SA's first Linux training academy, Jun 14, 2007

In a first for South Africa, Linux Holdings have launched a full-time Linux Training Academy.

A year after acquiring safety-critical networking specialist Interpeak, Wind River has started shipping an advanced networking add-on for its Linux- and VxWorks-based development platforms

Turbolinux, the leading Linux software company headquartered in Japan, today announced the launch of a compact, palm sized, bootable Linux OS device with a feature-rich multimedia player. The next-generation mobile device, named Wizpy, with the latest information technology (IT) and multimedia features, promises users the flexibility and ability to boot any computer.

Microsoft Corp. announced Wednesday that it will license instant messaging and digital media technology to a small desktop Linux distributor, Linspire Inc., adding to a growing number of deals meant to help the Windows operating system work more smoothly with open-source software.

Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz is defending his company's actions in the Linux community, hours after Linux creator Linus Torvalds ripped Sun for taking but not giving back to the open source universe.

Here's a poser for you: could there be anything more frightening than a bunch of open source geeks (proud ones, at that) milling around the mean streets of Edinburgh? Well, yes. How about if you put some of them in special Debian kilts?

If anyone out there still thinks that the main Linux kernel might change to the GNU GPLv3 (GNU General Public License Version 3) anytime soon, you can forget about it.

This is not Quicken or QuickBooks as most users know it, but it is still a major step forward for business users of both Quicken and Linux.

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