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NEWS ABOUT: Linux

Linux stories: 10 news summaries
ANALYSIS

 Microsoft 
 to Apple: 
 Bring It On 


Apr 11, 09 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - With its snazzy ads and iPhone groupies, Apple has been winning the Mac vs. PC wars, but Microsoft is ready to strike back, Peter Burrows writes in BusinessWeek. Positioning itself as a cheaper alternative, the company has launched its own slate of “uncharacteristically cool” TV ads and is offering... More »

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Microsoft • iPhone • Apple • Linux • tv ads • consumers

OPINION

Big Dreams for Android Aren't Just Google's

Operating system
looks to potential well beyond phones: Malik

Oct 21, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google’s release of the code for its Android operating system today—a day before the G1 phone hits stores—paves the path for transformation of the cell-phone industry and beyond, Om Malik writes on GigaOm. As coders enhance Android and develop add-ons, either for existing devices or new ones,... More »

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Google • software • Linux • Google phone • operating system • open source • Google Android • T-Mobile

OPINION

Microsoft Should Throw a Rock Through Its Windows

Operating system needs a fresh start

Jun 29, 08 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The window on Microsoft’s operating system agility has closed, and to fix it, Randall Stross argues in the New York Times, the tech giant needs to start from scratch. Windows “has become an obese monolith built on an ancient frame,” Stross says, and it “seems... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • Microsoft Windows • Microsoft Vista • Linux • Mac OS X • operating system • Windows XP

One Laptop Per Child Embraces Windows XP

Move gives new life
to seemingly immortal operating system

May 17, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Microsoft has signed on to the One Laptop Per Child initiative—aimed at getting low-cost PCs to kids in poor countries—its Windows XP operating system is again getting a new jolt of life, reports InternetNews.com. The project originally used only free, open-source software such as Linux,... More »

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Microsoft • Linux • One Laptop Per Child • Nicholas Negroponte • Windows XP • open source • computer

 Computer Brainiac
 Guilty of Wife's Murder 

'Geek defense' didn't work

Apr 29, 08 4:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A brilliant California computer programmer was found guilty of murdering his estranged wife yesterday—despite the fact that her body was never found. "I've been the best father that I know how," shouted Hans Reiser, 44, after the verdict, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. His wife's blood was... More »

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murder • body • Linux • Hans Reiser • Nina Reiser • Paul Hora • guilty verdict • William DuBois • Namesys

Wiki Survey Aims to Find Out Who Posts — and Why 

Site will try to ID its anonymous authors

Jan 25, 08 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Wikipedia wants to know more about its anonymous authors and has launched a worldwide survey to find out who they are, how much they post, and what type of people go from casual browsers to active contributors. In a first for the site, the survey will attempt to unearth authors'... More »

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Wikipedia • Egypt • anonymous • Firefox • Linux • Citizendium • survey

Snap Together Devices Could Revolutionize Electronics Biz

'Bugbase' & modules available within weeks

Nov 14, 07 3:02 AM CST
(Newser) - A line of electronic devices that snap together like Legos could revolutionize the consumer electronics industry. Discovery News reports a New York software developer came up with the system, which is open source, so that numerous innovators can contribute new devices. A hub called a Bugbase contains the basics electronics.... More »

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Linux • consumer electronics • Bug Labs • Bugbase • Bugmodules • Eclipse • Peter Semmelhack

Google to Unveil Open-Source Phone Software

'Android' will bring familiar Google apps onto handsets

Nov 3, 07 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google is set to unveil Android, a mobile phone software platform based on open-source technology which could be a bellwether for an industry sea change, news.com reports. A press conference next week is expected to unveil the platform and give specifics on its collaborators, dubbed the "Open Handset... More »

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Google • cell phones • Verizon • Linux • Google phone • Sprint • open source

CEO Stakes Sun's Renaissance
on Freebies

Java giant focuses
on appealing to the masses over CIOs

Oct 5, 07 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sun Microsystems’ latest CEO has an interesting strategy for getting profit out of the beleaguered tech giant—he's giving stuff away. “There’s value in volume,” says Jonathan Schwartz, who has made free Sun's Solaris operating system, microprocessor blueprints, and Java code. So far, so good: Schwartz turned... More »

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Sun Microsystems • Linux • Jonathan Schwartz • Solaris

File-sharing Felon Forced to Use Windows

Man must either ditch Linux or ditch his computer

Aug 24, 07 6:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - An individual convicted of operating an illegal BitTorrent site shut down by the FBI will be forced to either make the switch from Linux to Windows or give up his computer altogether, ZDNet reports. Scott McCausland had previously been a user of the Ubuntu OS, a popular open-source Linux variant,... More »

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Windows • file sharing • BitTorrent • Linux • Scott McCausland • Ubuntu OS • felon

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