affects our revenue." Red…
Bringing open source software to schools
Metropolitan, together with the Shuttleworth Foundation, Inkululeko Technologies and the KZN Department of Education, has installed an Open Source computer centre, known as a tuXlab, at the…
Pre-Integrated Open Source Routing Solution
Vyatta today announced the availability of a packaged hardware and software routing solution that includes Vyatta’s Open Flexible Router (OFR) running on a Dell PowerEdge 850. A reliable and easy…
Mandriva Linux 2007 Officially Released
Last week we announced Mandriva's brand new distribution, and now Mandriva Linux 2007 is finally available to the public.
The key innovation of Mandriva Linux 2007 is the spectacular AIGLX…