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It’s been a while now since Google’s Android announcement, and as people digest what details there are, it’s clear that we’re short of more than a few important facts. Of course, the way Android’s communications are handled is entirely up to Google and the rest of the “open” handset alliance. However, for every [...]
Microsoft is making some noise about Linux and other free open source software allegedly violating 235 of its patents. Microsoft has broken these down into categories: Linux kernel - 42 patent violations; Linux GUI - 65 violations; Open Office - 45 violations; e-mail software - 15 violations; various pieces of software - 68 violations.
So, who [...]
It’s taken a long time, but Linux is finally to be offered on laptops and desktops targetted at consumers by Dell (see the CNET story). Dell has chosen the popular and consumer-friendly desktop Linux distro, Ubuntu. It will be interesting to see the uptake.
Please note - consumers buying Ubuntu Linux laptops and desktops won’t be [...]
It’s frustrating. Imagine you want to buy some low-cost, dedicated servers (or virtualised servers). You will manage these servers, but they will be hosted in a remote data center. Now, you have a number of great choices if you want to use Linux or Windows as your server operating system; but what [...]
Where’s the mindshare when it comes to various flavours of Unix and Linux? It might not be where you think it is. Let’s take three of the most important: Red Hat (a flavour of Linux); Solaris (a flavour of Unix); and Ubuntu (a flavour of Linux). How would you rank those three in [...]