Fresh Moonlight
Dec 04, 2008Moonlight is the name of Novell's Linux implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight 1.0 technology. Moonlight is now available in a Beta version for 32 and 64 Bit Linux systems, albeit only for Firefox users.
more »Valve Already Working On Steam For Linux?
Dec 04, 2008Information found by a reader on the Phoronix Internet page in the Microsoft game Left 4 Dead, appears to suggest that Half Life developer Valve Software, is currently working on a Linux client for its commercial platform Steam.
more »Ex Microsoft Developer: The Future is Open Source
Dec 03, 2008Microsoft veteran Keith Curtis proclaims in his new book that the future belongs to open source.
more »OpenSolaris Live CD 2008.11 with Distro Toolbox and Automated Install
Dec 03, 2008The OpenSolaris project has issued its second solid release with the Live CD 2008.11, which integrates subprojects such as the installer and package manager.
more »Nokia Closes on Symbian Deal; Foundation in Sight
Dec 03, 2008Mobile networking firm Nokia now has the requisite majority shares in Symbian Limited to complete the purchase of the mobile phone OS manufacturer. All Symbian employees will become Nokia employees as of February 1, 2009.
more »Market Share: Advance for Mozilla, Setback for Microsoft
Dec 03, 2008Market watcher Net Applications has found in their recent statistics that Microsoft's representation in operating systems has fallen to below 90% of the market. Meanwhile, Mozilla's Firefox is rising to a more than 20% share in the browser market.
more »Bugzilla 3.2 Has Oracle Linkup and Better Services
Dec 02, 2008The Bugzilla project has released its version 3.2. Next to Oracle support it has many new improvements to its services
more »Open Source HAL for Atheros WLAN Chipsets
Dec 02, 2008Developer Sam Leffler has released the HAL code of the WiFi drivers for Atheros chipsets as open source.
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