Why is the Linux community 'reasonably' happy with Ubuntu while Linspire was almost immediately painted as a mockery within Linux universe?
Read more »Why is Ubuntu Succeeding Where Linspire Failed?
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Accenture survey sees open source investment rising
Cost savings no longer the key driver for open source and investment is rising but less than a third of companies say they are willing to contribute to the community
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CodeWeavers CEO names himself employee of the month for 175TH consecutive month
Jeremy White, founder and CEO of gadfly software developer CodeWeavers, Inc., announced today he is the firms Employee of the Month for the 175th consecutive month, an accomplishment unmatched by any executive in corporate America.
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Open Source Software Comes to a Fork in the Code
Oracle is a very big software company, and Larry Ellison is a very rich man. How did they get that way? By selling proprietary software, not by giving it away. It's the key point to bear in mind when looking at the twin train wrecks of Solaris and OpenSolaris...
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11 Free Linux Apps Your Business Needs Now
Despite the wealth of free applications out there, many small business owners continue to spend an inordinate amount of their all-too-scarce resources on software. The good news is that there are free and open-source alternatives for virtually every package a small business might need.
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Six open source projects you should be using
The employees who do the actual work in IT can use all the help they can get; these open source tools are handier than most
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Canonical Adjusts Ubuntu Linux Partner Strategy
Canonical has made a subtle but important shift in its channel partner strategy. Sure, the Ubuntu Linux promoter continues to engage with solutions providers. But increasingly, Canonical wants to recruit hosting partners and cloud partners onto the Ubuntu bandwagon.
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Enterprise Management Vendor Zenoss Joins The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation today announced that open source enterprise IT management company Zenoss is its newest member.
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A CIO's Quick Guide To Open Source Licenses
One great benefit of using Linux, Apache, and other open source software is that you can modify the code to make it perfect for your business. But open source licensing restricts how you distribute the modifications. Here's what a CIO needs to know about open source licenses.
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10 things customers want to know about open source
What questions come up most frequently when I engage with customers about open source? The answers should be important to you whether you produce or use traditional or open source software.
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Intel Hybrid Cloud: Linux Included?
At first glance, the so-called Intel Hybrid Cloud effort is built atop Windows Small Business Server (SBS) or Microsoft’s full-blown Windows Server. But The VAR Guy has been busy poking around — trying to determine if the Intel Hybrid Cloud also will include some Linux options. Here are details.
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ACCESS set to go Android
Japanese embedded specialist ACCESS has joined the Open Handset Alliance and released its first application for Android, an implementation of the Graffiti text entry system from the Palm PDA
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Collaborate and manage projects with Todoyu
Todoyu is a powerful tool designed to help you manage projects, track tasks and collaborate. Master it quickly with Dmitri Popov's excellent tutorial on LinuxUser.co.uk…
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Compact POS devices run SUSE Linux
NCR announced two compact POS (point of sale) devices that run SUSE Linux for Point of Service, as well as a number of Windows operating systems. The RealPOS 40 and RealPOS 60 use Intel Atom and Celeron processors, respectively, offer enhanced energy efficiency, and provide both four powered serial ports and up to eight powered USB ports, the company says.
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