Linux and Open Source
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols & Paula RooneyArchive: December, 2010
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Paula Rooney
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Paula Rooney
Paula Rooney has covered the software and technology industry for more than 20 years, starting with semiconductor design and mini-computer systems at EDN News and later focused on PC software companies including Microsoft, Lotus, Oracle, Red Hat, Novell and other open source and commercial software companies for CRN and PCWeek. She received a silver award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors in 2005 for her profile on Linus Torvalds and edited and co-authored "Partnering With Microsoft," a book about Microsoft's channel published by CMP Publishing in 2004. Rooney graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1997. In her off time, she enjoys scuba diving, sailing, sun worshipping, running, reading, surfing (the net) and hanging out with her family. She resides on the shores of Scituate, Massachusetts.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Biography
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
His work has been published in everything from highly technical publications (IEEE Computer, ACM NetWorker, Byte) to business publications (eWEEK, InformationWeek, ZDNet) to popular technology (Computer Shopper, PC Magazine, PC World) to the mainstream press (Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, BusinessWeek).
About Linux and Open Source
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My 5 Essential Android Applications
And, one Android program to avoid.
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2010's Top Five Linux and Open-Source Stories
2010 was a heck of a year for Linux and open-source software. The biggest story though was the one that was invisible: Linux went everywhere.
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Windows 7? On ARM Tablets? I don't think so!
Seriously, Windows 7 on ARM-powered tablets? Is Ballmer off his meds? Tablets belong to Apple and Linux.
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Free Fonts Forever
Besides giving the world a great Linux, Ubuntu is now offering the world a new, free Web font family.
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Attachmate CEO seeks to reassure nervous Novell customers, partners
Attachmate’s CEO insists that his company is committed to SUSE Linux and open source –not a quick sale. In an interview with an opensuse Community manager at Novell, Jeff Hawn...
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Linux rules the Clouds
And, Ubuntu rules the cloud Linux distributions.
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Novell's patents bought by Microsoft, Apple, EMC, & Oracle
Records at the Germany’s federal anti-trust authority “Bundeskartellamt” reveal that Novell’s patents were bought by a consortium of Microsoft, Apple, EMC, and Oracle. Even...
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Roll your own Linux distribution with Novell's SUSE Studio
It’s easier than ever to make your own Linux distribution or appliance. Novell first annual “Dister” Awards, to groups that built Linux-based software appliances using SUSE...
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Open source rivals continue to chip away at IE share in 2010
I can see why Microsoft is considering adding radical new features — such as the proposed “Do Not Track” tool to Internet Explorer 9. The proprietary browser continued losing...
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Who Google has in mind for its Chrome OS users
I have a very good idea who Google has in mind for its Chrome OS.
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Who uses Linux and Open Source in Business?
Almost everyone. Linux and open-source software has become totally mainstream in big business.
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Apache is being forced into a Java Fork
The Apache Software Foundation has resigned its seat on the Java SE/EE Executive Committee, and sets the stage for a Java fork.
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Dell, others tinker with ChromeOS test builds
While mainstream users await Google’s pilot program to begin, open source developers are creating builds with the latest ChromeOS code. One engineer from Dell built ISO image files that...
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Well-known, open-source advocate Matt Asay leaves Canonical/Ubuntu
Asay leaves Canonical to joining Strobe, an early stage open-source start-up.
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Google's Chrome OS is here... sort of, kind of
After long delays, Google’s other operating system, Chrome OS, is finally, sort-of, here.
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The Three Differences between Chrome OS and Android
Google will soon have two operating systems: Chrome OS and Android. What’s the difference?
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Linux for the Holidays
Want to support Linux, the Linux Foundation has a holiday deal and contest for you.
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Super-Duper Linux Computers
A new wave of super-computers with CMOS Integrated Silicon Nanophotonics, and Linux, of course, will approach Exabyte speeds by the end of the decade.
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Big Business backs Linux
Open-source software development has become corporate software development. Deal with it.
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