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Jesse Berst: The LinuX-Files: Uncovering the OS Conspiracy
News In many ways, Linux, the open source alternative OS, has a lot in common with The X-Files. The Linux Cluster Cabal (LCC) will add clustering capabilities to the alternative OS. Instead of a government conspiracy, the Linux community opposes all...
[October 12, 1999, 9:09]
Windows refund is a 'PR stunt' - Microsoft
News Organisers at www.thenoodle.com, a Web services site, have created a "Windows Refund Center" meant to appeal to users of Linux, NetWare, OS/2, BSD, BeOS and other alternative operating systems who balk at paying what they are calling a "Microsoft...
[January 22, 1999, 9:51]
Linux backing is good news, bad news for Be
News On Tuesday, Red Hat, distributor of the alternative OS Linux, unveiled backing from Intel, Netscape Communications and two venture capitalists, lending even more momentum to OSes other than those created by Microsoft.
[October 5, 1998, 8:49]
A Year Ago: Windows refund is a 'PR stunt' - Microsoft
News Organisers at www.thenoodle.com, a Web services site, have created a "Windows Refund Center" meant to appeal to users of Linux, NetWare, OS/2, BSD, BeOS and other alternative operating systems who balk at paying what they are calling a "Microsoft...
[January 22, 2000, 6:07]
Exclusive: UK local authority adopts Linux
News The alternative OS, developed by Finnish developer Linus Torvalds, is widely regarded as the next big thing in enterprise computing and is widely expected to find roots in a variety of governmental institutions, mostly at the expense of Microsoft...
[January 18, 2000, 10:52]
Linux carves niche in PDA market
News For example, open-source advocates are working on a Linux-based OS as an alternative to the Pocket PC operating system on the Compaq iPac. Although the daVinci is a very basic model that won't interest many IT pros, it does provide an alternative...
[June 11, 2002, 12:34]
Paragon Russian PiLoc for Palm OS
Downloads Paragon Russian PiLoc provides the Russian Palm OS localization. Paragon Russian PiLoc creates an environment to operate with Palm OS in Russian. Paragon Russian PiLoc is a common solution of Palm OS localization problem, chosen by a number of Palm...
[June 24, 2008, 8:00]
Naked PCs
Talkback If a vendor sells a PC and offers the consumer a choice of OSs the consumer gets the choice the EU is after and the vendor would still pre-install the OS before taking the machine home, either by slotting in a pre-loaded HD and applying a license...
[October 2, 2007, 12:32]
MS Windows vs. MS Office?
News While some Microsoft competitors like Sun Microsystems and Oracle are touting a world of OS-free clients, once known as "network computers," Microsoft and others have not bought into that model. The resulting availability of Microsoft applications...
[May 2, 2000, 8:21]
Mac-clone maker Psystar to countersue Apple
News My goal is to provide an alternative, not to free the Mac OS," said Pedraza. Miami-based Psystar, owned by Rudy Pedraza, will sue Apple under two federal laws designed to discourage monopolies and cartels, the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton...
[August 27, 2008, 8:17]
StarOffice enters Solaris orbit
News Solaris x86 has lost ground in recent years to Linux, an open-source, Unix-like OS, prompting Sun to waver in its support of its own OS. The release yesterday of the productivity software, named StarOffice 7 for Solaris x86, comes as Sun tries to...
[February 5, 2004, 8:45]
Im talking Mainstream
Talkback At one of my workshops before i had an IT teacher come in who had completely mucked up her OS trying to Install panda antivirus how would you expect people like her to cope with an alternative (just yet i add).
[October 22, 2007, 11:02]
US Report: Red Hat's red letter day
News Netscape said the move would create even more support for the alternative OS -- and make IT professionals in large companies proud to support Linux. Linus Torvalds, the founder of Linux, said the move is good for the momentum of the OS, but hardly...
[September 30, 1998, 8:34]
PalmSource to ditch Graffiti
News Keyboards are gaining popularity among Palm OS device makers as an alternative method of data-input to handwriting. The operating system subsidiary of handheld maker Palm announced Monday that it has signed a licensing agreement with Redwood Shores...
[January 14, 2003, 8:03]
Thinking of ditching IE? Think again
Talkback More and more even including the OS of their choice. Partly because Microsoft itself forces it by delivering various OS version specific (even SP specific) products like IE. And partly because a growing number of Microsoft customers will opt for...
[October 18, 2005, 21:44]
Russian PiLoc Full localization for Palm TX
Downloads Russian PiLoc Full localization system for Palm TX is one of best-selling solutions of Palm OS localization. Piloc localization systems series provides language support and interface translation for more then 40 languages and the most popular Palm...
[February 1, 2007, 6:00]
Russian PiLoc Deluxe Full localization for Treo 650
Downloads Russian PiLoc Deluxe Full localization system for Treo 650 is one of the best-selling solutions of Palm OS localization. PiLoc provides language support and interface translation for more then 40 languages and the most popular Palm OS devices...
[December 14, 2005, 6:00]
Russian PiLoc Deluxe Full localization for Palm Centro
Downloads Russian PiLoc Deluxe Full localization system for Palm Centro is one of the best-selling solutions of Palm OS localization. PiLoc localization systems series provides language support and interface translation for more thean 40 languages and the...
[December 12, 2008, 6:00]
Corel closes the curtain on open source
News An early, pre-release version of Xandros' software has already surfaced as the core of Lindows OS, a version of Linux touted as being able to run popular Windows applications. Apple's Mac OS X is built on a BSD core.
[February 18, 2002, 14:37]
Comdex: Linux hits the pop charts
News The approach is at odds with proprietary systems, such as Microsoft Windows and IBM's OS/2, which are tightly controlled by their corporate owners. People will see an area that has more Linux people than they knew existed," said Bolzern, a board...
[November 16, 1998, 8:27]
