Virtual appliances made easy with rBuilder

Software appliance tools maker rPath has added CentOS and Ubuntu support to rBuilder, its web-based software appliance constructor.

November 21, 2008 - 09:53AM CT - by Ryan Paul

IBM to buy Transitive

IBM has announced plans to acquire Transitive, the company that makes the code translation technology behind Apple's Rosetta. IBM says Transitive's software will enable x86 Linux applications to run on Power systems.

November 20, 2008 - 07:55AM CT - by Ryan Paul

Google's Android mobile platform ported to BeagleBoard

Google Linux-based Android mobile platform has been ported to TI's ARM-based hackable BeagleBoard. The port demonstrates the viability of Android on alternative hardware.

November 19, 2008 - 04:33PM CT - by Ryan Paul

New Opera designer looking for desktop UI feedback

Opera's new lead designer, Jon Hicks, is looking for comments from Mac, Windows, and Linux users (and everyone in between) about how the browser feels as a native app on their operating systems. If you have feedback, now's the time to give it.

November 19, 2008 - 03:03PM CT - by Jacqui Cheng

Coherence brings UPnP to GNOME

The Coherence framework is a Python-based implementation of the UPnP protocol and the Digital Living Network Alliance standard. The framework is being used to integrate UPnP support into GNOME applications like Nautilus and Totem.

November 17, 2008 - 04:33PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Adobe starts 64-bit Flash testing with Linux alpha

Adobe has released an alpha version of Flash Player for 64-bit Linux, the first for any OS. This marks a big step forward for Adobe's commitment to treating Linux as a first-class citizen. First impressions inside.

November 17, 2008 - 12:29PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Banshee 1.4 media player offers improved device support, G1 compatibility

The Banshee development team has released version 1.4. The new version of the popular open source media player includes improved support for audio player devices, including the Android-based T-Mobile G1.

November 17, 2008 - 05:15AM CT - by Ryan Paul

Ubuntu aims at mobile computing, netbooks with ARM port

Canonical has announced an official port of the Ubuntu Linux distribution for the ARM architecture. This move positions Ubuntu to be the Linux platform of choice for upcoming ARM-based netbook devices.

November 16, 2008 - 02:01PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Google: more Macs mean higher IPv6 usage in US

Google has been checking to see who's using IPv6. According to the company's tracking, half of all IPv6-capable systems seen by Google are Macs, helping the US land in fifth place in percentage of IPv6 users world wide, ahead of China and Japan.

November 13, 2008 - 05:15AM CT - by Iljitsch van Beijnum

Debian ported to G1

This weekend, Jay Freeman ported Debian to the G1, opening that platform to a full, rich Linux experience.

November 10, 2008 - 01:53PM CT - by Erica Sadun

Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth opens up on mobility and design

Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth participated in a Q&A session with Linux users and community members during Ubuntu Open Week. He talked about the success of Dell's Ubuntu preinstallation offerings, his hopes for Linux in the mobile market, and ways that Canonical is giving back to the open source software community.

November 09, 2008 - 10:30PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Creative releases Linux X-Fi driver under the GPL

Creative has released its Sound Blaster X-Fi Linux driver under the GPL. The driver still has bugs and isn't ready yet for widespread use.

November 06, 2008 - 07:21PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Google Gadgets come to the Nokia Internet Tablet

A Nokia developer has ported Google Gadgets to the Nokia Internet Tablet. The port will make it possible to add Gadgets to the Maemo home screen.

November 06, 2008 - 03:31PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Fedora 10 preview release shines like a star

The Fedora developers have announced the availability of the Fedora 10 Preview Release, the last prerelease before the official launch. Fedora 10 has some impressive new features and beautiful new artwork.

November 06, 2008 - 11:21AM CT - by Ryan Paul

OpenSUSE community announces first elected board

The OpenSUSE community has announced the results of its first board election. The new board will take on the task of leading the project and will work to boost participation.

November 04, 2008 - 06:20AM CT - by Ryan Paul

Motorola and Google become GNOME sponsors

Motorola and Google have joined the GNOME advisory board will support the advancement of the open source desktop environment with annual financial contributions.

November 03, 2008 - 06:13PM CT - by Ryan Paul

This week in open source: Ubuntu 8.10 released, Chrome, and Android

This week we looked at Ubuntu 8.10, the new Chrome beta, changes in the mobile Linux ecosystem, and how cross-platform compatibility creates new opportunities for open source software applications.

November 01, 2008 - 04:00PM CT - by Ryan Paul

Ubuntu gets horny: Intrepid Ibex (8.10) officially released

The Ubuntu developers have announced the official release of Ubuntu 8.10, codenamed Intrepid Ibex. This release includes GNOME 2.24 and version 2.6.27 of the Linux kernel.

October 30, 2008 - 09:50AM CT - by Ryan Paul

Intel, Taiwan teaming up on mobile Linux development lab

Intel has announced a new partnership with Taiwan's Ministry of Ecnomic Affairs to construct a mobile Linux lab that will help accelerate development of Intel's Linux-based Moblin platform. Intel has also revealed plans to invest in a major WiMAX rollout in Taiwan.

October 30, 2008 - 09:04AM CT - by Ryan Paul

Linux applications gain new developers on Windows and OS X

Linux application developers are finding that they can attract new contributors to their open source software projects by porting them to Windows and Mac OS X. Ars looks at how portability can expand the open source developer community and create a migration path that may bring new users to the Linux platform.

October 27, 2008 - 05:41AM CT - by Ryan Paul