Programmers bypass Red Hat Linux fees, Mar 25, 2005

The clones are both a boon and a bane for Red Hat, which used an aggressive pricing plan to profit from its status as the top seller of the open-source operating system.

The E680i is based on the Linux operating system and uses a user interface that is written in Java.

Norwegian browser maker Opera on Thursday released the third beta of its namesake version 8 for Linux.

One of the demonstrable advantages of free open source software is its superior support for innovation. You can have a bright idea in the morning, code it up over lunch and distribute it to millions by tea-time — and if that doesn't work, do the same again tomorrow. And you can do exactly what you need to make it work.

Two researchers surprised the audience at a computer-security convention last month with their finding that a version of Microsoft Windows was more secure than a competing Linux operating system.

This week, the researchers released their finished report, and it included another surprise: Microsoft was funding the project all along.

The outsourcing specialist now says it will embrace Linux, after unleashing a storm of protest by branding the open source OS unsuitable for enterprise use

A group of underground programmers has posted code online they say will reopen a back door in Apple's iTunes store, allowing Linux computer users to purchase music free of copy protection.

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