Mozilla Taps New CEO
The company looks to John Lilly to grow its business while ex-CEO Mitchell Baker focuses on Mozilla's vision.

Old-School SUSE Executives Take Over Open-Xchange
Two of pre-Novell SUSE's top executives are taking the open-source groupware company Open-Xchange.

Torvalds Still Will Not License Linux Under GPL v3
The Linux creator said copyright owners would have to agree to licensing changes, and those who didn't would have to rewrite code.

OpenVZ to Release Pre-made Ubuntu VMs
OpenVZ, the open-source community arm of SWsoft, will soon be releasing ready-to-run Ubuntu server and desktop virtual machines.

After SCO Dies
Opinion: Could Novell open-source Unix? What will OpenServer customers do? Can Sun claim some customers for OpenSolaris?
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Beardless Bdale
At the 2009 linux.conf.au Penguin Dinner, Bdale Garbee "agreed" to shave his beard if enough funds were pledged toward the cause of protecting the Tasmanian Devil from extinction. On January 22, Linus Torvalds did the honors in front of hundreds... Read more

Ext4 to be standard for Fedora 11, Btrfs also included (heise online)
heise online notes plans to include Ext4 and Btrfs in Fedora 11. "According to current plans, version 11 of Fedora, which is expected to arrive in late May, will use Ext4 as its standard file system. That's what the Fedora Engineering Steering Comm... Read more

Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS released
Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS has been announced. "The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS, the second maintenance update to Ubuntu's 8.04 LTS release. This release includes updated server, desktop, and alternate installation CDs... Read more

Sun Begins Carrying Out Planned Layoffs (eWeek)
eWeek reports on the layoffs at Sun Microsystems. "Sun Microsystems, which revealed on Nov. 14, 2008, that it planned to reduce its global work force by 5,000 to 6,000 employees—15 to 18 percent—began carrying out that dreadful duty Jan. 22. Sun co... Read more

An odd choice to help government with open source strategy (ars technica)
ars technica looks into the Obama administration's choice of former Sun CEO Scott McNealy as an advisor for its government open-source strategy. "Although Obama's interest in open source looks like a promising sign that the incoming government is ... Read more
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Linux.com Login Temporarily Frozen for New Site Launch

9 Android Wear Watches to Take on Apple Watch

Watch Collaboration Summit Live Via Free Streaming Video

Introduction to Docker Compose Tool for Multi-Container Applications

How to Use Your Android Device as a Trackpad on Linux

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Oracle releases VirtualBox 4.1.16
Today Oracle released VirtualBox 4.1.16, a maintenance release of VirtualBox 4.1: The following items were fixed and/or added: VMM: fixed a Guru Meditation VERR_ACCESS_DENIED with certain guests (bugs #7589, #8247) VMM: fixed a Guru Meditation VERR_PAGE_T... Read more

First tarball release of the new GNU Portable Threads Library: nPth version 0.90
The first tarball release of the New GNU Portable Threads Library: nPth version 0.90 has been made. nPth is a non-preemptive threads implementation using an API very similar to the one known from GNU Pth. It has been designed as a replacement of GNU Pth f... Read more

OpenOffice 3.4 Released
The first version of OpenOffice under the governance of the Apache Software Foundation has been released. Apache OpenOffice 3.4 is available for download free of charge. OpenOffice 3.4 features: word processing, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, databa... Read more

Jury in deadlocked on copyright issues in Oracle vs Google???
The copyright part of Oracle’s lawsuit against Google over possible infringement of the Java intellectual property in Android is moving into its final phase and there are indications that, for the copyright part of the lawsuit, the jury might be dea... Read more

Does Android?s open source status make it better in terms of privacy?
Does Android?s open source status make it better in terms of privacy? Find out here.
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Manipulate Images with ImageMagick
In my last article, I had some fun looking at the children's game of rock, paper, scissors, writing a simple simulator and finding out that some strategies are better than others. Yes, I used "str... Read more

TeamViewer Linux Host
At last abandoning WINE and launching native Linux support, TeamViewer announced the availability of a new preview version of its Linux Host with native Linux support. more>>

Write for Us!
Summer is slowly coming to an end, schools are going into session, and we're all gathering projects and topics to get us through the winter. If you have any interesting topics or projects you're w... Read more

The Post-TV Age?
The most basic cable package from Charter (Spectrum?) costs me more than $70 per month, and that's without any equipment other than a single cable card. It's very clear why people have been cuttin... Read more

WPS Office 2016 for Linux
Promising the world's best office experience for the Linux community, WPS Software presents WPS Office 2016 for Linux: a high-performing yet considerably more affordable alternative to Microsoft O... Read more
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Zia Consulting to Host Mortgage Industry Events Defining Ways to Cut...
These complimentary, lunchtime events will show attendees how best-in-class technologies automate the loan process for a quick return on investment.(PRWeb August 18, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/08/prweb14609481.htm

The TNS Group Announces Office Move and Expansion of Business...
Company moves to a new office building amid continued growth in the marketplace(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/TheTNSGroup/NYCOfficeMove/prweb14603125.htm

Postman Announces Multi-Region Support for Growing Monitoring Product
Developers can test APIs from multiple locations(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/08/prweb14605923.htm

Broadleaf Commerce Brings Customizable Commerce to B2B Connect 2017
Broadleaf Commerce, an enterprise eCommerce platform provider, will showcase enterprise eCommerce solutions at the B2B Connect 2017 Conference in San Diego.(PRWeb August 16, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/08/prweb1460576... Read more

LINBIT Collaborates with Oracle Dyn to Deliver Efficient...
Enables Always-On with Automated Data Replication and Traffic Routing(PRWeb August 16, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/linbit/oracledyn/prweb14591479.htm
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