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Swiss Canton Makes E-Government Solution Open Source
The Swiss canton Zug has put a collaboration solution called iZug under GPL licensing.
OpenSSH 5.4 Disables SSH Protocol 1
The new version of OpenSSH serves developers as a feature and bugfix release.
KDE OBS Generator Builds KDE Packages for Various Distros
Building distro-specific packages is not one of the strengths of most developers. The KDE OBS Generator should solve this problem with the help of openSUSE Build Services.
Sundown: Sun's Open Source Chief Moves On
Once responsible for all matters open source at Sun, Simon Phipps is leaving the company (which now belongs to Oracle) and confesses he has no specified goals at present.
CeBIT Open Source 2010 in Pictures
From March 2-6 CeBIT Open Source 2010 called open source projects, enterprises, and organizations to Hannover, Germany. Here's our photo gallery from the talks in the Open Source forum, the project lounge, and the Linux New Media awards.
Video: Interview with Jim Zemlin, Linux Foundation
During CeBIT Open Source 2010 Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, found the time for an interview with Linux Pro Magazine.
Google Summer of Code 2010 in Starting Blocks
Search engine maker Google is again providing scholarships in 2010 for student open source works. Information is now first hand this week in Stuttgart and Karlsruhe.
CeBIT 2010: Recipe for Office Migration
In the Open Source Forum at CeBIT, Florian Schiessl of the Munich city council shared his experiences about their migration to OpenOffice.
Progress with openSUSE 11.3
The openSUSE project has released milestone 3 of its version 11.3 right on schedule. The update to GCC 4.5 has unfortunately caused a few problems.
Midnight Commander: Small Update, Big Enhancements
The MC team has released a new version 4.7.1 version of its Midnight Commander for download that, despite a minor release change, has numerous improvements.
Ubuntu Developers Summit 2010 in Brussels in May
The next Ubuntu Developer Summit (UDS) takes place May 10-14 in Brussels, according to Jono Bacon, Ubuntu community manager.
CeBIT 2010: RaidSonic Shows Icy Boxes
The NAS 5220 and its brothers NAS 6210 and 6220 provide Linux-based network-attached storage into the home for under $275.
CeBIT 2010: Linux New Media Awards Announced
Individuals, projects, and organizations honored for their accomplishments in Linux and open source software.
Samba 3.5.0: Windows Timestamp and SMB2 Support Added
The current version of the Samba server coordinates better with Winbind and supports the experimental SMB2 protocol.
Linux New Media Awards 2010 Presented at CeBIT
Markus Feilner, Klaus Knopper, and Jim Zemlin helped present the 2010 Linux New Media Awards at CeBIT. Winners accepted their awards on stage while the ceremony streamed live over the Internet.
CeBIT 2010: Linux Successes, Challenges
At the Open Source Forum of CeBIT 2010, the Linux Foundation's Jim Zemlin named three reasons for Linux's success. He also identified three possible challenges for the free platform.
CeBIT 2010: Project Management from Small to Large
In CeBIT Hall 2 F38, ]project-open[ demonstrated is Web-based project management software for the service industry.
CeBIT 2010: Debian with BSD Kernel
Debian developer Alexander Reichle-Schmehl presented Debian GNU/kFreeBSD at the Open Source Forum at CeBIT. The FreeBSD port should become an official part of the upcoming Debian version 6.0 free distro.
CeBIT 2010: IBM's Fifth x86 Generation Sets New Standards
Much more working memory, Flash drives instead of conventional hard disks, and physically partitioning multiprocessor systems. These are some of the new features of IBM's fifth generation of x86 architecture: eX5 servers.
Novell Offered Takeover Proposal
Novell is back on the winning side. But investment firm Elliott Associates considers its stock below where it should be. Therefore, Elliott wants to take over the Linux and NetWare firm altogether.