Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

Its a bit later than Linspire had planned, but the companys CEO Kevin Carmony told DesktopLinux that the new commercial version of its Linux distribution, Linspire 6.0, along with the free version, Freespire 2.0, and its revised click-and-run software update system, should be out before August. “The plan [is] to have all three out by […]

Linux distributor Xandros along with NoMachine, maker of NX virtualization desktop, remote access and server management software, will announce on July 18 that NoMachines NX Enterprise Server will start shipping immediately with Xandros Server 2.0. The companies claim that this extended Xandros-NoMachine alliance provides enhanced capabilities for secure and rapid access to graphical applications, running […]

Oracle and Symantec announced on July 17 that Veritas data center software has been certified for use with Oracle Enterprise Linux. The certification will help organizations running Symantec on Linux reduce deployment time and implementation costs. Oracle Enterprise Linux, a feature of the Oracle Unbreakable Linux program, is fully compatible with RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise […]

Theres been no major improvements in Dells Linux software support, but there have been small, but handy, improvements in Dells support offerings. For Dell Ubuntu laptop users, an important addition is the availability of the Conexant modem driver for the Inspiron E1505n and 1420n. Both laptops use embedded WinModems. Normally, these modems wont work with […]

Intellectual property may be off the table, for now, but it sure seems like Red Hat and Microsoft are still dancing around coming to some kind of partnership relationship. In a recent eWEEK news story by Peter Galli, Horacio Gutierrez, Microsofts vice president of intellectual property and licensing, said, “Red Hat and Microsoft have previously […]

On July 16, Open-Xchange announced the immediate availability of Open-Xchange Express Edition. This is a full-featured collaboration designed to make it easy for small and midsize businesses to take advantage of the cost benefits of open source without requiring prior Linux know-how. OXEE (Open-Xchange Express Edition) transforms a bare metal computer into a fully-functional collaboration […]

So, you want a job in Linux do you? Well then get your tickets for San Francisco to see Dices free Technology and Engineering career fair at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo taking place on Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. During the career fair, attendees can meet with recruiters and representatives from leading […]

Dell Ubuntu Linux buyers were recently outraged when a price comparison between identical Inspiron 1420 laptops showed that instead of the Ubuntu system being cheaper, it actually ended up costing $225 more than the same laptop with Vista Home Basic Edition. This was after Dell had announced the week before that Ubuntu systems would be […]

With an estimated 700,000 Apple iPhones sold on its first weekend of availability, Americans obviously adore the expensive combination phone, media player and Internet client. At $500 a pop, knowledge workers will be loathe to leave them behind, and will thus be bringing them into the enterprise. But can the iPhone actually work in the […]

The next release of the Linux kernel will apparently gain an all-new scheduler said to deliver better desktop scheduling. Ingo Molnars CFS (“completely fair scheduler”) implements a fair scheduling approach long advocated by Con “Conman” Kolivas, a practicing Australian medical doctor specializing in anaesthesia. Molnar, a Red Hat employee who maintains the kernels scheduling subsystem, […]