[I]nvestors need to realize that when it comes to investing in enterprise software, do not be fooled by the term open source.
* There is no ‘Open Source Business Model.’
* There is no ‘open source market.’
[I]nvestors need to realize that when it comes to investing in enterprise software, do not be fooled by the term open source.
* There is no ‘Open Source Business Model.’
* There is no ‘open source market.’
I'm not much of a gamer. Sure, I've played all the repository shooters...bloody chunks flying and monsters galore. I have a short attention span...mostly because I suck at shooter games. I just don't play them often. But every now and then, one game catches my eye.
Read more »Bruce Perens explains what he has seen Microsoft doing inside governments in order to marginalise Free software, mostly through hired guns like CompTIA and ACT
Read more »The Linux Foundation, the non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting Linux, has announced that rPath, a systems management specialist, has become its newest member
Read more »Ubuntu One Music Store has been in closed beta for a long time, but today it finally entered the public beta so everyone can start using the new service which is available as a plugin for Rhythmbox, the default music player in Ubuntu Lucid (but soon, other music players will also support Ubuntu One Music Store).
Read more »We have already discussed how to setup DHCP server in Ubuntu .This tutorial will explain how to release and renew a DHCP IP address in Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)/9.10 (Karmic)/9.04(Jaunty)
Read more »Microsoft partners continue to attack GNU/Linux (on IBM mainframes) for its dominance that poses a threat to Windows Server
Read more »Wally is a Qt4 wallpaper changer using multiple sources like files, folders, FTP remote folders, Flickr, Yahoo!, Panoramio, Pikeo, Ipernity, Photobucket, Buzznet, Picasa, Smugmug, and Bing images. It is available in many languages. Supported Linux window managers are GNOME, KDE3, KDE4, XFCE4, BlackBox, FluxBox, Window Maker, and FVWM (experimental).
Read more »eMount is a free system administrator tool for Linux which can mount, encrypt and manage disk image files and physical disk drives. It relies on cryptsetup which implements the LUKS disk encryption
Read more »Back in October, we wrote about Wildfire Games' 0 A.D., the open-source project aiming to bring professional-quality gaming to Ubuntu and other platforms. I recently had a chance to interview Erik Johansson, project leader of the 0 A.D. team. Here's what he had to say about the game, and how you can help make it a reality.
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Read more »A few days ago, I installed the release candidate for Gnome 2.30, which provides an overview of what Gnome 3 will look like when it appears next fall. Since I've begun using Gnome 2.30, I've become more disappointed by the hour with the way it works. Here's a list of the top five flaws in Gnome 2.30 that will make me an LXDE user if they are not addressed before the Gnome 3 release.
Read more »If somebody writes a book with “open” and “mobile” in the title I pretty much have to read it. Though you can buy a paper copy of Open | Mobile on Amazon you can also download a free PDF from the authors’ site — which is what I did.
Read more »Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has announced the official launch of the Ubuntu One music store. Integrated into the Rhythmbox music player in the upcoming Ubuntu 10.04 release, the store allows users to purchase downloadable songs and albums.
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