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Firefox 11 Gets SPDY By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 06, 2012 Google's speed-enhancing SPDY protocol lands in upcoming version of Mozilla's open source browser. Tags: open source, Google, Firefox HP WebOS Open Source Timeline Revealed By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 26, 2012 The first piece of code for the platform has been released; HP will open source the rest by September. Tags: webOS, HP, open source Hadoop's Ever Growing Popularity By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 26, 2012 As the need to analyze vast amounts of data stored in diverse locations increases, Hadoop grows ever more popular. Tags: Data Analytics, big data, Hadoop, open source 75 Open Source Apps That Could Improve Your Life By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 25, 2012 These open source apps can help you keep your resolutions to break bad computing habits, stick to a budget, and much more. Tags: open source tools, open source apps, open source 92 Open Source Apps That Replace Everyday Software By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 18, 2012 Some of the best open source applications available for home, school, small business or enterprise users. Tags: open source tools, open source apps, open source Is Open Source Easier Than Commercial Software? By Matt Hartley | Article Published January 11, 2012 Both approaches have their strengths, yet the issue of support appears to tip the balance. Tags: open source, enterprise software Linux 3.2 Now Available By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 06, 2012 The latest version of the Linux kernel adds more support for GPUs and various performance improvements. Tags: Linux, kernel, open source Apache Launches Hadoop 1.0 By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 04, 2012 After six years of development, the well-known open source tool for handling big data has reached a milestone. Tags: Apache, Hadoop, open source Mozilla Launches Firefox 9, Speeds Up JavaScript By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 22, 2011 The latest version of the open source browser offers big performance improvements over its predecessor, which was released only six weeks ago. Tags: Mozilla, Firefox, open source How Open Source Could Drive a Tape Storage Comeback By Henry Newman | Article Published December 21, 2011 Tape could make a comeback, thanks to Linear Tape File System (LTFS), which was developed and then open sourced by IBM. Tags: tape storage, open source Is Open Source WebOS an Android Killer? By Matt Hartley | Article Published December 20, 2011 The release of WebOS with an open source license has the potential to change the mobile market. Tags: webOS, mobile, Android, open source Nine Open Source Discoveries I Made in 2011 By Bruce Byfield | Article Published December 19, 2011 A Linux pundit discusses the choice open source software and solutions he started using this past year. Tags: Linux, open source 60 Open Source Replacements for Communications Software By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 12, 2011 Open source software for blogging, file transfer, wikis, CRM, desktop publishing, email and much more. Tags: open source tools, open source, Linux HP to Open Source WebOS By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published December 12, 2011 CEO Meg Whitman says the company could still produce a WebOS tablet. Tags: Web OS, open source Is Linux Mint an Ubuntu-Killer? By Bruce Byfield | Article Published December 01, 2011 User traffic and key design changes suggest that Mint is a serious challenger to the King of Linux. Tags: Ubuntu, distro, Mint, open source, Linux, Canonical 7 Reasons Why Free Software Is Losing Influence By Bruce Byfield | Article Published November 22, 2011 Why are free software ideals less popular than they were five years ago? The answer's complicated and perhaps a bit controversial. Tags: free software, FOSS, Richard Stallman, Linux, GNU, open source Can Web Designers Use Linux to Build an Effective Site? By Matt Hartley | Article Published November 21, 2011 Want to build a better website? We look at Linux tools that offer the graphics and development features you need to go open source all the way. Tags: Web design, Web development, Linux, open source 54 Open Source Replacements for E-Commerce Tools By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 15, 2011 Open source e-commerce software for opening your own online store, including shopping carts, CMS solutions and databases. Tags: e-commerce, open source KDE vs. Trinity: Is One Really Better? By Bruce Byfield | Article Published November 15, 2011 How does KDE 4 compare with Trinity, the fork based on KDE 3? The advantages are not as one-side as you might think. Tags: KDE, open source, Linux Firefox 8 Locks Down Plug-ins By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published November 08, 2011 New open source browser is out, providing advanced HTML5 