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OpenSolaris board threatens to disband
If Oracle doesn’t start paying them some attention, the OpenSolaris Governing Board will choose to break up.
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...
Red Hat and Microsoft get virtually compatible
Microsoft and Red Hat have bitten the bullet and are supporting each other's operating systems in their own virtualised environments.
Building customised Linux distributions
UK firm 64 Studios is using Componentised Linux and the Platform Development Kit to offer customised Linux to companies.
Week in Review: Google Chrome hits the web
This week in the wonderful world of IT, Google unleashes its Chrome browser onto the web, GNU celebrates its birthday, Dell finally launches its...
MySQL alliance announced
The "Open Database Allaince" was announced today with plans to bring together the MySQL community.
Analysis: Nokia bets on Linux and Symbian
Linux, Symbian and open source looks to be the future for Nokia as it approaches a head-on clash with Google.
Nokia N8 first to showcase Symbian^3
The new Nokia N8 smartphone will feature the first OS from Symbian since its switch to open source, named Symbian^3.
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.
Apache updates Tomcat web server
The open source web server gets a refresh with the latest release from them Apache Software Foundation.
Open source must move from desktop to mobile
Linux International executive director Jon ‘maddog’ Hall looks forward to a time when users aren’t forced into ‘closed’ relationships...
Group buys Microsoft patents to protect Linux
Tactic will let open source programmers code away without the threat of being sued by 'patent trolls'.
Nokia ditches open source for Symbian
The Finnish manufacturer closes off the struggling mobile OS but claims it is still ‘open for business.’
Today in history: Linux turns 20
It's been 20 years since the open source operating system went public. We look back at how far it's come since the early days.
10 reasons to use open source in business
Open source software might be cheaper than alternatives, but it has many other business benefits, too.
IT jobs to go open source
Some 40 per cent of tech jobs will be connected to open source software by 2020, according to a set of predictions on the future of the sector.
Capital markets finding joy with open source tech
JP Morgan is one of the financial companies investing big in open source technology.
Open source 'ready to go' for business applications
The chairman of the recent Open World Forum believes that open source software offers real opportunities to businesses, the government and the...
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...
Microsoft surprises with Linux code submission
Microsoft has made 20,000 lines of Hyper-V related code available to the open source community.
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