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LinuxWorld: Telecoms connect to server Linux group
News Intel, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and NEC founded the Open Source Development Lab in 2000 to improve Linux on powerful servers. For all your GNU/Linux and open source news, from the latest kernel releases to the newest distributions, see ZDNet UK's...
[January 31, 2002, 12:04]
Greenpeace UK makes 'sensible' switch to Linux
News In a general update of its IT systems, environmental campaign group Greenpeace UK has chosen to run three of its four systems on Linux instead of Windows because the open source operating system was the "more sensible" option.
[March 26, 2004, 9:45]
SuSE, Sun hook up on grid software
News Though Linux is also open source and available for free, several companies sell their own versions, or "distributions", of the operating system combined with various other software. For all your GNU/Linux and open source news, from the latest...
[April 23, 2002, 10:54]
The march of Linux in the enterprise
News Some lower-level managers are committed to broader use of Linux and open source, and they are pondering ways to convince, cajole or outright disregard directives, policies or other obstacles by formulating informal declarations on a reward/penalty...
[March 11, 2004, 13:45]
Cubans prefer Linux to sex
Blog It's hard to pin down who's using Linux and open source, and how much interest there is. Website monitoring company Pingdom thinks it's got a handle on the worldwide distribution of interest in Linux.
[August 22, 2008, 15:12]
Google joins open source-patent network
News In announcing the move, Google noted that the company relies heavily on open source and, particularly, on Linux. Do a search on Google.com, and a Linux server will return your results," said Google open-source programs manager Chris DiBona in a...
[August 8, 2007, 9:34]
Xbox Linux group seeks Microsoft seal of approval
News In an open letter sent to Microsoft, the organisers of the Xbox Linux Project requested that the software giant "sign" its Xbox version of the open-source operating sytem. Programmers have developed media players, software emulators and other...
[February 20, 2003, 11:30]
Open-source approach fades in tough times
News The open-source movement -- best exemplified by the Linux operating system and the General Public License (GPL) that governs it -- features collaborative programming by all comers. At least one company refuses to budge from its open-source stance...
[November 20, 2001, 13:03]
Technology in emerging markets
News Buoyed by the success of cooperative ventures promoting Linux in Brazil and a few other developing countries, IBM plans to spread its open source philosophy to other parts of the globe in 2005. The greatest opportunity for the growth of open source...
[February 15, 2005, 15:30]
Linux a picture of health at CeBIT
News One of CeBIT's many halls included the Linux Park, where open source vendors and developers could mingle. Klaus Knopper attracted a packed crowd on Friday lunchtime when he demonstrated the latest version of his Linux distribution.
[March 11, 2005, 17:55]
Lotus Notes meets Linux
News Lotus Notes on Linux 7.0.1, which will be generally available from 24 July, is based on the Eclipse open-source framework. The new desktop software, tailored to the Linux open-source operating system, is designed to help corporations that choose...
[July 10, 2006, 10:50]
Free office suite coming to the Mac
News For all your GNU/Linux and open source news, from the latest kernel releases to the newest distributions, see ZDNet UK's Linux Lounge. However, until now it has only been available on Linux, Windows and Unix platforms.
[May 8, 2002, 14:47]
LinuxWorld to hit UK
News Big companies such as IBM and HP have become vocal advocates for Linux and other open source software, with IBM pledging that it will spend around £650m a year to promote Linux. In the UK, as in other European countries, Linux has caught the...
[November 21, 2002, 14:49]
Metrowerks drives Linux towards automotive industry
News Metrowerks, a provider of products for embedded developers, on Monday introduced Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), which will allow automotive companies to create navigation, hands-free phone and infotainment systems based on a customised version of...
[October 20, 2004, 12:35]
Pricing scuppers Media Player-free XP
Talkback You see, I happen to remember back in 1998, when we heard equally loud boasts from open source Linux nuts, confidently predicting impending doom for Microsoft, and how Linux was going to overtake Windows by 2000!
[June 27, 2005, 18:53]
When support becomes sabotage
Talkback Flaming and offensive posts do not advance the cause of linux and open source. This is not to say that I approve, by way of example, pf Ms DiDio's biased and uniformed articles, but intemperate responses play into the hands of those seeking to...
[April 12, 2005, 14:17]
Linux Australia trademark battle takes new twist
News Linux Australia Pty Ltd, currently trading as Openera, came under scrutiny from open-source enthusiasts last month when it was revealed that its application to trademark Linux Australia had been challenged by Australia's peak open-source body...
[September 23, 2004, 9:40]
CA opens up Ingres
News In another effort to boost its participation in open-source projects, Computer Associates has contributed software called Kernel Generalised Event Model to the Linux development process. The open-source version of Ingres on Linux will join a number...
[May 25, 2004, 9:00]
Linux groomed for government role
News A technology think tank is campaigning to win Linux a greater role in government by offering to act as a central repository for a federally certified version of the open-source operating system. The government wants to get open-source certified...
[August 16, 2002, 13:24]
Trouble ahead for Linux?
News It would do so because there are hundreds of open-source programmers out there, who want--indeed, need--to have Linux stay on one standard base. Because Linux is a Gnu Public License open-source OS. If you don't understand the open-source model or...
[March 28, 2000, 9:24]
