Linux news
InfoWorld review: Windows on the Mac (InfoWorld)
Mon, 02/08/2010 - 06:00 | by Anonymous Coward
InfoWorld - Why choose between Windows 7 and Snow Leopard when you can have both? A Mac with virtualization software is a great platform for running Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, or other Intel-based operating systems, all at the same time. There's also Mac OS X's native Boot Camp, but it only supports Windows and doesn't give you access to Mac OS X without rebooting.
Red Hat Exchange Is Dead
Sat, 02/06/2010 - 01:20 | by Anonymous Coward
darthcamaro writes "In 2007, Red Hat launched the Red Hat Exchange (RHX) — an appstore, if you will, of open source partner applications sold from a Red Hat website. Sounds like a good idea, right? While an appstore works well for Apple, turns out that an appstore for open source (from a Linux vendor) isn't such a good idea. 'When we came out with RHX we were hoping for more ambitious adoption but we've learned that selling third-party applications via a marketplace is challenging,' Mike Evans, Red Hat's vice president of corporate development said.
Google Docs Replaces OpenOffice In Ubuntu Netbook Edition
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 20:23 | by Anonymous Coward
uneuser writes "Digitizor reports that the Ubuntu developers have dropped OpenOffice from the default installation of Ubuntu Netbook Edition (UNE) 10.04 and replaced it with Google Docs. Documents in Ubuntu Netbook Edition will now be opened in Google Docs by default."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Microsoft to Drop Linux, Unix Versions of Enterprise Search (PC World)
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 15:40 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - Microsoft will no longer offer Linux or Unix versions of its enterprise search products after a wave of releases set to ship in the first half of this year, the company announced in an official blog post Thursday.
Moonlight 3.0 preview offered for rich Internet apps (InfoWorld)
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 15:12 | by Anonymous Coward
InfoWorld - Moonlight 3.0, which puts Microsoft's Silverlight rich Internet plug-in software on Linux and Unix platforms, is now being offered in an alpha release, according to Web pages from the Mono project, which has jurisdiction over Moonlight.
Malicious Firefox Add-ons Installed Trojans (PC World)
Fri, 02/05/2010 - 14:56 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - Mozilla last night announced that two experimental Firefox add-ons, Master Filer and the Sothink Web Video Downloader version 4, infected victim PCs with Trojans when either add-on was installed.
Five Benefits of an Open Source Symbian (PC World)
Thu, 02/04/2010 - 11:05 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - The Symbian mobile operating system is getting a second life as the Symbian Foundation makes the smartphone platform open source. The lifeline will revitalize the platform, and has benefits for Nokia, smartphone developers, Symbian handsets, and smartphone users.
Symbian 3 Goes Open Source, But Nokia Ties Remain (NewsFactor)
Thu, 02/04/2010 - 11:03 | by Anonymous Coward
NewsFactor - It's official -- and ahead of schedule. The Symbian mobile operating system is now completely open source. The Symbian Foundation on Thursday released Symbian 3, the latest version of the platform.
Symbian OS now fully open source (InfoWorld)
Wed, 02/03/2010 - 20:10 | by Anonymous Coward
InfoWorld - The Symbian Foundation will move forward on Thursday with offering up the full Symbian smartphone platform to open source.
Symbian Goes Open Source Four Months Early (PC World)
Wed, 02/03/2010 - 18:30 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - Symbian has completed the process of open sourcing its entire code base, in advance of its June deadline.
