February
Sub-archives
Feb 23, 2012
Adobe abandons Linux
Adobe has announced its future plans for Flash and AIR and Linux isn’t part of them. Flash will still, however, be available to Linux desktop users who use Google’s Chrome Web browser. read more...
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 boosts KVM, Xen virtualization
Red Hat announced an upgrade of its Enterprise Linux that offers increased scalability, performance and management of its KVM virtualization as well as performance kicks for Xen. RHEL 5.8, along with the beta of a new Subscription Asset Manager (SAM) tool, were made available on Feb. 21. read more...
Feb 21, 2012
What does Ubuntu want to be when it grows up?
You can use Ubuntu in the cloud, on servers, on the desktop, on tablets and smartphones, but can the popular Linux distribution play in all these spaces? read more...
Document Foundation gets corporate "Inc" status
The Document Foundation’s official incorporation in Germany strengthens the rights of the community and individual contributors, backers say. In other words, the Inc status will prevent any one or several companies from hijacking the project. read more...
Feb 15, 2012
Pentaho open sources big data code, licenses Kettle project under Apache 2.0
Pentaho has open sourced some of the big data assets in its Kettle open source project — and moved its entire Kettle Data Integration Platform to Apache 2.0 — in order to capture more of the booming Hadoop and NoSQL business. read more...
Google, Motorola must capitalize on regulatory win to battle Apple's iPad
The US Department of Justice and European Commission have okayed Google’s planned $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility. Now the two have to work together — and fast — to bbring Android 4.0 to Motorola’s Xoom and XyBoard and whatever other Android tablet platform that can grab some share against Apple’s iPad. read more...
Feb 09, 2012
Commercial Support now available for the open-source NGINX Web server
The new number two Web server in the world, open-source NGINX, is now offering commercial support. read more...
Super-communities debuting for open source vertical supply chains
The emergence of super-communities — such as Polarsys, OpenMama and Genivi — will continue to evolve in 2012. These vertically-oriented super-communities, the Olliance Group point out, serve the needs of all players in open source supply chains. read more...
Feb 01, 2012
IBM to close down Symphony, its OpenOffice fork
Going forward, IBM will be putting its efforts behind the Apache Foundation’s OpenOffice instead of its own OpenOffice fork. read more...
Mint's Cinnamon: The Future of the Linux Desktop?
Can a back to the past Linux desktop win more fans than GNOME 3.x, KDE 4.x, or Ubuntu’s Unity or HUD? I think so. read more...
Winners and Losers in Business Open-Source Software
OpenLogic has released its annual report on what’s hot and what’s not in business open-source programs. read more...
