Linux Foundation Brings OpenSUSE Build Service into Developer Network
Apr 09, 2009The openSUSE project and the Linux Foundation will be making the openSUSE Build Service available through the Linux Developer Network (LDN). Among other things, the Build Service will take advantage of the LDN's AppChecker.
more »Toshiba Notebooks with OpenSolaris
Apr 09, 2009Hardware manufacturer Toshiba has released a series of notebooks with pre-installed OpenSolaris 2008.11.
more »German Federal Cartel Agency Fines Microsoft
Apr 08, 2009
Microsoft Deutschland GmbH has been fined $9 million by the German Bundeskartellamt (cartel or anti-trust agency) for anticompetitive MS Office
pricing. Microsoft allegedly fixed a price at a retailer for its Office Home & Student 2007 product.
Testing Mandriva Spring
Apr 07, 2009French Linux specialist, Mandriva, has released version RC2 (codenamed Estephe) of their Linux 2009 Spring.
more »Openmoko: Plan B Instead of New Smartphone
Apr 06, 2009The Openmoko FreeRunner smartphone, with its open platform, will remain the company's latest hardware product, at least for now.
more »New Templating Engine: Templum
Apr 06, 2009The Dutch software developer Ferry Boender has placed the first public version of his templating engine, Templum 0.1.0, online.
more »Intel Hands over Moblin to Linux Foundation
Apr 03, 2009Hardware maker Intel has handed over hosting of the Moblin open source platform to the Linux Foundation with a hoped for larger external participation.
more »OpenMoko Project put on Ice
Apr 03, 2009With its open source operating system, the OpenMoko Project was once the pride of the community. Now, however, development of the new model will cease.
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