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Mobile & Internet Linux Project

admin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:08:26 -0600

A open source project to open up the possibilities of mobile devices

Track and Trace your stolen or missing Laptop with Adeona

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:45:03 -0600

A guide to getting Adeona installed and running on a Linux laptop - both 32 and 64 bit. Adeona is an open source project, developed by the University of Washington.

RE: internals != appearance

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:14:10 -0600

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 29th Aug 2007 12:14 UTC, submitted by stonyandcher "The next-generation of the KDE open source project, version 4.0, has been touted as the beginning of a new era in desktop ...

Unemployed? Five Reasons to Build Your Resume With FOSS Contribu...

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:35:53 -0600

Community, Incorporated: "If that's the case, shouldn't we be expecting a "Golden Age" for open source, with all the idle programmers and IT folks at home with time on their hands? I can think of several reasons why unemployed IT folks should consider digging into an open source project over catching up on their soaps in the interim:"

How Long Should an Open Source Project Support Users?

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:24:00 -0600

Ubuntu Kitten writes "Since October the community-generated database of cards known to work with Ndiswrapper has been down. This is apparently due to an on-going site redesign, but right now the usual URL simply directs to a stock Sourceforge page. Without the database, the software's usability is severely diminished but this raises an interesting question: Is an open source project obliged to provide support for its users? If so, for how long should the support last? Web servers cost money, especially for popular sites.

Apache Maven Goes Commercial

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:59:35 -0600

What does it take to build a company on the back of a non-commercial, open source project? The figures behind Apache Maven are betting that for the widely deployed, open source Java project management tool, the ...

Hostile takeover of Open Source Project TWiki

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:30:26 -0500

In a blog posting, Michale Daum covers a hostile takeover of the TWiki project. "Yesterday, 2008-10-27: 21:00 GMT, just a minute before the regular TWiki release meeting, the company TWIKI.NET announced unilaterally that the best for the TWiki.org project would be for them to take over governance. With it comes a complete lock down of the community site. From that minute on, all long-time contributors have lost access to their code.

Embedded Linux - Linux Operating System for Microcontrollers

admin — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:56:03 -0500

Linux has become very popular because it was launched as a free open source project developed by a group of very passionate programmers. It can run on different systems, from PDAs to basic computers. Now it is described as a fully portable and versatile OS. Embedded Linux refers mostly to Linux Kernel which is the basic of every operating system.

WFTL Bytes! for October 24, 2008-- CommandN, open DRM, Russian S...

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:34:17 -0500

WFTL! Bytes: "This is WFTL Bytes!, your occasiodaily FOSS and Linux news show for Friday, October 24, 2008, with your host, Marcel Gagné. Today's stories include a nod from those great people at CommandN, open source DRM, how to get VC funding for your open source project, FOSS in Russian schools, and the cost of creating Linux."

Android now ready as open-source software

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:30:46 -0500

The Android Open Source Project, hosted by the Alliance, uses the Apache 2.0 license as its preferred license.