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Linux : News : Key bugs in core Linux code squashed
Posted: ( Fri 19th Aug 2005 04:29:32[PM] UTC )
Serious security bugs in key parts of the latest Linux code have been fixed, but some small glitches have been introduced, according to a recent scan.

Linux : News : USB server offers Linux to go
Posted: ( Fri 19th Aug 2005 04:29:32[PM] UTC )
A small Utah-based company has developed a portable Linux server that can be plugged into the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port of a Windows PCs.

Linux : News : Sun sets up open-source office
Posted: ( Fri 19th Aug 2005 04:03:51[PM] UTC )
Sun Microsystems on Wednesday night launched an office dedicated to open-source matters, signaling a new elevation of the collaborative programming philosophy within the server and software company.

FreeBSD : News : FreeBSD 6.0 to target wireless devices
Posted: ( Fri 19th Aug 2005 04:03:51[PM] UTC )
FreeBSD is hoping to move beyond the server and desktop market by tackling wireless devices.

Linux : News : Head to Head: Linux vs. Windows on 64-Bit Chips
Posted: ( Wed 25th May 2005 03:26:10[PM] UTC )
For the first time in history, there are more Linux software choices than Windows choices -- in the 64-bit arena -- but it is likely that the situation will not remain that way for long. Let the debate begin anew, in other words.

Linux : News : $100 Linux laptop to help world's poor
Posted: ( Wed 25th May 2005 03:26:10[PM] UTC )
A global education system in which Linux notebook computers are as common as pencils or textbooks even in the poorest nations has been outlined today by a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Linux : News : Turbolinux turns profitable, looks to India
Posted: ( Wed 25th May 2005 03:11:29[PM] UTC )
Turbolinux achieved profitability in Japan and China for the first time last year and is now looking to expand its operations in India, its chief financial officer said Wednesday.

Linux : News : MIT urges Brazil to adopt open-source
Posted: ( Wed 25th May 2005 03:11:29[PM] UTC )
MIT's Media Lab has recommended Brazil install open-source software instead of proprietary software offered by Microsoft on thousands of computers that will be sold to the poor, according to a letter obtained by Reuters Thursday.

Linux : News : Adobe opens source code kimono
Posted: ( Wed 25th May 2005 03:11:29[PM] UTC )
Adobe lost many friends in the open source community four years ago when it decided to prosecute Russian developer Dmitri Sklyarov under the DMCA, for publishing details of how to circument eBook encryption. But while it's a little late for an olive branch, the software giant's decision to release code under the OSI-compatible MIT license last week has been warmly received. Adam and Eve are two C++ libraries that Adobe uses extensively in its own products.

Linux : News : IBM Pledges $100 Million to Workplace on Linux
Posted: ( Wed 25th May 2005 03:11:29[PM] UTC )
IBM announced a $100 million commitment to strengthen the development of its Lotus Workplace messaging and collaboration platform on Linux. The money will be spent over the next three years to build Linux extensions to Workplace, with the most significant piece being the development of a Linux client for Workplace.

Linux : News : Linux desktops have internal role at Cisco
Posted: ( Sat 5th Mar 2005 05:40:16[PM] UTC )
Cisco's IT Manager Manning estimates that it takes a company approximately one desktop administrator to support 40 Windows PCs, while one administrator can support between 200 and 400 Linux desktops.

Linux : News : Xen lures big-name endorsements
Posted: ( Sat 5th Mar 2005 05:40:16[PM] UTC )
In just a few short months, an open-source software package called Xen has been catapulted from obscurity to the limelight as many computing industry powers throw their weight behind the project.

Linux : News : MontaVista aims to simplify cell phone Linux
Posted: ( Sat 5th Mar 2005 05:40:16[PM] UTC )
MontaVista Software launched a program Monday to make it simpler for cell phone makers and wireless carriers to use the Linux operating system.

Linux : News : First Linux-powered UMTS 3G mobile arrives
Posted: ( Sat 5th Mar 2005 05:40:16[PM] UTC )
The world's first UMTS/Edge smartphone reference design based on the Linux operating system has been unveiled. Developed by a group of companies including Samsung Electronics and Infineon Technologies, the platform is designed to incorporate advanced 3G and multimedia services such as UMTS/Edge dual mode voice calls, video calls and video streaming.

Linux : News : Sun floats open-source database idea
Posted: ( Sun 20th Feb 2005 06:13:07[AM] UTC )
Sun Microsystems has raised the possibility that it might offer customers its own database, a move that could trigger displeasure at Oracle but curry favor with open-source advocates.