features and a rollback on third party plug-ins. Tags: browser, Firefox, open source, Mozilla Firefox Does Desktop Linux Need a Steve Jobs? By Matt Hartley | Article Published November 07, 2011 Given the diverse nature of Linux, could a single unifying figure help move it forward? Tags: Linux, steve jobs, Mark Shuttleworth, open source, Ubuntu Firefox Going Native for Android By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 17, 2011 New user interface effort for mobile browser set to deliver a faster Firefox for Android. Tags: open source, Android, Firefox Pros and Cons of Open Source Software By Matt Hartley | Article Published October 10, 2011 Does the cost advantage justify the limits on functionality? Tags: open source, Linux desktop Red Hat Buys Gluster for Scale-Out Storage By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 04, 2011 Red Hat will pay $136 million in cash for the open source storage specialist. Tags: Storage, open source Jaspersoft Touts Mobile Business Intelligence By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 03, 2011 Not that long ago, enterprise software such as business intelligence apps resided exclusively on hard drives within the corporate perimeter. Jaspersoft is one of many vendors riding the trend toward mobile BU platforms. Tags: BI, Jaspersoft, open source, business intelligence software, Business Intelligence Platform, iPad app, iphone apps Mozilla Improves Memory Usage with Firefox 7 By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 27, 2011 Latest rapid release of open source browser aims to do more with less. Tags: Mozilla Firefox, open source, MemShrink, browser Cloud.com's CloudStack Goes 100% Open Source By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 29, 2011 The formerly separate Cloud.com and CloudStack code bases are being merged and released under GPL v3. Tags: cloud computing, open source Does Loving Linux Make Us Dislike Windows? By Matt Hart | Article Published August 08, 2011 Is the Linux-Windows debate about OS politics, or something more pragmatic? Tags: Linux desktop, Windows 7, Windows, Linux, open source Ceph Advances Open Source Distributed Filesystem to the Cloud By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published August 01, 2011 Ceph usage set to expand with new service from Dreamhost and integration with OpenStack. Tags: file system, cloud computing, open source 50 Essential Android Apps By Thor Olavsrud | Article Published July 27, 2011 Download the hottest and best Android apps -- these 50 Androids apps are all must-haves. Tags: android apps, Android, open source, mobile apps 80 "Funnest" Open Source Applications By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published July 18, 2011 Open source games, diversions, and just plain interesting stuff. Many apps work cross-platform for Windows, Linux and Mac. Tags: Linux, open source games, Linux downloads, open source 63 Open Source Replacements for Popular Financial Software By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published July 11, 2011 Open source software for accounting, ecommerce, investment tracking and more. Tags: accounting, open source, financial software Tech Pundits Surrender: The Retreat from Free Software and Open Standards By Bruce Byfield | Article Published July 05, 2011 Tech pundits galore are claiming that proprietary software choices are all that users will ever need. Really? Tags: Linux, free software, open source 50 Must-Have Open Source Apps for Your Home Office By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published June 21, 2011 Open source apps for most every home office task, most of which function on Windows. Tags: home office, Linux, software, Windows, open source Firefox 5 Speeds to Release By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published June 21, 2011 Fastest Firefox release cycle ever delivers performance and privacy boost to Mozilla's open source web browser. Tags: Mozilla Firefox, open source, browser LibreOffice 3.4.0 Released as OpenOffice Heads to Apache By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published June 03, 2011 OpenOffice fork continues to move further away from Oracle with new release. Is there any chance the two projects will ever come back together? Tags: open source, OpenOffice.org, Apache, Oracle, LibreOffice Arguments Over the Future of OpenOffice.org By Bruce Byfield | Article Published June 02, 2011 What will become of the popular open source office suite? Tags: Apache, Red Hat, Oracle, OpenOffice.org, open source Will Google's Chromebooks Play Well with Linux? By Matt Hartley | Article Published May 31, 2011 Google’s forthcoming Web-centric Chromebooks are likely to offer an overly controlled computing experience. Tags: cloud computing, open source, Linux, Chromebook, Google OpenLogic Collaborates for Open Source Compliance By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 26, 2011 Enhanced SaaS service aims to help enterprises comply with open source licensing. Tags: Compliance Management, open