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Freescale touts cheap Linux tablet

$200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didn't last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Freescale showed off at Mobile World Congress becomes reality, though, the dream may finally come true.

Sun's open source chief leaves following Oracle merger

Sun's chief open source officer, Simon Phipps, has left the company following its acquisition by Oracle, the executive announced in his blog Tuesday.

Google releases open source iPhone mail app

In February, Google acquired the iPhone mail search app reMail, and promptly removed it from the App Store. On Friday, reMail developer Gabor Csell announced that the reMail codebase is now open source.

Group wants to open source data centre design

A new industry group is trying to apply open-source principles to the design and construction of data centres, which it says could accelerate the use of new technologies and increase competition in the industry.

North Korea develops Red Star operating system

The North Korean government appears to have developed its own graphical Linux-based operating system, though its people still prefer that symbol of Yankee high-tech imperialism, Microsoft Windows.

CeBIT: Firefox researchers show off 3D graphics

A group of researchers plan to soon release a version of the Firefox browser that integrates the ability to view 3D graphics.

Microsoft delivers Linux virtualisation drivers

Microsoft delivers Linux virtualisation drivers

Microsoft has released a set of drivers to allow production versions of Red Hat to run on Hyper-V.

Novell gets buyout offer from hedge fund

A hedge fund that is already one of Novell's largest shareholders offered to acquire the struggling, cash-rich enterprise software maker for $2 billion.

Novell president's pay goes down to $5.7m

Novell president and CEO Ron Hovsepian's total compensation fell 17% in 2009, amid declining annual revenue and a wider net loss.

Stallman and Free Software Foundation launch Day Against DRM

Tuesday May 4 has been named as this year's Day against Digital Rights Management (DRM) by the President of the Free Software Foundation.

British Library launches archive of UK websites

British Library launches archive of UK websites

The British Library has launched an online archive of UK websites, based on IBM systems.

Linux kernel worth €1 billion

Linux kernel worth €1 billion

Researchers at the University of Oviedo in Spain have estimated that the cost of replicating the development embodied in the Linux kernel at over €1bn.

Zend adds code tracing to PHP Web app server

Zend Server 5.0 helps users pinpoint the root cause of application problems

Free Software Foundation to Google: Free the On2 video codec

In an open letter to Google, the Free Software Foundation has urged Google to open source a video codec that it acquired in its purchase of On2, completed Monday.

Chuck Norris botnet karate kicks Linux routers

If you haven't changed the default password on your home router, you may be in for an unwanted visit from Chuck Norris - the Chuck Norris botnet, that is.

Microsoft CodePlex group backs new project

The group has announced its first non-Microsoft undertaking, the MVC Contrib project

MeeGo OS merges Maemo and Moblin projects

Nokia and Intel today announced MeeGo, an open sourced, Linux-based platform that will target smartphones, netbooks and other computing and communications devices, but refused to confirm any hardware or carrier partners.

Apache ditches Beehive open source project

The Java programming model effort derived from BEA technology suffered from a slowdown in contributions

Open source breakaway as cloud management vendor turns its back on community roots

Cloud computing software provider Enomaly's move away from its open source roots has so enraged one open source supporter that he has developed OpenECP, a competing version of the company's software.

Mozilla retracts Firefox malware claim

Mozilla retracts Firefox malware claim

Mozilla today acknowledged that it had falsely accused a developer of infecting a Firefox add-on with attack code.

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