Ubuntu patron and founder, Mark Shuttleworth, has detailed plans for the distribution's April 2010 release, codenamed Lucid Lynx.
Read more »Next Ubuntu named "Lucid Lynx". Mark Shuttleworth video here.
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Free Linux, Proprietary Linux
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Recently, the Free Software Foundation announced its latest additions to its listing of open-source purist distributions. This lead me to thinking about both these distributions and the best of the distributions that go the other way and contain a great deal of proprietary programs.
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Microsoft/Linux: Don't Cross License with Us?
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Last week saw the purchase, by OIN, of a portfolio of patents which ultimately originated from Microsoft.
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The Bizarre Cathedral - 54
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Latest from the Bizarre Cathedral comic strip by merc and crimperman.
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The Cloud and Future Innovation: Nuclear Winter or New Opportunity?
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Last night, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking at the monthly Fort Wayne, IN LUG meeting. Apparently, they thought I knew something about Linux. It did not take me long to prove them wrong.
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Linux, not the cloud, will save schools
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He is determined, in his words, to cut unnecessary spending. M'thinks this must include school ICT unless of course enough money is saved by sacking senior teachers.
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Linux Game Repository With a GUI: DJL
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Djl is an open-source (GPL licensed) game manager written in Python 2.5 for the GNU/Linux Operating Systems, inspired by Valve's Steam software for Windows for which anyone can submit games.
Read more »Creator of Splashtop Instant-On Technology Joins Linux Foundation
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The Linux Foundation today announced that DeviceVM has become its newest member. DeviceVM is the creator of the award-winning Splashtop™ instant-on platform, which is powered by Linux.
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4 sites all new Linux users must bookmark.
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More and more people are migrating to the world of Linux everyday. Most of them end up getting frustrated at the kind of learning curve they encounter. It is in this regard that I have compiled this short list of sites that can be helpful.
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System Rescue - My Favorite LiveCD
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One of the things I love about GNU/Linux is the existence of LiveCD's. A live CD or live DVD is a CD or DVD containing a bootable computer operating system. Live CDs are unique in that they have the ability to run a complete, modern operating system on a computer lacking mutable secondary storage, such as a hard disk drive.
Read more »OpenDisc: One stop shop for Windows Open Source
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OpenDisc is a high quality collection of Open Source software for Windows put together with an easy to use front end that makes installing and/or learning about these applications simple. Of course OpenDisc has a secondary purpose - to educate users about the Linux operating system.
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Puppy Linux 4.3
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Puppy Linux is one of the better known distributions when it comes to Linux portability. Puppy has been around for a long time and version 4.3 was recently released.
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The Possible Futures of the Linux Desktop
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IBM exec doesn't see Linux as being a drop-in replacement for Microsoft, sees the future in the cloud and virtualization.
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Ubuntu OS can Save Energy
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The kind folks at shopombligo.com wanted me to test drive one their products and tell everyone that their used and recycled laptops can help save energy and environment. I must admit that I was skeptical.
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Why virus writers are turning to open source
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Malware developers are going open source in an effort to make their malicious software more useful to fraudsters. By giving criminal coders free access to malware that steals financial and personal details, the malicious software developers are hoping to expand the capabilities of old Trojans.
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