Video: Ted Ts'o on Ext4, BtrFS and first steps with Linux
Feb 26, 2009
Linux Magazine Online took the opportunity of Fosdem 2009 in Brussels to track down and talk to kernel developer and CTO of the Linux Foundation, Ted Ts'o.
more »Microsoft Plays out its Patents in Suing TomTom
Feb 26, 2009Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against TomTom. The navigation systems vendor is allegedly violating eight Microsoft patents, three involving Linux.
more »UK goes Open Source
Feb 26, 2009Initiated by the Conservative opposition party, the push towards Open Source Software will now be realized in a ten point Government Action Plan penned by the governing Labour Party.
more »Ballmer: Linux More Dangerous than Apple
Feb 25, 2009Linux is proving to be a stronger competitor than Apple for Microsoft, says Steve Ballmer at a recent Strategic Update meeting with investors, and has a supporting graphic to prove it.
more »Novell Alliance with VMware and Preview of SLES 11
Feb 25, 2009An alliance is forming between virtualization providers Novell and VMware with a strategy for teamwork. At the same time Novell is providing a glimpse of its upcoming SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) version 11.
more »Cloud Computing with Ubuntu 9.10
Feb 23, 2009Scheduled for release in October, Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala will come with server cloud computing and a new desktop design.
more »Industry Consortium Rivalry over Crypto Standards
Feb 20, 2009The idea of an industry-wide common cryptography standard is certainly welcome. But self-interest usually precedes usability, so two industry consortiums are now vying over which standards to adopt, one on the side of Sun and the other leaning toward IBM/HP. Then there is an additional player in the Trusted Computing Group.
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