source, licensing, OpenLogic, enterprise applications Fedora 15 Lovelock Linux Debuts GNOME 3 By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 24, 2011 GNOME 3 desktop lands in Red Hat's community Linux distribution. Tags: Gnome, Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, open source 55 Open Source Replacements for Information/Project Management Tools By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 23, 2011 Open source project management software, including tools for bugtracking, scheduling, time tracking, version control and more. Tags: information management, Linux downloads, Project Management Tools, open source U.S. Department of Defense Details Open Source Lessons Learned By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 23, 2011 DoD issues major report on best practices for open source adoption. What should enterprises learn from the DoD's adoption of open source? Tags: Linux, government IT, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, DoD, open source Red Hat Updates Enterprise Linux By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published May 19, 2011 RHEL 6.1 delivers new hardware support, virtualization and networking improvements as well as Enterprise Identity tech preview. Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat, open source, virtualization, RHEL Other Linux Distros' View of Ubuntu's Unity: It Ain't Pretty By Bruce Byfield | Article Published May 17, 2011 Many Linux developers are surprisingly lukewarm about Unity, which may create a major challenge for Ubuntu. Tags: Linux desktop, Linux downloads, open source, Unity, Ubuntu Does Microsoft's Skype Purchase Hurt the Linux Desktop? By Matt Hartley | Article Published May 16, 2011 What if Microsoft were to no longer maintain the Linux version of Skype? Tags: Linux, Linux downloads, open source, Linux desktop, Skype The Desktop Linux Paradox By Serdar Yegulalp | Article Published May 12, 2011 The Linux desktop keeps evolving yet never attains actual success. When will the core problems be addressed? Tags: Linux desktop, Linux downloads, open source, Ubuntu, Linux 50 Top Linux Distributions By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 10, 2011 The 50 most well-known versions of the Linux operating system. Tags: open source, Linux downloads, Linux Novell Sale to Attachmate Completed By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 27, 2011 $2.2 billion bid to take Novell private is closed as patent deal is reached. Tags: Attachmate, patents, open source, Linux, Novell Top 50 Portable Open Source Apps By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 26, 2011 Open source apps that run from portable devices -- a thumb drive, CD, DVD, portable hard drive -- without needing to be installed on your hard drive. Tags: file management, free software, open source, Linux downloads, Linux GNOME 3: Seven Pros and Cons By Bruce Byfield | Article Published April 26, 2011 The GNOME Linux desktop has major pluses and drawbacks, making the decision to adopt it a tough one. Tags: Linux, KDE, Linux downloads, open source, Gnome Why Is Ubuntu's Unity Squeezing out GNOME 3? By Matt Hartley | Article Published April 25, 2011 Given that Unity might be the Windows Vista of the Linux world, shouldn’t GNOME get more focus? Tags: Gnome, Linux desktop, Ubuntu, Canonical, open source Zend, Rightscale Partner in PHP Cloud Deal By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 21, 2011 The commercial PHP vendor Zend and cloud management firm RightScale ink a deal to promote PHP in the cloud. Tags: Zend, RightScale, cloud computing, PHP, open source What Happened to Real Open Source Phones? By Serdar Yegulalp | Article Published April 20, 2011 Before Android, the truly open source OpenMoko proved that “open” can be a synonym for “awkward.” Tags: iphone apps, mobile, android apps, open source, open source hardware 70 Open Source Replacements for Small Business Software By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 19, 2011 Open source downloads for accounting, content management, office tools, time tracking and more. Tags: document management, accounting software, open source, small business software, Linux Ubuntu Unity vs. GNOME 3: Which is Better? By Bruce Byfield | Article Published April 12, 2011 Both Linux desktops were designed with usability in mind, yet one seems to have a slight edge. Tags: Ubuntu, Linux desktop, Linux downloads, Gnome, open source Best Browsers for Linux By Matt Hartley | Article Published April 11, 2011 A review of the leading open source browsers, with recommendations for various user groups. Tags: Linux, Gnome, KDE, open source, Mozilla Firefox Where Will Linux Be in 20 Years? By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published April 06, 2011 Open source operating system celebrates 20 years, but what does the future hold and where does Linux go from here? Tags: Linux Foundation, Linux, mobile, open source, Linux downloads GNOME vs. KDE: The Latest Round By Bruce Byfield | Article Published April 05, 2011 Both GNOME and KDE Linux desktops have versions that are radically different from those each had a few years ago. Tags: Linux downloads, Gnome, open source, Linux desktop, KDE 63 Top Commercial Open Source Projects By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 05, 2011 Open source software for content management, cloud computing, data storage, developers tools and more. Tags: Linux downloads, enterprise software, open source software, Linux, open source Can Firefox Be Saved? Two Proposals By Serdar Yegulalp | Article Published April 04, 2011 The lackluster performance of Mozilla Firefox 4 suggests the browser may have lost its way. Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, open source, Firefox 4, Chrome browser Problems Linux Enthusiasts Refuse to Address By Matt Hartley | Article Published April 04, 2011 A Linux expert points out the nagging problems that keep the open source desktop from wide adoption. Tags: Linux desktop, Linux, USB, open source, wireless The Case Against Android By Rob Enderle | Article Published March 23, 2011 With dozens of Android-related lawsuits pending, one tech pundit opines that the problem is that Android is actually a set of services, not an operating system. Tags: mobile apps, Android, android apps, open source, Linux Firefox 4 Debuts Faster, More Secure Browser By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 22, 2011 The latest open source browser release features a new user interface, synchronization, HTML5 and overall performance improvements. Tags: Linux, browser, Mozilla Firefox, open source, Firefox Top Linux Distros For Every Level User By Matt Hartley | Article Published March 14, 2011 Linux distributions for every level of expertise, along with some to recommend to newer users. Tags: Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, open source, Gentoo Will Microsoft's 'Make Web Not War' Attract Open Source Developers? By Bruce Byfield | Article Published March 14, 2011 Microsoft is nurturing a partnership with open source developers, a move that ‘s producing a mixed response. Tags: FOSS, developers, Microsoft, Linux, open source Red Hat Challenges Open Source Moochers By Paul Rubens | Article Published March 10, 2011 Red Hat moves to block enteprise software players that attempt to take advantage of its open source strategy. Tags: patch, Oracle, open source, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Novell Senate Passes Landmark Patent Reform Bill By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published March 09, 2011 Upper chamber clears comprehensive reform effort by a wide margin, aiming to curb litigation and streamline the U.S. PTO. Measure now heads to the House, where a draft bill is in the works. Tags: Senate, Patent Reform, software, intellectual property, open source Linux Leaders, Part II: Fedora and Red Hat Derivative Distros By Bruce Byfield | Article Published March 08, 2011 Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions are the source of myriad distros, geared for a remarkable array of purposes. Tags: Linux downloads, Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, open source, Linux Novell Adds IBM DB2 Templates to SUSE Studio Linux By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published March 01, 2011 Novell notes that SUSE Studio users can benefit from the DB2 integration without any initial cost. Tags: Linux, SUSE Studio, IBM DB2, Novell, open source Why a Linux Aficionado Uses an iPhone By Matt Hartley | Article Published February 28, 2011 A Linux expert realizes that blind loyalty to a platform has its limitations. Tags: Linux desktop, Linux downloads, open source, iPhone, iphone apps FreeBSD 8.2 Expands ZFS Support -- Without Oracle By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published February 25, 2011 Latest release of FreeBSD open source operating system inherits code from the dead OpenSolaris project. Will FreeBSD become the defacto platform for ZFS now? Tags: Sun Microsystems, ZFS, open source, FreeBSD, Oracle How Movable Type Lost With Open Source By Serdar Yegulalp | Article Published February 22, 2011 Movable Type's fumbles offer a cautionary tale about the wrong way to use open source. Tags: Six Apart, blogging, Moveable Type, Linux, open source 20 New User Misconceptions about Linux By Matt Hartley | Article Published February 21, 2011 Is Linux free of malware? Do you have to be a geek to use Linux? Does Linux make a political statement? Tags: Ubuntu, Linux desktop, Linux downloads, open source, MP3 Nine Current Flame Wars in Open Source By Bruce Byfield | Article Published February 16, 2011 Want to pick an argument about Linux? You’ve got a lot of choices. Tags: Linux desktop, Ubuntu, Linux downloads, open source, KDE The Joy of Remastering your Own Linux Distro By Matt Hartley | Article Published February 14, 2011 Remastering your own Linux distribution offers advantages like control, security and efficiency. Tags: enterprise software, Linux desktop, open source, Linux, Ubuntu |
