Interview with VMware co-founder Mendel Rosenblum
At the third and by far the biggest VMware's annual VMworld convention last week, we grabbed the chance to speak to the company's virtualisation visionary and co-founder, Mendel Rosenblum. Where…
The four most trendy Linux developments
From desktop distros to open source virtualization, these four Linux topics are hotter than hot.
Vendors of every ilk have tripped over themselves to announce Linux-related products. We…
Clear indication that Linux has arrived
Oracle’s announcement of providing support on Red Hat Linux is a clear indication that Linux has arrived. Linux, which started out as a hobby among some engineers, is today enterprise-ready and…
Sun Open Sources Java Platform and Releases Source Code Under GPL
Sun Microsystems, Inc., the creator and leading advocate of Java technology, today announced it is releasing its implementations of Java technology as free software under the GNU General Public…
RHEL 5: What's coming
I was fortunate to do a Q&A session today with Scott Crenshaw, Senior Director of Product Management and Marketing for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux product. We talked about a range of things…
Samba Team Asks Novell to Reconsider
The Samba Team disapproves strongly of the actions taken by Novell on November 2nd.
One of the fundamental differences between the proprietary software world and the free software world is…
Weekly Wrap-up
Since Linuxlookup news isn't updated over the weekends, here is our weekly wrap-up to hold you over till Monday.
Some top stories this week were:
- Xfce 4.4 Release Candidate 2…
openSUSE 10.2 Beta2 is available
This is the second beta of openSUSE 10.2 codename Basilisk Lizard. It contains a large number of enhancements and updates done by the open source community and Novell's development teams.
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Denial of service attacks outlawed
A UK law has been passed that makes it an offence to launch denial of service attacks, which experts had previously called "a legal grey area."
Among the provisions of the Police and…
The Economics of the First Truly Open Linux Phone
In Amsterdam yesterday at the Open Source in Mobile Conference, First International Computer (FIC) - a Taiwanese components manufacturer announced that OpenMoko is the platform of choice for…