CentOS 4.5 Released
The CentOS team has announced the release of CentOS 4.5 for i386, x86_64, and IA64 systems. This release adds support for running CentOS as a paravirtualized Xen guest, and OpenOffice.org 2.…
Microsoft Linux spat good news for Novell
Microsoft's claim that it has found 235 patent violations in open source software could be good news for Novell, if advice from Redmond is followed.
Microsoft representatives have told…
Addendum to Press Release: 'SAP and Novell Deliver Expanded Linux Support Options for Customers'
"Today's announcement that SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell will be integrated into the SAP Solution Center is good news for AMD customers who enjoy choice and demand high-performing…
The first children have received their 100$ laptops
Children in test schools in Brazil, Thailand, Uruguay and Nigeria have received the first OLPC 100$ laptops. These are some of the first videos of those children using the OLPC on the Internet.…
The Microsoft FUD Campaign vs. the Customer
Almost everything that can be said has been said about the latest moves by Microsoft to create Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) about Linux. Countless pundits and analysts have pointed out that…
"We're halfway there": Sun on Open Source
Builder AU's Nick Gibson sat down with Sun Microsystems's Chief Open Source Officer Simon Phipps to find out what's the fallout of open sourcing Java, what he really thinks about GPL v3 and why…
Gartner joins squabble over definition of open source
Gartner today joined squabbling by vendors over the meaning, purpose and spirit of open source by declaring that users demand the right to modify and redistribute software code and the resulting…
Open Source Government: Italy launches its Forge
The Minister of Reform and Innovations in Public Administration, Luigi Nicolais, and the President of the Center for the application of Italian Ministry of Innovation and Technology Politics (…
Open letter to Novell: Release the patent numbers!
The technology industry has been in a buzz since last Monday's Fortune article in which Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith claims that the GNU/Linux operating system infringes 235 of Microsoft's…
Intel's PowerTOP extends Linux laptop battery life
"Intel recently released its PowerTOP utility, which builds on work done by kernel developers to make the Linux kernel power-efficient. PowerTOP gives a snapshot of what apps are consuming the…