Linux news
MeeGo, Zero To VT320 In Seventeen Seconds
Tue, 07/06/2010 - 22:27 | by Anonymous Coward
muirhead writes "Installing MeeGo on an Eee PC 1000 netbook is quick, slick, and easy. The user interface is colorful and stylish with many quirky animations. MeeGo's features are easy to discover and it is fast and responsive. Underneath it all though there is still just a netbook. That means it's got a display screen that has no significant weight behind it. That means typing on an undersized keyboard that has no life.
Mozilla Launches Firefox 4 Beta (PC World)
Tue, 07/06/2010 - 20:10 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - Don't look now, but here comes the newest version of Firefox. Today, Mozilla launched Firefox 4 Beta, which introduces a new look and a sizable pile of new features.
New Postgres to Add the Polish (PC World)
Tue, 07/06/2010 - 13:20 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - With the impending release of version 9.0 of the open-source Postgres database, due in mid-August, the developers behind the project are hoping that the new features will attract more interest from enterprises.
Surveying the Challenges of Linux On Cortex A9-Based Laptops
Tue, 07/06/2010 - 08:52 | by Anonymous Coward
Charbax writes "In this video, Jerone Young, lead partner engineer at Canonical, explains some of the challenges facing Canonical and other companies who are part of the new Linaro project, in preparation for the now imminent release of a whole bunch of ARM Cortex A9 Powered laptops and desktops likely to be manufactured by giants of the industry such as HP, Dell, Lenovo, and Toshiba, as well as lesser names such as Quanta, Invetec, Pegatron, and Compal, all of whom have been showing tens of early prototype designs of these ARM-powered laptops at trade shows around the world during the past ye
Opera 10.6 Released, With Faster JS, WebM Video Support
Sun, 07/04/2010 - 15:46 | by Anonymous Coward
teh31337one writes "Four short months after Opera 10.5, the latest version of Opera's lightweight web browser has been released. It not only claims to be the fastest browser, but also the first final browser with WebM video support.
Opera 10.60 Released, With Faster JS, WebM Video Support
Sun, 07/04/2010 - 15:46 | by Anonymous Coward
teh31337one writes "Four short months after Opera 10.50, the latest version of Opera's lightweight web browser has been released. It not only claims to be the fastest browser, but also the first final browser with WebM video support. It's available for Windows, Mac and Linux." Update: 07/04 21:53 GMT by T : Headline updated to reflect that this is Opera 10.60, rather than 10.6.
SkySQL Joins Ranks of MySQL Support Providers (PC World)
Fri, 07/02/2010 - 15:12 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - MySQL users now have another choice for support besides Oracle, which acquired the open-source database through its purchase of Sun Microsystems.
Unix Active Directory Software Faster (PC World)
Fri, 07/02/2010 - 12:20 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - Likewise Software has released a new version of its open-source authentication software for allowing Linux, Apple Macintosh and commercial Unix-based computers to hook into Microsoft Active Directory controlled servers and networks.
Appeal Lodged Against EU Approval of Oracle-Sun Merger (PC World)
Fri, 07/02/2010 - 12:00 | by Anonymous Coward
PC World - Monty Widenius, a leading open-source software proponent, lodged an appeal on Friday against the European Union's antitrust authorities over their decision to green-light Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems at the beginning of this year.
