GCC 4.5: Features and Fixes
Apr 16, 2010The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) version 4.5 picks up numerous new enhancements, beginning with building the GCC from its sources.
more »Gartner Measures EU Web Platform Activities
Apr 15, 2010The EU distinguishes itself by stressing cooperation and technical interoperability in the digital age through various online platforms. To measure its success, it contracted the Gartner market research firm to do a survey. The results are now available.
more »Acer Favors Chrome OS over Android
Apr 15, 2010Netbooks with Google's Android aren't necessarily meeting Acer's expectations.
more »Microsoft to Develop own Open Source Platform
Apr 09, 2010Yes, you read that headline right
more »TIOBE Releases its April 2010 Programming Index
Apr 07, 2010C returns to the number one spot after a 4-year hiatus
more »SCO Group Suffers Another Defeat
Mar 31, 2010The years long legal battle by the SCO Group over UNIX copyrights, which indirectly affect Linux, has resulted in another verdict in Utah court. The jury has ruled in favor of Novell.
more »Online Petitioning Software Made Public
Mar 31, 2010British organization Public-i has made its ePetitions software publicly available under European Public License (EUPL) on the Forge page of the Open Source Observatory and Repository Europe (OSOR) information service.
more »OpenSSL 1.0.0 Released
Mar 30, 2010Version 1.0.0 of the free implementation of SSL and TLS protocols, OpenSSL, is now available in a major release.
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KDE Sets Ambitious Goals for 2026 and Beyond
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It’s Time to Test Fedora 45 Beta
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AI Fixes Linux Bottlenecks Using “Hideous” Code
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Advanced Video Coding Still Under Patent
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