Dell: High Linux netbook returns a myth —
Aug. 13, 2009 —
 A Dell executive said that his company's Linux netbook returns are roughly equivalent to those for Windows-based netbooks, says an industry report. The remarks were in response to Microsoft's COO Kevin Turner, who gave a speech claiming Linux netbook returns were four or five times higher. ...
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KDE release adds 2,000 features —
Aug. 11, 2009 —
 The KDE Community released the 4.3 version of its popular Linux/UNIX desktop environment, representing more than 63,000 code changes by 700 contributors, 10,000 bug-fixes, and 2,000 new features. KDE 4.3 adds numerous improvements to the Plasma Desktop Shell and Application Development Framework, among many other enhancements. ...
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Linux distro mints "Gloria" KDE release —
Aug. 07, 2009 —
 The Linux Mint project has been releasing versions of its Ubuntu 9.04-based Linux Mint 7 "Gloria" distro over the last few months and has now released a final KDE version. Gloria KDE Community Edition offers various ease of use enhancements, and greatly improved installation features.
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As open source surges, Microsoft admits Linux threat —
Aug. 06, 2009 —
An IDC study predicts that open source software will grow at a 22.4 percent rate to reach $8.1 billion by 2013, says eWEEK. Meanwhile, in an SEC filing, Microsoft has added Linux vendors Canonical and Red Hat to its list of as rivals, and acknowledges the growing threat of Android. ...
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LinuxCon announces speakers —
Aug. 04, 2009 —
 Early registration closes on Aug. 15 for the Linux Foundation's inaugural LinuxCon event, scheduled for Sept. 21-23, 2009, in Portland, Oregon. LinuxCon intends to draw a mix of end-users, administrators, and top Linux developers, with speakers including Linus Torvalds, Mark Shuttleworth, and Greg Kroah-Hartman (pictured). ...
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Review: Novell software easiest yet at building Linux appliances —
Aug. 04, 2009 —
 Novell's new SUSE Studio web-based service for creating software appliances on SUSE Linux has been favorably reviewed by eWEEK. While SUSE Studio does not offer the breadth of features of rPath's rBuilder, Novell's product is much easier at appliance creation, says the review. ...
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Is CentOS ready for the fork? —
Jul. 31, 2009 —
 Developers for the community-based CentOS Linux distribution have threatened founder Lance Davis with a project fork unless he becomes more active in the project and accounts for fund contributions. Currently rev'd to version 5.3, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) clone depends largely on voluntary contributions. ...
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Ubuntu collaborative development platform goes open source —
Jul. 23, 2009 —
 Canonical has released open source code for the Launchpad software development and collaboration platform that it provides for Ubuntu application development. Based on the Bazaar version control system, Launchpad offers features for collaborative application development, bug tracking, translations, and more, says the company. ...
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Ubuntu book updated for the Jackalope —
Jul. 23, 2009 —
 Prentice Hall has published the fourth edition of The Official Ubuntu Book, covering the latest Ubuntu 9.04 release. As with previous versions, the fourth edition aims to bring new users up to speed on the popular Linux distro, from installation to configuration to exploring Ubuntu's applications. ...
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Open source lobbying group emerges —
Jul. 22, 2009 —
 A lobbying group has been launched by more than 70 companies, academic institutions, and communities, to promote open source software as a "transparent and cost-effective option" for U.S. government agencies. "Open Source for America" counts AMD, Canonical, Google, Novell, Oracle, and Red Hat among its members. ...
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Open source Linux device drivers submitted by -- Microsoft? —
Jul. 21, 2009 —
A software company based in Redmond, Wash. has released 20,000 lines of code under GPLv2 for three Linux device drivers. Microsoft says its first open source Linux code contribution is designed to speed the performance of the operating system when it's run in a Hyper-V virtual machine. ...
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Vietnamese netbook runs on bilingual Linux distro —
Jul. 21, 2009 —
 Vietnamese Linux technology firm Hacao has released a netbook, along with a new bilingual (English/Vietnamese) release of its Hacao Linux 2009 CE distro. The Hacao Netbook is based on an Intel Atom-based MSI Wind, and offers a 10-inch screen and 160GB of storage. ...
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Ubuntu-based distro touted for power management —
Jul. 14, 2009 —
 A group called PlanetWatt has released a Beta 3 version of a new lightweight, power-sipping distro based on Ubuntu. The low-power WattOS is built from scratch using the Ubuntu MinimalCD and Ubuntu 9.04, and uses the lightweight LXDE environment and OpenBox, says the group.
