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Microsoft Contributes to Samba, World Keeps Spinning November 10, 2011 
"As often happens, a couple of developers at a company found a way to improve core Samba code," Samba team member Chris Hertel recently wrote. "They got permission to submit the patches under their own copyright and the terms of the GPL, and they sent the patches in. It happens all the time in Samba, and we are always grateful. The only notable thing in this particular case is the company for which those developers work: Microsoft."
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Tizen Could Be a Giant Step Back for Mobile Linux October 11, 2011 
Amid continued traction for Android, there have been a number of other developments for mobile operating systems based on Linux. Given my support for and belief in Linux and open source software, you might expect me to be bullish on the prospects for all of this mobile and device Linux. However, I believe the introduction of the Tizen Linux-based OS is reminiscent of a time when mobile Linux wasn't really moving ahead.
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Discordant Notes Surround IBM's Symphony Move July 18, 2011 
Following last month's excitement over the ongoing OpenOffice.org saga, it seemed like things on that front were quieting down at last. It was just early June, of course, when Oracle decided to donate OpenOffice to the Apache Foundation rather than to LibreOffice -- a move at least one blogger equated with a "spiteful child, smashing their toys instead of sharing." Well, so much for any kind of lasting quiet since then.
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Oracle: Bull in the FOSS China Shop December 13, 2010 
After all the many open source missteps Oracle has made this fall, one might think the company would be at least starting to get a clue right about now. We've seen the lawsuit against Google; we've seen the demise of OpenSolaris. More recently, we've seen the Apache Software Foundation's resignation from the Java SE/EE Executive Committee and Oracle's targeting of the Hudson project with more ownership claims.
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Oracle Tightens Its Grip, Apache Slips Through Its Fingers December 10, 2010 
In protest over what it sees as excessive control over Java by Oracle, the Apache Software Foundation has resigned from the Java SE/EE Executive Committee on Thursday. Apache has served on the Java Executive Committee for more than 10 years. Apache's departure follows the EC's approval of the specifications for Java SE 7 and Java SE 8.
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'Tis the Season for Rolling Releases December 09, 2010 
Ah, the holiday season. Children may have visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads, but here in the Linux blogosphere, it's been something a bit different. Rolling releases, that is. Yes, there must be something about this time of year that has made tongues more likely to wag and Linux bloggers more likely to think about daily updates.
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The Open Cloud: There's a Right Way December 07, 2010 
There is a great deal of commotion about the cloud, and rightfully so, but the noise can be overwhelming. The market is crowded with different products and platforms from the smallest of startups to industry behemoths, a condition that is not helped by cloudwashing and other tactics designed to take advantage of the cloud's lucrative popularity.
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Three Forks in the Road for FOSS October 07, 2010 
September was an unusually exciting month here in the Linux blogosphere, not least because we saw the launch of three -- count 'em, three! -- forks, meaning that we now have three new software projects to discuss and watch. First, of course, it was the creation of OpenIndiana to replace OpenSolaris.
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Open Source Databases Have Come of Age September 28, 2010 
When the Internet and World Wide Web finally went mainstream in the mid-1990s, new Unix-like operating systems running on PCs went mainstream too. Developers working on these systems had access to a wide range of development tools, but these platforms didn't initially offer anything like the mature, SQL-based and 4GL-based database frameworks common on traditional platforms of the time.
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Whamcloud to Put New Sheen on Lustre August 24, 2010 
The founders of Lustre software technology company Whamcloud opened for business in June with a lot of potential and years of experience working with high-performance computing. What they lacked from their first day was any signed contracts. Whamcloud Cofounder and CEO Brent Gorda still is waiting to sign the dotted line with his company's first customer.
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Snuffing Out OpenSolaris Dims Oracle's Light in FOSS Community August 17, 2010 
Just a day after Oracle filed suit against Google for its use of Java in Android, the FOSS community received another blow at the hands of the tech giant in the form of news that it plans to kill the OpenSolaris project. "This is a terrible sendoff for countless hours of work," wrote OpenSolaris contributor Steven Stallion in a blog post. "This is truly a perversion of the open source spirit."
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AWN Ekes Out a Win in the Battle of the Dock Apps August 11, 2010 
My newfound favorite computing app is the desktop dock. Over the last few weeks, I freed myself of dependence on the desktop icon to find and launch the programs I use every day. My search for the ideal docking app came to a halt with Avant Window Navigator, also known as "AWN." I was ready to settle down with GNOME Do and its handy Docky option. But I decided to check out AWN and Simdock first.
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A Funny Thing Happened in the Shuttleworth Forum August 09, 2010 
Sometimes, what starts out as a simple conversation on the Linux blogs can lead to a momentous event. To wit: Mark Shuttleworth's recent treatise on "tribalism," which appeared on his blog late last month. "Tribalism is when one group of people start to think people from another group are 'wrong by default,'" Shuttleworth wrote. "It's the great-granddaddy of racism and sexism."
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New Illumos Project to Reopen OpenSolaris August 04, 2010 
A new group announced Tuesday aims to create a community-built and -maintained version of Oracle's OpenSolaris operating system in which all portions of the code are open and fully available for use by developers. Called "Illumos," the new project will replace the closed portions of Oracle's OpenSolaris code with open versions, making it possible for developers to create their own solutions based on the software.
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GNOME Do Launcher Starts Apps on the Right Foot August 04, 2010 
I have a problem with Linux! It has too many cool ways to navigate the desktop and launch programs. I fell in love with the really awesome GNOME Do recently and started a feud with my other computing personas. One relishes the panel, and another is enamored with the desktop draped in icons of my always-used programs. The desktop icons fetish is a carry over from my earlier Microsoft Windows daze.
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GNOME Bands With LiMo to Build Mobile Linux Inroads July 27, 2010 
The LiMo Foundation and the GNOME Foundation on Monday announced that they have begun working together as partners to further open source innovation. Starting immediately, LiMo Foundation will become a member of the GNOME Foundation's advisory board and the GNOME Foundation will become an industry liaison partner for the LiMo Foundation.
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