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Will GNOME split give Microsoft Open XML standards win?

Microsoft's efforts to overturn a vote earlier this year denying its Open XML "fast track" standards certification seem to be getting a boost from the GNOME Foundation. GNOME Foundation founder Miguel deIcaza is a Novell employee, and his actions have been closely scrutinized since Microsoft signed its...

Tags: Gnome Foundation, Microsoft Office, GNOME, XML, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Standards, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-10-31

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GNOME delays 3.0 release

The release of the next major upgrade of the GNOME desktop, GNOME 3.0, has been pushed back to September 2010. The release of the next major upgrade of the GNOME desktop, GNOME 3.0, has been pushed back to September 2010. GNOME 2.30 is still intended for a March 2010...

Tags: GNOME, GNOME 2.30, Open Source, desktop, Linux, Chris Duckett ZDNet Australia

News items 2009-11-10

Microsoft 'builds a branch to Java developers" with Teamprise buy

what I don't get it is...why would anybody using Eclipse would want Visual studio too.Eclipse is not...... the only IDE in existence. And Java is not the only language in existence. Some compagnies uses several technologies. I saw Linux and windows servers running side by side and operating in a...

Tags: Java development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Programming languages, UNIX, Operating systems, Eclipse, compagny, Java, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Java developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Firefox 3.5 (Gallery: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala)

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic KoalaSome nice and welcomed touches but not enough on their own to get people to switch. - Especially me!I left the Ubuntu Family when upgrading to the next version failed on ALL levels! The biggest disaster was changing the repositories to point at the new version....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Mozilla Firefox, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Should Google spin Android into a foundation?

I know that's supposed to be Hari Seldonbut it looks like the wacko from Heaven's Gate.RE: Should Google spin Android into a foundation?They should just turn Android into the funny car of smartphone OSes. Just smart whip the OS into so many variations that nobody will recognize it. ...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Cellular phones, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Watch Out for That Meteor, Stallman.

Richard M. Stallman RMS the founder of the Free Software Foundation, has labeled prominent Open Source software developer Miguel De Icaza a "Traitor" for  joining the Board of Directors of Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation as well as for his creation of the Microsoft .NET-compatible Mono software development...

Tags: Ubuntu, Free Software Foundation, GNOME, Microsoft Corp., Richard Stallman, Miguel De Icaza, Mono Framework, Genie, Linux, Open Source, C#, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, .Net, Operating Systems, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Open-source XML-enabled application risk identified

Since XML is the foundation of all things SOA, any perceived security vulnerabilities need to be looked at very seriously. At issue appear to be XML-enabled applications built in Python, the open source language. Network World's Ellen Messmer surfaced an advisory, issued by Codenomicon, working in conjunction...

Tags: Vulnerability, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), XML, Security, Open Source, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-08-05

Forget Moblin! Ubuntu Netbook Remix rocks on the Classmate

Last week I fired up the latest beta of Moblin, the open source netbook/MID/nettop operating system originally spearheaded by Intel, but now shepherded by the Linux Foundation. I've already discussed my first impressions of the OS running on a Convertible Classmate PC, but the most important take home messages...

Tags: Ubuntu, Intel Corp., Classmate, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-05-26

Moonlight assumes subordinate position for Microsoft Silverlight

Moonlight assumes subordinate position for Microsoft SilverlightREALLY????"Even the name Moonlight assumes the subordinate position. The Moon has no light of its own. It merely reflects light from a nearby star. In this case, Microsoft."This just might be the dumbest thing I have read today. Please reaffirm my faith by...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

Windows 8 starts to come into focus

Windows 8 starts to come into focusSheesh Let The Dust Settle From Windows 7We all want to forget Vista you know, and it's a pain to have to rebuild your machine every few years for an OS release if you've got it running fine.The OS will NEVER completely be on...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Windows 8, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

What happens for Linux if IBM does buy Sun?

Rumor has it, IBM is looking at buying Sun. No surprise that we're seeing consolidation in a down market, but will this mean consolidation in the open source space? I'll let others speculate on the affect it might have on the hardware market, but I'm curious what...

Tags: OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2009-03-18

What makes good governance?

What do Blender, Inkscape, Drizzle, and Subversion have in common? Good governance, at least according to Dave Neary. Neary, a former board member on the GNOME Foundation and participant in several other communities, boils best practices down to a few key ideas: A clear project scope. ...

Tags: Community, Board, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2009-02-25

Red Dog: Five questions with Microsoft mystery man Dave Cutler

Red Dog: Five questions with Microsoft mystery man Dave CutlerExcellent questions MJ.They've addressed some doubts about outages and reliability.Looking forward to the next RD instalment.:)RE: Red Dog: Five questions with Microsoft mystery man Dave CutlerTechies need to understand the difference between techies and "execs." Cutler is a techie. MFJ...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, opposite, MFJ, Dave Cutler, Red Dog, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-25

News to know: Windows 7; Facebook and OpenID; Patch Tuesday preview

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Ryan Naraine: MS Tuesday heads-up: Critical IE, Exchange flaws Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 chiefs: We messed up ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Quality, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Business Operations

Blog posts 2009-02-06

10 things Linux does better than OS X

Guest post via TechRepublic's 10 things blog. OS X is heralded for its friendliness, but it falls short in many other respects. Find out why Linux is superior in everything from flexibility to portability to cost. It may sound strange, seeing as how OS X...

Tags: Operating System, Machine, Mandriva Spring 2008, Linux Keyboard, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Apple Mac OS, Jack Wallen

Blog posts 2008-12-19

Yes, vendors are vital to open source

Fellow ZDNet blogger Dana Blankenhorn asks the question, "Are vendors vital to open source?" No, not at all. Unless you want steady improvements to the software, timely security fixes, ISV and hardware support, and distribution methods that allow users to actually download or receive FOSS on physical media. Then they...

Tags: Vendor, F/OSS, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2008-10-23

It's official: OOXML is a standard

It's official: OOXML is a standardA right decisionYou can only FUD so much.Now......we get to see who's going to implement it and how much of it will be implemented. Note that if multiple vendors are using the same MS-Windows API to support OOXML, they're not creating independent implementations of...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Fast Tracking, Office Open XML, oXML, OSI, Microsoft Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

Local root escalation vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 discovered

Local root escalation vulnerability in Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5 discoveredSurprise surpriseSo many of these, they are dime a dozen for all the operating system out there. Just do a little digging on the IRC channels if you want to see for yourself.RE: Local root escalation vulnerability in Mac...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, UNIX, System 9, Apple Macintosh, X-WINDOWS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X 10.4

Discussion threads 2008-06-19

SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'

SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'there a few people that are out of realitymac bride is one ballmer is also a other one keep spinning idiot spinning .......They aren't dead yet? ]:)The sad thing is......I strongly suspect that he really believes it.Words right outta...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Unix, SCO Group Inc., LINUX IS, SCO Chief

Discussion threads 2008-05-02

LiMO debuts first mobile Linux platform amid steep competition

The LiMo Foundation is set to announce at CTIA its first Linux reference platform for cell phone carriers and handset manufacturers. As announced in January, and promised for delivery in March, the foundation will offer up at CTIA its first stab at a standard mobile Linux platform:...

Tags: LiMo Foundation, Mobile, Mobile Linux, Linux, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Marketing, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-03-30