X.org Rethinks Release Strategy
Oct 01, 2009The X.org project has some discussion ahead of it, instigated by developer Peter Hutterer's call for an ordered release strategy. The current rather unpredictable release schedule makes the work and test process harder, according to Hutterer.
more »Coverity Finds Fewer Defects in Open Source Software
Sep 28, 2009The code analysis specialists Coverity attest to a quality improvement in the open source software they tested.
more »Mozilla Lets Fly Next Thunderbird Beta
Sep 24, 2009The Thunderbird mail client has reached its next stage with a beta on the way to 3.0.
more »Jono Bacon's "Art of Community" Free Online
Sep 21, 2009The Art of Community by Ubuntero Jono Bacon about the building of communities is now available free as an e-book.
more »Speculations About Microsoft's Open Source CodePlex Foundation
Sep 21, 2009A few developers have tried to discern the goal behind Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation established just a week ago. A legal advisor for the Linux Foundation has made some recommendations to what he considers the foundation's faulty organizational structure.
more »OpenSUSE Conf 2009: OpenSUSE 11.2 with Microblogging, But Not WebYaST
Sep 18, 2009On the outskirts of the OpenSUSE Conference, core developers revealed details on the new openSUSE version 11.2. Although it will have Kernel 2.6.31, browser users will have to wait a bit longer for YaST.
more »GPLv2 Less Popular
Sep 18, 2009Latest statistics from Black Duck Software show version 2 of the General Public License (GPLv2) sliding in popularity. Just under half of all the open source projects contained in the September 2009 statistics used the GPLv2.
more »Gnome Zeitgeist with New User Interface
Sep 17, 2009The tracker daemon Gnome Activity Journal called Zeitgeist has a new user interface.
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