HP FOSSology Project Analyzes Open Source Software
Feb 04, 2008Hewlett-Packard has launched a project dubbed FOSSology to investigate and monitor the use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in the enterprise.
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Jan 30, 2008The British Education Communications and Technology Agency (Becta), the agency in charge of promoting the use of technology in Britain’s schools, has advised its partners in schools against migration to Windows Vista or Microsoft Office 2007.
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Microsoft to Create Emacs Clone?
Jan 04, 2008Microsoft developer Douglas Purdy reports of plans to create a clone of the Emacs editor for .Net.
more »Wikia Search Approaching Launch
Jan 03, 2008Wikia Search, a search engine with free algorithms was one of last year's most eagerly awaited projects. The wait is due to end January 7.
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Dec 28, 2007SCO, notorious for its litigation concerning Unix rights has been delisted by the US stock exchange Nasdaq.
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Office 365 Available for Testing on Linux via Bottles
Linux users can now test the official Office 365, thanks to Mirko Brombin's work on Bottles.
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Dutch Government Turns to Open Source for Digital Sovereignty
Following in the footsteps of other European countries, the Netherlands is looking to increase its sovereign digital infrastructure with open source software.
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Linux May Soon Work on Snapdragon X2-Based PCs
If you're thinking about buying a Snapdragon X2-based desktop or laptop, Linux may soon be an option.
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KDE for People Initiative Calls for AI Ban in Plasma
A new community of KDE wants the project to adopt a strict no-AI policy for KDE Plasma.
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KDE Sets Ambitious Goals for 2026 and Beyond
KDE Connect reveals the goals for the Linux desktop darling, with one of those goals long overdue.
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It’s Time to Test Fedora 45 Beta
Fedora 45 beta has been released with updated Gnome, KDE Plasma, and kernel.
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Ubuntu Stonking Stingray Gets Even Rustier
Ubuntu 26.10 has completed its migration to the Rust-based coreutils.
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AI Fixes Linux Bottlenecks Using “Hideous” Code
A Linux developer used AI to fix bottlenecks that caused problems when building the kernel. The resulting AI-generated code needed a lot of work.
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Advanced Video Coding Still Under Patent
Brazilian patent BRPI0109962B1 has expired, which means that DivX and Xvid are no longer problematic for Linux, but it doesn’t mean that video is all of a sudden fully unleashed.
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2,000 Vulnerabilities per Linux Release
Thanks to AI bug hunters, the Linux kernel is seeing record numbers of vulnerabilities, and it's overwhelming developers.