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RIP: Netscape Navigator Web browser

I haven't used Netscape web browser for years it's sad to see the early internet browser disappear. Netscape Navigator, the world's first commercial Web browser and the launch pad of the Internet boom,...

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Open Source Guide for Small and Medium Enterprise / Business

This is an excellent set of guides encouraging FLOSS for small and medium size enterprises / business. From the guide: Open source software is the most significant all-encompassing and long-term trend...

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Microsoft Announces Open Source Interoperability Initiative

Microsoft has announced Open Source Interoperability Initiative. From the announcement press release : The Open Source Interoperability Initiative exists to foster more open engagement between...

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Download Of The Day: Ubuntu Linux 8.04 (Hardy) Beta ISO / CD

The Ubuntu project has released beta version 8.04 and available for download from the official project web site. The Ubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and...

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Download of the day: Asus EEEPC Linux Software Development Kit ( SDK )

Asus has launched an open-source project for its cheap ASUS Eee laptop PC . You can download SDK and start developing more applications. It is a collection of programming tools, utilities,...

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Download of the day: Linux Kernel 2.6.25

Linux kernel 2.6.25 has been released and available for download from the official website. After nearly three months of development and the merging of over 12,000 patches from almost 1200 developers,...

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How To Install Ubuntu Linux Under Windows Vista / XP With Wubi

You can install latest Ubuntu Linux 8.04 under Windows Vista / XP without creating a new parition with a new tool called Wubi. It is a Ubuntu installer for Windows users that will bring you into the...

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Developers Deliberately Avoiding Vista for Mac OS and Linux

Programmers deliberately avoiding association with Vista, and habitually keeping away from Vista for Mac OS and Linux.

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Find Out What Is Happening With Open Source Software Project

A student at UC Davis has created some stunning visualizations of open source software contributions, including Eclipse, Python, Apache httpd and Postgres.

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Test Your Knowledge: Free Software GPL Licensing Quiz

Take the Free Software GPL / LGPL licensing quiz and test your knowledge of the GPL and LGPL.

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Download of The Day: WordPress 2.6

Wordpress 2.6 has been released and available for download almost a month ahead schedule.

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Free Software Usability Issues and Solutions

Many of these problems are not specific to Free Software in particular, but to volunteer software. Hobbyist proprietary programs often have poor designs for many of the same reasons. But the easiest...

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Linus Torvalds Switched Back To Gnome

Linus Torvalds, Linux's creator, dislikes the GNOME desktop. There was a big flame war(s) between Linus Torvalds and the GNOME community. At one point he claimed that - "Gnome seems to be developed by...

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Video: Who Writes Linux Kernel?

Linux kernel is the most prominent examples of free and open source software. The Linux kernel has received contributions from thousands of programmers and companies around the world. This...

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