Symbian CEO Disses Linux-Based Android, Tells Google to Bring It, Nov 07, 2007

Nokia, who happens to own a 47 percent stake in Symbian, may have welcomed Google's Android mobile OS with open arms yesterday, but the same can't be said for Symbian's CEO Nigel Clifford

More than half of all US government executives have rolled out open-source software at their agencies, and 71% believe their agency can benefit from open-source software, according to a survey.

Advocates of PostgreSQL say the open-source database is continuing to slowly win converts even as it remains in the shadow of the more widely used MySQL.

Well the Linux desktop is certainly here and I can prove it because as of today I'm officially an Ubuntu user and even though things aren't perfect, I feel like I've finally escaped from jail. Those of you contemplating the move from Windows, however, had better be prepared to make some compromises and even a few sacrifices.

In his latest blog post the chief executive of Sun, Jonathan Schwartz, offered "heartfelt congratulations" to Google on the announcement of its new Java/Linux phone platform, Android.

Mozilla is close to releasing the first beta of Firefox 3.0, which is several months behind schedule.

Here, for the first time, are pictures of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) coming off the production line at the Quantas factory in China. Thanks to Morgan for the tip-off.

Google's announcement on Monday of a mobile development platform that could radically alter the wireless market is yet another example of the lengths the company will go to keep its advertising business growing at a jaw-dropping rate.

Nokia may still join Google's new mobile software alliance, which is seen as rivaling Nokia's own plans.

The fate of a Linux visionary who is charged with murder will be decided in a trial starting Tuesday in Oakland, California, while the fate of the file system he created remains left in the hands of an open-source community rapidly losing interest in the technology.

The BBC has backtracked on claims that it has only hundreds of Linux users accessing its website.

If you've got an extra PC gathering dust, gOS is not only a worthy operating system for a cheap PC from Wal-Mart; it's also an excellent (and free) way to repurpose your old PC.

(RHEL) will include a fully compatible, open-source Java Development Kit (JDK) integrated into the operating system.

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