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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin)

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is an extremely solid, usable, fast and secure desktop Linux OS. It continues to hone the Unity user interface introduced in earlier releases, and also migrates to a new version of the kernel. Read more

26 April, 2012 by Terry Relph-Knight
LibreOffice 3.5

LibreOffice 3.5

LibreOffice continues to improve, but it's still playing catch-up to Microsoft Office, and there's no sign of a vision that would make it a significant competitor on anything but price. Read more

21 February, 2012 by Mary Branscombe
<endeca_term>FOSS</endeca_term> v proprietary software: image editing

FOSS v proprietary software: image editing

...Photographers who do use GIMP might want to look at other useful FOSS programs, such as darktable, a digital photography workflow tool for Linux, and... Read more

9 March, 2012 by Terry Relph-Knight
Screenshots: LibreOffice 3.5

Screenshots: LibreOffice 3.5

The latest version of the free, open-source LibreOffice suite has a more consistent look and feel across its constituent applications, and renders documents better. Check our gallery for the details. Read more

21 February, 2012 by Mary Branscombe
The Impact of Organizational Culture in Managing the Change to the Use of <endeca_term>Foss</endeca_term> at a South African University

The Impact of Organizational Culture in Managing the Change to the Use of Foss at a South African University

...software landscape involves the introduction of the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). FOSS offers freedom to access and enhance software source code at low... Read more

4 October, 2011
Integrating Data From Multiple Repositories to Analyze Patterns of Contribution in <endeca_term>FOSS</endeca_term> Projects

Integrating Data From Multiple Repositories to Analyze Patterns of Contribution in FOSS Projects

The majority of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) developers is mobile and often uses different identities in the projects or... Read more

10 December, 2010
Security Evaluation and Hardening of Free and Open Source Software (<endeca_term>FOSS</endeca_term>

Security Evaluation and Hardening of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS

Recently, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) has emerged as an alternative to Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software... Read more

10 December, 2010
<endeca_term>Foss</endeca_term>&Co 1.1

Foss&Co 1.1

Welcome to Foss & Co estate agency. Find your dream home through localization of internet-based... Read more

22 July, 2011
The Future of Research in Free/Open Source Software Development

The Future of Research in Free/Open Source Software Development

Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) development is not the same as Software Engineering (SE). Why this is... Read more

8 November, 2010

Nokia files suits against HTC, RIM and ViewSonic

...ViewSonic in the Federal District Court of Delaware. Florian Mueller of the FOSS Patents blog published a list of the patents under contention on Wednesday... Read more

2 May, 2012

Samsung 305U1A - Part 1, Windows 7 Home Premium

...problem and the display was the proper resolution - it was running the FOSS Radeon driver. The other common stumbling blocks looked good as well - it... Read more

23 December, 2011

Kororaa Linux 16 - A Fedora++ Distribution

...is frequently heard about Fedora is the restrictions they have on non-FOSS software, and Kororaa takes care of a lot of that. On top... Read more

20 December, 2011

Microsoft puts up $300m in Motorola injunction battle

...might incur by allowing the software company's products to remain available. FOSS Patents's Florian Mueller was first to report on this story.The... Read more

30 March, 2012 by Don Reisinger

Apple wins Motorola injunction over gallery scrolling

...court also dismissed a 3G-related Samsung lawsuit against Apple. According to FOSS Patents, Samsung's dismissed suit was yet again about standards-essential patents... Read more

2 March, 2012

Living and Loving the Acer Aspire One 522

...distributions, such as openSuSE, Fedora, Ubuntu and their derivatives, the X.org FOSS Radeon driver works pretty well. Ordinary use is quite good, but there... Read more

24 February, 2012

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Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

2 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

3 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

3 hours ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

4 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

5 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

6 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

7 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

7 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

11 hours ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

13 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

16 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

22 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

23 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

1 day ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

1 day ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

1 day ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

1 day ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

1 day ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

1 day ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

1 day ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report