Open Source Development News & More


Linux Developers Condemn Binary Drivers

Top contributors like David Woodhouse, Theodore Tso and Andrew Morton cite havoc binary-only Linux modules can wreak on Linux deployments.

Open Source SOA Software Shares Microsoft Stage

WSO2, recently featured in Microsoft's Tech-Ed IT keynote, also launches new version of ESB product.

New 11.0 openSuSE Linux OS Released

Users get a few desktop interface options in this latest release.

Pentaho's BI Platform Released Under GPL

Company switches to Version 2 of the General Public License for its open business intelligence product.

Microsoft Joins Open Source Census Group

Group tracks the use of open source software at the enterprise level.

Curl Announces RIA Dev Tools Beta for Eclipse

Developers can create dynamic Web apps in the Curl language via Eclipse.

EC Official Talks Open Standards, Raps Microsoft

European Commission official Neelie Kroes urged governments to use software incorporating open standards, to avoid vendor lock-in.

ISO Benches Microsoft OOXML

Four countries' appeals put previous approval on hold.

First Look: OpenOffice.org 3.0 Public Beta

Highlights of the latest open office productivity suite include Mac OS X support and converters for Office 2007 documents.

Verizon Teams Up With LiMo Foundation

Telco joins organization advocating the use of Mobile Linux.

Tech-Ed Keynote Highlights 'Dynamic IT' and Virtualization

Microsoft's Tech-Ed North America event for IT professionals kicked off today with a keynote address on enabling "dynamic IT."

Microsoft Pulls 'Open Source' Release, Apologizes

The company's Sandcastle project omitted the source code, and thus failed to meet open source licensing requirements.

Tech-Ed: Gates' Farewell to Developers Focuses on Silverlight, Velocity, Oslo

Microsoft's founder and chairman kicked off Tech-Ed with a keynote that took an opportunity to look back, as well as provided a glimpse into the future.

MySQL Gives .NET High Five

There was a lot of head scratching at this year's MySQL Conference and Expo when Microsoft was singled out for its contributions to open source development.

IBM Rational's Big-Band Jazz Release

IBM Rational Director Dave Locke calls Jazz the server-side counterpart of Eclipse; partners announce compatibility initiatives.