Quarrel over TWiki - Friendly Takeover by Founder?
Oct 31, 2008The free wiki project TWiki is currently embroiled in a contentious dialogue. The TWIKI.NET venture is undergoing a new governance model that many developers consider a hostile takeover. Without further ado, developers have decided to launch their own, separate NextWiki.org project.
more »Video: Interview with New Qt Chief at Qt Developer Days 2008
Oct 29, 2008At the Qt Developer Days in Munich, Anika Kehrer from Linux Magazine Online interviewed Qt Software's new chief, Sebastian Nystroem.
Shuttleworth to Continue Sponsoring Ubuntu
Oct 28, 2008Mark Shuttleworth, the main sponsor of Ubuntu, may continue to fund the Linux distribution for a few more years.
more »Torvalds on Linux Kernel 2.6.28-rc1: More Drivers Than Ever
Oct 27, 2008Linus Torvalds presents the first test candidate of Linux Kernel 2.6.28 on his mailing list.
more »GPL Compliance Engineering Delves Into the Inner Life of Embedded Devices
Oct 20, 2008Dutch Linux consultant Armijn Hemel clarifies in his recently issued GPL Compliance Engineering Guide how to check for GPL breaches of electronic devices.
more »Greg K-H Recommends New Kernel Version Naming
Oct 17, 2008Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux developer at Novell, suggests a new naming scheme for the Kernel releases on the Kernel mailing list. The four-digit year would be included in the name.
more »Mozilla and the Open Web
Oct 16, 2008Mozilla Labs has announced a new workgroup dedicated to the open Web. Ajax experts Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith, cofounders of Ajaxian, are the driving forces.
more »Linux-Kongress: Corbet Presents New Kernel 2.6.27
Oct 10, 2008In the second keynote of the Linux-Kongress in Hamburg, Germany, cofounder of LWN.net and kernel developer Jonathan Corbet presented details on yesterday's released Kernel 2.6.27, but also described some of the work Linus Torvalds and his group of hackers have been up to.
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