The Linux Experience at Dell, a tale of woe and wow
"This is my tale of purchasing a computer from Dell, with Ubuntu 7.04 preloaded on it. It's got a bit of everything. It's got farewells, happy meetings, struggles against evil and clueslessness,…
HP launches RedHat Linux desktop PC
Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest PC manufacturer, has announced it will start selling Linux-based PCs from $AU600 in Australia.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop will come pre-loaded…
The future of XaraLX is uncertain
XaraLX, the GPL'd Linux port of Xara Extreme, which is a vector graphics software, is suffering from stagnation and lack of interest to the project. Its future is uncertain, since there are almost…
Can Microsoft’s open source problem be solved?
In his recent piece about how Microsoft should be afraid of open source, our own Matt Asay stumbles on a solution to the problem.
He offers this nifty Forrester chart (right) showing how…
Last days of a unique opportunity to vote Open Source into eGovernment
Your vote for the “Most innovative good practice” award is a unique opportunity to reach politicians and decision makers. Winning this award will highlight the maturity achieved by the Open Source…
Open source court ruling impacts debated
A recent federal court ruling pertaining to open-source software in model railroads could derail enforcement of open-source licenses altogether, according to Mark Radcliffe, general counsel for…
Linux Foundation statement on OOXML
On September 2, the comment and voting period will close on ISO/IEC DIS 29500, the draft specification based upon Microsoft's Office Open XML formats (OOXML). The Linux Foundation (LF) has…
JasperSoft and Unisys form an alliance
JasperSoft today announced that it has signed a worldwide alliance agreement with Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS). The alliance enables Unisys to deliver JasperSoft-certified consulting services to…
Mandriva Benelux is launched
Mandriva Benelux NV (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg) was
launched on August 16th 2007 as the sole Benelux partner for Mandriva
S.A, offering Mandriva Linux operating systems. Our…
Microsoft Memo to Partners in Sweden Surfaces: Vote Yes for OOXML
IDG in Sweden is reporting the contents of a leaked Microsoft memo sent to Microsoft partners there, telling them to join the Swedish Institute of Standards and vote yes on OOXML. As you know, 20…