Linux News

Linux : News : SGI's Unix variant fading into history
Posted: ( Sat 21st Oct 2006 05:44:33[PM] UTC )
Silicon Graphics will phase out its Irix operating system and the MIPS chip-based computers the Unix variant runs on at the end of the year, 18 years after the once-vaunted computing company introduced the technology.

Linux : News : South Korea to redraw its maps with open source
Posted: ( Sat 21st Oct 2006 05:44:33[PM] UTC )
South Korea will try to tackle one of its lingering problems--a chaotic street and address system--through a new open-source project.

Linux : News : Oracle-Ubuntu tie-up coming?
Posted: ( Sat 21st Oct 2006 05:18:18[PM] UTC )
A trail of breadcrumbs seems to be connecting database powerhouse Oracle with the Ubuntu version of Linux. The most recent crumb was a report last week by Jeffries & Co. analyst Katherine Egbert. "Our independent checks in the past two weeks indicate that Oracle seems to be close to introducing its own software 'stack,' featuring Ubuntu Linux.

Linux : News : Indian state to bypass Microsoft 'monopoly'
Posted: ( Wed 30th Aug 2006 02:13:06[PM] UTC )
In a new attack on multinational corporations, the Communist government in India's southern state of Kerala is campaigning to eliminate Microsoft from use in public institutions, just weeks after it imposed a ban on Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

Linux : News : DIY Linux, the easy way
Posted: ( Wed 30th Aug 2006 02:12:54[PM] UTC )
So you want a Linux that's set up with just the applications you want -- no more, no less. What do you do? Well, an expert Linux user does it himself. But, not everyone's a Linux legend. For the rest of us, there are two good choices. There's a low-end personal option: Instalinux.com's free service, SystemDesigner. There's also a high-end corporate choice: rPath's rBuilder.

Linux : News : Migration tool adds "full" MS Office-to-OO.o support
Posted: ( Wed 30th Aug 2006 02:12:44[PM] UTC )
Desktop migration specialist Versora on Aug. 8 released an updated version (v2.0) of its Progression Desktop Windows to Linux desktop migration software, a tool that helps users to transfer files and settings from their Windows system to a Linux system.

Linux : News : Real to plug Windows media support into Linux
Posted: ( Wed 30th Aug 2006 02:12:24[PM] UTC )
RealNetworks will release open-source software this year that will let Linux computers play Windows Media files.

Linux : News : Linux World news
Posted: ( Wed 30th Aug 2006 02:12:05[PM] UTC )
The confab for fans of the open-source operating system kicks off Tuesday, when Linux and open-source diehards will head to San Francisco to hear what's new. On the cards: Advanced Micro Devices to launch "Rev F" versions of its Opteron chips, Sun to provide more details on moving Java into open-source development, and all the latest Linux trends.

Linux : News : For Dell, industry standard now includes Linux
Posted: ( Sat 1st Jul 2006 05:49:20[PM] UTC )
Dell, long a provider of choice for companies looking for PCs based on Intel hardware and Microsoft software, says that Linux now makes up 25 percent of its enterprise market.

Linux : News : Sun says open-source Java possible in 'months'
Posted: ( Sat 1st Jul 2006 05:39:42[PM] UTC )
A Sun Microsystems Inc. executive said Tuesday said the company is "months" away from releasing its trademark Java programming language under an open-source license.

Linux : News : Taiwan mandates Linux-ready PCs
Posted: ( Sat 1st Jul 2006 05:39:42[PM] UTC )
Taiwan has mandated that all PCs purchased for government use must now be compatible with the Linux operating system.

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.

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.