Defender of the Linux faith, Mar 18, 2005

Linux kernel developer Harald Welte talks about the challenges of single-handedly tackling companies that violate the GPL

The inconsistencies here are more than a little troubling. EDS would not be the first vendor to re-tailor its message to service a shift in its business model. However, if I was an EDS customer who had been sold Linux as part of a project, I would be on the phone to Rasmussen as quickly as possible. An explanation is certainly warranted.

The PGA Tour, a membership group of professional golfers that is not affiliated with the Professional Golfer's Association, is making extensive use of Linux in its interactive Web site PGAtour.com and its real-time game tracking program, TOURcast.

The director of MIT's Media Lab has recommended that Brazil install open-source software on thousands of computers that will be sold to the poor, saying proprietary software programs like ones offered by Microsoft Corp. may be less attractive.

The latest version of the firm's free software for reading PDF files has been released for Linux, and the company says that while it's not quite finished, it's being released early as a public service

Financial-services companies are adopting Linux, grid computing, and services-oriented architectures, execs say at Wall Street IT conference.

VA Linux, which then specialized in workstations made from standardized components and open-source software, went public in December 1999. The stock opened at $30 and closed at $238.25, a 698 percent increase on the first day of trading. Then-CEO Larry Augustin became a billionaire, in terms of the then-current value of VA stock, the moment trading began.

A plethora of partners, led by IBM, launched Africa's first Linux competency centre 15 March in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Google has launched a new site intended to serve as a central resource for developers working on applications related to the popular search engine.

Open source software developer Red Hat, Inc. (redhat.com) announced on Wednesday the headlining speakers for their first annual Red Hat Summit 2005. The conference will be held in New Orleans from June 1-3 and joins various members of the open source community, including community contributors, developers, customers and partners.

2.6.12-rc1 has been released today.
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