Debian update-alternatives
A real brilliant feature of Debian is the alternatives system. Couple of days ago i was playing with java. and I wanted both the Sun java and the Kaffe version installed on my system. The problem…
Is open source getting to Microsoft?
Microsoft's decision to not enforce patents on Web services standards underscores the growing acceptance of core open-source tenets.
The software giant on Tuesday published the Microsoft…
Alleged GPL violation spurs accusations, lawsuit
Alexander Maryanovsky, the developer of Jin, a Java-based chess client, has filed a lawsuit in Israel that alleges multiple violations of the GNU General Public License (GPL). In the suit,…
MythTV vs Windows Media Centre: is Linux still in with a chance?
When it comes to media center software, can the Linux solutions hold up against Windows XP Media Center and the looming Vista Home Premium with MCE built-in?
Funnily enough, the answer is…
Government Votes For Open Source
With growing support from policy-makers and adoption by the Department of Defense (DoD), Linux has rapidly moved beyond the curious alternative to become the platform of choice for many government…
Fedora Core 6 Test3 Released
The Fedora Project announces the third and final test release of the Fedora Core 6 development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and ppc/ppc64 architectures, including Intel based Macintosh…
Massive desktop Linux migration kept quiet
Why has the country's biggest known desktop Linux implementation gone relatively unpublicised for so long?
This week I wrote about Kennards Hire's project to migrate its whole IT…
Wine 0.9.21 Released
This is release 0.9.21 of Wine, a free implementation of Windows on Unix.
What's new in this release:
- OpenGL restructurations.
- The usual assortment of MSI improvements.…
Mozilla hacker responds to "611 Defects, 71 Vulnerabilities in Firefox"
A few days ago Slashdot trumpeted the headline "611 Defects, 71 Vulnerabilities Found In Firefox", based on a post by Adam Harrison who had applied his company's static code analysis tool to the…
Microsoft gives go-ahead to open-source Web services
Microsoft is pledging not to assert its patents pertaining to nearly three dozen Web services specifications--a move designed to ease concerns among developers by creating a legal environment more…