Have Michael Dell and Mark Shuttleworth come to some kind of understanding that will see Dell machines out on the shelves soon with Ubuntu installed?
Tuesday, 24 April 2007 09:25

Further adventures with Feisty Fawn

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(If you missed the first part of this saga, please read this.) It's difficult to walk away from an experiment with software - especially when…
Monday, 23 April 2007 07:49

Feisty Fawn: DOA

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Every time there is a new release of Ubuntu, there are announcements on many Linux-related websites. This, even though the six-month release cycle is well-known…
Wednesday, 18 April 2007 21:49

Debian: some people just don't get it

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It was interesting to see the comments which Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols made about the Debian project recently. Interesting, because they resulted in a rejoinder from…
Monday, 16 April 2007 06:31

Justifying the use of FOSS

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Statistics are often the refuge of scoundrels but occasionally they can mean something. A case in point is the paper drafted by David A. Wheeler…
Thursday, 12 April 2007 08:31

GPL-BSD flamefest over code

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A flamewar on a free or open source software mailing list isn't all that unusual. There are a lot of people with very fixed ideas…
The Debian GNU/Linux Project has a new leader. Sam Hocevar, a French developer, who has been with the project since 2000, was elected as leader…
Wednesday, 04 April 2007 10:26

Miguel, Mono and Microsoft

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A little over five months has gone by since the Microsoft-Novell deal was signed but some details still remain unknown.
In what many long-time observers of free and open source software consider a natural progression, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer is to join the board…
Thursday, 29 March 2007 08:45

New GNU licence delayed

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The GPL version 3 will take a few months more to come into effect. A March deadline has slipped and it is now looking like…

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