Latest Open Source Analysis & Insight
GCC and LLVM - What's in a licence?
Richard Hillesley discusses the pros and cons of the GCC and LLVM compiler collections, and the difference a licence makes.
Top 10 open source alternatives
We run down the 10 best open source alternatives to the business software we use every day.
Haiku: Reason to believe
Richard Hillesley looks at whether Haiku will get the opportunity to move from a hobby to a viable open source alternative.
What will the coalition do for business and technology?
As Cameron and Clegg release their policy promises for the newly formed coalition Government, we boil down the 34 pages to let you know what will affect your business and the technology sector (...)
The lost world of the Xandros desktop
The latest release of the Xandros Linux desktop edition was in June 2006, which is several lifetimes in the history of Linux. Is this the end of the line for the Xandros desktop?
Building on a Linux brand
Red Hat is a perfect example of how open source firms need to trade on their reputation, not just their product.
FreeBSD and the GPL
Linus Torvalds has said Linux wouldn't have happened if 386BSD had been around when he started up. We trace the history of FreeBSD and how it's affected the open source world.
Top 10 areas where open source leads the way
With job losses rising and belts being tightened across the country, now is the perfect time to look once again at the benefits of using open source software aside from the reported $60 billion (...)
Slackware Linux - Less is more
Slackware is the oldest Linux distribution still with us and has a loyal following among those long term Linux users who pine for the old fashioned virtues of simplicity, straightforwardness and (...)
Q&A: Becta's Niel McLean defends free PCs for kids
We interview Becta executive director Niel McLean about the Home Access Programme for low-income families, open source in classrooms, and what teachers need to do to make tech work for them.
Puppy Linux: Just for fun
Puppy Linux is something different, a tiny version of Linux that can be stored on a USB memory drive, will run in memory, and can be used for working on the move.
Has Linux gained too much weight?
Linus Torvalds is unhappy with just how big Linux is getting. Is he onto something or is it just a load of hot air?
SCO: The party never ends
Like the bad actor in a Victorian melodrama, SCO refuses to lie down, and keeps coming back for more.
10 reasons to use open source in business
Open source software might be cheaper than alternatives, but it has many other business benefits, too.
Can Linux win netbooks back?
Has Linux just lost the best chance it had to break into the mainstream desktop operating system market?
IBM, Sun and OpenOffice.org
During the ongoing flirtation between IBM and Sun Microsystems, little has been said about OpenOffice.org, which has been viewed as one of the less significant parts of Sun's open source portfolio.
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