Is Oracle getting ready to kill OpenSolaris?
blogs.computerworld.com 7/13/2009 — In recent weeks, Sun has no longer been willing to talk about OpenSolaris. Is Oracle getting ready to deep-six it? read more

The Linux Box's Elizabeth Ziph Discusses the Convergence of Customers, Contributions and Code
ostatic.com 8/12/2009 — I've discovered that open source software is bursting at the seams with dedicated and innovative people. On the one hand, it's wonderful to be working with so many who fit this description -- on the other hand, it's sometimes hard to follow and ...

Why I Can Never Be Exclusive to Linux and Open Source on the Desktop
blogs.zdnet.com 9/21/2009 — Why can't I move to Linux and Open Source applications as my desktop exclusively? My profession as a Systems Architect requires that I live in both the Windows and Linux worlds.

Building a Linux App Store: Can You Help?
itmanagement.earthweb.com 6/30/2009 — If you have a suggestion to help make a Linux app store a reality, please post a comment below. Linux on the desktop has seen some significant successes over the years, from improvements with hardware detection to user adoption. Yet despite these ...

Why Use Linux?
linuxinsider.com 3/19/2009 — It's a well-known fact that spring is the season of love, so it should come as no surprise to see geeks' thoughts turning in that direction as the vernal equinox approaches. Yes indeed, Valentine's Day may have come and gone, but the approaching arrival of the birds and the bees seems to ...

What Asus wants in a Linux
blogs.zdnet.com 8/10/2009 — Sell-through and no hassles. What Taiwanese OEMs want from Linux, in other words, is just what they get from Microsoft. Sell-through. Support that will get the product off the shelf. As I’ve said before there is a price lower than ...

In Depth: 25 Linux tips for Windows switchers
techradar.com 8/31/2009 — Don't see what all the Windows 7 fuss is about and thinking of jumping ship to Linux? The experience of switching to Linux needn't be a traumatic one. Here are 25 things you need to know that will make your transition to an open source OS easy. The basics 1. What's a distribution? Linux ...

Over 45 Free, Essential Open Source Resources
ostatic.com 8/10/2009 — On a regular basis, we at OStatic round up our ongoing collections of open source resources, tutorials, reviews and project tours. These educational toolkits are a big part of the learning mission we try to preserve at the site. We regularly collect ...

Linux Foundation Announces "We're Linux" Winner
marketwire.com 4/9/2009 — SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - April 9, 2009) - The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the winner of its "We're Linux" video contest. Amitay Tweeto, a 25-year-old graphic ...

Reports - How Many Linux Users Are There (Really)? - Everyone Uses Linux, No One Uses Linux
linuxplanet.com 2/19/2009 — Everyone Uses Linux, No One Uses Linux Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Wednesday, February 18, 2009 11:58:01 AM How many Linux users are there really? It's a darn good question, and there isn't a darn good answer. In one way, we're all Linux users now.  ...

What Microsoft's Open Source Gestures Really Mean — InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs 7/23/2009
I've already commented on the meaning of Microsoft's contributions to the Linux kernel and releasing extensions for Moodle, but after going over what I wrote I thought some more analysis of the present and future of Microsoft's open source ...

Cray punts smaller baby super — The Register 7/23/2009
Adds Nehalems, slashes prices It looks like selling baby supercomputers based on a blade design and running the HPC variants of Windows and Linux is not as easy as Cray had hoped - which is why Cray has announced a new lower-end baby super, the ...

Engineer: Microsoft violated GPL before Linux code release — Latest from Computerworld 7/23/2009
Code that Microsoft released for the Linux kernel under the General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) was in violation of that license before Microsoft made it available, according to an open-source network engineer.

Microsoft's hand forced on open-source driver release — CNET News.com 7/23/2009
A licensing issue with its proprietary Linux drives appears to have helped lead to Microsoft's contribution of GPL code to Linux.

Microsoft: GPL Linux code release not due to violation — Latest from Computerworld 7/24/2009
Microsoft released set of Linux drivers for its Hyper-V software under the General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) not because of "perceived obligations" to that license but because it is the preferred license of the Linux community and would benefit ...