Claimed least-expensive thin clients run Linux, Jun 15, 2006

Devon IT is shipping a line of very low-cost thin clients based on 800MHz Via C3 processors and a Linux-based "DeTOS" OS. Priced from $150 to $250, the NTAVO NTA 6020-series clients support RDP, ICA, and X-clients, with Java, terminal emulation, and a local browser optional.

Thousands of developer hours behind Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) could make it close to impossible for the Ubuntu operating system to grab the third spot in the Linux server market.

Red Hat is not losing any sleep over Microsoft's impending entry into the cluster computing space.

Anytime I read of Microsoft "reaching out" to someone, the hackles on the back of my neck appear and I hunker down into a defensive position.

Software developers who build products for the Linux platform will no longer have to worry about embedding drivers to offer wireless support.

Kevin Carmony is the president and CEO of Linspire. Kevin kindly agreed to answer a few questions, and talk about his new project: Freespire.

Microsoft has had product delays before but never, it seems, has it faced this much pressure.

Antivirus vendor Trend Micro is claiming that open-source software is inherently more secure than proprietary software such as Microsoft Windows.

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