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HP: Linux adoption a long-term process
In a presentation at the Sydney Linux World Conference and Expo yesterday, Hewlett Packard's Linux vice-president, Martin Fink, said businesses deploying Linux should be driven by long-term planning rather than "doing it because they can". Read more »
Motorola and HP in Linux tie-up
Motorola plans to sell mobile phone network equipment that uses Linux-based code, a step forward in network gear makers' efforts to rally around a standard. Read more »
HP declares Linux ready for serious enterprise
According to a senior HP executive, Linux is ready to take on mission-critical enterprise applications. Read more »
HP launches Linux desktop in Australia
Hewlett-Packard and Red Hat have started selling a new Linux-based desktop PC targeting small and medium businesses. Read more »
HP considers own Linux-based OS
Hewlett Packard is reportedly considering building an alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows, based on Linux. Read more »
Dell, HP, Lenovo rev up Linux with driver promise
Dell, HP and Lenovo have promised to push chipset vendors to make open source drivers for Linux. Read more »
HP calls for a bit of help with open source tools
HP has called on developers to pitch in and help improve the open source management tools it made available to the community last week. Read more »
HP: Open source can be profitable
The company claimed it is starting to see higher returns from open source contracts. Read more »
HP: Too many open-source licences
Martin Fink, Hewlett Packard's Linux vice-president, yesterday slammed the open-source community's complex licensing schemes, suggesting that there are too many open-source licences for developers to manage. Read more »
HP considers selling tools for open source
Internal tools for contributing to open source projects could form part of a new services offering. Read more »
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Developer Spotlight: Martin Pool
Martin Pool is a Canberra-based software engineer who started work on the distcc distributed compiler. Builder AU recently caught up with Martin to talk about his work, SCO and open source software. 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 »
Building the Linux business infrastructure
IBM has the Linux middleware tools you need today--but so do Oracle, BEA, and many other enterprise software vendors. Why the rush, and what's in it for you? Read more »
Is Linux on the move?
CIOs have moved from the sidelines to the playing field in the search for a successor to traditional data centre products. Have they found one in Linux? Read more »
The FUD war against Linux
Open-source activist Bruce Perens uncovers the SCO-Microsoft connection behind a campaign to convince users that trade secrets of Unix have been copied into Linux. Read more »
Can a Windows user learn to love Linux?
A regular Windows user takes Linux for a test run to determine which operating system fits best. Read more »
Linux hassle-free and enterprise-ready
Linux has come a long way with regard to ease of installation and use. In an interview, Robin Miller, author of Point & Click Linux, and chapter author Joe Barr, discuss Linux in the enterprise. Read more »
Sun on Linux: What, me worry?
Sun Microsystems' Unix has kept on keeping on since 1982, while once-mighty minicomputer makers such as Wang and Data General have been consigned to irrelevance. Read more »
The commercial salvation of Linux
According to Eric Raymond, every good work of software starts by scratching a developer's personal itch. But is it also the developers' interests that get served? Read more »
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Hack attack week
-- It wasn't a good week to be an Alaskan vice-presidential candidate, an online publication or even a multinational science project -- as all were compromised by hackers this week. Read more »
LinuxWorld Conference
-- The LinuxWorld Conference and Expo is bearing down upon us! Read more »
All this matter and make up and déjá vu
-- There are some weeks when you could be mistaken for thinking that the record had skipped and the players involved were simply going through the motions -- this week was one of them. Read more »
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