The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), home of Linus Torvalds, is unlikely to be accepting Microsoft's offer to jointly finance research into the Windows v Linux debate.
Adobe Systems' Photoshop has been voted the most important application to port to Linux, according to the initial results of a survey carried out by software company Novell.
Linux kernel maintainer Alan Cox has given an insight into the experience of working with Linus Torvalds, the founder of Linux who maintains its development kernel.
Several open source luminaries have issued a warning over the implications of software patents, and the possibility of Microsoft unleashing 'patent WMDs' when it realises its business model is no longer viable.
Novell has hired Jeremy Allison, one of the core programmers behind a widely used open-source project called Samba.
A new report raises doubts that Linus Torvalds could have launched Linux without using an earlier operating system. Additional reading: Red Hat aims desktop Linux at Microsoft
A new open-source virtual-machine project has quickly won Linux allies, but its arrival brings complications.
During the holiday season, snow isn't the only thing analysts shovel. With that in mind, senior analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group, Jon Oltsik, takes a look forward on networking technology and related industry trends in 2008.
Alan Cox, one of the most respected figures in the open-source community, talks about GPL 3, software patents, the kernel development process and Linux on the desktop.
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Recent disputes over the authorship of Linux are missing an extremely obvious point. Has nobody noticed?
Microsoft and a host of other software companies are trying to convince customers to buy software through subscription-like contracts. And the vast majority of them will fail according to Linux creator, Linus Torvalds.
Hoping to focus the attention of Linux developers, Linux leader Linus Torvalds releases a preliminary version of the next kernel of the open-source operating system.
Red Hat and Intel have settled a licensing hiccup that threatened to prevent the Linux company from contributing to Intel's open-source project--a reminder of the frictions that can arise between the commercial tech world and the open-source community.
Windows XP is all the rage. Windows 98 is old news--get rid of it. Right? Maybe not. Here are some reasons why you might want to stick with Windows 98.
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