July 9, 2009
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Mono, the open-source development environment based on Microsoft’s .NET, has really gotten people ticked off lately. The long and short of the argument is that Mono is a Trojan-horse that will introduce Microsoft poisoned patents into Linux. After, Richard M. … Continue reading
June 24, 2009
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As I pointed out recently, open-source software in schools isn’t just a good idea, it’s becoming a financial necessity if we’re to keep enough teachers for our kids in classrooms. So, it’s particular good timing that Sugar Labs and openSUSE … Continue reading
June 18, 2009
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HP has long had a love/hate affair with Linux. On the one hand, HP has long supported Linux on servers. For example, they’re the one major server company that supports Debian. On the other hand, it took HP forever to … Continue reading
June 3, 2009
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I can barely keep track of all the Linux netbook-related announcements from this week’s Computex trade show, and I follow this stuff for a living. So, I sat down and put together a list so I could a grip on … Continue reading
May 28, 2009
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Novell announced good financial results for its second fiscal quarter on May 28th, which ended April 30, 2009. While the net revenue of $216 million was down compared to the net revenue of $236 million for the second fiscal quarter … Continue reading
May 25, 2009
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Intel’s Moblin 2.0 Linux desktop for netbooks is really still too raw to be called a beta, but with a fresh take on what a desktop should be, it’s showing great promise. When Intel announced that it was turning its … Continue reading