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ruphus13 points out news from the Linux Foundation, which announced that all major Linux distributions meet certification requirements for the US Department of Defense's IPv6 mandates.

The announcement credits work done by the IPv6 Workgroup, whose members include IBM, HP, Nokia-Siemens, Novell and Red Hat.

Quoting: "Linux has had relatively robust IPv6 support since 2005, but further work was needed for the open source platform to achieve full compliance with DoD standards.

BMW is developing an open-source platform for vehicle electronics. By taking the open-source approach, rather than using proprietary software, BMW aims to allow providers of infotainment services to develop plug-and-play applications.

BMW is asking other automakers to join in its effort.

The growing popularity of small form-factor low-cost mobile computing devices has created a huge opportunity for Linux to gain mainstream traction with regular consumers, but hardware makers that are adopting the open source platform are encountering some challenges.

This practical book provides the concepts and code you need to develop software with Android, the open-source platform for cell phones and mobile devices that's generating enthusiasm across the industry.

The Best Open Source Projects in One Open Source Platform Untangle is pleased to announce that their latest version, Untangle 5.3, has been released.

...Moblin open-source platform for mobile computing, with plans set for an alpha-level version in a few weeks, an Intel official said at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in the US on Wednesday.

Intel is readying a second release of the Moblin open-source platform for mobile computing, with plans set for an alpha-level version in a few weeks, an Intel official said at the O'Reilly Open Source ...

Sun has announced the availability of the Sun Web Stack, its own version of Apache, MySQL, and PHP.

"Sun offers a new recipe for success - the Solaris OS + AMP (Solaris 10 OS, Apache, MySQL, and PHP). For customers committed to the open AMP stack, this 'recipe' provides the same Web applications they know and use, but on a more secure open-source platform with greater scalability."

AppleInsider reports that Apple detailed their use of a JavaScript framework called SproutCore at WWDC last week.

SproutCore is an "open source, platform-independent, Cocoa-inspired JavaScript framework for creating web applications t...

Open-source Asterisk appliance takes on Nortel It includes the Appliance for Asterisk and Appliance for Linux and is bundled with an open-source platform that will let develops tweak the software to their ...