Is Cittio Ripping Off the OpenNMS Community?more similar news » The Open Road: "There are a lot of allegations flying around relative to Cittio's (allegedly improper) use of the OpenNMS code without contributing code back, in apparent violation of the GPL..."
Ubuntu: Next Release Will be the Critical Onemore similar news » iTWire: "April 24 will be a red letter day for the Ubuntu project. It will be three-and-a-half years since the experiment began and the release that day of Hardy Heron, as version 8.04 is known, will be a defining moment..."
Kerala Shuts Windows, Schools to Use Only Linuxmore similar news » The Indian Express: "Kerala is all set to become the first state in the country to completely banish Microsoft and allow only GNU/Linux free software to be used in the mandatory IT test at the state SSLC examinations..."
MySQL CEO: It's Tough for Private Open Source Firmsmore similar news » Computer Business Review: "Yesterday I caught up with Marten Mickos, the former CEO of open source database firm MySQL, which was recently acquired by Sun for $1bn. We had a wide-ranging chat about life, the universe and everything open source...."
Negroponte Seeks a Laptop CEOmore similar news » BusinessWeek: "After weathering an acrimonious split from Intel and harsh criticism from critics, One Laptop Per Child is reorganizing--and looking for a new CEO..."
EU to Consider Buying Open-Source Softwaremore similar news » International Herald Tribune: "The European Commission will propose in the next few days to buy more of its computer software from open-source developers, a commission spokeswoman said Wednesday..."
Intel Linux-Ready Firmware Developer Kitmore similar news » Phoronix: "Intel's Open-Source Technology Center is involved with a number of open-source Linux projects such as Threading Building Blocks, Moblin, PowerTOP, and the X.Org graphics driver..."
Does Cisco's Switch to Linux Make IOS More Open?more similar news » InformationWeek: "When Cisco and Juniper first said they were opening their router OSs, I thought that they'd be about as open as the iPhone. With Cisco's launch of IOS XE, I realize I was wrong: The iPhone is much more open..."
Costs: Wintel vs. Open Sourcemore similar news » Managing L'unix: "...[T]he realities of both mass production and retail distribution mean that fully assembled products always retail for less than the sum of their parts--except among Wintel enthusiasts..."
Novell Execs Talk Microsoft Interop Announcementmore similar news » LinuxWorld: "...[B]ut questions during the press conference at Cebit in Hanover, Germany, focused more on Microsoft's recent, high-profile pledge to improve interoperability and shore up its relationship with the open source community..."
ISO Statement on the BRM: Public Stay Outmore similar news » Groklaw: "The BRM was not intended to be a public event but followed the orderly and inclusive process of ISO and IEC. With the BRM review completed, it is now up to national bodies to determine whether approval of ISO/IEC DIS 29500 is warranted..."
Linux 2.6.25-rc4 [Released]more similar news » LKML: "It's a few days late, but I was waiting for some updates for some of the most annoying regressions until releasing it, so the end result is hopefully more useful as a result..."
Easing into Open Sourcemore similar news » eWeek Mid-Market: "When considering which software applications to buy, more and more midsize companies are considering open source--low-cost or free software whose source code can be modified by users or developers..."
Coming to a Watering Hole Near You: OLPC's Mesh Networkingmore similar news » Computerworld Australia: "...[T]he idea of two kids with laptops sitting under a tree somewhere in Saharan Africa being able to exchange information without any kind of infrastructure or configuration, seems as wild an idea as the land they live in..."
IBM Pushing Microsoft-free PCs For E. Europemore similar news » Reuters/internetnews.com: "IBM has teamed up with partners in Austria and Poland to offer Microsoft-free personal computers for the eastern European market, IBM said in a statement on Tuesday..."
Amazon MP3 Downloader: Bad News/Good Newsmore similar news » tecosystems: "Given that I've been waiting months for its release, you'd think that I'd be more excited about the availability of the Amazon MP3 Downloader client for Linux. And I was, initially..."
Do Linux Users Care About Freedom?more similar news » Bytesfree: "I'm torn by this argument, because I can see both sides of this. On one hand, it is true that fewer Linux and FLOSS users today care about the 'free' in Free Software, and I lament this occurrence..."
NDISwrapper and the GPLmore similar news » KernelTrap: "'A change after 2.6.24 broke ndiswrapper by accidentally removing its access to GPL-only symbols,' noted Pavel Roskin, offering a patch to address the issue..."
