December
Sub-archives
Dec 15, 2010
Who Google has in mind for its Chrome OS users
I have a very good idea who Google has in mind for its Chrome OS. read more...
Who uses Linux and Open Source in Business?
Almost everyone. Linux and open-source software has become totally mainstream in big business. read more...
Dec 13, 2010
Dell, others tinker with ChromeOS test builds
While mainstream users await Google’s pilot program to begin, open source developers are creating builds with the latest ChromeOS code. One engineer from Dell built ISO image files that users can burn to USB to “take ChromeOS for a test drive,” reports Steve Pirk, a ChromeOS enthusiast and principal at Yensid, an open source company [...] read more...
Dec 09, 2010
Well-known, open-source advocate Matt Asay leaves Canonical/Ubuntu
Asay leaves Canonical to joining Strobe, an early stage open-source start-up. read more...
Google, open source and the need for governance
Free competition is a good model for what we want, but competition almost always devolves to monopoly or shared monopoly. What the Bells want is the antitrust police to go after Google as they go after the Bells. read more...
Dec 08, 2010
Big Business backs Linux
Open-source software development has become corporate software development. Deal with it. read more...
Google's Chrome OS is here... sort of, kind of
After long delays, Google’s other operating system, Chrome OS, is finally, sort-of, here. read more...
Dec 06, 2010
The Three Differences between Chrome OS and Android
Google will soon have two operating systems: Chrome OS and Android. What’s the difference? read more...
Oracle's open source missteps continue with Hudson project
Insisting that open source Hudson project not use GitHub, against developer wishes, won't help Oracle's credibility. read more...
Dec 02, 2010
Firefox 4 beta 8 slated for Dec 7
Firefox 4 Beta 8 is now slated for availability on December 7. Beta 8 was tentatively scheduled for release Nov 30th but the team continues to fix blockers, nail down security holes and synchronization issues. The open source browser team plans at least two more beta releases before making available a release candidate. Firefox 4 is not [...] read more...
Big Business backs Linux
Open-source software development has become corporate software development. Deal with it. read more...
Dec 01, 2010
Microsoft loses with prominent role in Novell deal
Microsoft's central role in Novell's acquisition is likely to hurt the trust it had begun to build with open source. read more...
OpenVizsla gets the support to go forward
OpenVizsla would leave proprietary systems of all kinds using USB, like the Apple iOS iPhone and the Microsoft Kinect, open to jailbreaks, unlocks and syncing apps of all kinds. read more...
