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Red Hat updating both Linux versions
The update for the company's Enterprise Linux product was released Wednesday, with added support for x86 chips and IBM JS20 blade servers. Up next, the new release of the cutting edge Fedora. Read more »
Red Hat to serve Java
Red Hat will grow beyond its Linux roots next week and sell a subscription service supporting an open-source Java application server, according to people familiar with the company's plans. Read more »
Red Hat tries again with Linux enthusiasts
Two years after its first attempt fell short, Red Hat is trying again to reach beyond its own employees for help developing its Linux line. Read more »
Red Hat release Fedora with virtualisation
Red Hat has released Fedora Core 4, a free version of Linux the company is using to advance virtualisation, programming tools and other software at the frontier of open-source development. Read more »
Red Hat alums try new Linux angle
A group of former Red Hat employees have formed a start-up called Specifix that aims to lure customers with customised software needs their former employer couldn't accommodate. Read more »
Red Hat releases new hobbyist Linux
The company rolls out its newest Linux product, Fedora Core 2, a free version designed for enthusiasts and developers who want to try out newer features. Read more »
Red Hat launches open-source Exchange
Red Hat has launched its Red Hat Exchange, a site where customers can buy a range of open-source applications from the company's business partners. Read more »
GPL3 welcomed by IBM, Red Hat, Novell, MySQL
Sixteen years after releasing GPL2, Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation launched GPL3 over the weekend. Read more »
Red Hat takes care of enterprise applications
Red Hat partnered with Macquarie Corporate Telecommunications on Tuesday to provide Australian enterprises with the first fully managed Linux hosting solution. Read more »
IBM teams with Linux firms for Microsoft-free PCs
IBM has launched its latest attack on Microsoft in the enterprise, forming an alliance with three top Linux distributors to promote Microsoft-free PCs around the world. Read more »
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Will MySQL become the next Linux?
MySQL AB had just $5 million in revenues last year, but company CEO Merten Mickos gives off the impression that his company could become the next Red Hat or Oracle. Read more »
Who's liable for Linux?
It's the next big Linux controversy: Who should be liable if customers wind up using software that was created from misappropriated intellectual property? Read more »
Start-up beats IBM for Linux software
A revamped version of key disk drive management software in Linux will be based on a project from a start-up, spurring a retreat by IBM programmers working on competing software. Read more »
Open-source Visionary: Linux red-flags to fall
Linux developers will cure corporate buyers of any lingering Linux phobias according to open-source guru, Dan Frye. Read more »
Is Red Hat going to be the next Microsoft?
How could a little company that provides Linux open source software hope to topple Microsoft? Could Red Hat become the next dominant (not necessarily domineering) operating systems provider? Read more »
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Production-quality XenSource virtualisation is the main selling point here, with optional clustering and storage virtualisation to go with it. But there's a lot more besides, making the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux a compelling solution for businesses of all sizes. Read more »
Octopiler helps multicore coders
IBM's compiler helps adapt programs to use the Cell chip's nine cores. Read more »
10 Linux desktops you shouldn't overlook
Even if you're happy with the Linux desktop you currently use, you might want to check out some alternatives to see what you could be missing. This article highlights 10 of the best desktops and explains what makes them stand out. Read more »
Asia's open source hangup
One of the main draws and selling point of open source technology is its much celebrated developer ecosystem. But, according to an industry expert, this community spirit seems to be lacking in Asia. Read more »
Linux gets standards for 'embedded' devices
An industry consortium is trying to make it easier for companies to use the Linux operating system in mobile phones, network routers and other devices. Read more »
Blog (5)
Lack of turn out shows Linux's crossover
-- This week's Roundup looks at the lack of excitement surronding this year's LinuxWorld conference, Dan Kaminsky has finally revealed the details of his DNS flaw and we take a look at the new features to come in Firefox. Read more »
Ubuntu gets jaunty
-- This week's Roundup looks at Ubuntu's new Jaunty Jackalope, new rules of virtualisation, the world of browsers and more. Read more »
Irony of it all
-- Sun has finally announced the full details of their open sourcing of Java -- a move intended to reinvigorate a language badly needing fresh momentum. But let us to cut through the hype and see what we can find. Read more »
The best news Linux could ever receive: LinuxWorld's a bust
-- The latest proof that Linux has conquered the corporate data center crowd: LinuxWorld is a dud. Read more »
Linux.conf.au hits top gear
-- The public holidays and mini-conferences are over -- it was time for linux.conf.au to move into the schedule proper. Read more »
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In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »
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Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »
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BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continueAttending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »
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Conroy ducks, Ballmer evades and Android Fails -- Club Builder
Club Builder this week takes a long look at Senator Conroy's recent attempt to explain his Great Firewall of Australia, we chase Steve Ballmer over Sydney, and find Google's biggest bug of the year.