Linux news
Linux Takes Over E-Voting In Australian State
Wed, 03/10/2010 - 05:19 | by Anonymous Coward
daria42 writes "The Electoral Commission in the Australian state of Victoria has made plans to expand its use of electronic voting kiosks based on Linux in the next state election in November of this year.
Rackspace Hires to Align With MySQL Offshoot (PC World)
Tue, 03/09/2010 - 13:00 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - A number of former Sun Microsystems employees who worked on Drizzle, an offshoot of the MySQL open-source database, have ended up at cloud infrastructure provider Rackspace, where they will continue their efforts, developer Jay Pipes wrote in a blog post Monday.
WordPress Guns for Web Content Management Duties (PC World)
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:40 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - Long popular with bloggers, the open-source WordPress blogging software is also starting to find a niche as a low-cost corporate CMS (content management system), at least for managing relatively simple Web sites.
Rivals Report Boost from Microsoft's Browser Ballot (NewsFactor)
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 17:05 | by Anonymous Coward
NewsFactor - Mozilla and Opera Software say they are seeing an uptick in demand for their browsers in the wake of Microsoft's launch of a choice ballot in Europe. Mozilla CEO John Lilly told The New York Times over the weekend that more than 50,000 Firefox downloads have already occurred via direct links from the new choice screen that the European Commission mandated last year as part of its antitrust settlement with Microsoft.
Motorola Releases Two New Android Smartphones (NewsFactor)
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 14:49 | by Anonymous Coward
NewsFactor - Motorola is placing two new bets on the open-source Android operating system with the release of its Backflip and Devour smartphones. The uniquely designed Backflip began selling through AT&T Wireless late last week, and the Detour is now available from Verizon Wireless.
Mozilla's Drumbeat Beats to an Open Web (PC Magazine)
Sat, 03/06/2010 - 18:46 | by Anonymous Coward
PC Magazine - In Mozilla's world, the Firefox Web browser is but a mere battle in a larger war, one that's aimed at punching holes through closed, proprietary Web platforms of all kinds. What's on the horizon? "Drumbeat".
Group Seeks to Open Source Data-center Design (PC World)
Fri, 03/05/2010 - 17:10 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - A new industry group is trying to apply open-source principles to the design and construction of data centers, which it says could accelerate the use of new technologies and increase competition in the industry.
New Crossover Release With Improved Compatability
Fri, 03/05/2010 - 10:44 | by Anonymous Coward
solanum writes "On March 2nd Crossover 9.0 was released. CrossOver 9 features a new user interface that focuses on making installation of Windows software quicker and easier than previous versions. Another new feature is CrossOver's ability to download installation 'recipes' directly from CodeWeavers online Compatibility Database. 'If another CrossOver user has figured out how to use CrossOver to install a Windows application, they can upload that installation recipe to our database,' said Jeremy White, CodeWeavers chief executive officer.
New Crossover Release With Improved Compatibility
Fri, 03/05/2010 - 10:44 | by Anonymous Coward
solanum writes "On March 2nd Crossover 9.0 was released. CrossOver 9 features a new user interface that focuses on making installation of Windows software quicker and easier than previous versions. Another new feature is CrossOver's ability to download installation 'recipes' directly from CodeWeavers online Compatibility Database. 'If another CrossOver user has figured out how to use CrossOver to install a Windows application, they can upload that installation recipe to our database,' said Jeremy White, CodeWeavers chief executive officer.
Researchers Find Way To Zap RSA Algorithm
Thu, 03/04/2010 - 15:02 | by Anonymous Coward
alphadogg writes "Three University of Michigan computer scientists say they have found a way to exploit a weakness in RSA security technology used to protect everything from media players to smartphones and e-commerce servers. RSA authentication is susceptible, they say, to changes in the voltage supply to a private key holder.
