Open Source Business Conference
InfoWorld, the leading integrated media brand for IT solutions management, today gave a preview of the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), taking place May 22-23, 2007 at the Palace Hotel in…
Dell Limits Ubuntu Linux Sales
If you’re planning to load up on Dell’s new Ubuntu Linux systems for a corporate department or small business, Dell may have a surprise for you. As the old saying goes, read the fine print. Dell…
Lawyer Causes Delay In Hans Reiser Trial
The trial of computer programmer Hans Reiser on charges that he murdered his wife Nina Reiser was delayed for three weeks today because his lawyer is busy with another case.
Dressed in a…
Gentoo Linux 2007.0 Released
The Gentoo Release Engineering project is pleased to announce the much-delayed release of Gentoo Linux 2007.0, code named "Secret Sauce". This release met with several delays due to an abnormally…
Pay open-source developers
Sun is proposing that open-source developers be paid for the revenue-generating technology that they have made available for free.
At the CommunityOne and NetBeansDay events in San…
Novell Technical Support Wins Industry, Customer Praise
Novell technical support has recently been recognized by both customers and leading industry groups for its quality, scope, and timeliness. The Association of Support Professionals has just named…
Xandros Server Standard Edition 2 Released
Xandros today launched Xandros Server Standard Edition 2, a complete, enterprise-grade SMB Linux server package including Xen virtualization and more than 30 other services. The new Xandros Linux…
How to kill open source
The use of lawyers to go after open source frontally, with copyright and patents, has not worked, so many in the open source community are under the mistaken impression that the war is over and…
FON Abandons Microsoft, Adopts Ubuntu
FON founder and CEO, Martin Varsavsky sent the memo below to all employees.
As of today Fon will disengage from Microsoft and adopt Linux in the Ubuntu form as our operating system of…
Open Source Goals Outlined in Report
In March of this year, representatives from more than 100 software companies met to discuss the state of open-source software. Their conclusions are described in a 16-page report, "2007 Open…