Open Source Development News & More


In brief: HP-Red Hat deal and more

Linux, a bug tracker, and J2EE.

Deal joins Microsoft Office and Linux

Open source meets windows.

The Skeptical Examiner: Some notes on Linux

A comparison of the evolution and impact of Java and Linux.

OASIS approves XACML to drive authorization policy

Standards group approves a language as an open standard.

Meta Group: Linux is no panacea

The rush to Linux in some corporate IT operations is based on faulty lines of reasoning, according to a recent report compiled by analysts at Meta Group;

MontaVista adds IM to Linux

Linux software supplier MontaVista Software has added instant messaging capabilities to the embedded version of its operating system via a deal with Finnish instant messaging (IM) software maker Movial.

New Lotus GM unveils 'Next Gen'

Ambuj Goyal gave a rousing keynote talk at the annual Lotus users forum that featured the unveiling of the unit's so-called Next Generation or 'Next Gen' products, which he said were based on open standards.

Linux percolates on client side, too

Even as Linux makes substantial inroads on the server side, observers ask if it will ever play a big role on client systems. While administrative software helpings were most plentiful on the plates at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo last week in New York City, client-side developments were somewhat sparse.

SCO adds licensing unit, famed attorney

The SCO Group this week created a new business division dubbed SCOsource to manage the licensing of its Unix intellectual property assets and hired famed Microsoft prosecutor David Boies to defend those assets.

Hooking kids on Lindows

Open-source software distributor Lindows.com is reaching out to schools with an unlimited licensing offer.

Apple, Microsoft rivalry returns with a bang

The bitter rivalry between Microsoft Corp. and Apple Computer Inc. appears to be back in full force after several Apple moves disclosed by CEO Steve Jobs during last week's MacWorld conference in San Francisco.

Japanese giants join to boost Linux

Linux is coming to a camcorder near you -- and a TV, VCR and a ''smart'' microwave oven -- that is, if a new agreement between Sony Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. to adapt the open-source operating system for consumer electronics bears fruit.

Open-Source Mono effort gains support

Three software companies -- OpenLink Software, Winfessor and Tipic -- recently weighed in with their support for Mono, an open-source implementation of the .NET Development Framework.

SCO brings back UnixWare

SCO Group has unveiled Version 7.1.3 of its UnixWare operating system software.

Can IT developers work together?

Collaboration requires a change in developer attitudes, but experts say an emerging union of open source and proprietary mindsets are making CIOs take notice.

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