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A Small Business Guide to Linux Desktop Software
“The Linux desktop has developed very rapidly over the past few years,” said Nick Carr, marketing director of Red Hat. “From a technology viewpoint the Linux desktop is well developed, feature rich and mature. It is low cost, secure and manageable, and it’s very well suited to a wide range of customer deployments.”
Linux rulz: Top500 says so
Today’s release of the list of the top 500 supercomputers shows that well over 90% are running Linux. Also, IBM’s Roadrunner has finally been dethroned; in a big way!
96% of public sector in France is using open source
Almost the entire public sector, 96 percent, is using open source, says a French market survey. The most used applications are database management systems and content management systems.
Open Source Makes Big Gains at the London Stock Exchange
At first sight, news that the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is moving from the Microsoft .Net-based TradElect to the GNU/Linux-based MillenniumIT system, is just another win for free software.
FSF files brief in Bilski case
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today submitted an amicus curiae brief calling on the Supreme Court to affirm that software ideas are not patentable.
Mozilla Firefox Cleared of U.S Export Rules
Mozilla's top lawyer explains why the 'no-violation' letter is a major milestone for open source and the First Amendment.
The first Linux botnet?
Recent reports have it that Linux has been infected by its first botnet. In one word: "Nah."
Texas Judge Bans Microsoft From Selling Word in the U.S.
A Texas court has banned sales of Microsoft Word and copies of Microsoft Office containing word until a final decision is reached in a copyright infringement trial. Microsoft has 60 days to cease sales. (Source: Microsoft)
Latinux launches historical magazine mission
Aiming to extend a stronger free software commercial development and support network, Latinux launches the first edition of its Magazine with a mighty agenda.
Brazil schools go Linux, 26 thousand computer labs
Approximately ten million students in basic education will benefit this year with the delivery of 26 thousand computer labs. The number represents the expansion of the National Program of Educational Technology (ProInfo) whose goal is to serve all urban public schools by 2010.
Open Source for America Announced
More than 70 organizations and individuals have joined to form a "unified voice" encouraging the U.S. government to support and participate in open source software.
Microsoft embraces Linux 'cancer' to sell Windows servers
"Hell has frozen over, the seas have parted," Zemlin said.
USPS goes open-source with tracking system
If you’ve gone to USPS.com to track and confirm delivery of a letter or package, you’ve used the U.S. Postal Service’s Product Tracking System (PTS) and probably not known it. And you might not have noticed either when USPS moved the system to open source.
Microsoft issues patent promise, dispels Mono legal concerns
Microsoft has announced that it will apply the Community Promise to ECMA standards 334 and 335, the specifications that describe the C# programming language and .NET Common Language Infrastructure. This means that Microsoft is providing a legally binding guarantee that it will not enforce its patents against Mono and other third-party implementations of the standards.
London Stock Exchange to abandon failed Windows platform
Anyone who was ever fool enough to believe that Microsoft software was good enough to be used for a mission-critical operation had their face slapped this September when the LSE (London Stock Exchange)'s Windows-based TradElect system brought the market to a standstill for almost an entire day
CIA gets open source for enterprise search
The company providing technology to the US intelligence community has invested in an open-source firm to provide enterprise-search technology to the CIA and other intelligence agencies.
Linux on the company desktop
IBM commissioned market research company Freeform Dynamics to conduct a study on companies' use of Linux as a desktop system.
Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office
The Sun ODF Plugin for Microsoft Office gives users of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint the ability to read, edit and save to the ISO-standard Open Document Format (ODF).
