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FreeBSD vows to compete with desktop Linux

May 12, 2006 Unix descendent to match Linux on features, with GNOME support expected this year, according to core developer. TAGS: FreeBSD, GNOME, desktop Linux, developer, KDE, Linux, file system, interview, Unix, project, operating system

Google Gadgets for Linux appears

June 4, 2008 Until now, Gadgets--the mini applications that can be placed anywhere on the desktop--have only been available on Windows and Mac. TAGS: Google Desktop, Linux, gadget, Google Inc., project, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Intel aims to speed Linux gadget development

July 16, 2007 New site is designed to spur development of OS for improved mobile Web surfing, networking, power management, user interface, more. TAGS: Linux, Intel, power management, project, open source, Apple iPhone, operating system

Brown students create massive Tetris game on building

April 19, 2000 Brown University undergraduates unveil La Bastille, a 14-story-tall version of video game Tetris displayed on the side of the Sciences Library. TAGS: Tetris, student, Linux, library, video game, project, video, Microsoft Corp.

Pioneering desktop Linux project put on ice

September 5, 2006 Norwegian city won't make shift soon, but the man behind the plan denies that the project has been canned. TAGS: desktop Linux, migration, e-government, open-source software, portal, Linux, citizen, city, project, open source, desktop computer, server, Microsoft Corp.

KVM steals virtualization spotlight

February 26, 2007 A new open-source virtual-machine project has quickly won Linux allies, but its arrival brings complications. TAGS: KVM, Xen, virtualization, open source, Novell Inc., Linux, chief technology officer, Red Hat Inc., virtual machine, project, start-up, Microsoft Corp.

Sun hopes for Linux-like Solaris

May 9, 2007 Through Project Indiana, Sun wants to give Solaris a Linux feel to try to woo an influential developer crowd. TAGS: Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Stephen O'Grady, Linux, Indiana, Debian, project, open source, Unix

Long-term Fedora Linux support ending

January 2, 2007 Lack of contributions from outside programmers, funding among reasons Fedora Legacy project is winding down. TAGS: Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora Core, organizer, free version, mailing list, Linux, Ubuntu, support, project

Ubuntu carves niche in Linux landscape

September 30, 2005 Less than two years into its development, a new version of Linux is generating considerable excitement. TAGS: Jeff Waugh, Ubuntu, Debian, Linux, Red Hat Inc., project, programmer, open source, server, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC

Linux guru warns on security of open-source code

October 26, 2006 Veteran developer Alan Cox cautions that hackers are trying hard to break open-source code and that many projects are far from secure. TAGS: delegate, metrics, open source, Linux kernel, Red Hat Inc., open-source software, Linux, project, security, London, analysis

Munich fires up Linux at last

September 25, 2006 Local government launches the first phase of its open-source migration after a year's delay. TAGS: Munich, migration, open source, government, Linux, city, SuSE, stage, project, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

$100 laptop 'will boost desktop Linux'

June 2, 2006 The head of the One Laptop per Child project says he must be doing something right if he's upsetting Microsoft and Intel. TAGS: OLPC, desktop Linux, education, children, project, Linux, Red Hat Inc., school, AMD, teacher, Intel, server, PC, operating system, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer

Sun hopes Project Indiana will help OpenSolaris

May 31, 2007 Company wants to create an OpenSolaris-based OS familiar to Linux and Solaris users in a long-term attempt to propagate the software. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris, GNU, Sun Microsystems Inc., Indiana, distribution, project, Linux, Unix, component, operating system, CD

Open source casts new mold for type design

July 11, 2006 DejaVu font development gives Linux another toehold for its push into proprietary territory. Image: The DejaVu font TAGS: open source, font, derivatives, Fedora Project, Linux, character, project, programming

IBM takes potshots at OpenSolaris

August 16, 2006 Big Blue, a major Linux fan, bashes top rival Sun's effort to make its Unix an open-source operating system. TAGS: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., open source, IBM AIX, Linux, community, programmer, Unix, project, operating system

South Korea to redraw its maps with open source

September 6, 2006 Government hopes to make it easier for people to find their way around with new digital mapping system. TAGS: South Korea, consulting service, Seoul, Korea, project, open source, address, Linux, map, broadband, database, server

Sun releases Sparc specs to lure Linux

February 14, 2006 Company releases UltraSparc chip details to help bring Linux and versions of BSD Unix to its systems. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Sparc, Jonathan Schwartz, T1, BSD Unix, Sun Microsystems Inc., CIO, GPL, BSD, open source, Linux, specification, project, conference, Unix, server

Canonical wants open-source cooperation

April 9, 2007 Ubuntu Linux backer hopes its Launchpad site will help open-source projects match Microsoft's collaboration abilities. TAGS: Ubuntu, open source, Ubuntu Linux, project, open-source software, mailing list, collaboration, programming, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

New GPL draft due Wednesday

March 26, 2007 A third draft of the dominant open-source license is due Wednesday, and the final is due 90 days afterward. TAGS: GPL, GPL 2, GPL 3, Free Software Foundation, draft, Linus Torvalds, Novell Inc., license, open source, mailing list, Linux, project, founder, discussion, Java, Microsoft Corp.

Mono offers open-source spin on Silverlight

May 16, 2008 First public release of Novell's Moonlight will compete with products from Adobe, Sun, and Apple.(By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK) TAGS: Microsoft Silverlight, Matthew Broersma, Mono, Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, Firefox 3.0, Adobe Systems Inc., project, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Linux, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer
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