Microsoft acknowledges own GPL infringement
Nov 16, 2009Even Microsoft can’t resist new technology. In order to be up with the times, they have added a nice tool for download to create a USB version. Unfortunately this was done without paying attention to the GPLv2.
more »Nokia Delivers Maemo Mobile Phone N900
Nov 13, 2009Nokia has begun its delivery of the Linux-based N900 mobile phone. The devices with the Maemo 5 operating system will compete with the iPhone and Android.
more »Microsoft Patents Sudo
Nov 12, 2009A further patent by Microsoft brings the software patent discussion to a renewed boil: the software giant has claims on "sudo."
more »TV Mythos Renewed: MythTV 0.22 with Many Improvements
Nov 11, 2009The MythTV hard disk recorder software is available in a new version that is based on Qt4 and supports new hardware and the VDPAU decoder.
more »Mono Development for Visual Studio from Novell
Nov 11, 2009What a few years ago might have been considered a joke has now become reality: thanks to the Mono Tools for Visual Studio, developers can create RPM packages directly from the MS environment.
more »Oracle: European Commission Fails to Grasp Open Source
Nov 10, 2009Oracle claims that the European Commission's public policy against Oracle's takeover of MySQL runs counter to open source freedom and the growing database market.
more »Free Fellowships at FSFE
Nov 10, 2009From November 2009, the Free Software Foundation Europe will be offering three free Fellowships each month to open source activists.
more »130 mph Linux Motorcycle
Nov 09, 2009It's big, black, fast, and appeals to Linux and motorcycle enthusiasts alike: the new E-motorcycle TTX02 from Mavizen.
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