Lesser Known, But Very Helpful Features in OpenOffice.org Writer

Anyone using Linux (or any operating system for that matter) should know about the OpenOffice.org office suite. This suite of tools serve as the open source equivalent to Microsoft Office and does so ...

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Mandriva Flashes its Small Aggressive Penguin

The end of year race to update product names has begun in earnest, with Mandriva becoming one of the first to launch a product with 2010 in its moniker...

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OLPC XO-2 Cancelled, But XO 1.75 Planned

The development of the dual-screen OLPC XO-2 laptop has been cancelled and a new XO-1.75 with an ARM processor is reportedly in the works... Read more...

Is An Open-Source Poulsbo Driver Coming?

Intel's Poulsbo Linux driver is a bloody mess. The Poulsbo chipset is known commercially as the GMA 500 that's found in many netbooks as of late, but it isn't actually an Intel design but the graphics... Read more...

Apache at 10: You Can't Buy Us

Pioneers of the open source foundation explain the benefits of their software meritocracy. Read more...

Oracle Braced for EU Objection on Sun Deal

Oracle is braced for a formal objection from Brussels to its planned $7.4bn acquisition of fellow US technology company Sun Microsystems, escalating the company’s legal wrangle with Europe’s competiti...

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Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10 Shines Bright

Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR) edition has been around since Ubuntu 8.04, and has taken on some pretty stiff competition of late from Moblin. Inquiring minds want to know which version is better for my ne... Read more...

ABI's Jeffrey Orr on Rising Linux Netbook Sales

After ABI Research projected that Linux will take a 32 percent share of netbooks in 2009 and overtake Windows in 2013, we spoke with ABI analyst Jeffrey Orr on the findings. Read more...