Though I am not going to advocate Laissez-faire economics, I do want to point out that the open source world is as close as you can get to a pure free market. The reason is because if you make a product in the open source world, anybody is able to study it, modify it, redistribute it and even sell it without many restrictions.
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The Linux laptops of 2009
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The Linux laptop business represents a Chinese industry trying to serve a Western market and getting lost in the translation.
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Linux Foundation takes over Stewardship of Intel's Moblin OS
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It's said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but I guess being the kind of organization that people love to leak news about might be the next. That seems to be the case with the Linux Foundation, which for the second time in a matter of weeks has seen an enterprising reporter scoop the opposition (and our own internal planning) by releasing a story ahead of our planned schedule.
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Linux laptops look to phone stores and Web for distribution
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Microsoft’s strategy for fighting off Linux laptops, which are Netbooks powered by Ubuntu or Android, seems clear. Keep them out of retail distribution.
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MIDs to bring Linux to Asia-Pacific
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MIDs (mobile Internet devices) may be the channel for Linux to reach mainstream consumers in Asia, according to an analyst.
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Android Adapts, Shows It’s Open-Sourceness
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Even if Google's Android has been having some issues on phones, but it seems to just be picking up in an unlikely place: netbooks. HP is apparently looking at using Android on future netbooks.
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Ubuntu's Shuttleworth: Planning to Overtake Apple
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Last summer, Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of the Ubuntu distribution and of Canonical, Ubuntu's commercial sponsor, challenged the free and open source software (FOSS) to deliver a desktop experience superior to Apple's.
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Wrist-mounted computer runs Linux
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Glacier Computer has announced a wearable computer that runs Linux and includes built-in WiFi along with GPS and Bluetooth options. The wrist-mounted "Ridgeline W200" has a 3.5-inch touchscreen display, backlit keys, a hot-swappable battery pack, and an electronic compass.
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Linux desktop neglect
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Why isn't Linux on more desktops? Here's the reason we don't talk about much: the Linux distributors don't encourage the Linux desktop.
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Moblin goes to Linux Foundation
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According to a report in the New York Times today, Intel's Moblin project is to move under the stewardship of the Linux Foundation. The Moblin project is designed to provide an open source Linux based operating system that supports Intel's Atom processors and that can be used on a variety of hardware from netbooks to in-car systems.
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Last week the Wireless Association’s yearly technology extravaganza, CTIA, took place in Las Vegas where the top gadget manufacturers shared their latest and greatest in mobility wares.
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Linux Expected To Thrive As Economy Recovers
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Linux advocates, such as Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst, are fond of saying the open source operating system will thrive in a downturn. IDC analyst Al Gillen went a step further Wednesday.
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Forrester Surveyed Lots of Room for Open-Source Growth
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Forrester Research suggests that we’re at the front end of a long cycle of open-source infrastructure and application adoption.
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Linux Servers Take Bigger Hit
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An industry analyst forecast has Linux shipments slipping a bit more percentage-wise than Microsoft's Windows Server, but Microsoft is feeling the pain of the economy, too, said an analyst who worked on the report.
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PoE camera design runs Linux
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Nuvation announced a Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) IP camera reference design based on the Texas Instruments (TI) DaVinci-architecture TMS320DM365 system-on-chip (SoC). Nuvation's PoE-WDR DM365 design compresses real-time, full-color 720x480 (D1) video over Ethernet at up to 30fps, and incorporates a real-time Linux implementation, says the company.
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