Linux device driver project needs more unsupported devices to work on
Desktop Linux needs drivers. Right? Of course. So why is Novell's Greg Kroah-Hartman, a Linux kernel developer and head of the Linux Driver Project, having to ask people to tell him about devices…
Open Source as standard option in home routers
Yesterday, Buffalo Technology and the German-based New Media Net published a press release claiming that from now on, you can buy Buffalo’s WHR-HP-G54 Router with the open source DD-WRT firmware.…
Open Source Business Strategies Had A Bubble Too
Matt Asay points us to a fascinating paper (pdf) by Oliver Alexy of Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM) Business School, that looks at how the stock market reacts to companies that announce open-…
OLPC experiments with cow-powered laptops
The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) is toying with a novel source of power for its low-cost XO laptops: cows.
"We plan to drive a dynamo (taken from an old Fiat) through a system of…
Graphical modeling tool leverages real-time Linux
Concurrent Computer Corp. is shipping a new simulation tool for its iHawk real-time Linux platforms. The SIMulation Workbench modeling environment is intended to help engineers develop and execute…
MySQL Embedded Database Server Powers ScienceLogic Network Management Meta-Appliances
MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced that ScienceLogic, one of the fastest-growing network management companies, relies on the MySQL Embedded…
The NetApp-Sun Patent Litigation Is On: Anyone Know of Any Prior Art?
When Network Appliance first announced it had filed a lawsuit against Sun Microsystems early in September over alleged patent infringement in ZFS, I didn't know what to make of it.
The…
KDE and Distributions: ALT Linux Interview
As part of our KDE and Distributions series KDE Dot News spoke to representatives from Alt Linux. Russia recently announced plans to include GNU/Linux in every school in the country, and ALT Linux…
All fair in love and open source?
The folks at Palamida are steamed. (Oregon plays USC this Saturday, and their original athletic logo featured Disney’s Donald, a copyrighted character.)
Palamida has been compiling a list…
Microsoft and open-source backers: best 'frenemies' forever?
Ballmer's statement -- along with follow-up claims by Microsoft executives that they had found violations of 235 patents in Linux and other open-source software -- caused a sudden refrosting of…