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The license behind Linux and other open source projects has never faced a determined legal attack, and although it purports to give real teeth to developers' wishes, there's been fear that a committed enemy may ...

CaptiveWorks has announced a Linux IP set-top box (STB) and digital video broadcast receiver that offers FTA satellite HD video reception, and media center features.

The CW-4000HD Linux Media Center is based on Gentoo Linux and other open source projects, says the company.

Here's a look at the history and current state of Carrier Grade Linux in Electronics Weekly.

"The new CGL 4.0 specification also includes useful information and resources for developers. The specific tools and APIs needed for CGL distributions are specified, and proofs of concepts (PoCs) are provided, along with reference code.

The PoCs play a critical role, because they refer to existing open-source projects that can be used to implement the CGL requirement.

The Register: "Microsoft's CodePlex site could be revised before the year's out to signpost genuinely open-source projects, after the company got itself in hot water."

If the license wars aren't over, they've certainly muted. The adoption of the new version of the General Public License, used by Linux and many other open-source projects, was a long, loud, and contentious ...

If the license wars aren't over, they've certainly muted. The adoption of the new version of the General Public License, used by Linux and many other open-source projects, was a long, loud, and contentious process.

But after all the sturm und drang, it's not cl

A service that updates open source on your laptop would be valuable. It would be worth paying for. You can then fold licenses for that software into the bundle, finally providing revenue to consumer open source projects.

Ubuntu is the single most popular distribution of Linux currently available and it released a major upgrade today, hours ago.

Yet, I'm downloading my update at nearly 270kb/s from the publicly available, free servers. How is this at all possible given the demand that major launches put on the infrastructure of open source projects?

Revealing the total costs of some of the most popular open source projects. Predictions show what the total cost would be if these projects were re-made from scratch, while implying that developers should earn a yearly income of around $55,000.

Earlier this year I replaced my desktop PC, a Dell Dimension 4700, with a Mac Mini as part of my effort go 100% Mac for my home computing.

OS X is a terrific platform for the desktop power user because it looks great, feels great, is well supported by open source projects.