Wednesday | 3 December, 2008

Stories about: Ubuntu

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    Open-source e-voting gets test run 07/08/2008 09:47:26

    Computer engineer Alan Dechert didn't like what he saw during the controversial vote tallying in Florida in 2000's presidential election.
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    IBM to open source supercomputing code 06/08/2008 10:32:42

    IBM Tuesday marked its 10 years of participation in Linux and open source by introducing new software, upgrades to existing platforms and an open source code contribution focused on supercomputing.
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    IBM bundles middleware on Linux systems 06/08/2008 09:17:01

    IBM on Tuesday said it wants to free desktops from Microsoft software, announcing an alliance with Linux vendors to preload its middleware on Linux distributions.
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    The Asus Eee 1000 -- more power, still portable 04/08/2008 09:00:22

    It often takes high-tech vendors three tries to get a product right. Microsoft is the best example of this rule of three. (Think of how buggy and insecure Windows XP was until 1Service Pack 2 came out. Upstart mini-laptop maker Asustek Computer, it turns out, is another.
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    Building a free computer from spare parts 01/08/2008 07:47:39

    Ah, the joy of summer storms. A recent one involving a flooded basement (a torrential downpour traveled down a chipmunk burrow that led to an otherwise enclosed basement window with a broken windowpane) and several staccato blackouts sent one of my neighbor's computers, as well as one of my own, to their eternal rest.
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    Pole axed: Microsoft and XP, Apple and Porn 31/07/2008 09:52:45

    Over the past two months my minions and I have been running surveys on the BuzzDash home site and the Tynan on Technology blog to take users' temperature on issues such as censorship and innovation. Now it's finally time to report on what we've found. The results may surprise you.
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    Mobile computing now an open-source driver 30/07/2008 08:44:42

    Mobile computing has become a dominant focus in the open source arena, a theme on prominent display at a major open source technology convention last week.
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    Ubuntu founder urges Linux desktop to rival Apple 24/07/2008 08:38:21

    Ubuntu Linux Founder Mark Shuttleworth urged development of a Linux desktop to rival what Apple has done in this space and aired a vision of software changing the world.
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    Open source still the best way to develop software 23/07/2008 08:16:38

    A recent report claims that one of the fundamental benefits of open-source development, the co-called Law of Many Eyes is wrong. The idea behind the law is that since anyone can read the source code and find problems with it, they can then either fix them or report them back to the community. The end result is that you get better software.
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    Linux set to make mobile splash 22/07/2008 08:45:45

    Linux is set to make a major impact in the mobile computing realm, the executive director of the Linux Foundation stressed at a conference Monday morning.
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    Linux can save us 18/07/2008 15:03:34

    In case you haven't noticed, the economy is collapsing.
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