Software vendor Autodesk is looking to release a geodetic program for the conversion of geographical data into various formats as Open Source.

Release Manager Steve Langasek today announced the first beta version of the next generation Ubuntu, Gutsy Gibbon.

Security expert Jesper Johansson is planning to remove Windows Media Center from his computer and to install Linux MCE due to frustration with his former employer Microsoft's DRM software.

Analyst George Weiss claims that no new applications will be developed exclusively for proprietary Unix after 2009.

Linux distributor Red Hat has reported increased turnover and profits in its interim report for the second quarter. The company mainly owes these promising figures to its Linux business.

Wireless Sirtaki, synchronized penguin swimming, bottle cap diving in the pool – only a few disciplines that were part of the annual Linux Beer Hike, aka “Linux Bier Wanderung.”

Virtual visions brought vigor to the San Francisco LinuxWorld. This year's gala featured data centers, super heros, and our very own Linux Pro Magazine booth.