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Software that controls vital human functions should always be open source, else it could prove to be a danger to one's existence, the executive director of the GNOME Foundation says.
Freedom for the masses: plug servers from FreedomBox
Proprietary social media platforms are used heavily even by those attending a conference meant for free and open source software users and Bdale Garbee used this fact to kick off his talk on FreedomBox at the 13th Australian national Linux conference in Ballarat.
Windows 8 will lock out GNU/Linux on ARM devices
Microsoft has made it clear that it will use the secure boot feature available with Windows 8 to lock out other operating systems from ARM devices which are running this version of its operating system.
Perens: the FOSS fire still burns
Bruce Perens looks a bit disoriented as he comes into the hotel lobby, looking for me. "Anyone here called Sam?" he calls out. The tiredness is evident on his face after the long haul from the US to Australia.
Journald: just a reinvention of the wheel?
Two months back, Red Hat developers Lennart Poettering and Kay Sievers proposed a fundamental change to the structure of Linux in the shape of the Journal daemon, meant to replace the venerable syslog.
British company looks to create cheap, open platforms
A British community interest company, Rhombus Tech, is part of the way towards developing a micro-computer on a circuit board, much like the Raspberry Pi.
Mandriva may be forced to shut down
The French GNU/Linux company, Mandriva, may be forced to shut its doors as soon as January 16, following the refusal of one of its main shareholders to accept a recapitalisation scheme.
Gates no longer a force to reckon with
How the mighty have fallen! Bill Gates, once the most sought after figure in the tech world, now can't buy an interview.
Embodying the spirit of the LCA volunteer
Thirteen years have gone by since the first Australian national Linux conference was held, but the event is still driven by the same category of people: volunteers.
Ada Initiative to hold first camp in Melbourne
A non-profit group that aims to increase the participation of women in free and open source software and culture will hold its first camp in Melbourne on January 14.
A tale of two distros: openSUSE and Linux Mint
Should GNU/Linux distributions switch wholesale to GNOME 3 or should they make the transition gradually?
In praise of LXDE
LXDE is a desktop environment that it is little-known compared to the big names, KDE and GNOME. It deserves more publicity and the developers cannot be too highly praised.
Android scare: percentages do not tell the real tale
In its eagerness to put a computer running its software on every desk, Microsoft has spawned a number of ancillary industries, the most pernicious of which is the anti-virus group. McAfee is a major force in this industry.
Koha trademark grab: US firm backs down
An American company, which registered the name Koha as a trademark for software in New Zealand, has offered to hand ownership of the name to a non-profit representing the Koha community.
Koha in fight to regain its own trademark
The Horowhenua Library Trust, the birthplace of the Koha integrated library system, the first such open source project, finds itself in a peculiar position today, that of having to fight to regain rights to its own name.
Women in FOSS: men need to do more, says senior dev
A long-time member of the FOSS community believes that men need to do much more about increasing the participation of women in the community and improving their experience of being part of the community.
Linux Mint chief not carried away by success
Given the rave reviews that Linux Mint has been getting recently, it would be perfectly understandable if the man driving the distribution was a little swollen-headed by this time.
GPL upheld in Berlin case
A manufacturer of DSL routers has lost a case against a maker of web-filtering software in a Berlin court. The case revolved around the GNU General Public Licence.
Third time lucky? Naughton raises Google GPL claims again
Edward Naughton is at it again. The lawyer from Brown Rudnick has for the third time alleged that Google is violating the terms of the GPLv2 under which the Linux kernel is distributed.
Ubuntu: time to get rid of the sense of entitlement
One of the big problems that any company faces when it decides to get into the GNU/Linux business is how to deal with users, a group who have an extraordinary sense of entitlement.