The Open Source Development Lab will pay to represent Linus Torvalds, the Linux operating system founder who this week was subpoenaed in connection with a $3 billion suit against IBM.
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The Edge-Computing Toolkit is a toolkit for WebSphere Studio that simplifies development, testing, and deployment of Web applications for the Akamai EdgeComputing. Applications designed for the Akamai EdgeComputing service adhere to the standard Web programming model of J2EE (Servlets and JavaServer Pages), but the distributed nature of Akamai's platform implies additional steps for testing and deployment. Those additional steps can be carried out manually, but a developer's experience is improved with this integrated solution.
PCLinuxOnline reports that LG offers now a solution for the Mandrake Linux 9.2 physical dead drive issue
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Subpoenas are flying in the high-profile lawsuit between the two companies, as both try to buttress their legal claims by turning to third parties for information.
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Xandros Corporation has announced the release of Xandros Desktop 2.0
TYNGSBORO, Massachusetts -- One of the founders of the open-source software initiative is planning to release a new version of Linux to challenge Red Hat's enterprise version of the operating system, and fill the hole left in the consumer market since Red Hat announced last week it would no longer sell a consumer version in retail stores.
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Red Hat, IBM and an open-source consortium are each beginning serious work to advance Linux for use on desktop computers, possibly making the OS a more serious threat to Microsoft.
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Ransom Love, the former chief executive of Linux archenemy SCO Group, jumps back into the Linux business by joining the board of a start-up called Progeny.
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TimeSys, a company that specializes in Linux for "embedded" computing devices such as DVD players, says its programming tools can be used with any version of the open-source OS.
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TYNGSBOROUGH, MASS. -- Not many corporations run Linux on their client hardware, but that situation will start to change if the Linux community can make a business case around the lower costs and greater manageability of enterprise Linux desktop environments, according to speakers at the Desktop Linux Conference here on Monday.
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Microsoft Corp. has asked a San Francisco court to instruct the administrator in a $1.1 billion California class-action settlement to reject claims filed through MSfreePC.com, a site run by Linux vendor Lindows.com Inc.
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Sharp has selected MontaVista Software's version of Linux for its HG-01S home entertainment server, the companies said on Monday.
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Novell's acquisition of SuSE Linux is a good deal for firms and governments that are looking for an open-source alternative to Unix and Windows.
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This Q4 Software Evaluation Kit release contains all of IBM's middleware ported to Linux, including DB2, WebSphere, Tivoli, and Lotus Notes, as well as developer code examples, tutorials, whitepapers, developer tips and articles on Java, XML, Wireless, Web Services, Security, Grid Computing, and Linux. A fast registration is all that is needed for it to be mailed to you at no charge.
Big Blue is expected to endorse the idea of using the open-source operating system for use on desktop computers.
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Miguel de Icaza has updated the roadmap for Mono, the port of the Microsoft .Net Framework to Unix/Linux.
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Computing industry stalwarts such as HP, Oracle and even Microsoft welcome Novell's planned buyout of SuSE Linux, saying the move will mean a stronger business partner for their own wares.
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The Linux seller plans to release a version of the open-source operating system for fans on Thursday, part of a move to split its product line to improve profitability.
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Novell CEO Jack Messman has come up with an unconventional strategy that can be summed up in one word: Linux.
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