Open Source News
This section provides a daily dose of regularly updated Open Source News.Microsoft Patent Deal With JVC May Cover Linux Use
Previously, Microsoft has reached Linux accords with Samsung, Novell, LG Electronics, and Linux distributor Xandros.
1/16/2008 11:40:14 AM
Linux gets a taste of Windows and Mac
KDE 4.0, released on Friday, adds a range of new features to the popular desktop user interface for Linux
1/16/2008 9:55:59 AM
Mandriva and Turbolinux Have Another Go at a United Linux
451 CAOS Theory: "Second-tier Linux distributors Mandriva and Turbolinux have been quietly working together since October on a joint project called Manbo-Labs to create a unified Linux base to underpin their respective distributions..."
1/16/2008 9:24:25 AM
Linux available on ThinkPad T61 and R61
Several months after the initial announcement, Lenovo releases details on the models that will come pre-loaded with Linux.
1/15/2008 12:43:59 PM
Torvalds podcast discusses Linux phones
— Jan. 08, 2008 — Linus Torvalds will discuss Linux in mobile phones, GPL licensing issues, his focus on desktop Linux, and other topics of the day in a podcast to launch at 9AM PST/12PM EST. The podcast kicks off a series of interviews produced by the Linux Foundation (LF). ...
1/14/2008 6:27:56 PM
Convergent Linux Platform architecture
With its ready-to-go Linux phone stack, the company hopes to offer the mobile Linux community the same ease of porting as is commonly attributed to Windows Mobile.
1/14/2008 11:42:46 AM
Linux PC models multiply as Vista struggles
Demand for Linux systems is such that some retailers are selling out. Last year, for instance, Wal-Mart for a time couldn't fulfill orders for Everex's $199 gPC.
1/14/2008 11:39:16 AM
Linux PC Models Multiply As Vista Struggles (InformationWeek)
The article highlights various machines, targeted at regular consumers, that run Linux. " What's behind the growing interest in open source computing, long the preserve of self-styled computer geeks?
1/14/2008 10:42:19 AM
StreamMyGame launches Linux player - Play PC games on your PlayStation 3
StreamMyGame.com announced today the release of its free Linux Player, an application that enables you to play any PC game via a PlayStation 3 running Linux.
1/14/2008 6:02:31 AM
Lenovo releases Linux Thinkpads
Nick Farrell the Inquirer , Monday 14 January 2008. 09:14:00 Singing with SUSE LENOVO has said that it will release a SUSE Linux version of its ThinkPad range in the middle of January.
1/14/2008 4:24:23 AM
Torvalds breaks down Linux
Linux development is more like a social network built on trusted relationships and less like a democratic community of individuals dedicated to a single development process, according to Linux creator Linus Torvalds.
1/13/2008 4:53:08 PM
Troubleshooting Linux using syslog.conf
"Different Linux packages have their own configuration files for Linux network configuration and troubleshooting. Due to this reason Linux system administration becomes daunting.
1/13/2008 3:08:45 AM
Gentoo Linux Founder Daniel Robbins Offers To Return As Gentoo President
The guy who created Gentoo Linux, Daniel Robbins, has offered a solution to the remarkable situation created by the revoking of the Gentoo Foundations's charter several weeks ago: he is offering to return as President. 'I have received permission from my employer to return and serve as President of the Gentoo Foundation, renew its charter, and then work in some capacity to help to get Gentoo ...
1/12/2008 1:18:22 PM
Android Competitor Adds Members to Deliver a Mobile Linux Platform
Trolltech, Acrodea, ETRI, Huawei and Purple Labs have joined the LiMo Foundation started a year ago by Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics and Vodafone to deliver a mobile Linux platform. Said platform would perforce have to compete against the Linux-based Google-organized Android platform.
1/12/2008 12:59:36 PM
Shift Linux pre 0.6 KDE4 release
We are happy to announce that we have released a Shift Linux pre 0.6 KDE4 version for you to try. KDE4 was just released on the 11th, and we wanted to try this new desktop version with our distribution.
1/12/2008 12:38:14 PM
Wal-Mart To Sell $399 Ubuntu Linux-based Laptop with Google Operating System
The Ubuntu Linux-based gOS operating system from Good OS LLC (www.thinkgos.com) includes so many Google applications like Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google News Google Maps and YouTube that it's often referred to as the Google operating system. It also includes Firefox, Skype, Facebook and OpenOffice 2.3.
1/12/2008 12:18:22 PM
New KDE Makes Linux Look Lovely
The popular K Desktop Environment for Linux has been upgraded, enhancing the rich visual front end for the operating system and adding features that make the free software offering just as visually stunning as Vista and Leopard.
1/11/2008 5:09:50 PM
KDE 4 gives Linux some Mac, Windows flavor
A major KDE overhaul gives of one of the two prevailing Linux user interfaces a new look and new applications. Some features will be familiar Windows and Mac OS X users.
1/11/2008 3:43:59 PM
Images: Linux gets a taste of Windows and Mac
A major KDE overhaul gives a leading Linux interface a new look and new apps. Some features will be familiar to Windows and Mac OS X users.
1/11/2008 2:43:59 PM
The Linux Desktop Paradox
Every year pundits proclaim the Year of the Linux Desktop. Could this be the case for 2008? It's a paradox.
1/11/2008 11:30:49 AM
KDE 4: A New Dawn for the Linux Desktop?
With a new visual interface including new themes sounds and effects as well as a semantic file manager , speed and multimedia handling improvements, KDE 4 is a major release for the Linux desktop.
1/11/2008 8:16:17 AM
Upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit Fedora Linux without a system reinstall
One great thing about Linux is that you can transplant a hard disk from a machine that runs a 32-bit AMD XP processor into a new 64-bit Intel Core 2 machine, and the Linux installation will continue to work. However, if you do this, you'll be running a 32-bit kernel, a C library, and a complete system install on a processor that could happily run 64-bit code. You'll waste even more resources if ...
1/11/2008 3:28:04 AM
Lovable LUGgable: Support Your Linux User Group
The Linux Distillery: "There's no denying that the widespread growth of Linux was due in part to the raw enthusiasm of advocates meeting together under the broad banner of a 'LUG'--a Linux User Group..."
1/11/2008 2:20:24 AM
Podcast explains Linux kernel ports
— Jan. 03, 2008 — Timesys's 24th and 25th podcast episodes explain how to port a Linux kernel to a new hardware platform.
1/10/2008 5:13:07 PM
Five new firmware releases target Linux-based "Slug"
— Jan. 03, 2008 — An online developer community that distributes alternative Linux-based firmware for a low-cost networked attached storage (NAS) device has announced five new firmware releases.
1/10/2008 2:01:21 PM
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