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FreeOS  News Linux : News : Linux Creator Calls Backporting 'Good Thing'
Posted: ( Wed 21st Apr 2004 04:59:34[PM] UTC )
The creator of the Linux operating system, Linus
Torvalds, has weighed in on the issue of backporting
features from newer Linux kernels into older ones,
calling the practice a good thing for the most part.
Linux : News : SUSE CTO Takes Issue With 'Backporting'
Posted: ( Wed 21st Apr 2004 04:59:17[PM] UTC )
SUSE's chief technology officer said he believes the
practice of "backporting" features from the 2.6 Linux kernel into older versions is a "bad thing" because it interferes with standardization of the open source operating system.
Linux : News : Lindows Offers Free OS Download
Posted: ( Wed 21st Apr 2004 04:57:42[PM] UTC )
hat better way is there to drum up interest in your
software after a shift in its brand name? If you're
Lindows CEO Michael Robertson, you give it away.
Linux : News : Samsung to Adopt Linux OS
Posted: ( Wed 21st Apr 2004 04:57:42[PM] UTC )
Home appliances giant Samsung Electronics is leaning
towards using Linux as the major operating system in
its products. A Samsung official said the company will increase the number of Linux-based items and developers to adopt Linux as a strategic operating system.
SkyOS : News : SkyOS 5.0 Beta
Posted: ( Mon 12th Apr 2004 06:13:38[PM] UTC )
SkyOS is a free operating system written from scratch for the x86 architecture. It has all of the features desired in a modern operating system. Version 5.0 is now available for distribution to beta testers. Users may download previous versions for free.
Linux : News : Linux PDA Reviews
Posted: ( Mon 12th Apr 2004 06:12:08[PM] UTC )
PDA Buyer's Guide has a collection of Linux PDA reviews that includes all existing Sharp Zaurus models as well as Yopy Linux PDA.
Linux : News : Fedora Core 2 Shows 2.6 Kernel's Stuff
Posted: ( Mon 12th Apr 2004 06:10:37[PM] UTC )
When Red Hat inc. turned its general-purpose Linux
distribution from a retail product to the community-supported Fedora project, the company set out to define the project by the aggressiveness of its development course.
Linux : News : Torvalds: Open Source Keeps People Honest
Posted: ( Mon 12th Apr 2004 06:10:37[PM] UTC )
The "father" of Linux talks with InformationWeek about data-center Linux, trust, and SCO Group's lawsuits.
Linux : News : SuSE YAST going open source
Posted: ( Sun 21st Mar 2004 08:26:43[AM] UTC )
For years, SuSE has considered its YAST (Yet Another
Setup Tool) technology--software for installing,
configuring and managing Linux--an advantage over its competitors and forbade them from incorporating it into the products they sold. But with the new plan, to be announced Monday at Novell's Brainshare conference, the company will release YAST under the General Public License (GPL), sources familiar with the plan said.
Linux : News : SCO can't slow open source
Posted: ( Sun 21st Mar 2004 08:23:54[AM] UTC )
Despite the furor surrounding the SCO Group's lawsuits over Linux, companies have not been deterred from adopting open-source technology.
Linux : News : Hyundai Motor Adopts Linux
Posted: ( Sun 21st Mar 2004 08:23:54[AM] UTC )
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest automaker, and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. have adopted a Linux cluster system built by International Business Machines Corp., the world's largest computer maker, for vehicle crash simulation testing and analysis, IBM Korea said on Wednesday.
Linux : News : Linux gets Intel help with Centrino
Posted: ( Sun 21st Mar 2004 08:21:37[AM] UTC )
A year after it launched its Centrino chip package for building notebooks with wireless networking abilities, Intel has begun a public project to let Linux take advantage of the hardware.
Linux : News : Linux leads point-of-sale OS growth, but faces obstacles
Posted: ( Sun 21st Mar 2004 08:21:37[AM] UTC )
Linux was the fastest growing operating system in the point-of-sale (POS) terminal market in 2003, according to a study by IHL Consulting Group. However, Linux's market share is still quite small, and adoption has slowed since Microsoft released Windows XP Embedded (XPe) IHL says.
Linux : News : SCO's Suit: A Match Made in Redmond?
Posted: ( Sun 21st Mar 2004 08:18:33[AM] UTC )
Just as the legal battle over Linux was about to become even more expensive, Microsoft suggested that a hedge fund invest in the outfit.
Linux : News : Macromedia to test Linux support
Posted: ( Sun 21st Mar 2004 08:17:21[AM] UTC )
Macromedia will begin experimenting with Linux support, releasing versions of its development tools that work with the open-source operating system, a company executive said on Thursday.
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