VMware Acquires SpringSource
Aug 11, 2009Virtualization provider VMware has purchased open source firm SpringSource for $420 million.
more »QEMU and Qemu Manager Sneaking Linux into Windows
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more »New Release of Open Virtual Client Desktop
Jul 30, 2009The new version 2.0 of the virtual desktop solution Verde now comes with offline access. Manufacturer Virtual Bridges, together with IBM and Canonical, want to market the software as Open Virtual Client.
more »GPL Violation: Microsoft's Code Generosity with Strange Taste
Jul 24, 2009Microsoft made headlines on July 20 with their release of a Hyper-V driver to the Linux kernel under GPL. Now it turns out that the driver violates the GPL free code stipulation by having a mix of proprietary and open source code.
more »Microsoft to Add Hyper-V Drivers to Linux Kernel
Jul 21, 2009What seemed impossible years ago could now become a reality: a Linux driver from Microsoft in the kernel.
more »VirtualBox 3.0: No More Booting Windows
Jul 01, 2009VirtualBox 3.0, with its improved 3D support, can ensure that some users won't need to boot Windows even when gaming.
more »LinuxTag 2009: Resource Management with OpenVZ
Jun 27, 2009OpenVZ project leader Kir Kolyshkin clarified at LinuxTag 2009 that the software also lends itself to Linux resource management.
more »Wind River Hypervisor Virtualizes Multicore Processors
Jun 17, 2009Embedded specialist Wind River has released its Hypervisor product as one of the fruits of their alignment with chipmaker Intel.
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FreeBSD Promises a Full Desktop Installer
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Linux Hits an Important Milestone
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Plasma Bigscreen Returns
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CachyOS Now Lets Users Choose Their Shell
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Wayland 1.24 Released with Fixes and New Features
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Bugs Found in sudo
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Fedora Continues 32-Bit Support
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Linux Kernel 6.17 Drops bcachefs
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