Linux Today

Linux + Multitouch display = open source 10 fingered goodness

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:03:33 GMT

Lilliputing: "Thinking about picking up one of those newfangled multitouch displays for your netbook, but holding off because you’re worried that there won’t be support for multitouch gestures under Linux? It looks like there’s nothing to worry about."

Shiny new WordPress 2.9 has undo, image editing features

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:03:33 GMT

ars Technica: "WordPress 2.9 was released last week with several compelling improvements, including a built-in image editor."

Firefox for mobile 'days away' from launch

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:03:33 GMT

BBC News: "The first mobile phone version of the popular web browser Firefox is "days away" from launch, the head of the project has told the BBC."

Is Code Auditing of Open Source Apps Necessary?

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:03:33 GMT

Help Net Security: "Following Sun Microsystems' decision to release a raft of open source applications to support its secure cloud computing strategy, companies may be wondering if they should conduct security tests of their customized open source software before deployment."

David and Goliath II: i4i Wins (Again) over Microsoft

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:03:33 GMT

Standards Blog: "Yesterday a very small company won a very big victory against a very large software vendor. The small company is i4i, a Canadian company that claimed that the large company had not infringed its patent accidentally, but knowingly and willfully, after engaging in discussions relating to the very same technology in question."

Linux Vendors Need To Get Off the Stick to Compete with Windows

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:03:33 GMT

eWeek: "If the vendors and projects pushing Linux are really serious about knocking Windows off its OS perch, they can't just wait around for it to happen. They need to grab hold of opportunities to reduce the barriers to Linux adoption."

Vienna: Windows and Linux to coexist

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:03:58 GMT

The H Open: "Based on the results of a recently announcedPDF study it has been decided that the municipal authority of the City of Vienna will not at present be shifting entirely to open source for its software needs."

The BBC's digital rights plans will wreak havoc on open source software

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:03:58 GMT

Guardian: "The BBC is trying to dictate what kinds of televisions and set-top boxes we use to watch its programmes"

Miguel de Icaza: �We Have Removed All of the GPL Code� (MonoDevelop)

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:37:10 GMT

Boycott Novell: "Summary: Moonlight �promise� full of legal holes and Novell's Visual Studio surrogate removes GPL code"

Listen Review - Alternative Music Player for GNOME

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:03:58 GMT

TuxArena: "There is a huge number of audio players for GNOME which thrive to offer as many features as possible, with Banshee, Exaile or Rhythmbox currently being the most popular for this matter. Since features like easy access to lyrics, Wikipedia information or collection management are a must-have for a complex audio player, it looks like Listen makes no exception regarding those either."

MontaVista Eyes Bigger Networking, Carrier Linux Wins

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:02:03 GMT

Enterprise Networking Planet: "Linux player MontaVista Software is now officially part of chip vendor Cavium Networks, concluding a rapid $50 million transaction that it hopes will see it better able to go after large networking and carrier customers."

Hands on: Moonlight 2 brings Silverlight 2, bits of 3, to Linux

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:03:58 GMT

ars Technica: "Novell has released Moonlight 2.0, a major update to its open source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight rich Internet application framework. The new version introduces support for managed code and the DLR."

What to make of Microsoft's Office patent flop

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:03:58 GMT

Cyber Cynic: "It seems that Microsoft knew all along that they were going to get hit like a drum by i4i when the Canadian company won its XML patent lawsuit"

Mandatory Use of Open Standards In Hungary

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:03:58 GMT

Open Standards Alliance: "Hungarian Parliament has made the use of open standards mandatory by law in the intercommunication between public administration offices, public utility companies, citizens and voluntarily joining private companies, conducted via the central governmental system"

Simple Data Security Solutions

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:03:58 GMT

eSecurity Planet: "For non-techies, the process of creating secure containers, then mounting them and dismounting them may be too much."