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Linux vendors ready Asianux 2.0
News Software vendors in China and South Korea are expected to release the Asianux 2.0, an Asian Linux distribution, later this week. The server operating system, developed by China's Red Flag Software, Japan's Miracle Linux and South Korean software...
[August 24, 2005, 16:30]
Linux tablet PC breaks $1000 barrier
News A small PC maker and a Linux distributor have teamed up to offer a tablet-style PC for $999 (about £600), hundreds of dollars less than similar devices running Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition software.
[December 2, 2003, 8:40]
Linux watch counts down to launch
News IBM will be showing the latest version of its prototype Linux watch at CeBIT this month. IBM had previously demonstrated Linux-based watches developed independently of Citizen, but the WatchPad is the first such device that do much besides just...
[March 8, 2002, 17:34]
Linux start-up lays off employees
News Mission Critical Linux, which once hoped to lead a second, more mature generation of Linux companies, was forced to lay off 90 percent of its staff after unsuccessful attempts to attract a buyer. Mission Critical Linux specialised in a high-end...
[March 7, 2002, 12:04]
Linux Mint Xfce Community Edition Released
Blog A Community Edition of Linux Mint using the Xfce desktop was announced over the weekend. This combines two of my favorite things in Linux - the Mint distribution, which I think is absolutely wonderful for most end users, and the Xfce desktop, which...
[September 14, 2009, 13:21]
Linux taken for a ride in the Old West
News A:In the last five years we've made a lot of progress — we've moved all our file and print servers, approximately 90 percent of our Web server activity and several mission critical applications to Linux.
[February 20, 2006, 14:55]
Linux maker Mandrake: We need cash
News Linux seller MandrakeSoft issued a plea for cash Friday, encouraging people to buy products, MandrakeClub memberships or company stock. MandrakeSoft isn't the only company to struggle with the business prospects of Linux, an open-source clone of...
[December 23, 2002, 8:41]
'Linux' trademark doesn't matter, says Stallman
News Richard Stallman, chair of the Free Software Foundation, said on Thursday that the Linux trademark fracas in Australia has distracted attention away from the real issue - that of freedom to distribute and change software.
[August 26, 2005, 18:05]
Linux standard gets stamp of approval
News A project aimed at keeping different Linux distributions on the same track has moved a step forward with the launch of a certification programme to back up the project's claims. The programme, announced by the Free Standards Group, is the latest...
[July 2, 2002, 13:48]
Linux vendors hit back at analyst report
Talkback so, linux takes twice the time, at best, on average, to fix a vulnerability.never heard of people saying whether windows vulnerabilities are "Serious" or not.i'd assume if sth is a vulnerability, it would be serious.bravo on this report, though i...
[April 8, 2004, 6:58]
Linux lab hires heavy hitters
News A day after Linux founder Linus Torvalds joined the Open-Source Development Lab, the group has hired another top programmer, Andrew Morton, who will assume responsibility for the upcoming 2.6 version of Linux.
[July 3, 2003, 8:59]
Linux scrubs up for medical role
News Linux' reputation for reliability took another step on Wednesday with the introduction of the first medical embedded device using the operating system. Based on Trasmeta's Midori -- a very compact Linux distribution -- and a Cyrix GXM 233 processor...
[June 13, 2002, 15:37]
Linux considered for GPS rival
News Infrastructure for the European rival to the US military Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) system could include systems based around open-source software, including Linux, according to one of the project's main contractors.
[February 6, 2004, 12:00]
Linux adds InfiniBand support
Talkback Why is it that I'm reading Linux news articles whilst having a Micro$haft advert stuffed in my face?
[January 22, 2005, 20:20]
Linux not for everyone
Talkback The reasons I haven't installed Linux are as follows: if anything, there is too much choice. I think if there were one Linux desktop more people would try it although there are alternatives to mainstream software, such as The Gimp (which is...
[July 2, 2009, 10:07]
Microsoft: 'Linux is more of a threat than before'
Talkback "PharmiWeb recently chose to use Visual Studio .Net rather than J2EE or Eclipse, the open-source, Linux-based tool, as the development environment for a portal it has build for the healthcare sector" You've printed a gross error when you call...
[June 11, 2004, 18:11]
Linux Distribution Testing and Quality Assurance: Current Developments of the EDOS Project and Open Questions
White Papers This paper describes the developments done within the EDOS project regarding Linux distribution testing and quality assurance process. It will also point out remaining open questions that could be subjects for further research and which could bring...
[May 18, 2007, 1:00]
Linux holds out against attackers
News Unpatched Linux systems are surviving longer on the Internet before being compromised, according to a report from the Honeynet Project released this week. The data, from a dozen networks, showed that the average Linux system lasts three months...
[December 23, 2004, 8:20]
Linux coders reject GPLv3
News More than two dozen of the most prolific Linux kernel programmers dislike a proposed update to the General Public License, which governs many open-source projects. Since the Linux software ecosystem relies on these type of contributions from...
[September 26, 2006, 9:35]
Linux: Itanium's great 64-bit hope?
News Through a strange set of converging circumstances, Linux could end up as the pre-eminent operating system for Intel's 64-bit Itanium chip, due in the second half of this year. The memo, along with this week's spat between Intel and Sun Microsystems...
[February 17, 2000, 9:34]
