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Linux Mint 13 rallies behind Gnome

With the new version of Linux Mint, released Wednesday, the developers behind the open source Linux distribution have put all energies behind Gnome, offering two versions of the desktop interface.

By Joab Jackson | 24 May, 2012 16:52

Tags: Linux, operating systems, open source, software

Red Hat preps RHEL 7 for second half of 2013

The next major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), version 7, is targeted for release in the second half of 2013, Red Hat said on Tuesday, as it also celebrated the tenth anniversary of its enterprise OS.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 16 May, 2012 06:06

Tags: software, Red Hat, operating systems, open source, Linux

Linux Torvalds shortlisted for 2012 Millennium Technology Prize

The Technology Academy Finland has shortlisted Linus Torvalds for its 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, worth over €1 million (US$1.3 million).

By Peter Sayer | 20 April, 2012 00:47

Tags: linus torvalds, Linux, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, software, Technology Academy Finland

Puppet Enterprise gets a data library

Puppet Labs has added a data library to the enterprise version of its open-source IT automation software, allowing administrators to more easily reuse operational data in their own scripts and programs.

By Joab Jackson | 29 March, 2012 00:08

Tags: application development, Development tools, open source, Puppet Labs, software

Linux 3.3 released, integrates Android code

Version 3.3 of the Linux kernel, now available after a short delay, includes kernel code from Android as well as an upgrade of networking features and support for an additional processing architecture.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 20 March, 2012 01:33

Tags: Freeware / shareware, Linux, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, software

Red Hat falling behind Ubuntu in enterprise sector, Shuttleworth claims

Mark Shuttleworth, creator of the Ubuntu, said in a blog post Wednesday that his open source operating system is becoming more popular than rival Red Hat Enterprise Linux among large business users.

By Jon Gold | 15 March, 2012 09:16

Tags: Linux, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, Red Hat, software

Oracle updates its Linux kernel with new advanced file system

Oracle has updated the kernel of its Linux distribution to take advantage of the latest Linux advances, the company announced Tuesday.

By Joab Jackson | 13 March, 2012 23:03

Tags: Linux, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, oracle, software

Linux Professional Institute seeks trainers and students

The Linux Professional Institute hopes to recruit more Linux trainers and students through two initiatives launched at the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany, on Tuesday.

By Peter Sayer | 07 March, 2012 04:25

Tags: cebit, International Telecommunication Union, Linux, Linux Professional Institute, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, software

HP cuts staff as webOS transitions to open-source

Hewlett-Packard has cut 275 jobs in its webOS group, as part of its strategy to turn the operating system over to the open-source community, a source said Tuesday.

By John Ribeiro | 29 February, 2012 14:54

Tags: business issues, hewlett-packard, open source, operating systems, Palm, personnel, restructuring, software

Suse Enterprise Linux updated for new Dell, HP servers

Suse has updated its enterprise Linux distribution, using a recent version of the Linux kernel to support the advanced management capabilities in freshly released servers from Hewlett-Packard and Dell.

By Joab Jackson | 29 February, 2012 01:03

Tags: Attachmate, Linux, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, software

Apache Web server gets high performance upgrade

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has celebrated the 17th anniversary of the release of the Apache HTTP Server by launching a new version of the popular open source Web server software.

By Joab Jackson | 22 February, 2012 03:39

Tags: Apache Software Foundation, open source, software

Linux skills in demand, wages up

If you work as a Linux developer or system administrator, your pay should be increasing -- and so should your job offers -- according to a new survey of hiring managers.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 17 February, 2012 01:46

Tags: App Development, careers, Dice, it management, Linux, Linux and Unix, Management and Careers, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, software

What's the big deal about Hadoop?

Hadoop is all the rage, it seems. With more than 150 enterprises of various sizes using it -- including major companies such as JP Morgan Chase, Google and Yahoo -- it may seem inevitable that the open-source Big Data management system will land in your shop, too.

By Todd R. Weiss | 15 February, 2012 02:49

Tags: applications, databases, open source, software

Weave open-source data visualization offers power, flexibility

When two Boston-area organizations rolled out an interactive data visualization website last month, it represented one of the largest public uses yet for the open-source project Weave -- and more are on the way.

By Sharon Machlis | 09 February, 2012 03:03

Tags: open source, software

Kernel guru Greg Kroah-Hartman joins Linux Foundation

One of the principle maintainers of the Linux kernel, Greg Kroah-Hartman, has joined the Linux Foundation as a fellow, the same position held by Linux creator Linus Torvalds, the foundation announced.

By Joab Jackson | 02 February, 2012 02:54

Tags: business issues, Linux, linux foundation, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, personnel, software

Linux Mint 13 gets back to desktop basics

Bucking the trend of increasingly experimental desktop interfaces, the developers behind the Linux Mint are adopting a simpler desktop for the next version of the open-source Linux distribution.

By Joab Jackson | 27 January, 2012 09:21

Tags: Linux, linux mint, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, software

HP plans September open-source release for webOS

HP announced on Wednesday that it plans to release the code behind webOS in September under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

By Nancy Gohring | 26 January, 2012 07:47

Tags: hewlett-packard, mobile, open source, operating systems, Palm, software

Ubuntu to feature command line shortcuts

Canonical will outfit the next release of its Ubuntu Linux OS with a new type of interface that will allows desktop users to execute functions for any program through a command line interface, or by voice command.

By Joab Jackson | 25 January, 2012 04:13

Tags: canonical, Linux, non-Windows, open source, operating systems, software

Joomla gets search, database reinforcements

The newly released edition of the Joomla open source content management system now comes with a new search engine, and can use Microsoft SQL Server or PostGreSQL, in addition to MySQL.

By Joab Jackson | 25 January, 2012 02:06

Tags: applications, content management, open source, Open Source Matters, software

Mozilla releases version 2.0 of its license

Mozilla announced Tuesday the release of version 2.0 of the Mozilla Public License (MPL), which provides compatibility with the Apache and GPL licenses, opening up a wider body of code for reuse by the Mozilla project.

By John Ribeiro | 04 January, 2012 18:11

Tags: copyright, Free Software Foundation, intellectual property, legal, Mozilla Foundation, open source, Open Source Initiative, software

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