Linux has been growing in importance for years in the darkened server closets. In the consumer world of personal computers and mobile devices, however, Linux hasn't fared particularly well.
Read more »The Future of Firefox: No Tabs, Built-In Ubiquity
Thanks to its extensibility, Firefox quickly became the favorite browser for most power users. But while extensions are a great way to make Firefox more functional, Mozilla's designers are also currently thinking about a complete redesign of the way the browser looks and feels, in order to keep up with changing usage patterns.
Read more »The Future Of Computing Will Be Good Enough
The latest version of the Linux kernel includes an experimental driver module that tears apart the fabric of space-time. Keir Thomas tested this module, and in doing so managed to retrieve the following article, posted on PC World supersite in the year 2025.
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Making the Future Happen In Linux
Folks, you have the power-- you don't have to sit around all sad because Linux is missing an application or feature that you need. What you do is roll up your sleeves and help make it happen, because that is how Linux works.
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The Future is Here: OpenGoo
Sometimes, it seems, the best and most promising pieces of Free Software can be found in the most unlikely places. OpenGoo is no exception. For those unfamiliar with OpenGoo, it is a GPL’ed web office and productivity suite, similar to Google Docs.
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5 technologies that will shape the future of linux
The Perl future
If you ask for the languages of the moment, you will hear people talk about Ruby, C#, JavaScript, Erlang, Python or even Haskell. You probably won't hear Perl mentioned. Perl's current standing is like that of JavaScript a few years ago.
Read more »Where does Linux want to go today?
I have become concerned about some actions and thoughts that people have started taking and expressing. The latest was some guy at a French sounding blog who wrote a rambling contradictory hissy fit trying to validate his reasons for leaving Linux.
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Imagine a Microsoft-Free Life
Has the time come at last to live a Microsoft-free life? That thought crossed my mind yesterday morning as I read an announcement from IBM that (with Canonical Inc.) it was offering a new Linux-based virtual desktop suite that, at user prices as low as $59, would compete directly with the iconic Microsoft Office.
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Taking advantage of Open Source is the future for homebrew programmers and smart consumers.
On too many occasions I've found myself staring dumbfounded at my computer screen, wondering "what's going on in there?" Despite the steadily raising computer savvy in today's high tech populace, many software companies still believe it best to not burden our pretty little heads with what exactly they're doing on our machines.
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New Debian leader aims for better communication
In many ways the Debian GNU/Linux project is unique among all the distributions that dot the Linux landscape. Apart from putting out a high-grade distribution, it has served as the base for a number of others - Ubuntu and Knoppix, to name just two - which have had a big impact on the growth of the Linux ecosystem.
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Will the biggest clouds stay open source?
All we know right now is that 2008 will be the “year of the cloud” and that right now Linux has a good chance of powering more of those clouds than anyone else.
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Open Standards, Open Format - Key to the Future
This paper provides legal implications of formats and explains why it is better to adopt format based on open standards. Guidelines for implementing open formats are also provided.
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Kubuntu 7.10: The end of an era?
Kubuntu 7.10 RC was announced as available several days ago. I installed it immediately, and I have to say, I’m very impressed!
Read more »Planned Features For X.Org 7.4, 7.5
Last month at the X Developer Summit in Cambridge, Eric Anholt, Adam Jackson, and Daniel Stone had talked about the future of X.Org releases for the next year.
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