Nokia will offer its Qt widget collection software under less restrictive LGPL licensing and has opened up its repositories.

Linux kernel developer Jonathan Corbet has just previewed the features of the upcoming Linux Kernel 2.6.29 that includes Btrfs, which he claims is the filesystem of the future.

One of the highlights of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) just ending in Las Vegas is Palm's offering of its WebOS for mobile devices. A fitting name for its coming attraction in mid-2009 that uses this OS is the Palm Pre, to be offered exclusively through Sprint.

Free VoIP platform software FreeSWITCH is now in version 1.0.2. Enhancements include a fax module and new codecs for higher sampling rates.

Sun Microsystems has acquired Belgian company Q-Layer, which specializes in cloud computing.

The open source X2Go project is rapidly approaching version 3, which adds features such as new clients and seamless windows.

Mesh networking comes to with the IEEE802.11s draft standard. We'll show you how to mix a mesh.

Maker of embedded software Sierra Wireless has released a Linux software development kit (SDK) for its 3G wireless modules.