<b>Phoronix:</b> "Older ATI Catalyst drivers will not work on newer Linux distributions due to the proprietary driver not supporting a more recent Linux kernel or X Server version."
<b>Opensource.com:</b> "Interest in iPad app development is waning, and the device just got here. Maybe that means it's time to explore more open options. Here are five."
<b>CBC News:</b> "Quebec's government broke the law by buying software from Microsoft without considering offers from other vendors, the province's Superior Court has ruled."
<b>OMG! Ubuntu!: </b>"Whether you intend to download and install Ubuntu 10.10 Alpha 1 or not the following meerkat-themed wallpapers will certainly get you in the Maverick-y mood."
If your business computers are running on versions of Windows XP or Vista without the latest service packs, it’s time to update, upgrade or go it alone as Microsoft withdraws software support.
<b>the linux experience:</b> "So I recently decided I wanted to find out more about Windows 7, have the opportunity to form an opinion about it. Having mostly heard good things, I wanted to give it a try and find out if the guys at Redmond finally got it right."
While you’re focused on the year-end sales numbers, don’t let your guard down when it comes to security, because a bad computer or network virus is a not-so-nice gift that keeps on giving long past the holidays. These 10 tips will help you keep your festive cheer.
<b>LWN.net:</b> "Konstatin Dmitriev's Morevna Project is to 2-D animation what the Blender Foundation's Open movie projects have been for 3-D. The goal is to produce a production-quality, full-length animated feature, using only open source software, and license the source content and final product under free, re-use-friendly terms."
<b>PCLinuxOS:</b> "PCLinuxOS 2010 Edition is now available for download. Features: Kernel 2.6.32.11-bfs kernel for maximum desktop performance. Full KDE 4.4.2 Desktop. Nvidia and ATI fglrx driver support. Multimedia playback support for many popular formats."
The requirements for setting up Oracle as a data source for SQL Server include some obstacles and one major showstopper. Read on to learn a work-a-round that allows you to continue the setup.
<b>Pourquoi pas:</b> "A few days before the release of the new Ubuntu, here's a guided tour through the Ubuntu family album with some annotations telling my story with the different versions."
<b>Michael Tiemann's blog:</b> "And yet according to a 2003 UNCTAD report, "there has been no Moore's Law for software," and indeed it is because of software that computer systems have become more expensive, more complex, and less reliable."
<b>HowtoForge: </b>"This document describes how to install a mail server based on Postfix that is based on virtual users and domains, i.e. users and domains that are in a MySQL database."
<b>Handle With Linux:</b> "available from chinagrabber.com this is the Bphone, a hybrid netbook/cellphone which features a rotating touch screen and a keyboard, beat that apple:"
Legal fees are the main reason the average cost of a data breach costs American companies more than their counterparts in Australia and Europe, says Ponemon Institute.
<b>Wine-Reviews:</b> "With Linux and free software making a name for itself in the world of big business, many people are testing the feasibility of switching small and home office software to their open source equivalents."