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This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on an Ubuntu 11.10 server with PHP5 and MySQL support.

Effective immediately, IGEL Technology, a leading manufacturer of thin clients, is allowed to affix the Microsoft RemoteFX logo to major portions of its model range.

Optimus Prime 's post IceFaces Copies PrimeFaces Line by Line and Brian McKinney 's response have led to a controversial discussion on the blogosphere regarding legalities and ethics in an open source context.

This article is a study note on installing Linux in Microsoft Windows in a VirtualBox.

MLDonkey is an open source eDonkey client. MLDonkey is also a multi-platform multi-network peer-to-peer client.

Tribler is an open source peer-to-peer client with various features for watching videos online.

"Open source and open standards are the direction for UK government IT, the civil servant leading the government's technology change agenda has said, reports The Register.

ReactOS is one of the very few active open source operating systems not based off of Linux or BSD.

What is good for the goose, is good for the gander, right? Open source has been so successful in giving us software like Linux, Apache, Hadoop, etc., why wouldn't the open source method work with other types of software? Probably no one expected that the criminals behind vast malware trojans would adopt open source methods to make their malware ... (more)

Florence is a scalable on-screen virtual keyboard for GNOME that stays out of your way when you don't need it.

Francesca Ciceri reminded Debian users that version 5.0 of the multi-purpose operating system has reach the end of its supported life-cycle. One year after the release of Debian 6.0, the plug has finally been pulled on Lenny.

Encouraged by the success of its Web and Chromium vulnerability reward programs, Google has decided to expand their scope in order to cover security issues in Chromium OS as well.

There are some who are asking if cloud will have an impact the growth of Open Source.

Because of the way many Linux distributions make their way into the wild unfettered by commercial overlords, it's sometimes hard to draw a precise bead on who is using what flavor of Linux.

Regularly, we at OStatic update our collections of open source resources, tutorials, free open source books, reviews, product comparisons and project tours.

"NGINX, the popular open-source Web server, recently swept by Microsoft's Internet Information Services to become the second most popular Web server in the world.

Azure server monitoring is now a reality thanks to RevealCloud Pro, a service from CopperEgg Corp., a real-time monitoring company.

A computer Trojan that targets online banking users is evolving and spreading rapidly because its creators have adopted an open-source development model, according to researchers from cyberthreat management firm Seculert.

Raspberry Pi Foundation's $25 PC will become available by the end of this month, and buyers hope it could fill in as a low-power desktop, while being an alternative to the more expensive open-source hardware.

Ubuntu 12.04 is shaping up nicely. Last week Alpha 2 got released , which means you should be testing by now.