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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

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  Alternatives to Raspberry Pi you can get right now

  Sure, of course you want a Raspberry Pi, be it for running a media centre, teaching computer science, home automation experiments or just for the hell of it. Unfortunately, a few hundred thousand other people also want one — join the queue!

  By Rohan Pearce | 24 May, 2012 08:40

  Tags: Raspberry Pi, open source

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  Linux 3.4 released quickly, after smooth development cycle

  Just over two months after its last major release, Linus Torvalds has posted the newest version of the open source Linux kernel, which supports new graphics processors from Nvidia and Intel, improves file system functionality and comes with a new security module.

  By Joab Jackson | 22 May, 2012 01:02

  Tags: software, operating systems, open source, nvidia, linux foundation, Linux, Intel

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  Open-source messaging at (nearly) the speed of light

  Felix Ehm, a member of CERN's beams control group, has always had a curious and scientific bent.

  By Jon Gold | 18 May, 2012 06:25

  Tags: unified communications, software, quantum, open source, networking, messaging, LHC, e-mail, DARPA, CERN, CamelOne, applications, ActiveMQ

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  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

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  Open source cloud project backers duking it out for support

  In the less than two months since Citrix gave its CloudStack software an Apache license, cloud providers are beginning to support the open source model.

  By Brandon Butler | 12 May, 2012 07:26

  Tags: Zynga, VMware, The Cloud, software, OpenStack, open source, internet, CloudStack, cloud computing, Amazon Web Services

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  Enhancing security with open source

  Computing security has never been more important. Increasing regulations, differing requirements from international locales and sophisticated attacks all contribute to serious challenges that call for thorough solutions.

  By Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen | 10 May, 2012 10:08

  Tags: open source, security

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  Google files for new trial on copyright claims in Android suit

  Google is seeking a new trial on copyright claims in Oracle's intellectual-property lawsuit against it over the Android mobile OS, according to a filing made late Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 10 May, 2012 00:02

  Tags: Sun Microsystems, software, oracle, open source, Mobile OSes, mobile, legal, Languages and standards, intellectual property, Google, Civil lawsuits, application development, Android OS

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  For a lightweight Linux desktop, try the new Xfce 4.10

  Choice is one of the best parts of the desktop Linux world, where there's a distribution to suit virtually every taste and purpose.

  By Katherine Noyes | 08 May, 2012 11:26

  Tags: unix, software, operating systems, open source, Linux

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  IDC: Explosive growth expected for Hadoop, MapReduce-related revenues

  The market for software related to the Hadoop and MapReduce programming frameworks for large-scale data analysis will jump from $US77 million in 2011 to $US812.8 million in 2016, a compound annual growth rate of 60.2 per cent, according to a new report released by analyst firm IDC.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 08 May, 2012 05:33

  Tags: software, open source, middleware, IDC, data warehousing, business intelligence, applications

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  Wide-Open Search

  Twitter, Facebook, the Library of Congress -- all of these institutions have mind-numbing amounts of structured and unstructured data that must be indexed and searched quickly. In Twitter's case, that's about 300 million new pieces of information to index every day.

  By Stacy Collett | 07 May, 2012 20:11

  Tags: twitter, software, open source, Gartner, Facebook, applications

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  Open-source cloud frameworks: A work in progress

  When IT consultancy OpenCredo set out to launch three new applications within seven months for a major insurance underwriter, it had three goals in mind: Trim development time from the usual years-long pace, allow for frequent changes from the client, and build a system that can handle unpredictable traffic spikes.

  By Robert L. Scheier | 07 May, 2012 20:11

  Tags: software, open source, internet, cloud computing, applications

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  Tibco adds Hadoop support to its Spotfire in-memory analytics

  Tibco has brought its Spotfire in-memory analytics software into the burgeoning ecosystem around Hadoop, an open-source framework for processing large sets of information, the company announced Tuesday.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 07 May, 2012 14:06

  Tags: tibco, sybase, software, sap, open source, hewlett-packard, data warehousing, data mining, business intelligence, applications, Apple

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  Oracle wants judge to bar ex-Sun CEO Schwartz's testimony in Google suit

  Oracle has asked a judge to bar Google from using some testimony given by former Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz in the companies' intellectual-property suit over the Android mobile OS, saying it has "no legal and factual predicate."

  By Chris Kanaracus | 05 May, 2012 03:44

  Tags: software, patent, oracle, open source, legal, Languages and standards, Jonathan Schwartz, intellectual property, Google, copyright, Civil lawsuits, application development

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  Open Source Spotlight: iSpy Connect

  It's hard to imagine that a Texas police agency, Chinese airport security and thousands of small business owners share much in common. But they do share at least one thing: An interest in iSpy Connect, a free, feature-rich open source video surveillance application that's compatible with standard consumer webcams and IP cameras.

  By Rohan Pearce | 04 May, 2012 11:29

  Tags: video software, open source, multimedia software, multimedia