Virtualisation is on the brink of turning operating systems into a commodity item. It may be realistic to see software applications shipped as virtual computer images in the near future. Linux has much to benefit from this, with a repeat of the phenomenal adoption rate it has enjoyed since the ASUS Eee PC.

In my opinion, a major problem with OSI at the moment is that it perpetuates (mainly indeliberately) that a mere license makes something Open Source. In my view, an Open Source license is really the first step in making software Open Source.

You can’t make the desktop that attracts hordes to Ubuntu because that same desktop is ugly to another distinct horde. And so we’re back to where we started: Someone else decides what’s beautiful, and you change it.

Regardless of whether you're running a single MySQL server or a cluster of multiple servers, one thing you are always interested in is squeezing the maximum performance out of your system. MySQL's developers were well aware of this, and so they provided a fairly comprehensive list of performance variables that you can monitor in real time to check the health and performance of your MySQL server.

"Just before leaving the hotel for a new trip, I'm really pleased to announce the release of dotclear 2.0. Trust me, it's a good one!" (Dotclear is free software licensed under the GPL) --
* Sotie de Dotclear 2.0: http://www.dotclear.net/blog/post/2008/08/01/Sortie-de-Dotclear-20
* Get Involved & Translate Dotclear in your own language: http://www.dotclear.net/translate

Has Redmond given up the fight? Or is this just their latest strategy?

Despite constantly downplaying the relevance of Linux and Mac OS X, because of a variety of reasons, from high Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) to security risks and inferior shipment volumes, Microsoft is well aware of the real threat to Windows represented by the open source platform...

A look back at smoking guns and some more highly convincing evidence that shows Microsoft using "plants" in the media