12/04/2008
China Linux policy suggests open source is not always open (CNET)
The government is forcing Internet cafes to pay for Red Flag Linux, which may be the clearest evidence yet that freedom isn't to be found in a software license, open source or not.
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12/04/2008
IBM launches first Linux-OpenOffice desktop with virtualization features (ZDNet)
IBM has added a Linux desktop with new virtualization capabilities to its portfolio. The Virtual Desktop, which bundles Canonical's Ubuntu Linux, Virtual Bridges' KVM-based desktop virtualization software and IBM's Open Collaboration Client Solution, is available now, Big Blue announced on Thursday. None of the...
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12/05/2008
The Truth About Linux Hardware Compatibility (Linux Today)
Intranet Journal: "If there is one Linux myth that must be put to bed, it's that desktop Linux has terrible hardware support out of the box...Yet, despite this ability to say, take a Wii RockBand guitar, plug it in with Ubuntu Linux and discover that it can work really well with the open source game FretsOnFire, just how usable is all of this if we are unable to discern what works and what ...
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12/04/2008
IBM Takes Dead Aim at Microsoft With Virtual Linux Desktop (TechNewsWorld.com)
IBM has teamed with Virtual Bridges and Canonical to offer a new Linux-based virtual desktop solution. The three companies announced the general availability of Virtual Linux Desktop Thursday, calling it a cost-effective alternative to Microsoft's desktop software. VLD runs open standards-based e-mail, word processing, spreadsheets, unified communication, social networking and other software.
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12/05/2008
Robotic arm runs Linux (Linux Devices)
— Nov. 24, 2008 — [Updated Nov. 25] -- Zurich, Switzerland-based Neuronics has released an open-source embedded Linux version of its "Katana" robot."
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12/04/2008
New virtual Linux desktop bundle comes 'Microsoft-free' (Network World)
IBM and Canonical Thursday announced a virtualized software bundle combining Lotus desktop applications running on top of Ubuntu Linux that they say is far cheaper than running Microsoft's Office suite on conventional Windows PCs.
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12/04/2008
Will a Linux Certification Help You Get a Linux Job? (Linux Today)
LinuxPlanet: "There are a host of Linux certifications, such as the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), Novell's Novell Linux Certified Engineer (NLCE), and the Linux Professional Institute's entry-level LPIC-1. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols looks for the answer to the question, How much help are they for turning your Linux expertise into a Linux job?"
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12/04/2008
Indian GNU/Linux Advocate and Independent FOSS Consultant Raj Mathur (video) (Linux Today)
Linux.com: "New Delhi resident Raj Mathur is living proof that a Free and Open Source Software advocate can earn a decent living working with clients who are using or planning to use FOSS."
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12/04/2008
Why is China forcing people to use Red Flag Linux? (Guardian Unlimited)
Here's a strange little tale: China is forcing internet cafes to adopt the country's operating system of choice - a Linux distro known as Red Flag . According to our report, the move is being painted as an attempt to stop cafes using unlicensed software - but has raised questions about possible snooping. The new rules went into effect on November 5 and are aimed at cracking down on ...
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12/04/2008
Closed Linux driver problems described (Linux Devices)
— Nov. 24, 2008 — [Updated Dec. 3] -- Binary-only drivers will never work for the majority of Linux users, Harald Welte told hardware developers at a Taipei conference.
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