Web content that relies on interactivity, social networking and personalization is becoming the dominant form, but it puts particular demands on the network, since it requires a low-latency environment that can… Read more »
Earlier this month, Derrick Harris wrote about the current fashion for taking open source software and shipping it alongside some bespoke hardware in the form of an appliance; buy it, plug… Read more »
Boxee violated the GPL v3 by closing down its Boxee Box platform and making it impossible to install user-submitted software, alleges an open source developer. Boxee says that it isn’t shipping… Read more »
IBM, ARM and other chipmakers are backing an open source linux effort called Linaro. The not-for-profit company will develop and release software tools, packages, processes and a Linux kernel for non… Read more »
As Factual heralds an open-data era analogous to the open-source software movement, it seems easier to compare it to Wikipedia than to Linux. If it borrows from Wikipedia’s strengths, will it also share… Read more »
RIM may be taking a major step toward closing the gap between mobile and the Internet with its acquisition of Torch Mobile, a Canadian developer that specializes in open source software… Read more »
When database giant Oracle recently announced its intent to acquire Sun Microsystems, a shock wave went around the open source community. Sun, along with Red Hat and Novell, is one of… Read more »