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Kottke said then that Google isn't worried about competitors in the search space-Microsoft with Live Search and Yahoo Search-but they really want to take on Windows.

Minimize schedule risks while achieving all the benefits of a true open-source Linux solution PITTSBURGH, July 9 PITTSBURGH , /PRNewswire/ -- Timesys Corporation , provider of LinuxLink , the first commercial software development framework for building custom embedded Linux based products, today announced LinuxLink availability for the PowerPC ...

This story was written by Robert Andrews. Nevermind Chrome OS for now; there are already a host of alternative operating systems out there.

When it is released open-source later this year, Google's Chrome OS will only add to what DistroWatch acknowledges is a "bewildering choice and ever increasing number of Linux distributions [that] can be confusing for those who are new to Linux." The question is: Will Chrome prove destructive to Linux by further fragmenting the landscape or ...

"Postal Service information technology officials have upgraded the 15-year-old, mainframe-based system to handle more transactions and lower the cost of operating the system.

Whether you prefer Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X, you can probably get almost everything you need done with your chosen OS.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is calling for "qualified" volunteers to screen applications for the $4.7 billion it has to spend as part of the $7.2 billion broadband stimulus package.

Ubuntu's maker, Canonical Ltd., is defiant that it can maintain its edge in the desktop Linux space despite Google Inc.'s upcoming Chrome operating system.

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Google plans to launch a new open source operating system designed for netbooks and based on the Chrome Web browser.

Microsoft stated Tuesday that it will not pursue legal action against open source software developers using C# and CLI programming languages.

For Cisco, it's not a Windows-only world. July 6, 2009 By Sean Michael Kerner : What is the operating system of the cloud? Linux vendor Red Hat would like it to be Linux.

Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone Apple may be working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could possibly allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone.

Can't believe this is true but the official Google has announced it has developed a Chrome Operating System targeted towards netbooks.

The idea of shutting down debate may be anathema to a community that has the words "free" and "open" in its very name.

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 3:10 PM PDT After being hampered by slow adoption, laptops with quick-boot capabilities may soon be upgraded with new features that could make them attractive to users.

As reported recently by OSNews, a number of Linux vendors have been on the fence as to what to to with Mono , Novell's open-source implementation of a C# compiler and a Common Language Runtime .

The next version but one of Nokia's Maemo mobile Linux operating system will use Qt rather than GTK+ for its application development framework.

In this issue we cover: * Canonical Delves Deeper into the Cloud - Launches Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud Services * Kubuntu Tutorials Day Spreads the Knowledge * Ubuntu Stats * Ubuntu Forums Tutorial of the Week * Ubuntu Forums working on Login with Open ID * Canonical party welcomes Gran Canaria Desktop Summit * Ohio Linuxfest Call for Presentations * ...

Phoronix compared the performance figures of Mac OS X 10.5.5 with those of Ubuntu 8.10 . They conclude: "Apple's Mac OS X 10.5.5 Leopard had strong performance leads over Canonical's Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex in the OpenGL performance with the integrated Intel graphics, disk benchmarking, and SQLite database in particular.