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Buckling to OEMs?
Never mind that Microsoft has kicked off a hyped ad campaign to convince the public to buy Windows Vista PCs, - it's also given users more time to switch back to Windows XP.…
Microsoft prefers to 'obsolete ourselves'
Microsoft will let loose a new operating system, Windows Cloud, at the company’s annual developer conference later this month.…
That's what development release means, people
One of the most frustrating aspects of open source but commercially supported software is that it takes many orders of magnitude of freebie customers to attain a base of core customers who will pay for a glorified product with commercial-grade installation and ongoing tech support. There is always a temptation to try to monetize the vast installed base of users who are making use of the so-called development or community editions of programs. But Red Hat isn't going for it.…
Vista in full frontal shocker
Microsoft will be showboating Windows Vista, mark two 7 at its forthcoming Professional Developer Conference (PDC) event next month, where developers will be able to get their mitts on a pre-beta build of the operating system.…
On the road from Indiana to Nevada
While the top brass at Sun Microsystems might seem to be clueless about the company sometimes, there are plenty of people who know where the bread gets buttered - or doesn't. They know that Solaris and the servers that run it are what really matter at Sun. And that means Sun's OpenSolaris project and its related Solaris commercial distribution are still the key to success or failure for Sun Microsystems.…
Microsoft and the Jackson 5
Despite Microsoft's efforts to keep Windows 7 information secret and safe within a close circle of partners and testers until its good and ready, another round of screenshots has found its way to the web.…
Seinfeld and Gates, we hardly knew you
Microsoft has ditched its Jerry Seinfeld-fronted advertising campaign, after everyone thought it was crap.…
DNS cache poisoning flaw finally fixed
Apple has published a major security patch. Mac OS X 10.5.5 is the sixth substantial security update from the company this year. The patch cycle also includes fixes for version 10.4 of Apple's software.…
Linux rumor floated, debunked
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Killer rabbit or jackalope
Unassuming Ubuntu has announced a new clever creature is coming to its alliterative aggregation of Linux distros.…
You want source code with that?
A top Debian contributor has been left "pretty disappointed" by elements of the Debian community for failing to comply with the conditions of the GNU GPLv2 license.…
Mac-like Linux serves the Windows crowd
Review What's free, looks like Mac OS X, just works and is actually Linux? The answer is gOS, which recently launched a new beta that builds on the distro's initial success and adds new tools like integrated Google Gadgets for Linux.…
Poisoned code never entered our bloodstream, says Linux distro
Red Hat has warned that hackers were able to commandeer its systems and tamper with code - but said that since its content distribution was not hit, it is confident that polluted code has not served up to users.…
Microsoft scoops up funny man in OS ad crusade
Microsoft has called on American comedian Jerry Seinfeld to big up Vista in its next Windows ad campaign.…
Save all your kisses for me
Microsoft plans to cough up $100m in additional subs to software rival Novell with the payment being made no later than 1 November, the odd couple confirmed today.…
Did security breach prompt ground-up rebuild?
The majority of servers supporting the Fedora Linux distribution were back online on Tuesday following a mystery disruption.…
Microsoft pins hopes on lucky number 7
Vista’s death march picked up some pace yesterday, after a metrics researcher revealed that nearly 35 per cent of PCs built to run the Windows operating system have been downgraded to XP.…
Taiwan not impressed
The Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission is investigating a complaint against Microsoft made by the Taiwanese Consumer Foundation, which claims the company is effectively using its monopoly to force sales of Vista.…
Wait 'til the leaves turn brown, people
Microsoft has told the blogosphere it will reveal more about its next operating system, Windows 7, on 27 October.…
Microsoft takes Blue Medal of disgrace
Microsoft's Silverlight browser plug in might be in contention for PR gold for its streaming of Olympics 2008 content online, but Windows is letting Team Redmond down badly.…
As open as the next proprietary vendor
LinuxWorld VMware has joined the Linux Foundation's enterprise IT club with owner EMC, barely a month after chief executive Diane Greene was turfed out of office.…
Calling all testers
The Red Hat-sponsored open source team behind Fedora has released an alpha version of Fedora 10 (Cambridge) with better security features and audio support.…
Linux distros get ready
The next version Debian has come a step closer to completion with the freezing of the current testing distribution version codename Lenny. This will form the basis of Debian 5.0, expected in September.…
Old battle, new cry
Analysis If you listen very carefully, you'll hear a new beat coming from the drums in Microsoft's marketing department these days.…
Windows-only XO timidly opens curtain
Microsoft has quietly released to manufacturing a tweaked version of Windows XP to run on the One Laptop Per Child XO computer.…
Sun and SpringSource possible donors
OSCON: Exclusive Canonical has been in talks with Sun Microsystems and SpringSource to support one of their open source Java application server stacks in the Ubuntu core, to increase Ubuntu's enterprise adoption.…
Manifest destiny again
OSCON Once it was the desktop, now mobile phones and embedded devices represent the future of Linux, according to open source fans.…
Cheque, mate
A US district court judge yesterday ordered SCO to pay Novell $2.5m for unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty and conversion.…
Trading hard ISV gains for the easy compile
Miguel de Icaza has criticized plans for the next GNU Gnome cross-platform environment that risks damaging the Linux desktop ISV ecosystem by focusing on the Mac.…
De-bloating Bill's code
Fastscale is bringing its unique brand of software shrinking to Windows Server.…
Bow to the fix master
Microsoft, it seems, is reaping the benefits of years spent patching Windows online, beating online update services from newer - and sexier - rivals.…
You mean, it’s alive?!
