Schools warned off Microsoft deal

The UK computer agency Becta is advising schools not to sign licensing agreements with Microsoft because of alleged anti-competitive practices.

The government agency has complained to the…

Novell Lays Off 250 U.S. Workers

Novell laid off 250 workers in the United States as part of an ongoing restructuring program to slash costs, company spokesman Bruce Lowry said Friday.

Many of the jobs will be moved to…

Current plans for Ubuntu 8.04

"This is subject to change during the ongoing UDS Boston Meeting, but we are likely to see a complete new Ubuntu theme, a new icon theme, a revamp of the logout dialog, changes to the desktop…

Saxnet intros Meshnode III Linux mesh router

The Saxnet product is called Meshnode III, a Linux-based WLAN router that features a full, x86-based PC system inside a compact housing. It is equipped with four radio modules, with a maximum…

New York Times opens up code

The New York Times likes open source -- so much so that, as it gradually moves more of its print operations online, it is nurturing a Web development team that has released two of its own open…

Linuxlookup Weekly Wrap-up for Oct 28 2007

Here is the Linuxlookup.com weekly wrap-up, some of the hottest stories in the Linux community this week were...

- Compiz Fusion 0.6.0 Released

- SCO vs. Linux: Costly German lawyers…

Open-Source Robotic Snap-O-Lantern

The Snap-O-Lantern is a robotic mini-pumpkin. Normally, it just sits there, in disguise as a boring old pumpkin. But, every twenty seconds he comes to life. His LED eyes turn on, his jaw slowly…

scaling drupal step two - sticky load balancing with apache mod_proxy

"If you've setup your drupal deployment with a separate database and web (drupal) server (see scaling drupal step one - a dedicated data server), a good next step, is to cluster your web servers.…

Wine 0.9.48 Released

Wine 0.9.48 has been released. New to this version are additional fixes for regression test failures. a more complete cryptnet implementation, WIDL is now able to generate the oleaut32 proxy code…

What Kind of Person Uses Linux, And Should You Be One Of Them?

"Linux is one of the great mysteries of the computing world. It’s an operating system that looks like a clear winner by most standards, from technical to functional. Linux supports more hardware…