Open Source University: Getting Students Involved
Theory versus practice - I don't think there’s a better solution in making sure that software developers are ready for the challenges of tomorrow than catching them while they are still in school…
Opening up an open-source roadblock
The open-source community is being roiled by the recent deal between Microsoft and Novell, especially by their covenant not to sue each other's customers for any possible patent infringement.…
Open source body to launch in Europe
A new dedicated open source body is due for launch, representing the open source community of Europe. The National Open Centre (NOC) will officially launch on February 26th, uniting various…
ESB Research Note by RedMonk
ESB Research Note by RedMonk Puts Open Source, proprietary approaches in context for Would-Be Adopters.
RedMonk (www.redmonk.com), a market research and advisory firm, today released an…
Puppy Linux 2.14 Released
"This new Puppy has major improvements in the underlying architecture as well as the applications, and some new applets created by Puppy enthusiasts. Finally we have embraced the XDG menu system,…
Alky makes strides towards bringing Windows games to Linux
Falling Leaf Systems today announces the launch of their Alky conversion technology for Linux. This alpha release is designed as a sneak peak for Linux gaming enthusiasts to get a preview of what'…
Ballmer repeats threats against Linux
Steve Ballmer has reissued Microsoft's patent threat against Linux, warning open-source vendors that they must respect his company's intellectual property.
In a no-nonsense presentation to…
Cuba detaches from Microsoft, embraces open-source Linux
While US Software giant Microsoft is trying to cast a spell over the world with its Windows Vista, Cuba and Venezuela governments are making efforts to detach themselves from at least one…
How Novell Saved Millions With Open Source
How much money can a large enterprise save by migrating to open source from proprietary? In Novell's case, it's millions of dollars.
During an address at the recent Linuxworld…
IBM wants to shrink the Linux server installed base
IBM says the 1.6 million stand-alone Linux servers running in enterprise data centers is too many. It's not Linux IBM has a thing against; it's the physical server hardware running the operating…