Can Linux Adoption Ever be Accurately Gauged?, Jul 09, 2007

... many Linux users are simply being treated as though they use an “unknown” operating system. This “unknown” component is statistically significant, yet it tends to be ignored and discarded.

One of the unsung features of GPLv3 is its grant of compatibility to the Apache and Eclipse open source licenses.

OS X and Linux are essentially two extreme opposites. The Apple Way is to make all of your decisions for you so that you're not burdened by choice. Some people enjoy that -- they find simplicity in it that allows them to concentrate on other things. To me, it's computing hell.

Zonbu's Linux-based Zonbox network PC is "more than enough machine" for most casual home PC users, according to an early review. However, the $100 device requires a two-year, $13/month service contract, a lengthy commitment for such a novel business model.

If "do-overs" and "stupid decisions" make for the "worst project of all time", can the OSS development methodology guard against these pitfalls for OSS community projects?

New U.S. regulations went into effect today that could change how vendors of devices with software-defined radios (SDR) use open-source software. The new rules could impact manufacturers of mobile phones, WiFi cards, and other devices that use SDR technologies.

Sun Microsystems is revamping its Solaris operating system, incorporating key pieces of rival Linux software in a move that could gain better support from developers who have massed behind Linux.

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