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Coalition's Clegg and Cameron at Number 10

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...

By Jennifer Scott, 20 May 2010 at 16:48

Public Sector/Analysis & Insight

Linux and BSD

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...

By Richard Hillesley, 18 Feb 2010 at 12:27

Operating Systems/Analysis & Insight

Tux the Linux mascot

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?

By Jennifer Scott, 24 Sep 2009 at 13:28

Desktop Software/Analysis & Insight

Copyright on the tracks

The origins of the free software movement can be traced back to to the hackers of MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club, but more recently model railways...

By Richard Hillesley, 10 Nov 2008 at 14:58

Server/Analysis & Insight

Slackware Mascot

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...

By Richard Hillesley, 18 Jan 2010 at 12:28

Linux/Analysis & Insight

Building customised Linux distributions

UK firm 64 Studios is using Componentised Linux and the Platform Development Kit to offer customised Linux to companies.

By Richard Hillesley, 30 Jan 2009 at 15:51

Linux/Analysis & Insight

TomTom - The drums of a patent war with Microsoft?

Microsoft's IP claim against TomTom could just be the first salvo in an open source patent war.

By Richard Hillesley, 5 Mar 2009 at 15:49

Mobile/Analysis & Insight

Office Workers

10 reasons to use open source in business

Open source software might be cheaper than alternatives, but it has many other business benefits, too.

By Richard Hillesley, 21 Aug 2009 at 15:12

Open Source/Analysis & Insight

students and teacher

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...

By Nicole Kobie, 15 Jan 2010 at 15:20

Public Sector/Analysis & Insight

open source

PCLinuxOS - Rolling on a river

Richard Hillesley charts the trials and tribulations of PCLinuxOS.

By Richard Hillesley, 20 Sep 2010 at 11:39

Desktop Software/Analysis & Insight

Lost world of Xandros

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...

By Richard Hillesley, 20 Apr 2010 at 11:49

Desktop Software/Analysis & Insight

puppy linux logo

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...

By Richard Hillesley, 14 Dec 2009 at 11:43

Desktop Software/Analysis & Insight

legal hammer

SCO: The party never ends

Like the bad actor in a Victorian melodrama, SCO refuses to lie down, and keeps coming back for more.

By Richard Hillesley, 18 Sep 2009 at 18:00

Desktop Software/Analysis & Insight

eee pc netbook

Can Linux win netbooks back?

Has Linux just lost the best chance it had to break into the mainstream desktop operating system market?

By Simon Brew, 20 Apr 2009 at 15:10

Netbooks/Analysis & Insight

Linux - a disruptive technology?

Is Linux the disruptive technology, or is it the GNU General Public License which really shook up the open source world?

By Richard Hillesley, 17 Jul 2008 at 14:29

Linux/Analysis & Insight

Corporate investment the price of Linux's freedom

It may be open source, but Linux has frequently required corporate support, including from the proprietary software market.

By Richard Hillesley, 25 Feb 2009 at 19:08

Desktop Software/Analysis & Insight

open source

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.

By Richard Hillesley, 7 Jun 2010 at 20:27

Operating Systems/Analysis & Insight

Red Hat Logo

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.

By Richard Hillesley, 24 Mar 2010 at 11:00

Linux/Analysis & Insight

Open source

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...

By Tony Crammond, 8 Feb 2010 at 21:27

Strategy/Analysis & Insight

Becta, open source and education: Too little, too late?

Inertia, fear of the unknown and agreements with vendors have lead to slow adoption of open source and free software in UK schools.

By Richard Hillesley, 12 Jun 2008 at 03:13

Open Source/Analysis & Insight

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