Linux Online - News from Apr 17, 2007

News from Apr 17, 2007

Linux FlyBuys into financial transactions, Apr 17, 2007

Linux may be an operating system synonymous with a flightless bird, but Loyalty Pacific, the company behind popular retail loyalty and rewards program FlyBuys, has announced it will jet its infrastructure to open source software.

Start-up looks to open source as business model, Apr 17, 2007

The former CEO of the Open Source Development Labs has started a company offering private "open-source" services.

Windows 'patent tax' pegged at US$21.50 per copy, Apr 17, 2007

Linux by comparison has never been found guilty of any patent infringements "making Linux a patent-tax-free alternative to Windows".

Windows XP to be discontinued in early 2008, Apr 17, 2007

"If Microsoft forces us to make a choice of Vista or Linux, they might just be unpleasantly surprised as to the choice many of us will make,"

Red Hat to make India services strategy hub, Apr 17, 2007

A year and half after it bought out its Indian JV partner and set up a fully-owned subsidiary in the country, open source software leader Red Hat Inc is making India the hub for its new services strategy.

Close to 25% of Use Rate in Europe for Firefox, Apr 17, 2007

Firefox cannot be stopped: close to 25% of the European use rate. The use rate in Europe still remains lower than Oceania's since November 2006.

Low-cost Linux computer to debut in Uganda, Apr 17, 2007

The Ugandan government, together with American company Inveneo, are to debut a low energy consumption computer to aid rural Uganda.

A Debian developer's thoughts on the state of Debian, Apr 17, 2007

We recently received the following note from Thaddeus H. Black, a Debian developer. We thought he had some interesting things to say about Debian and its development process, so, with his permission, we're sharing his thoughts with you

Linux powers $50 wireless mesh router, Apr 17, 2007

A Google-backed start-up that began as a doctoral thesis at MIT has started selling ultra-low-cost mesh networking equipment based on Atheros WiFi radios and embedded MIPS 4KEc processors running Linux. Meraki defines its mission as "bringing Internet access to the next billion people."

Ubuntu 7.04 arrives Thursday, Apr 17, 2007

For Linux business users, the most important Linux release of 2007 so far is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. But for most other Linux fans, the upcoming release of Ubuntu Version 7.04 on April 19 demands more attention.

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