When it comes to open sourcing Solaris and Java, patents and politics are leading Sun toward a change of heart.
Richard Stallman, leader of the Free Software Foundation and chief author of the General Public License (GPL) used Novell's BrainShare conference in Utah to criticise the software maker's controversial deal with Microsoft.
The latest version of Xandros desktop Linux has arrived, continuing the operating system's mission to welcome Windows users -- a mission that's led some in the Linux community to dismiss it as "Linux with training wheels."
A new phase of wrangling over the future of the dominant open-source license, the General Public License, is set to begin on Wednesday and to end 90 days afterward.
Linus Torvalds said that he won't convert Linux to version 3 of the General Public License, as he objects to digital rights management provisions in the proposed update.
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Virtual machines gained popularity as a way to emulate Windows on Mac OS or Linux. ZDNet Australia looks at the two most popular packages.
A general rise in technical literacy driven by gadgets such as the iPod could be evidence that 'geekery' as a personality trait is becoming more pervasive.
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The new Linux desktop software promises to treat users with stylish icons, themes and multimedia, as well as a pack of new tricks.
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