Intel: Linux has 'no place' on desktop
As Linux comes under increasing attack by Microsoft, Intel says the open-source OS is not suited to general-purpose PCs.
As Linux comes under increasing attack by Microsoft, Intel says the open-source OS is not suited to general-purpose PCs.
Linux newcomers are becoming part of the mainstream effort to create software for non-PC "embedded" computing devices, as indicated by a host of trade show announcements.
I've become quite used to the fact that the Linux world is destined tohave a rainbow of distributions. And the latest newcomer to this rainbow is LinuxOne, whose color appears to be green...
Is Red Hat going to use its Red Hat Exchange to find acquisition targets? It's quite possible.
Sharp selects the Lineo's version of Linux for the new Zaurus PDA. It's a sign that the OS is making inroads into the handheld market.
Boeing turns to Wind River for a version of the open-source software in a plane for the U.S. Navy.
Without having made a formal debut, the Foleo is receiving mixed notices from the reviewer community. ZDNet's George Ou, thinks that, while it needs some tweaking, it poses a threat to the laptop. On the other side of that fence, Alice Hill from Real Tech News thinks it's going to bomb, and gives five reasons why it will fail.
It's been a slow, hesitant embrace but now open source is top-of-mind for CEO Ken Klein.
Q&A CEO Jack Messman says Novell used to have trouble getting noticed. A little penguin changed all that.
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?