Archive for July, 2006

European Linux promotion site gets relaunch

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

From Computing.co.uk:

Linux distributor Interactive Ideas has thrown its weight behind the relaunch of a web site that aims to increase the use of open source software across Europe.

LinuxVAR.net replaces LinuxVAR.co.uk, which has existed for more than a year and receives about 1,000 hits per day. Interactive Ideas said it is now looking to get the […]

Microsoft’s open source embrace

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

Microsoft last week launched its new open source portal with which it hopes to promote its development tools to the coder community.

The CodePlex website has been running in a trial beta format since May and has received more than 100,000 visits worldwide. The initial 12 projects being worked on by developers have grown to more […]

Judge delivers blow to SCO

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

SCO’s infamous attempt to get huge sums of money by suing IBM over alleged theft of their code in the Linux kernel took a turn for the worst on Friday. The judge in the case, which is widely seen one front in the FUD campaign by proprietary software companies directed against Linux and open source […]