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Linux Costs USD 10.8 billion To Build Says Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation has updated the 2001 study of David Wheeler which looks at the approximate cost of developing a typical Linux distribution using a methodology based on the total number of software lines of code (SLOC) present in the distribution

Thu, 23 Oct., 2008| Posted in News| Section: Opensource

HP Looking To Launch Its Own Version Of Linux OS

Windows Vista could have well been the Microsoft product that pushed mainstream computer manufacturers into the arms of the Open Source movement with the Linux OS being tipped as the replacement for the beleaguered Operating System

Mon, 15 Sept., 2008| Posted in News| Section: Opensource

Intel Buys Mobile Linux Startup Openedhand; All eyes now on Microsoft

Intel, The hardware partner of the the famed and feared Wintel alliance, has acquired Opened hand, a UK based mobile Linux developer which will now be joining Intel's Open Source Technology Center

Mon, 01 Sept., 2008| Posted in News| Section: Opensource

Get your Inspiration From Apple Not From Windows, IBM VP Tells Linux Crowd

IBM urged Linux to stop emulating windows and to make unique user interfaces. The Vice president of IBM's open source and standards, Bob Sutor made the remark during the Black Hat Conference in Las Vegas

Fri, 08 Aug., 2008| Posted in News| Section: Opensource

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OpenMoko's Neo FreeRunner Is Ready to Run

Taiwanese device manufacturer, OpenMoko, is all set to hit the market with the Neo FreeRunner, a sleek touch screen handset

Fri, 04 July, 2008| Posted in News| Section: Opensource

Xandros Buys Linspire: Open Source Consolidation on its way

Recent reports suggest that Xandros, the Canadian desktop Linux vendor, is going to take over Linspire, the San Diego based Linux distributor famous for its legal tangle with Microsoft a few years ago.

Wed, 02 July, 2008| Posted in News| Section: Opensource

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Red Hat Simmers Downs Patent Claims

Red Hat announced that it has settled all the claims that were brought against the company by Data Tern and Firestar Software companies

Thu, 12 June, 2008| Posted in News| Section: Opensource

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Security Firm Confirms Serious Ubuntu/Debian Security Flaw

Application vulnerability specialist Fortify Software has confirmed the findings of a research posting to the Debian security list last week, which details a critical security vulnerability in the OpenSSL packages within the Debian and Ubuntu Linux operating systems

Tue, 20 May, 2008| Posted in News| Section: Security