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Linux : News : Kerala to be FOSS destination
Posted: ( Sat 1st Jul 2006 05:39:42[PM] UTC )
PC sellers, smarting at Microsoft for juggling them in a legal trapez, are now looking upon an 83-year old crusader to settle their old scores with the IT behemoth. Kerala chief minister VS Achuthanandan is on a trip to develop the state as India’s FOSS (Free and Open Software Systems) destination, with backing from National Informatics Centre (NIC).

Linux : News : Mobile next battleground for Linux
Posted: ( Sat 1st Jul 2006 05:39:06[PM] UTC )
The co-founder of one of the most popular mobile Linux platforms has predicted a "revolution" in the use of open-source software on phones and handheld devices.

Linux : News : SanDisk goes after the iPod iPuppets
Posted: ( Wed 14th Jun 2006 04:24:22[PM] UTC )
SanDisk is reported to have quietly approached the open source developers behind Rockbox, a free operating system for MP3 players.

main : News : Microsoft takes on net nasties
Posted: ( Wed 14th Jun 2006 04:24:22[PM] UTC )
Allchin says Ballmer, the world's 13th wealthiest man with a fortune of about $18 billion, spent almost two days trying to rid the PC of worms, viruses, spyware, malware and severe fragmentation without success.

main : News : Financial firm trades in OpenView for open source
Posted: ( Sun 27th Nov 2005 01:43:02[AM] UTC )
Five years ago Yodlee Inc. purchased a proprietary application to monitor its core application and network infrastructure. Then the troubles began. The Redwood City, Calif.-based provider of risk management applications implemented Hewlett-Packard's OpenView product to monitor its own IT infrastructure, but instead of a smooth, carefree process, the company quickly realized several unforeseen challenges on the radar screen.

Linux : News : OpenOffice celebrates anniversary by squashing bug
Posted: ( Sun 27th Nov 2005 01:35:30[AM] UTC )
The fifth anniversary of the OpenOffice.org launch seemed like a good day to release version 2.0 of the open-source office software suite, but a last-minute bug forced a delay.

Linux : News : Open-source ECM tool nears release
Posted: ( Sun 27th Nov 2005 01:35:30[AM] UTC )
Software provider Alfresco is putting finishing touches to the first release of its open-source technology to help businesses manage their data.

Linux : News : AMD enters India's low-cost PC market
Posted: ( Sun 27th Nov 2005 01:35:30[AM] UTC )
AMD announced a PC priced at about $230 for the Indian market. The new PC features AMD's x86 1600 MHz processor with 128MB of RAM and a 40GB hard disk, and comes with a 15-inch digital color monitor, 52x optical drive, keyboard, scroll mouse and the Linux OS.

Linux : News : Linux calling: Are cell phones ready?
Posted: ( Sun 27th Nov 2005 01:35:29[AM] UTC )
The Open Source Development Labs, an industry consortium devoted to improving Linux, plans to launch an initiative Monday to bring the open-source operating system to mobile phones.

Linux : News : First OpenSuSE Linux Distribution Set for October
Posted: ( Tue 13th Sep 2005 04:50:07[PM] UTC )
Novell Inc. launched its community-based OpenSuSE development in early August. This new distribution is built on the foundation of Novell's SuSE Linux Pro line.

Linux : News : GPL Revision Gets Under Way
Posted: ( Tue 13th Sep 2005 04:49:51[PM] UTC )
On Tuesday, the Free Software Foundation announced the creation of the global "GPL Version 3 Development and Publicity Project," which will help create the next version of the General Public License.

Linux : News : MontaVista beats real-time Linux deadline
Posted: ( Tue 13th Sep 2005 04:47:17[PM] UTC )
MontaVista Software, a company that sells Linux for embedded computing devices such as telecommunications gear, plans to announce Tuesday that it's hit a speed goal earlier than expected.

Linux : News : Rating system to evaluate open-source software
Posted: ( Tue 13th Sep 2005 04:47:17[PM] UTC )
No-cost software, despite the price, can be confusing and costly for corporations to use.

Linux : News : Novell seeks outside help with Linux
Posted: ( Fri 19th Aug 2005 04:39:32[PM] UTC )
Novell plans to begin opening up development of one of its Linux products to outside programmers in a project called OpenSuse, a strategy similar to that taken by rival Red Hat, Novell is expected to announce next week.

Linux : News : Unhappiness drives open source adoption
Posted: ( Fri 19th Aug 2005 04:32:18[PM] UTC )
Google Inc open source programs manager Chris DiBona said the search giant has stuck with Linux throughout the company's life, in part, because it was unhappy with the terms of another software company.