http://itmanagement.earthweb.com en-us Copyright 1996-2010 Quin Street Corporation rss@jupitermedia.com rss@jupitermedia.com http://backend.userland.com/rss http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3897621 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3897621 The annual Linux Foundation event kicks off with a lineup of sessions and speakers highlighting the present and future direction of the open source operating system. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3896946 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3896946 Linspire was the Ubuntu of its day, yet it failed despite using tactics that are now succeeding wildly for Ubuntu. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3896496 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3896496 The dispute about this issue reflects a clash of changing values about the future of open source. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3895356 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3895356 The two Linux music players display different assumptions about what users want. Which do you prefer? http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3895091 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3895091 KDE 3 lives on, still used enthusiastically by plenty of KDE aficionados. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3895081 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3895081 Do we need to complicate this? What part of ‘fun download’ don’t you understand? http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3894876 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3894876 What approach to computing (and life) prompts a person to use a Linux box on a daily basis? http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3894601 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3894601 The world's biggest social network runs on the open source LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) platform. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3894231 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3894231 In many instances, the Linux desktop’s command line is preferable to its graphical user interface. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3893871 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3893871 Open source downloads for a wide array of financial tasks, from simple accounting to full business operations tracking. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3893631 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3893631 Even as the Linux desktop has grown to equal Windows and Mac OS, a number of issue continue to challenge it. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3893491 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3893491 A Firefox sync app gets Apple's OK, enabling users to continue their desktop browsing sessions on the iPhone or iPad. But it's not a new browser. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3893091 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3893091 The open source vendor is pushing its server product into the enterprise using a free version as a hook. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3892351 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3892351 Actually, a look at the apparent plans for the open source OS suggests that its target is far wider than any one distribution or operating system. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3891681 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3891681 A bit later than first expected, Mozilla issues first beta of next-generation open source Web browser, though it's missing interface features for Linux and Mac. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3891361 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3891361 Break the dull Linux desktop habit -- audio-video, games, image editing, comics and more. Plus: what's your favorite Linux app? http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3891086 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3891086 To succeed, vendors that sell open source server software use 'proprietary' models. Or do they? http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3890866 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3890866 Major milestone as next RHEL beta becomes available for testers with full release now expected by the end of the year. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3890836 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3890836 Yahoo isn't the only one that thinks that Hadoop is ready for business needs. New Cloudera commercial and open source software releases include technology that was previously closed source. http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3890311 http://redir.internet.com/rss/click/itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3890311 KDE 4 is moving forward, but if KDE 3 is your favorite Linux desktop, Trinity KDE 3 is your solution. Maybe.