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Linux Foundation and Consumer Electronics Linux Forum to Merge
October 27, 2010 – 3:00 am | No Comment

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – 10/27/10) – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, and the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF), a nonprofit organization and international open source software development community focused on embedded Linux, today announced they will merge organizations, resulting in the CE Linux Forum becoming a …

Fix a Windows infection using Linux
October 25, 2010 – 5:20 pm | No Comment

If you use Linux on your company’s desktop or server computers, you’re already familiar with many of the security advantages the open source operating system offers over its Windows and Mac rivals. What many people don’t realize, however, is that Linux can also be used to rescue a computer that has been crippled by malware.

4 reasons to give Linux Mint 10 a try
October 24, 2010 – 4:50 pm | No Comment

Canonical’s newly released Ubuntu 10.10 — or “Maverick Meerkat” — may still be dominating the headlines in the Linux world these days, but it’s by no means the only excellent distribution of the open source operating system. Following just behind Ubuntu on DistroWatch’s list of popularity, in fact, is not just Fedora, at No. 2, [...]

4 Reasons to Give Linux Mint 10 a Try
October 23, 2010 – 8:00 pm | No Comment

Canonical’s newly released Ubuntu 10.10 — or “Maverick Meerkat” — may still be dominating the headlines in the Linux world these days, but it’s by no means the only excellent distribution of the open source operating system. Following just behind Ubuntu on DistroWatch’s list of popularity, in fact, is not just Fedora, at No. 2, [...]

OpenLogic Joins The Linux Foundation
October 21, 2010 – 6:16 am | No Comment

Provider of Open Source Governance and Scanning Solutions Joins Linux Foundation Members to Advance Open Compliance Efforts

How to get support for open source software
October 20, 2010 – 11:00 am | No Comment

One of the most persistent myths surrounding Linux and other open source software is that there’s no easy way to get good support. Just this week, for instance, we saw this claim used in Microsoft’s anti- OpenOffice.org video, obviously with the hope of striking fear into business users’ hearts.

Get support for open source software
October 17, 2010 – 5:59 pm | No Comment

One of the most persistent myths surrounding Linux and other open source software is that there’s no easy way to get good support. Just this week, for instance, we saw this claim used in Microsoft’s anti-OpenOffice.org video, obviously with the hope of striking fear into business users’ hearts.

Key Organizations in Free & Open-Source Software – Microsoft
October 17, 2010 – 2:11 pm | No Comment

Microsoft Corporation is an American software company, best known for its Microsoft Windows operating system, and Microsoft Office, office suite software. In recent years the company has diversed into Internet publishing and video game consoles, among other fields. The company was originally founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.