The Open Source CEO: Dries Buytaert, Drupal
In this tenth installment of the Open Source CEO Series, I shifted gears again to talk with someone that has chosen not to carry the CEO title, despite ample opportunity to claim it. (I know a…
Vista 'more secure than OS X and Linux'
Microsoft has boasted in a new study that Windows Vista has needed fewer security patches than any other recently released desktop operating system.
"Windows Vista has an improved security…
Is Open Source Dying?
On the face of it, open-source software has been gaining ground of late. The much-anticipated draft of GNU GPLv3 (GNU General Public License Version 3) has been finally published, giving the open-…
Final GPLv3 draft leaves Novell in the clear
The Free Software Foundation has released the final draft of an updated General Public License, a draft that prohibits future deals similar to the Microsoft-Novell patent pact, but lets that deal…
GPL compliance issues are tearing Joomla! apart
Joomla! project leader Louis Landry and his colleagues want to protect the project they love. That's why, after two years of allowing proprietary plugins for the open source CMS, the group has…
Mandriva Corporate Desktop 4.0 Released
Mandriva is proud to announce the release of Corporate Desktop 4.0, the brand new version of its enterprise-dedicated work station.
Ergonomically designed, secure, comprehensive, easy to…
SCO Files Opposition to Novell's Evidentiary Objections
SCO has filed a Memorandum in Opposition to Novell's Evidentiary Objections with exhibits. It's all under seal, but it will help us understand a couple of things.
Actually, SCO filed the…
San Diego rolls out laptops with Linux
Nation’s eighth-largest district turns to open-source software to extend computers to every student. Looking for a cost-effective way to deliver portable computing to every student, the San Diego…
Sri Lanka's open source community touts free software without piracy
Sri Lanka's open source software community is promoting free programs that can be used on operating systems like Microsoft Windows, without breaking anyone's copyright.
"As a developing…
Asterisk-addons 1.2.7 and 1.4.2 Released
The Asterisk development team has announced the releases of Asterisk-addons 1.2.7 and 1.4.2.
Version 1.2.7 contains some minor updates to the H323 channel driver that is in this package.…