linux-foundation.org - 10/22/2008
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New report finds the value of developing a Linux distribution to be worth $10.8 billion SAN FRANCISCO – October 22, 2008 – The Linux Foundation (LF), the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced it is publishing a new report written by Amanda ...
access-company.com - 10/23/2008
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access-company.com —
ACCESS Linux Platform The Worldwide Mobile Standard ALP
microsite ACCESS Linux Platform enables the creation of world-class
mobile phones and wireless devices by providing an integrated, flexible, and complete commercial-grade LINUX platform designed ...
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palminfocenter.com - 10/23/2008
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palminfocenter.com —
Access Linux Platform 3.0 Access has announced a
number of new initiatives around its Access Linux Platform
at a company event this week in Tokyo. The company has announced version 3.0 of the Access Linux Platform . Providing little technical details, ...
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Access Announces ALP v3.0 and ALP mini
debian.org - 10/17/2008
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debian.org —
What is Debian? Debian is a free operating
system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is
the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic ...
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Debian -- The Universal Operating System
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Linux Foundation Reverse Engineers the Cost of a Linux Distro [OStatic]
GigaOM Network —
... about a new report from the Linux Foundation, which finds that "it would take approximately $10.8 billion to build the Linux community distribution Fedora 9 in today’s dollars with today’s software development costs." You can get the ...
Linux Foundation Reverse Engineers the Cost of a Linux Distro
OStatic blogs —
... about a new report from the Linux Foundation, which finds that "it would take approximately $10.8 billion to build the Linux community distribution ...
The Kernel May Be Worth $10.8 Billion, but Is Linux for Everyone?
LinuxInsider —
... blogger Kevin Dean. The Value of Free Software The second striking bit of Linuxy news to emerge recently was an estimate of Linux's worth , which a report from the Linux Foundation on Tuesday suggests is about US$10.8 billion. Specifically, that figure represents the cost it would take to develop the Linux distribution Fedora 9 by traditional proprietary means in 2008 dollars, the group noted. That's a lot of R&D! The news received more than 800 Diggs and ...
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