December 7, 2005
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Architects from two dozen desktop-oriented Linux projects converged in Portland, Ore. last weekend to collaborate on creating the best possible Linux desktop. To that end, the group launched the Portland Project, which aims to provide a common set of standards … Continue reading
November 10, 2005
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IBM, Sony Corp., Philips N.V. and Linux distributors Red Hat Inc. and Novell Inc. announced Thursday that the companies would be forming a new company—Open Invention Network—to share Linux patents without charging for royalties. OIN’s (Open Invention Network) plan will … Continue reading
October 26, 2005
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The rumors never stop. Google Inc. and Sun Microsystems Inc. will release a Web-based StarOffice desktop suite. Google will soon announce a new operating system. The truth isnt anything as dramatic, but it does show a company that not only … Continue reading
September 29, 2005
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By my count, there are one million, two hundred and seventy thousand, and four hundred and seventeen Linux distributions. Nah, I’m kidding. There are only, by my quick count, one hundred and forty one Linux distributions. Currently shipping. For the … Continue reading
August 19, 2005
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The executive leadership of Mambo, a popular open-source content management system, and the systems developers find themselves at odds on the organizational future of the project. Earlier in August, Miro International, an Australian firm that owns some of the copyrights and trademarks … Continue reading
April 22, 2005
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Linus Torvalds didnt want to change software configuration management tools; however, business and open-source philosophy problems left the Linux founder with no choice but to abandon BitKeeper and create his own system: Git. SCM programs are used to control the … Continue reading