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Stallman, the Swedish Pirate Party, and copyleft

A few days ago, Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation published an op-ed to the GNU project's website, in which he criticized the copyright views of the Swedish Pirate Party, which had recently...

Peek issues call for developers, yearns to build Linux-infused mo

News was originally posted on Engadget. Click here to share your thought on Geeks Worldwide. Peek always has been a company for the people, with its suits sitting down late last year to listen intently to input from users regarding hacks and tweaks. Now, the outfit's looking...

IBM is to buy Sun?

Some interesting changes are maybe on the horizon. If this deal happens maybe lot will happen in the software era as Sun has a lot of software in its hands, like Java and MySQL and Solaris to name a few. Lot of...

Choice in Operating Systems: Why not?

SFU Surrey is an extremely modern campus focused on technology, with students specializing in a variety of fields including Mechatronics, Interactive Arts, and Computing Science. With such a strong technological student base it would be expected that our campus would provide...

Google Earth 5.0 goes Under the Sea, to Mars, & Back in Time

Google Earth has just launched "Google Earth 5.0", a wonderful new ocean program said to eventually document the entire ocean floor.  It also features historical images and incredible details of Mars.  ...

Apple grabs almost 10% web share in December

Apple collected 9.6% of web traffic in December, again beating its own market share record. While Windows remained dominant, its share of the market is continuing to erode. "Net Applications' December results...

Installing Linux on the PlayStation 3

"One of the most exciting aspects of the PlayStation 3 is that it allows users to install an alternative operating system. You can't overwrite Sony's GameOS or access privileged resources, but you can run your own applications on the new Cell Broadband Engine processor --...

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex released

The Ubuntu Community has released it's latest 6 months cycle version of the increasingly populair Linux distribution: 8.10 code named the Intrepid Ibex! This new release contains some state of the art technology...

Nova Spivack: "Web OS" Midde-Ware Will Transform the Cloud Into Your Personal...

"Nova Spivack: "Web OS" Midde-Ware Will Transform the Cloud Into Your Personal Distributed Desktop October 27 2008 / by Alvis BrigisCategory: Information   Year: General   Rating: 4 Hot New To facilitate more efficient interaction with data and services...

Dell working without Windows.

Dell has recently announced a development that will allow their users to access emails, surf the web, read documents and extend their laptop battery life from hours to days.How are they doing this?  By...

Motorola Confirms Android Plans

Motorola has announced that it's firmly on the Android train. No, not a RAZR-bot, but the Google mobile platform.I still thought they were moving toward Linux for all of their smartphones, but it looks like the U9...

Google's Android coming November

For the past year, the Mountain View organization has been developing 'Android' – a phone OS that would operate on many handheld devices – and were just approved by the FCC for production. The first device to...

Move Your Business from Windows to Linux

"Windows Vista debuted to muffled applause, followed by lackluster sales. Up until June 30, cash-strapped businesses looking to avoid the cost of upgrading to new Vista-compatible hardware could still purchase trusty Windows XP. Now, however, Windows XP is available only as a...

Openmoko: Linux to Go

Tired of your mobile's interface? Want to astound your friends with your custom mobile software and be the hit of cocktail parties? Now you can! The Openmoko Linux-driven handset is about to hit the market, albeit...

Software Option Doors Thrown Open By Cellphone Hardware Giant :: Symblogogy

"Smartphones as represented by the Nokia "N" series pictured here, are getting a software structural boost with the formation of an "open-source" foundation based on the Symbian OS software platform. Image...

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