To accelerate the process of getting more people using Chrome OS and getting them using Google online services, information is coming to light from our industry sources that indicates Google may very well plan to battle Intel and Microsoft on 2 separate fronts to win the OS, browser and services wars.
Read more »Analytics Company Says Novell “Below Average Quality Company with Negative Outlook”
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SADIF Analytics very negative about Novell's future prospects, claims overvaluation
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Cisco becomes a major Linux server vendor overnight
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In the battle for supremacy among the software industry's Big Four, Cisco may be placing the biggest bets and angling for the biggest returns.
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Report: OSI corporate status suspended
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A report from the 451 Group's analysts has revealed that the Open Source Initiative has had it's corporate status suspended by the Californian authorities. According to OSI President Michael Tiemann, the organisation has been unable to get "our paperwork to the state in time" and so the authorities have suspended the OSI's corporate status.
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Red Hat: We're 75% of the Paid Linux Market
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At Red Hat Analyst Day, executives outline the tech and business future of the Linux leader.
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Building Your Career in Open Source
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You may be hesitant to apply for a new job based on your "volunteer" open source skills. Don't be. As techie hiring managers explain, listing open source experience on your resume makes you more appealing, not less so.
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Linux Has No Marketing, But What if it Did?
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Today, I was looking at a couple of interesting news and opinion pieces that made me think of an unfortunate truth that we've written about before: Linux has no marketing.
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South Tyrol Free Software Conference 2009
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«The SFScon of the 13th November 2009 - the South Tyrol Free Software Conference - is an International Conference on Free Software, which is held annually in South Tyrol. This years topic of the SFScon is: 'Free Software: For Innovative Business!' ...»
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An interview with Patryk Rządziński, head of IT at OSTC Poland
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Global Financial Derivative trading company, OSTC Poland, uses Gentoo Linux in significant sectors of its IT infrastructure. We spoke with long time Gentoo user and head of OSTC Poland's IT department, Patryk Rzadzinski, to learn more.
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New ICANN Agreement Runs Into Criticism
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"...The agreement, announced Wednesday, seemed to enjoy widespread support, but some critics questioned how new review teams overseeing ICANN would be independent and whether the new agreement represented average Internet users..." — see also: Public denounced ICA
Read more »Red Hat to collide with Microsoft
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For years, Red Hat has happily sold Linux to Unix shops anxious to save money at equivalent or better performance. During this time, the company largely avoided Microsoft, which has tended to compete much higher up the stack. No longer.
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FOSS compliance engineering in the embedded industry
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LWN has just published an article that examines the field of compliance engineering. It explores the tools and skills required to undertake due diligence activities related to licensing and binary code in the embedded industry. It is based on the GPL Compliance Engineering Guide, which in turn is based on the experience of engineers contributing to the gpl-violations.org project.
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9 of the Best Free Linux Groupware Software
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Groupware software (or collaborative software) is designed to enable users to collaborate, regardless of location, via the internet or a corporate intranet and to work together in a virtual atmosphere.
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FSFE to EC: Don’t waste an opportunity with a hasty deal
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High Noon in Brussels: At the end of her term, competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes is wrapping up two open cases against Microsoft. The company offered to settle in July 2009. FSFE is concerned that a quick settlement could deprive Europeans of competition and innovation in a software market based on open standards, in particular where Free Software is concerned.
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IBM opens a Linux innovation center in Kazakhstan
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IBM keeps pushing into emerging markets in an effort to encourage startups and technology adoption around the world. Today, it is announcing it has opened a Linux innovation center in Kazakhstan.
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