Open Source

64-Bit Migration: Linux Also Has Troubles

Windows 7 didn't make Andrew Garcia's 64-bit migration easy. Ubuntu makes the journey easier, but Jason Brooks is surprised to…

15 years ago

It’s Not That Hard To Write a Smartphone Operating System!

It's easier to write a mobile operating system than we've been led to believe, says Steve Brazier - and some…

15 years ago

OpenGoo Review – DIY Web Office

Available in DIY or "with tech support" versions OpenGoo lacks some functionality, it has limited file formats, but, frees users…

15 years ago

New Microsoft Open Source Foundation Doesn’t Allay Suspicion

Microsoft's Codeplex Foundation, ostensibly supporting open source, arrives at a time when the company's actions are under suspicion, as usual

15 years ago

Hungary Says Yes To Open Source – But Keeps The Lion’s Share For Microsoft

ULX, Red Hat and otherĀ  open source solution providers can now tender for public sector IT contracts in Hungary -…

15 years ago

Startup Offers Open-Source VMware-Based Cloud Platform

Eucalyptus, a startup that developed an Amazon EC2-compatible internal cloud computing environment has released its first commercial product

15 years ago

Linux Defends Against Microsoft By Buying Its Old Patents

A collaborative organisation that enables innovation in open source, has announced the acquisition of 22 Linux-focused patents that were marketed…

15 years ago

Red Hat’s Whitehurst: What Next For Open Source?

Red Hat can't match Microsoft or Oracle's marketing budgets, but the open source paradigm gives it an advantage in the…

15 years ago

Apple Patches Older Version Of Leopard OS

Just a week after the release of its 'Snow Leopard' OS, Apple has patched its predecessor to plug a security…

15 years ago

Red Hat: We Need To Get Beyond Techies

The vendor is taking steps to move up the enterprise food chain and persuade executives of the value of its…

15 years ago

Red Hat Projects Aim To Clarify The Cloud

The launch of Red Hat projects Hail and Delta look beyond 'public' and 'private' cloud computing to facilitate greater cloud…

15 years ago

EC Delays Sun Oracle Ruling Over MySQL Concerns

The European Commission, concerned about the impact of an Oracle-Sun merger on the database market, is opening an in-depth investigation…

15 years ago

Nokia Discusses Linux Strategy, New Handsets

Nokia VP Kai Oistamo offered an overview of all that was new at Nokia World 09, starting Sept. 2

15 years ago

Red Hat and JBoss must bridge business gap

After setting out its technology roadmap, Red Hat Summit attendees call on the open source vendor to address the business…

15 years ago

JBoss chief admits EAP 5.0 launch is better late than never

Yesterday's application server launch provides JBoss with a foundation for growth, tighter integration with Red Hat and cloud computing penetration

15 years ago

Turning virtualisation management into a virtue

Virtualisation held the promise of simplifying IT infrastructures, but ended up creating another abstracted management layer, says Veeam's CEO, Ratmir…

15 years ago

Nokia Announces New N900 Linux Tablet

Despite Nokia's Linux netbook, Maemo Linux not dead - it still lives on in a niche tablet product

15 years ago

FSF Launches “Windows 7 Sins” Campaign

Microsoft has been targeted by the Free Software Foundation, which is insisting in a new "Windows 7 Sins" campaign that…

15 years ago

Agile Development Takes Another Leap

Software developers looking to make their work more flexible have a get-together in Chicago this week

15 years ago

Google Wave Review: Not A Rave – Yet

The developer preview of Google Wave has some rough edges, but it shows potential. Clever developers could use this for…

15 years ago

Google Developing Caffeine Storage System

This new storage system will include more diagnostic and historic data and autonomic software

15 years ago

ODF safe from Microsoft / i4i Lawsuit

Open Document FormatĀ  uses different technology and so is immune to the lawsuit that struck Microsoft, according to experts

15 years ago

Microsoft Word Ruling Could Threaten Open Source

The lawsuit could also present trouble down the road for the XML-based OpenDocument Format, for spreadsheets, word-processing and other productivity…

15 years ago

Security Researchers Harness 1 Million Linux Virtual Machines

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have demonstrated the ability to run more than 1 million Linux kernels as virtual machines,…

15 years ago

Call For Web Ideas To Improve Democracy

mySociety is looking for input on how it can use the Internet to give the UK more information about its…

15 years ago

Suse Studio Review – DIY Linux

Make your own made to measure Linux distribution with this versatile online tool

15 years ago

Swiss Government Has Microsoft “Dependency”

Open source advocates claim that a Swiss government department must open its doors to non-proprietary software

15 years ago

NetBeans IDE 6.7 Review

Integration with the Kenai open-source collaboration site along with many new features makes the latest version of NetBeans IDE seem…

15 years ago

Swiss Open Source Decision Going Microsoft’s Way

But the case isn't over yet argue legal experts and there is still room for an appeal

15 years ago

Can Android Beat RIM In The Enterprise?

The Google Android mobile OS is making its way to the enterprise. Research In Motion is still leading the pack.…

15 years ago