Lack of testing 'threatening stability of Linux', Apr 23, 2005

One of the maintainers of the Linux kernel has said that a lack of 'credit or money or anything' for those who test the open source OS could threaten its long-term stability

DiDio is one of the analysts who seems to have taken sides in the holy war over Windows and Linux. She published a “White Paper” on the topic last year that was sponsored by Microsoft and posted prominently on the software giant’s Web site.

The Israeli government will provide financing and IBM will provide technical assistance to startup companies developing products based on open standards such as Linux and Java.

I tried the Ubuntu LiveCD first and was very happy to get the WiFi card connected to my wireless LAN with minimal effort.

Linus Torvalds didn't want to change software configuration management tools; however, business and open-source philosophy problems left the Linux founder with no choice but to abandon BitKeeper and create his own system: Git.

Let's not beat around the bush. When I talk about desktop Linux, what I really mean is Linux on laptops.

European enterprises are adopting open source software on the grounds of quality and flexibility, rather than merely considering it "good enough" because it is inexpensive, according to a new survey from research firm IDC.

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