Linux and Open Source: “Cisco, the networking giant and Twitter, the social networking company, has joined the Linux patent protection organization, Open Invention Network, along with a host of other companies.”

The ERACC Web Log: “Are you in the market for a new laptop, desktop or server PC with Linux installed? Please give us the opportunity to quote a preloaded Linux laptop, desktop or server system for you.”

The c-chair of OSCON reflects on the big ideas that I was hearing from the conference, as the open source community continues on its journey “from disruption to default”.

VisionMobile released a report evaluating the relative openness of eight open source projects, and found Google’s Android project to rank the lowest at 23 percent, compared to leader Eclipse, at 84 percent.

Linux may not be the most popular OS around, but that doesn’t mean it we’re going to sit here and ignore it. Here are our favourite downloads for everyone’s favourite open source operating system. (more…)

Australia’s peak body for Linux and open source software, Linux Australia, will change its constitution and financial year arrangement this month and has committed to offering free memberships for anyone interested in the organisation’s programs and events.

IT World: “OpenStack has the attributes that make open source developers happy: copyrights are kept by the contributors, the project is under the Apache Software License (ASL) 2.0, and the project is governed by a board with eight out of twelve elected seats.”

Linux, Apache, MySQL and other open-source software are rewriting the rules in the computer services arena.