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  • Ubuntu's marketing kick: Is Canonical the next Apple?

    Another six months has passed and another version of Ubuntu Linux has been released, right? Wrong. Ubuntu 11.04 ‘Natty Narwhal’ arrived today and so did a new marketing direction from its parent company and principle sponsor, Canonical. And its flavour has a hint of Apple.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 29 April 11 14:20

  • Ubuntu's risky leap: Unity on Wayland

    Today Canonical and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth announced on his blog that the Ubuntu distribution will move away from the traditional X.org display environment to Wayland a more modern alternative.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 05 Nov. 10 16:37
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    Could Facebook be the next AOL?

    Last week, Facebook announced that it had amassed 500 million users, a formable portion of the global Internet audience. But even as Mark Zuckerberg and company celebrates, others are busy trying to uproot Facebook's popularity by establishing a set of open standards to share Facebook-like features across the Internet.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 30 July 10 03:05
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    Does Google Chrome OS further fragment Linux landscape?

    804. That's how many versions of Linux there are now, according to the definitive guide, DistroWatch.com. And yet people complain that six versions of Windows 7 is far too many.

    Written by Eric Lai • 13 July 09 08:04
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    With OS project, is Google over-extending itself?

    Google's decision to build a PC operating system could be a master stroke or a colossal blunder, depending on whether the company has the resources that such an ambitious and long-term undertaking will require.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez • 09 July 09 05:15
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    Will Oracle kill the Java community?

    Will Oracle be good to Java's developers?

    Written by Robert McMillan • 04 June 09 03:41
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    Has ASUS all but given up on Linux?

    At today's ASUS product showcase in Sydney, a bunch of media representatives were given a taste of the company's latest and greatest notebooks, including the new range of Eee PC netbooks.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 27 May 09 14:53

  • Linux certifications: Hot or not?

    With Linux having gained traction in business, certifications of Linux expertise are becoming more popular, similar to how Novell or Microsoft systems certifications became important for those platforms. But some in the Linux community say the emergence of certifications is by no means a golden ticket for admins, and perhaps just a waste of time and money.

    Written by Paul Krill • 15 May 09 06:06

  • After Oracle, should MySQL users stay or go?

    How do MySQL users feel about Oracle Corp.'s takeover of the open-source database through its acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc.? Judging by Twitter, anxious -- and snarky.

    Written by Eric Lai • 22 April 09 07:53

  • Has Microsoft lost its war on open source?

    Is Microsoft a friend or foe of open source? Going by the company's actions, Microsoft can't seem to decide whether to make love or war. But if it's war, Microsoft appears to lack the legal weaponry to defeat or even disturb its adversaries.

    Written by Elizabeth Montalbano • 21 April 09 05:58

  • IBM continues push for Sun, but will the deal kill Solaris?

    The high-stakes, but still under-the covers battle by IBM to take over Sun Microsystems Inc. is still in play, but IBM may be rethinking what it is willing to pay for the enterprise vendor.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 03 April 09 07:32

  • Nine Inch Nails: the first open-source band?

    Throughout his 20+ year career as the man behind industrial-rock act Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor has been no stranger to the ways of Creative Commons and digital distribution. In fact, he's let fans tinker with his musical creations as far back as the 1999 release of his two-disc album, "The Fragile," two years before the sharing and remixing licensing arrangements of the non-profit organization Creative Commons even existed.

    Written by David Murphy • 12 Jan. 09 12:20

  • The Financial Crisis Cries for More Open Source

    Companies in a tough economy should seek alternative software options, says the CEO of open-source database-maker Ingres.

    Written by Roger Burkhardt • 09 Dec. 08 10:19

  • Fedora turns 10

    There comes a point in the life of any hard-core Linux user when the idea of digging about to find yet another obscure piece of software, compiling the code, and integrating it into your daily routine just seems annoying, not compelling. This is where Fedora comes through. Because more of the popular and necessary packages "just work" with Fedora, less time is burned spinning wheels and more time is available for productive tasks.

    Written by Paul Venezia • 09 Dec. 08 08:29

  • Open source is dying -- or maybe it isn't

    Put three geeks in a room and it won't take long to start an argument. Well, analyst Dennis Byron, veteran open source exec Stuart Cohen, and ex-Microsoft developer Keith Curtis weren't exactly in the same room, but all three have provocative opinions about the future of software in general and of open source in particular.

    Written by Bill Snyder • 05 Dec. 08 11:42

  • Analysts: OS focus could boost Moto's prospects

    Reports have Motorola announcing as soon as Thursday a big push to build new Android phones, but the more important move would be a potential plan by the handset maker to reduce the number of mobile operating systems it uses, analysts said.

    Written by Nancy Gohring • 31 Oct. 08 07:13

  • Nokia goes after Google with open-source Symbian

    Nokia has announced its Symbian mobile operating system will join the likes of Android and will become an open source operating system. The announcement was made Tuesday at the Smartphone Show in London and is seen as a bid to maintain and possibly grow its developer base. This move comes at the same time Google makes its Android source code available to developers. The Nokia news contradicts previous reports on Nokia adopting Android OS.

    Written by Daniel Ionescu • 24 Oct. 08 13:51

  • High-performance nonsense

    Quiz time. Get out your No. 2 computers and answer the following question: For the fastest and most reliable high-end computing for your enterprise, will your operating system be 1) Linux, 2) Solaris, 3) OpenVMS or 4) Windows?

    Written by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols • 14 Oct. 08 10:05

  • Are international standards organisations no longer incorruptible?

    For the last several months Microsoft has been pushing for their Office Open XML (OOXML) office suite file specification to be accepted as an international standard by ISO, presumably to help them gain traction for future government contracts (look, this file specification is an ISO standard, it must be good).

    Written by Carl Jongsma • 08 Oct. 08 13:55

  • 5 reasons why the Android phone isn't game-changing

    T-Mobile, HTC and Google launched the "world's first Android-powered mobile phone" today and proudly announced that this phone was going to be "game-changing". But after reading details on the phone, the service and some of the new applications, I'm left wondering where the game is actually changing.

    Written by Keith Shaw • 24 Sept. 08 09:54
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