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Open source software looks skyward

Author: Lee Spain The open source software movement is making the leap from the desktop to the stars with applications like Virtual Moon Atlas, Stellarium,...

Open Source Goes Gaelic

Trevor Tsang writes "Open source office software which has been translated into Gaelic using public funds is to be made freely available to schools...

Google to Students: Try Open Source

Search giant Google has announced a contest that is intended to introduce aspiring developers to open source software. To sweeten the pot, Google will...

Firebird 2.0 Alpha 2 Released

mAriuZ writes "The Firebird Project is pleased to announce the release today of the second round of Firebird 2.0 public Alpha kits for immediate download...

My Workstation OS: Scientific Linux

Author: William Roddy Scientific Linux (SL) might seem a strange choice as a desktop operating system for someone who is retired, disabled, and elderly, and...

Detroit high school opens its desktops

Author: Kevin Quiggle In 2003, John Hansknecht, the director of technology at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, had a tough decision...

Open source databases are ‘unstoppable force’

Peter Parker writes "EnterpriseDB CEO Andy Astor saw potential in the PostgreSQL open source database. In fact, this company, which is only one year...

EnterpriseDB Releases Enterprise-Class Database

Christian Danella writes "EnterpriseDB Brings Open Source to the Enterprise Database. Commercially Supported Enterprise-Class Database. Includes Out-of-the-Box Compatibility with Existing Applications.EDISON, N.J., May 23,...

Developer claims Netscape 8 release imminent

A Mozilla developer claims the next version of Netscape is about to be released and says it will be significantly different to an earlier...

Free Software Foundation and OpenOffice.org team up to escape Java trap

Author: Bruce Byfield A dispute between the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and OpenOffice.org (OOo) over the increased use of Java in the upcoming version 2.0 release...