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Canonical joins Linux Foundation

Canonical, the company that sponsors the Linux-based operating system Ubuntu, has joined the Linux Foundation. Read more »

Linux Foundation gets new CTO

Markus Rex is leaving Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server project for the time being to take over as chief technology officer of the Linux Foundation. Read more »

Linux should use less power and go green

At a summit in Canada next week, Linux developers will meet to discuss ways of improving Linux's power management capabilities. Read more »

Sun hires Debian Linux founder

Sun Microsystems has hired Ian Murdock, who founded the Debian version of Linux and who has held various posts involving the open-source operating system. Read more »

Two Linux consortia band together

The Open Source Developer Labs and the Free Standards Group, two groups trying to standardise and steer Linux, have merged in an effort to increase their influence. Read more »

Windows-friendly desktop Linux launches

The latest version of Xandros desktop Linux has arrived, continuing the operating system's mission to welcome Windows users--a mission that's led some in the Linux community to dismiss it as "Linux with training wheels." Read more »

Linux lab looks to bridge GNOME and KDE

Open Source Development Labs is previewing work that attempts to make life easier for software companies by bridging GNOME and KDE, the two competing graphical interfaces most widely used with Linux. Read more »

Tech firms to tackle Linux desktop standards

Some big names in the computer industry are pledging to make the development of desktop applications for the Linux operating system much easier than it has been. Read more »

Computer Associates gives 'critical mass' to Linux standard

Enterprise software vendor Computer Associates (CA) has backed the body behind the main cross-vendor Linux standardisation project in a move described by the body's chief as indicating a "critical mass" for the project. Read more »

Linux Standards Base gets better C++ support

C++ applications compiled with the latest versions of the GNU Compiler Collection can now be easily ported to multiple Linux distributions, which should help prevent forking Read more »

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Features (8)

10 open source headlines we'd like to see in 2010

At the beginning of a bright, shiny new year, a lot of things seem possible -- or at least worth imagining. Here are a few fantasy headlines. Read more »

The big Linux Achilles: Documentation

Linux does have one glaring Achilles heel -- documentation. This article has a proposed solution for this problem. Read more »

10 ways Microsoft could help Linux

The author supports an alliance between Microsoft and Linux. Find out why he believes both camps could work together for the benefit of all concerned. Read more »

My solution for Linux adoption

Here is the solution to serious Linux adoption. Read on to find out what it is. Read more »

Linux guidelines get an upgrade

Open-source software proponent Free Standards Group has released version 2.0 of its Linux development guidelines to the public. 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 »

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 »

UnitedLinux: Standardising Linux

UnitedLinux is an attempt to begin addressing an old problem with Linux--the inconsistencies between distributions. Read more »

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