Ubuntu Gutsy Feature Plan
Now that the set of feature goals planned for Ubuntu 7.10 ("Gutsy Gibbon") has been largely finalized, it seems like an appropriate point to announce the plan to the world.
While this is…
KDE PIM Libraries and Related Technologies
KDE has a number of sub-projects that have blossomed into enormous projects of their own. A number of them, such as KOffice, or KDE-Edu get a lot of press in the open source world, while the KDE…
Linux Stocks Are Riding the Open-Source Comeback
We've witnessed some mythic events in tech history recently. One eye-popper was Steve Jobs and Bill Gates sharing a stage for the first time in 20 years at The Wall Street Journal's D: All Things…
Mozilla exec claims Apple is hunting open source
Apple chief Steve Jobs expects to do more than lure Internet Explorer users to Apple's forthcoming version of Safari for Windows - he envisions a duopoly within the browser market at the expense…
Interview With Fred Miller - GNU/Linux Evangelist
Fred Miller is a prolific GNU/Linux evangelist and active member of the OpenSUSE community. He has converted numerous small businesses and individuals from Windows to GNU/Linux. LXer has the…
CEO of Mandriva: We will not go to Canossa - No deal with Microsoft
Novell, Xandros and Linspire have signed well publicized agreements with Microsoft. Rumors on the Web have hinted that Mandriva might be next on the list. Mandriva believes in interoperability,…
QUAKE 4 1.4.2 for Linux
The QUAKE 4 1.4.2 Point Release Patch is now available for download. This update includes a host of features added during the 1.4 beta program, such as: refined hitboxes, optimized sound and…
Sharing medical software: FOSS licensing in medicine
How does License Proliferation effect medical software and what can we do about it? How to choose a license for your medical software project? What are the implications for the medical FOSS…
Linux Foundation tackles power concerns
Linux developers are gearing up for a summit next week in Canada to discuss the issue of power management in the open-source framework.
The Green Linux initiative is being organised by the…
Navy CIO approves open-source software use
After several years of evaluation, the Navy Department has approved the use of open-source software in all Navy and Marine Corps information technology systems.
A June 5 memo from Navy…