Open Source

Might Windows 8 or 9 actually have Linux under the hood?

It's not only long-time Linux true believers who say that Linux will eventually wipe out Windows. An former Microsoft employee of 11 years says that "proprietary software is eventually going to be doomed," and believes that Microsoft's future lies in releasing its own version of Linux.

The newest desktop Linux vs. the newest Windows -- and the winner is ...

The popular Internet voice program Skype is not going open source real soon, but, it is on its way.

Open-source software is quickly making its way into the federal government.

Looks like Android 2.0 is shaping up to be an attractive proposition. And Motorola has new hardware to match. Yes, Motorola: who knew? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers type the words "killer" and "iPhone" (not necessarily in that order). Not to mention pumpkin cannon...
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The new Ubuntu is more than just a good Linux desktop distribution; it's Canonical's shot at the business server big-time.

President Barack Obama's White House has chosen Drupal to run the whitehouse.gov Web site. They say George W. Bush's old CMS wasn't cutting it any longer. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers resist equating open source with socialism. Not to mention mugshot shirts...

Make of it what you will, but Linux creator Linus Torvald has been photographed in front of a stack of copies of Windows 7 in Japan giving a big thumbs-up. I've got the photo in my blog.

Microsoft will get the headlines tomorrow with the release of Windows 7, but, on the server side of life, Red Hat is quietly becoming a dominant player.

The companies say that this new business Linux desktop will offer a 50% savings over Windows 7 while running on existing hardware.

You've probably seen the new Verizon Droid ad, if you were watching sports at all this weekend. But in case you haven't, I've put it below. Inconsistent apostrophes included.

There are reports circulating that there's been a leak of a beta copy of Google's Chrome operating system is now out and about. Don't believe them.

I love the Linux desktop, but facts are facts. Linux only holds a niche of the greater desktop market. Part of the reason is Microsoft's monopoly, but it's not just the Evil Empire that's kept Linux down -- Linux has done a lot of self-damage.

Is this what Apple (AAPL) meant by Snow Leopard freeing up disk space? It's confirmed that Mac OS X users are losing all their data, even in 10.6.1. It seems that after a guest login, the user home can get wiped. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers taunt smug fanbois, saying OS X has got buggier and buggier. Not to mention Probably Bad News...

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