Mac OS X gets first open-source virtualisation tool
News Sun has released a major update to its open-source desktop virtualisation tool xVM VirtualBox, adding support for Mac OS X and Solaris host operating systems [08 May 2008]
Upgraders to XP SP3 warned over IE downgrades
News Microsoft has said XP users who install Service Pack 3 will not be able to roll back their versions of Internet Explorer [09 May 2008]
OOXML expert: ODF standard is broken
News The ISO standard for ODF documents is impossible to implement, says an expert who has now found both OpenOffice and Microsoft Office 2007 non-standard compliant [02 May 2008]
- OpenOffice defence: Brown is using the wrong version - PeterJudge
- It is quite simple - RCWeir
- Micrsoft committed to ISO version of OOXML - Albert
- Bottom line: no featureful implementations of ISO/IEC:26300 OpenDocument - Marbux
- My main objections to OOXML are not technical - 1000013186
- Not inconsistent at all - RCWeir
- 'Smoke test' or 'Smoke screen'? - kurizocan2
UK standards body taken to court over OOXML
News The UK Unix & Open Systems Users Group has launched a High Court challenge against the decision by the BSI to approve Microsoft's nascent document format [01 May 2008]
- Good Luck - Moley
- Yes - more balance - Sothis
Java fully open-sourced 'by end of year'
News Once every component of Java is GPL-compliant, the software will be able to be fully integrated into Linux distributions such as Ubuntu and Fedora [25 Apr 2008]
PC makers find ways to extend XP's life
News Manufacturers such as Dell and HP will continue to offer Windows XP on new machines past Microsoft's 30 June deadline, but customers will still get Vista as part of the deal [28 Apr 2008]
- Problem... - Mosh
- License is Valid for Both XP and VIsta - J.A. Watson
- Only 1 SATA ! - chrishocking
- The power of being a monopoly! - harpless
Sun sheds light on its open-source future
Q&A Simon Phipps, Sun UK's chief open-source officer, surveys the open-source landscape and reaffirms his company's commitment to open-software development [29 Apr 2008]
Microsoft resumes XP SP3, Vista SP1 updates
News The company is releasing XP SP3 for web downloads and resuming automatic updates to Vista SP1, following an earlier conflict with another Microsoft product [07 May 2008]
- Just install Ubuntu! - dotancohen
Microsoft delays XP SP3 over 'compatibility issue'
News The release of Windows XP Service Pack 3 has been delayed due to a compatibility glitch, also affecting Vista SP1, with Dynamic Retail Management System [30 Apr 2008]
Debian suffers from community growing pains
News Developers attempting to join the Debian community have criticised the management of the Linux operating system [22 Apr 2008]
Analysts claim improved reliability for Linux servers
News Yankee Group research suggests Linux distributions for servers now see less downtime than Windows Server 2003 [16 Apr 2008]
Windows XP SP3 out by end of April
News The long-awaited final service pack for the XP operating system could be made available within weeks, according to reports [16 Apr 2008]
Ubuntu makes second stab at enterprise servers
News Canonical has unveiled its second enterprise-oriented server edition of Ubuntu, with performance, stability and security tweaks [23 Apr 2008]
Skype agrees to obey GPL
News The company has abandoned its appeal against a German ruling that it must supply source code with Linux-based VoIP phones, in compliance with GPLv2 [09 May 2008]
SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is copy of Unix'
News Open-source fans have dismissed Darl McBride's court comments in the lawsuit brought against SCO by Novell [02 May 2008]
Microsoft Office 2007 fails OOXML conformance test
News Now that Office Open XML is on its way to becoming an international standard, it could be leaving Microsoft behind [21 Apr 2008]
- Probably not... - PeterJudge
Sony Ericsson to bridge Flash and Java
News The phone manufacturer wants mobile developers to be able to pick and choose their favourite elements from the rival platforms [01 May 2008]
Adobe opens parts of Flash in mobile push
News The company is aiming for greater use of Flash within mobile and other non-PC devices with the launch of the Open Screen Project [01 May 2008]
Coders claim bypass of Vista security feature
News Developers at free-software firm NeoSmart claim Vista's User Account Control is 'easy to code around' and 'only there to give the impression of security' [28 Apr 2008]
- designed to "annoy users" - ator1940
Debian: We're not looking for commercial fortune
Q&A Steve McIntyre, newly elected project leader for the Debian GNU/Linux operating system, talks about why the project is not planning to ape the commercial approach taken by Red Hat and Novell/Suse [28 Apr 2008]
Hypervisors tip of virtualisation iceberg
News Hypervisors are just the skirmish before the virtualisation war proper, according to vendors and analysts, with virtualisation management set to pull in the money in years to come [02 May 2008]
Microsoft platform tops Web 2.0 developer survey
News The company's Web 2.0 development platform has beaten offerings from Google and Facebook to lead in a users' choice survey that some believe is flawed [07 May 2008]
Critics brand OOXML a Microsoft 'marketing tool'
News XML author Tim Bray has accused Microsoft of pursuing OOXML standardisation for marketing purposes, while others claim the ISO process is 'broken' and 'politicised' [18 Apr 2008]
Mozilla warns of Flash and Silverlight 'agenda'
News The founder of Mozilla Europe claims Adobe and Microsoft's rich-media tech threatens the open nature of the web but concedes they are currently necessary for multimedia content [30 Apr 2008]
Sun criticised for MySQL Enterprise shift
News The company wants to offer some features of MySQL solely to enterprise customers, but critics say this is a sign the company wants to move the database away from its open-source roots [17 Apr 2008]
- The correct business model - dogStar
