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| A new industry group hopes to improve the design and construction of data centers through the application of open source principles. Dubbed the "Open Source Data Center Initiative,"the group was formed last week by GreenM3 along with the University of Missouri and ARG Investments. |
| New Project Puts Open Source Spin on Data Center Design |
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| With its $99 price, the new Android-based Motorola Backflip clearly stands apart from Apple's iPhone on more than just appearance. Both are smartphones, to be sure, and both are offered through AT&T. They also provide many of the same features and functionality. However, they likely occupy very different positions in AT&T's strategy. |
| AT&T Makes Room for Android Backflip |
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| It's not often that Linux Girl is struck speechless by some tidbit of news in the tech world, but every once in a while it happens. Last week, it happened. Amid all the high-level discussion of Internet security at the RSA Conference 2010 in San Francisco, Microsoft's Scott Charney actually suggested a government tax to help the company improve Windows security. |
| Microsoft and the Incredible 'Internet Usage Tax' |
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| Users of apps from BIRT, the open source Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools project, will be able to access them on the iPhone starting Monday. Actuate, which founded the BIRT project and coleads it with the Eclipse Foundation, is putting its BIRT Mobile Viewer on the App Store. |
| iPhone Gets Down to Business With Open Source BI App |
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| Canonical founder and CEO Mark Shuttleworth, developer of the Ubuntu open source operating system, announced in December that he was stepping aside to develop cloud product design and curry new partners. He named Chief Operating Officer Jane Silber to take his place as CEO. Several weeks ago, Silber announced the hiring of open source industry veteran Matt Asay to fill her old job as COO. |
| The Linux Desktop Will Have Its Day: Q&A With Canonical Founder Mark Shuttleworth |
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| Sometimes there's nothing like a good lawsuit to force people to acknowledge just how much something is worth. Take FOSS, for example. Sure, there are estimates made of its value from time to time -- the latest, in fact, just recently put the kernel alone at $1.4 billion -- but for many people out there, "free"in price tends to be viewed as free of value. |
| A Big, Linuxy 'Thank You' to Matthew Katzer |
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| The lawsuit Apple filed this week may target smartphone maker HTC, but Cupertino is likely shooting for much bigger prey. Specifically, Google is the real focus of Apple's wrath, said Chris Hazelton, research director for mobile and wireless with the 451 Group. The numerous issues listed on Apple's simultaneously filed complaint with the ITC are "all based on what the operating system does and how it interacts." |
| Apple's HTC Suit: All About Google |
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| I am an avid user of open source software and a firm believer in the benefits of FOSS. I have a choice of operating systems at my disposal, but I now cringe whenever I have to work in the Microsoft world. I much prefer the vast array of Linux apps. Why? They are bloat-free problem solvers. Take, for example, the gFTP File Client. |
| gFTP: The No-Hassle Way to Transfer Files |
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