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Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list….
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Canonical has warned users of all machines running recent versions of Ubuntu to patch their systems and shut an open door for hackers. Canonical is the latest Linux vendor to patch a vulnerability in the open-source operating system’s kernel that could have left the door open for hackers to…
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The security team for Google’s nascent open-source mobile platform, Android, has attempted to raise its profile with the security community The security team behind Google’s mobile platform, Android, has tried to raise its profile among security researchers by appealing for their vigilance in monitoring the platform. …
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The Linux project lead has said new contributors should ’start small’ to avoid becoming frustrated with the Linux kernel development process Linux project lead Linus Torvalds has said it is not easy to become a major contributor to the Linux kernel. In an email interview with ZDNet.co.uk…
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The latest version is intended to answer some of the most serious criticisms of the KDE 4.0 graphical user environment. The community behind KDE, the widely used Linux and Unix desktop environment, this week released the final version of KDE 4.1, a significant upgrade and the second edition of…
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The Linux creator has some harsh words for creators of the OpenBSD operating system, as part of a wider critique of what he sees as self-centered behavior in the IT security industry Linux creator Linus Thorvalds has labeled makers of the OpenBSD operating system a “bunch of masturbating monkeys”,…
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Nokia predicts the first phones using the new Symbian Foundation platform will arrive in two years’ time, although its device chief says this is subject to “shades of grey.” The first devices using Symbian Foundation open source code for mobile devices will become available in 2010, Nokia has said….
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Nokia is to buy out Symbian and set up a new open-source platform with Motorola, Sony Ericsson and NTT DoCoMo, forming a major rival to Google’s Android The mobile open-source world suddenly has a very major new player, after it emerged on Tuesday that the Symbian, Series…
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Nokia will pay $410 million for the remaining shares in UK-based Symbian and make its software open source to boost phone sales and respond to new rivals such as Google. HELSINKI–Nokia will pay $410 million for the remaining shares in UK-based Symbian and make its software royalty-free to boost…
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Laura Bennett, senior engineering manager at IBM’s software development community, discusses how the group helps turn research concepts from the labs into practical products. Semantic Web, rapid application development, data visualization, and health care applications are just some of the emerging software types being investigated by IBM’s AlphaWorks…
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Until now, Gadgets–the mini applications that can be placed anywhere on the desktop–have only been available on Windows and Mac. Google has announced the first release of Google Gadgets for Linux. Google Desktop has been available for some time now on the Windows, Mac, and…
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They envision a world with Linux running on the smallest embedded devices to the largest supercomputer clusters, and all possible devices in between. It’s only a matter of time before even desktop Linux becomes the mass market. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those…
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Open-source fans have dismissed Darl McBride’s court comments in the lawsuit brought against SCO by Novell Troubled software maker SCO’s chief executive has claimed the Linux operating system includes Unix source code, during a court case in which Novell is suing SCO for royalties on Unix. …
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Project expects to offer the first detailed look at how businesses are using open-source software and how widespread it’s become.(By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK) A project aimed at delivering the first detailed survey of how open-source software is used in businesses is off the ground. Open-source…
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Microsoft’s Office Open XML may win last-minute favor from a key British standards body, but Microsoft would need more votes to change before OOXML becomes a standard. The British Standards Institution could change sides, days before voting closes, and register a vote in favor of Microsoft’s Office Open…
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Companies providing alternatives to Exchange are expressing concern over missing information in recently published APIs for Microsoft volume server products. Software companies that provide alternatives to Microsoft Exchange, cautiously welcomed at CeBIT last week the recent publication of application programming interfaces for Microsoft volume server products, but have…
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Australian students build Linux-based tool that allows investigators to collect forensic data without compromising its integrity. Australian university students have developed a Linux-based data forensics tool to help police churn through a growing backlog of computer-related criminal investigations. The tool was developed by students from Edith Cowan…
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Big Blue is working with companies in Austria and Poland to offer PCs that it says will cost half as much as those with Microsoft software. IBM has teamed up with partners in Austria and Poland to offer Microsoft-free personal computers for the Eastern European market, Big Blue…
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Delegates for standards organization expected to broker new opportunity for Office Open XML to win approval. Microsoft ramped up its fight to have its Office Open XML document format made into an international standard on Monday as delegates from 37 countries met to reconsider the proposal. Their…
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Announcement won’t affect its antitrust investigations against the software giant, says European Commission. The European Commission has expressed doubt regarding Microsoft’s announcement Thursday claiming a move toward greater interoperability. In a statement, the Commission said that while it would welcome greater interoperability, Microsoft had made similar announcements…
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