Open Source

Red Hat, 3Com, PC sector boosts tech stocks

Though stock indices faltered Thursday, good numbers from Red Hat and 3Com fans hopes for IT recovery

Genuitec readies Eclipse IDE update

MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench 8.0 features Java profiler, enterprise Web, and anti-bloat capabilities

Microsoft Silverlight to run on Moblin devices

Intel reveals plans Wednesday to support the rich Internet technology on the open source OS next year

Study shows improvements in quality of open source code

In survey commissioned by Department of Homeland Security, Samba, tor, OpenPAM, and Ruby granted top-level status for resolving defects

Grails hip tip: working behind a proxy?

Desktop takes back seat at Linux conference

Linux community leaders talk up market opportunities like mobile rather than dwelling on the fact that Linux still hasn't made headway in the desktop

Firefox use reaches critical mass; Skype reigns in IM

Real-world usage data shows that most PCs now run Firefox, Skype displaces MSN Messenger, and Asia and Europe love OpenOffice

Would MySQL survive without Oracle?

If the EU forces a spin-off, a multivendor ownership may be needed for MySQL to survive as a going concern, given how little money it makes

easyb 0.9.6 released

Open source management community launches

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