Open Source

Microsoft has released to the Web the final version of its latest free WebMatrix tool bundle, which includes tighter Windows Azure integration.

published 2 hours ago by Mary Jo Foley

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Mozilla has sent a cease and desist letter to the maker of surveillance software that identifies itself as Firefox when running on a victim's system.

published 7 hours ago by ZDNet Staff

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UEFI and GPT are OK, Secure Boot not quite yet, according to my exploration of a recent pre-release build.

published 1 day ago by J.A. Watson

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The Linux 3.9 kernel brings with it an SSD caching, improved performance for multi-threaded network server applications and a host of other features.

published 2 days ago by Nick Heath

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A test of the newly-released Ubuntu 13.04 release across four systems shows it's a solid release. But if you've previously been a fan of Ubuntu or feared it, this isn't the release to make you think otherwise.

published 2 days ago by J.A. Watson

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Ready to start programming for Google Glass? The tools are out there. While only a handful of Google Glasses are out, Google quietly released its Android-based core kernel code.

published 2 days ago by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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How will the planned merger between MariaDB creator Monty Program DB and support firm SkySQL strengthen the hand of the open-source fork in the wider MySQL world? We talk to the new company's CEO.

April 26, 2013 by Toby Wolpe

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One version of the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol could boost applications for the Internet of things.

April 25, 2013 by Larry Dignan

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The new enterprise Platform-as-a-Service from EMC and VMware taps consumer trends but realizes that not all businesses are interested in big public clouds.

April 24, 2013 by Rachel King

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The 13.04 release of Ubuntu will be made available tomorrow, with Canonical claiming the release brings improvements designed to support its future as a phone, tablet and PC OS.

April 24, 2013 by Nick Heath

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Oracle's MySQL may be the most well-known open-source DBMS, but now, MySQL's creators are together again with the merger of MariaDB and SkySQL.

April 23, 2013 by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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Just like proprietary software, there's plenty of plus and minus points to using open source software. Here, one expert slaps down the myths while highlighting some of the genuine issues.

April 23, 2013 by Nick Heath

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The real stars of last week's OpenStack Summit were the customers. Forrester's Dave Bartoletti shares how BestBuy, Comcast, Bloomberg and others are using the open-source cloud to foster a new era of developer productivity and user experience.

April 22, 2013 by Dave Bartoletti

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The largest pure-cloud play service of all is based on Netflix's open-source stack running on Amazon Web Services.

April 21, 2013 by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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Ubuntu Touch, the version of the Linux operating system for smartphones and tablets, is now available.

April 19, 2013 by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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