First question: which electronics manufacturers embed Windows 3.11 for Workgroups in their products? Second question, and much more pressing: why?…
OS man's daughter sees truth in OS
Microsoft believes Apple is winning the battle on the desktop using "lies" and "myths" against Windows Vista, and has promised to fight back.…
Ex-HP exec takes charge
The Gnome Foundation yesterday announced that it has hired former Hewlett-Packard industry analyst Stormy Peters as its new executive director.…
Renewed vows
Parallels is giving some delayed attention to Hewlett-Packard's Integrity servers today.…
Mac OS X 10.5.4 lands
Apple has coughed up 25 security updates that come bundled with yesterday's release of Mac OS X 10.5.4.…
Flattering release
Love Red Hat Enterprise Linux and want the latest edition, but can't stand the company and refuse to give it a single red cent? You're in luck.…
Read my... oh
Having lasted less than three years, the Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum is folding itself into the Linux Mobile (LiMO) Foundation. The closure comes a scant six months after the completion of version one of its standard.…
Can't find a 'compelling' reason to upgrade, says IT dept. insider
Windows Vista is not for Intel, it has been claimed. The chip giant will not be installing the new operating systems on its many thousands of desktop PCs. It has "no compelling case" to do so.…
Windows? No prob. I can tool you
Review Mandriva Linux recently announced the Mandriva Flash 2008 Spring operating system, the latest version of its Linux-on-a-USB-stick distro.…
Lifecycles updated, possibly more complicated than fluid dynamics
Summit Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) versions 4 and 5 are going to stick around in full support mode a full year longer.…
VMware in the rear
Parallels has stolen a march on VMware with the release of virtualization software for Intel-based servers running Apple's OS X Leopard operating system.…
Don't be so aggressive, guys
Summit Red Hat is extremely late to the virtualization hypervisor party, but the company is confident that its reputation as a prominent Linux licenser will push the technology to even greater heights. Open source style.…
Windows masterwork completed, finally
After 15 years of development, a running battle with Microsoft and persistent doubts about its viability, the first proper version of Wine - a middleware tool to run Windows applications on Unix-like operating systems - has finally arrived.…
For newbies and Linux dark-lords
Review 2008 is proving to be a banner year for Linux distributions; so far we've seen Ubuntu 8.04 and Fedora 9, both of which go a long way toward making Linux painless for newbies.…
Packages, packages, packages
The next year will be a critical time for OpenSolaris, according to Ian Murdock, the founder of Debian brought in by Sun Microsystems last year to lead its OS operation.…
Keep baking, boys
Review Sun has made good on its promise to deliver OpenSolaris, the company's Unix-based answer to Linux, with a company-supported, commercial update arriving in mid-May. Although far from a complete product, the latest OpenSolaris is impressive and in the long run could prove a viable alternative to Linux.…
Solution: give them more Windows Vista!
A leading Wall Street cheerleader for Windows Vista has taken the gloss off a new Microsoft website encouraging customers to give Windows Vista a go.…
But still fighting third lawsuit
Red Hat Inc today settled two patent lawsuits that the Linux software firm had been contesting.…
Separating out PowerPC and Intel code at last?
Apple's next major Mac OS X released, yesterday confirmed as Snow Leopard, will focus solely on under-the-bonnet changes, the Mac maker has revealed. But will owners of PowerPC-based machines be left in the cold?…