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Linspire said yesterday that it would give away free copies of its Linux desktop operating system until Sept. 6. Linspire Five-O was launched in March and retails for US$49.95. The company said it decided to give away the software because a package called Freespire has caused confusion in the market...

Just about a week after Microsoft threw down the gauntlet in the Open Source Development Labs' (OSDL) courtyard, IBM yesterday threw it back at Microsoft. Two IBM-sponsored research reports arguing that Linux is less expensive both to buy and to operate than Windows and Unix come on the heels of Mic...

Just about a week after Microsoft threw down the gauntlet in the Open Source Development Labs' (OSDL) courtyard, IBM yesterday threw it back at Microsoft. Two IBM-sponsored research reports arguing that Linux is less expensive both to buy and to operate than Windows and Unix come on the heels of Mic...

Mercury Computer Systems and Terra Soft Solutions announced today they have joined forces to deliver an advanced dual-PowerPC 970FX-based High Performance Computing cluster node. The duo announced an alliance to provide the XR9 with its 64-bit Linux OS 'Y-HPC' and cluster management suite Y-Imager, ...

In what appears to be a clever strategic move to level the playing field, Microsoft is negotiating with the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) to undergo a joint study to determine which operating system best suits the needs of today's enterprises. OSDL representatives did not return calls seeking ...

Japanese, Chinese and South Korean firms have jointly developed an Asian version of the Linux operating system, and are preparing to unveil the Chinese and Korean versions in Beijing on Thursday. A Japanese version will follow in October.

There's a new controversy surrounding Linux, but this time it has nothing to do with Microsoft supporters. Linux founder Linus Torvalds recently began defending the trademark for his namesake software, and, as a result, he has found himself having to defend his own reputation in the open-source comm...

Retailer Ritz Camera Centers is deploying Linux at stores across the country, joining a burgeoning list of retailers that have opted to run their in-store point-of-sale (POS) applications on the open-source operating system. Novell announced that the retail chain selected its Linux Desktop at the Li...

WSO2, a company started by key leaders of the Apache Web Services Project, today announced the creation of a new project tasked with creating a Web service mediation framework. The project proposal has been submitted to the Apache Software Foundation incubator under the Web Services project. Dubbed ...

Novell this week launched the latest version of its collaboration platform. GroupWise 7 is now available on multiple operating system platforms. Novell said the new version delivers significant advances designed to increase end-user productivity, including integrated e-mail and instant messaging, en...

The open-source Firefox browser may be the new kid in town, but Microsoft is out to show that the sheriff is back with a vengeance, according to some analysts. New figures from Web monitoring firm Net Applications reveal that Microsoft regained some ground from alternate browsers -- including Firefo...

The open-source Firefox browser saw growth slip in July, according to the latest report from measuring and monitoring service NetApplications, which watches growth in adoption among a variety of popular Internet browser alternatives. The NetApplications report for the month of July indicates that, f...

The open-source license covering the Linux operating system is scheduled to be released for public comments early next year, according to the Free Software Foundation. The public debate over General Public License version 3.0 is expected to include comments from 150,000 people around the world. The ...

PalmSource and MontaVista Software said today that they will work together to speed the development of next generation Linux-based mobile phones, a move that furthers PalmSource's decision to move its Palm OS onto the Linux kernel. The companies have joined each other's partner programs. MontaVista ...

In an effort to capture share of the low-end, open-source Java application server market, IBM announced at the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco today that it will provide support services for the open-source Apache Geronimo J2EE application server. Called IBM Support for Apache Geronimo, the s...