Linux in U.S. Schools: Why the Resistance? (IT Management)

5 September 2008, 3:34 am

“Software alternatives are just not available for Linux.” I hear the statement above almost everyday. What makes the statement so ridiculous is that it is completely inaccurate 99 percent of the time.... read more

C-DAC launches BOSS Linux version 3.0 (CIOL)

4 September 2008, 10:57 pm

BANGALORE, INDIA: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing , C-DAC has launched its Bharat Operating Systems Solutions (BOSS) Linux software version 3.0 developed by NRCFOSS (National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Software).... read more

A hands-on overview of the Access Linux Platform (Ars Technica)

4 September 2008, 8:42 pm

A the recent LinuxWord conference, Ars got the chance to test drive a mobile Linux platform that has developers talking: the ACCESS Linux Platform. We also spent some quality time with the SDK, and had a chat with the folks at ACCESS. Read More...... read more

Vista vs Linux - has the Penguin got the power? (The New Zealand Herald)

4 September 2008, 6:07 pm

Linux versus Windows is the stuff of near endless controversy. Linux lovers trash Windows for being slow, unreliable, insecure and overpriced, whilst Windows bigots accuse Linux of being hard to use and clunky.... read more

Open source release takes Linux rootkits mainstream (The Register)

4 September 2008, 4:02 pm

Script kiddies, the DR will see you now The art of burying invisible malware deep inside a Linux machine is about to go mainstream, thanks to a new open-source rootkit released Thursday by Immunity Inc., a firm that supplies tools for penetration testers.…... read more

Linux radio keeps it simple (Linux Devices)

4 September 2008, 11:42 am

— Aug. 26, 2008 — Pure has announced an Internet radio that runs embedded Linux and provides FM and DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) playback. The Evoke Flow radio offers WiFi connectivity and media streaming from a connected PC, and is paired with a Internet search portal called the Pure Lounge... read more