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Linux Foundation: We'd love to work with Microsoft Jim Zemlin is the executive director of the Linux Foundation. Formerly executive director of the Free Standards Group, Zemlin also has served as vice president of marketing for Covalent Technologies, providing products and services for the Apache Web server. Zemlin ha Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Linux creator: Microsoft is bluffing on patents Microsoft's aggressive defense of its intellectual property, which includes claims that Linux violates a number of its patents, is nothing more than "a marketing thing," according to Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Mono 2.0 lets .Net apps run on Linux Mono 2.0, an open-source runtime enabling .Net-based applications to run on Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix, is being released Monday, featuring capabilities for a number of .Net technologies.Considered a major upgrad Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Consortium launches Linux patent pool Open Invention Network, which buys patents related to the Linux operating system and licenses them royalty-free, Tuesday launched a program aimed at encouraging open-source developers to document information about their work so that it can be easily read and used by p Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Linux Foundation names new CTO The Linux Foundation has selected a new CTO, Ted Ts'o, who has been known as the first North American developer of the Linux kernel, the foundation said on Thursday.Ts'o has served as a foundation fellow and chi Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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OLPC developing dual-boot Windows, Linux OS for laptops The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) and Microsoft are working together to develop a dual-boot system to put both Linux and Windows on laptops aimed at kids in developing countries, the head of OLPC said in an interview Tuesday. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Mobile Linux groups join forces After steadily losing membership this year, one of the earliest mobile Linux groups will close and join another, faster-growing initiative.On Thursday, the Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum plans to announce th Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Netbooks spark Linux redesigns The sparsely populated floor at Linuxworld was a disappointment, but netbooks made an impact at this year's show, a sign that these lightweight machines may bring the Linux OS to a larger audience.Crowds flocked Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Adobe CTO: AIR for Linux due later this year Adobe Systems plans to extend its AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) software to Linux later this year, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch said during the company's Engage event in San Francisco on Monday morning.Formerly called Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Linux showing signs of solid growth Workloads running on Linux servers are shifting to become more business oriented, including databases and line-of-business applications, and the operating system appears headed for measurable growth over the next three years, according to a white paper released Tuesda Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Linux kernel builders hail open source drivers The Linux kernel development community is emphasizing the need for open source device drivers, in a statement released Monday.While the vast majority of device drivers have open source, there are a few holdouts, Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Linux set to make mobile splash Linux is set to make a major impact in the mobile computing realm, the executive director of the Linux Foundation stressed at a conference Monday morning.Speaking at the Open Mobile Exchange portion of the O'Rei Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Ubuntu sponsor joins Linux Foundation Canonical, the commercial sponsor of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, has joined the Linux Foundation, the foundation said Monday.Canonical is an important new member, the organization said. "They have rallied the Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Acer sees Linux as key to low-cost laptops Acer, the world's third-largest PC maker, believes that Linux software is a key to the low-cost laptop computer movement and hopes to create a community around the devices, a top executive said.Several of the ne Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Linux beats Windows 2008 power-saving measures Ensuring your servers stamp as small a carbon footprint as possible on the earth and in your datacenter can encompass everything from making sure they are shipped in recyclable packaging to hiring an analyst who can predict the total lifecycle environmental impact. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Can Microsoft make users 'love' its software? End-user adoption is often cited as a key stumbling block in ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM implementations. But Microsoft is asserting that improvements in its Dynamics line of software will have users swooning with passion, not seething with frustration. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Linux kernel developers, Wall Street to come together The Linux Foundation is holding its first End User Summit beginning Monday in New York in an effort to bring Linux kernel developers in closer contact with users at Wall Street institutions and other major companies. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Linux Standard Base boosts developer features A beta version of Linux Standard Base (LSB) 4.0 released this week adds developer features to technology intended to reconcile differences between Linux distributions, the Linux Foundation said.Version 4.0 offer Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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OS shoot-out: Windows vs. Mac OS X vs. Linux The Mac's been on a roll, both due to its highly regarded Mac OS X Leopard operating system and to an unhappy reception for Microsoft's Windows Vista. The result: For the first time in memory, the Mac's market share has hit 9.1 percent, according to IDC data, and Wind Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Windows 7: The Linux killer Microsoft has long been worried about Linux competition in the server market. When it came to ordinary PCs and laptops, however, it knew it had little to fear.But that was then. Now Microsoft may fear Linux on t Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |