The Open Source Hook: Porting KDE to Mac and Windows, Feb 01, 2007

With KDE porting their applications to Mac and Windows the potential number of people using free software is unlimited. Imagine millions of people using Open Source Software for the first time..and getting hooked on it.

The CSIR's Meraka Institute is expected to become the new South African Linux Professional Institute (LPI) affiliate now that the Shuttleworth Foundation has ended its relationship with the LPI.

Microsoft Corporation's products were locked out of the recent World Social Forum (WSF) held in Nairobi, Kenya.

In this third episode of a series that pits Microsoft's new Vista OS against SimplyMEPIS Linux, DesktopLinux.com columnist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols checks out how well each of the two OSes works the hardware on his HP Pavilion Media Center TV PC. Some of the results may surprise you.

Japan's Turbolinux Inc. will begin selling its Wizpy Linux-based multimedia player in February. The device also can also be used to boot the Linux operating system onto a PC, allowing users to access their files in their own working environment on almost any PC.

AMD has been improving its linux video drivers for its ATI products lately. However, Mobility Radeon linux drivers still show the same annoyances I found back in September. The company promises developments.

Linux is among 15 featured technical tracks at this year's Embedded Systems Conference (ESC), Silicon Valley edition. Billed as "the world's largest international embedded technical conference and exhibition," the event is set for Apr. 1-5 in San Jose, Calif.

Several Oracle solution providers said most of their Oracle customers are moving to Linux or are new customers requesting Linux implementations.

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