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.
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.
When it comes to open sourcing Solaris and Java, patents and politics are leading Sun toward a change of heart.
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."
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.
Peer-to-peer software distributor Sharman Networks Limited has launched Kazaa v3.0 which allows users to make free online calls anywhere in the world.
Virtual machines gained popularity as a way to emulate Windows on Mac OS or Linux. ZDNet Australia looks at the two most popular packages.
The implementation of closed loop marketing software at the Australian operations of a telco is being credited with reducing customer churn by 25 percent.
Firewalls protect your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? ZDNet Australia investigates.
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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.
eBay has been working to fix two problems that affect the fees sellers pay to re-list items.
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Shadow minister for Information Technology Senator Kate Lundy has called for the government to look to its own backyard when making IT purchasing decisions.
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