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Google names Chrome OS partners —
Jul. 13, 2009 —
Google followed up on Thursday's announcement of a Linux-based Chrome OS for netbooks by listing nine technology partners that are supporting the open-source platform. Meanwhile, one report claims that Intel, which is not on the list, is collaborating with Google on Chrome OS. ...
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Fast-boot environment moves to Moblin —
Jul. 13, 2009 —
Phoenix Technologies announced that its fast-boot "HyperSpace" technology is now "aligned" with the Moblin project and that it will work with Intel to promote the technologies to netbook and nettop OEMs and ODMs. HyperSpace will improve the Linux-based Moblin stack's already considerable capabilities for fast-boot and power management, says Phoenix. ...
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Google's new OS marries Linux and Chrome —
Jul. 08, 2009 —
[Updated: 12PM] -- Google announced an operating system aimed at netbooks that combines the Linux kernel with its Chrome browser. Google expects to release open source code for the Google Chrome Operating System later this year and ship a final version in the second half of 2010, says the company. ...
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Hospitals respond well to Linux treatment —
Jul. 07, 2009 —
 Glendale Adventist Medical Center has successfully installed SUSE Linux-based thin clients in 65 rooms, using technology from IBM, NoMachine, and Novell, say the companies. Meanwhile, Midland Memorial Hospital is touting cost savings from deploying Red Hat Linux-based OpenVista electronic health record software, says Forbes.
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Linux distros stake out the cloud —
Jul. 07, 2009 —
 Two vendors of Linux distributions have announced major cloud computing initiatives over the last week. First, Canonical launched an Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Services group, and then Red Hat announced its Premier Cloud Provider Certification and Partner Program, say reports in eWEEK and ChannelInsider, respectively. ...
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Can FAT patch avoid Microsoft lawsuits? —
Jul. 02, 2009 —
Andrew Tridgell has published a patch that could make the Linux implementation of the FAT filesystem impervious to Microsoft patent claims of the kind that forced a settlement from TomTom. The patch alters the VFAT code so that it does not generate both short and long filenames, says Tridgell. ...
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Debian plans draw sharp warning from GNU guru —
Jul. 01, 2009 —
As the Debian project releases a second update of its Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 ("Lenny") distribution, a controversy has broken out over the next version, "Squeeze." GNU guru Richard Stallman has warned that by including a Mono-based note-taking application called Tomboy, Debian runs the risk of Microsoft litigation over C# patents. ...
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LiveUSB version of OLPC software targets netbooks —
Jun. 30, 2009 —
 Sugar Labs has issued a LiveUSB version of its "Sugar" Linux distribution and educational software, used by One Laptop Per Child (OLPC)'s XO-1. "Sugar on a Stick v1 Strawberry Learning Platform" can be plugged into any netbook or PC, offering 40 activities designed for K-12 students. ...
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Virtualization software goes multi-processor —
Jun. 25, 2009 —
The Sun-sponsored VirtualBox project has released a beta 3.0 version of its free, x86-oriented virtualization software. The Linux-compatible xVM VirtualBox 3.0 adds support for guest Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) with up to 32 virtual CPUs, as well as support for version 2.0 of the OpenGL graphics acceleration standard, among other features. ...
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Open source show gears up with 200 sessions —
Jun. 25, 2009 —
 The OSCON (Open Source Convention) conference will present over 200 sessions between July 20-24 in San Jose, Calif., covering a variety of desktop and embedded Linux topics. Meanwhile, SourceForge.net has opened voting for its 2009 Community Choice Awards, with winners to be announced at OSCON. ...
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Office suite released in netbook version —
Jun. 22, 2009 —
 ThinkFree announced the availability of a Linux-compatible office productivity suite designed for netbooks. ThinkFree Mobile Netbook ESD version offers word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation applications, with "round-trip" Microsoft Office compatibility, synchronization and online document collaboration features, and 1GB of free online storage, says the company.
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Scalix gains mobile device synchronization —
Jun. 18, 2009 —
 Xandros-owned email and groupware vendor Scalix released Scalix ActiveSync 1.0, a push email and synchronization add-on to Scalix Server that implements Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync protocol for wireless message synchronization. Scalix also released Scalix Server 11.4.4, touted for its over 200 improvements.
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