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

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed . Thanks for visiting! LAMP is an open source Web development platform that uses Linux as operating system, Apache as the Web server,MySQL as the relational database management system and PHP as the object-oriented scripting language.

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 * ...

Disclaimer: I have no desire to re-ignite KHTML vs WebKit arguments. Rather, the purpose of this blog post is to hopefully enlighten a technical question.

Police are reassuring the public measures will be in place to minimise the risk of hackers breaching a new computer system.

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.

Embedded.com Today, Linux is broadly used for development of embedded appliances such as DTVs, set-top boxes, DVR players, xDSL/cable/PON modems, home routers and gateways.

Boudewijn Rempt writes about the KDE image manipulation program Krita. He writes about Flake support and various features regarding image rendering quality like a new fast scaler.

This year, in honor of the 40th anniversary of Unix, the OLF organizers have lined up as the featured keynote speaker Doug McIlroy, a major contributor to the great grandfather of Linux and a direct contributor to code that powers many of the Unix products of today.

ENEA has signed a deal worth approximately 10 million Swedish Kroner to provide multicore technology for use in mobile infrastructure equipment to an unnamed tier 1 telecom supplier.

The FAT file system is the file system used by MS-DOS and earlier versions of Windows.

Internet advocates have been saying for years that America needs policies to ensure "universal access," but that's a more complicated goal than just saying "everybody should have access to the Internet." A former Obama advisor says government needs to determine what levels of access should be universal-how fast is fast enough? And another part of ...

Jul. 01, 2009 As the Debian project releases a second update of its Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 distribution, a controversy has broken out over the next version, "Squeeze." GNU guru Richard Stallman has warned that by including a Mono-based note-taking application called Tomboy, Debian runs the risk of Microsoft litigation over C# patents.

Canonical, supplier of the popular Ubuntu distribution of Linux, is partnering with Eucalyptus Systems to offer "private" cloud consulting services.

As others on PlanetKDE already wrote we had a really great time in Berlin last week.

Red Hat has launched a new partner program to make sure its enterprise Linux and JBoss software are core components of a cloud-computing infrastructure, and to guarantee that Red Hat-based applications will run reliably and safely in the cloud.

Linux developers have discovered a way to implement the FAT file system's method of operation while possibly invalidating any claims to royalties from Microsoft.

The Triple Crown of Linux conferences - if there is one - is surely the Linux Symposium, the Linux Kongress, and linux.conf.au. It was just a month ago that we passed on the message to LinuxJournal.com readers that the time to get their name on the Kongress program was nigh , and now it is time to do the same for the southernmost jewel in the crown ...

Ubuntu is a complete, free operating system that emphasizes community, support, and ease of use without compromising speed, power, or flexibility.

Canonical, the London company that founded the Ubuntu Project, today announced professional services to support companies who are building "private cloud" infrastructures behind their corporate firewalls.