Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

First, lets make this clear. Oracle Unbreakable Linux was, is now and is for the foreseeable future going to be based on Red Hats Red Hat Enterprise Linux codebase. It is not, however, going to be simply RHELs twin in every way. When Oracle first announced the release of Unbreakable Linux, many people saw it […]

Nokia has announced a new version of its Linux-based Internet tablet. The N810 is smaller, heavier, and faster than the older N800, with new features that include a slide-out hardware QWERTY thumb keyboard, GPS receiver, FM transmitter (for in-car listening), and a light-sensing screen dimmer. The N810 is slightly smaller than its predecessor, the N800, […]

Its become an annual event. Steve Ballmer shoots his yap about how Linux and open source violate Microsoft patents. The open-source community says, “OK, show us your cards, your patents,” and Ballmer shuts up for six months or so. This time around, though, Microsofts FUD campaign is playing out in a different way. First, Ballmer, […]

The sincerest complement a Linux distribution can get is when the onetime CEO of a rival Linux company switches to that distribution. Thats exactly what happened when Kevin Carmony, former CEO of Linux desktop distributor Linspire, publicly announced that hes switched to Ubuntu. Carmony, who left Linspire in late July, announced his switch to Ubuntu […]

Ubuntu users rejoice. Ubuntu 7.10 is here. Ubuntu, the remarkably popular desktop Linux distribution that tries to bring the latest and greatest open-source programs every six months, arrived Oct. 18. The Gutsy Gibbon Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Edition includes improvements in advanced plug-and-play printing, enhanced browsing and the option of a smooth new user interface built […]

Ubuntu 7.10 arrives Oct. 18, and not long after that Dell will start shipping that version of the Ubuntu Linux desktop on its laptops and desktops. “We will offer Ubuntu 7.10 preinstalled on our systems soon,” said Anne Camden of Dell corporate communications, in an e-mail interview. “For customers who are interested in updating their […]

Canonical, Ubuntu Linux distributions commercial sponsor, has announced that the release version of Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Edition will launch Oct. 18. Ubuntu, the incredibly popular desktop Linux distribution that seeks to deliver the best of open-source software every six months, will be out in a few days. Gutsy Gibbon Ubuntu 7.10 Desktop Edition includes improvements […]

I was walking down the street when a limo pulled up beside me and Big Steve Ballmer emerged. “I need to talk to you Vaughan-Nichols,” he said, as two large men in expensive, but badly fitting suits, followed him out. “Hey, anything the Redmond Mafia wants to say to me, they can call me about. […]

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has once more claimed that Linux and open source violates Microsofts intellectual property and patents. Canonicals CEO Mark Shuttleworth thinks Ballmer has it all wrong. In an interview with Linux-Watch, Shuttleworth, the man behind the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, explained why he thinks Ballmers latest claims against Linux and open source […]

Lately, in the Linux desktop races, distributions like Ubuntu, PCLinuxOS and openSUSE have been taking most of the headlines. Older Linux company Mandriva isnt ready to concede the desktop market to these Linux distributions as it releases its newest version, Mandriva Linux 2008. Mandriva launched its latest community desktop Linux distribution, Mandriva Linux 2008, on […]