January 22, 2013
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MariaDB, the open-source database management system (DBMS) and MySQL fork, may soon be replacing MySQL in the Fedora Linux distribution. Since Fedora is also the testbed for Red Hat‘s market-leading Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), this move may lead to … Continue reading
January 22, 2013
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Today, anyone can set up a cloud. Managing it, though, that’s another story. So, it came as no surprise last year when Linux-giant Red Hat announced updates to its open hybrid cloud solutions portfolio following the acquisition of ManageIQ, a … Continue reading
January 4, 2013
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Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) member Torsten Grote claims that Google’s “Android SDK [Software Development Kit] is now non-free software.“On Twitter, Grote summed up his position as “#Android SDK is no longer #FreeSoftware. Is #Google turning evil?“ Grote’s solution is … Continue reading
January 3, 2013
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So, Canonical is bringing Ubuntu Linux to smartphones, but what does that really mean? I’ve seen a lot of confusion about this new offering, even from other Linux and device pros, so, here’s my quick guide to what’s what with Ubuntu … Continue reading
January 2, 2013
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Instead of going after both the tablet and smartphone with a newly-improved touch-enabled version of Ubuntu Linux, Canonical will be focusing its efforts in 2013 on smartphones. While the smartphone interface is clearly based on Ubuntu’s Unity interface, it’s not … Continue reading
January 1, 2013
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Canonical, Ubuntu Linux’s parent company, is hinting in big, bright letters that’s its about to release a fully touch-enabled version of Ubuntu Unity. The site’s banner headline now reads “So close, you can almost touch it.” with a clock counting down … Continue reading