Mozilla Messaging Launched
Feb 19, 2008The Mozilla Foundation today launched a new company, Mozilla Messaging Inc., which will be focusing on Internet based communications.
more »Linux Standard Base 3.2 Released
Feb 19, 2008The Linux Foundation has released version 3.2 of Linux Standard Base (LSB) which promise improved support for Perl, Python, printers and multimedia.
more »Top 500: 85 Percent of all Super Computers Runs on Linux
Feb 18, 2008The Top 500 Super Computer statistics offers a completely different view of market domination in IT: 85 percent of the world’s most powerful computers uses Linux as its operating system; Windows is way down accounting for just 1.2 percent.
more »Microsoft’s Behavior in OOXML Proceedings to Undergo Investigation by EU Commission
Feb 11, 2008The EU Commission is looking to investigate whether Microsoft illegally attempted to influence the standardization process for its own OOXML document format.
more »Linux 2.6.25 without Closed Source USB Drivers
Feb 05, 2008A controversial patch for the imminent kernel 2.6.25 is causing much debate in the developer community: in a similar move to one he made two years ago, the well-known kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman has submitted a patch that prevents closed source USB drivers from using the kernel's USB driver API.
more »Gartner Top Ten: Open Source, Green IT and Software as a Service
Feb 05, 2008According to market researchers, Gartner, Open Source is one of the biggest IT trends for 2008 and the years to come. The analysts also see green IT, home users as opinion leaders, software as a service, 3D printers and Apple corp. as the Top Ten developments for the next few years.
more »FTC Strengthens Standards and Open Source
Feb 04, 2008The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has come to a decision that could be crucial for standards and Open Source software in proposing a consent agreement in a patenting claim, says Andy Updegrove, the Linux Foundation's (LF) legal expert.
more »Graphics Chipsets: Intel Releases Documentation
Feb 04, 2008Chip giant Intel has released comprehensive documentation on its 965 Express and G35 Express chipsets.
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