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Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'

July 18, 2008 7:14 AM PDT

Linux creator calls OpenBSD crowd a bunch of "monkeys" and criticizes those who publicize security flaws to gain notoriety.

LiMo gets Openwave browser and messaging

July 7, 2008 6:19 AM PDT

Openwave sells those parts of its business to LiMo member Purple Labs, which plans to use the mobile Internet technologies in its Linux platform.

Mobile Linux standards forum gives up

June 26, 2008 12:47 PM PDT

Efforts to standardize mobile Linux get put on hold after the Linux Phone Standards Forum announced it's merging with the Linux Mobile Foundation.

OpenSuse 11.0 released

June 20, 2008 7:24 AM PDT

Latest version of the open-source operating system includes efforts to make installation easier and to improve sound management.
(By David Meyer of ZDNet UK)

Red Hat unveils fully open-source hypervisor

June 19, 2008 8:30 AM PDT

Linux company says the product, now in beta, will complement--not compete with--its existing virtualization strategy based on Xen.
(By Andrew Donoghue of ZDNet UK)

Red Hat chief: We're 'tough to do business with'

June 19, 2008 7:26 AM PDT

Jim Whitehurst, still new on the job, says Red Hat is trying to change its image as a company with "great technology" that's "not the easiest" to work with.
(By Andrew Donoghue of ZDNet UK)

Google Gadgets for Linux appears

June 4, 2008 12:49 PM PDT

Until now, Gadgets--the mini applications that can be placed anywhere on the desktop--have only been available on Windows and Mac.

Mono offers open-source spin on Silverlight

May 22, 2008 1:48 PM PDT

First public release of Novell's Moonlight will compete with products from Adobe, Sun, and Apple.
(By Matthew Broersma of ZDNet UK)

Red Hat publishes Fedora 9 preview

April 22, 2008 9:18 AM PDT

"Most critical release" of freely available Linux distribution is last public release before final version's launch in May.

Linux tool speeds up computer forensics for cops

March 6, 2008 8:29 AM PST

Australian students build Linux-based tool that allows investigators to collect forensic data without compromising its integrity.

More heavyweights join mobile-Linux group

February 12, 2008 6:25 AM PST

Orange, Access join the LiMo Foundation to collaborate on its upcoming mobile-Linux platform, which promises more applications for users.

Canonical distributes Parallels via desktop update

February 6, 2008 11:02 AM PST

Ubuntu users will get access to Parallels Workstation for Linux via the operating system's built-in update tool.

LiMo chief talks rivals, Nokia, and mobile Linux

February 4, 2008 3:40 PM PST

Morgan Gillis discusses the LiMo Foundation's first mobile Linux platform release and why it matters that Nokia bought Trolltech.

Key mobile Linux platform out in March

February 4, 2008 9:01 AM PST

The LiMo Foundation's mobile Linux platform will be released next month, but the API is available to developers immediately.

Torvalds: Linux ready to go green

January 31, 2008 7:01 AM PST

Developer of the Linux kernel says improvements in power-management, energy-diagnosis tools are in the offing.

Five reasons not to fear a $200 Linux PC

January 24, 2008 10:00 AM PST

A rash of supremely affordable PCs preloaded with Linux has hit mainstream retail stores. And trying one is not as risky a proposition as you might think.
Photos: Three sub-$200 Linux PCs

Year in review: New players enliven open source

August 12, 2008 1:06 PM PDT

Yahoo, Google, Adobe, Sun Microsystems, and even Microsoft freshen up the open-source marketplace.

Lips Forum releases mobile Linux specs

December 12, 2007 6:47 AM PST

Unlike Google's Android platform and others, the Lips Forum is trying to create a fully open-source set of specifications for mobile Linux.

Trolltech axes the Greenphone

October 22, 2007 11:51 AM PDT

The Linux developer says it will now focus on its Qtopia platform and leave the hassles of hardware to other companies.

Dell: Microsoft warnings haven't hurt Linux uptake

October 12, 2007 10:24 AM PDT

CEO Michael Dell says Microsoft's patent-infringement claims have not affected sales of its Linux servers.