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Microsoft has removed a potential barrier to open source developers planning on using Windows 8 by reversing its decision to only allow its free-of-charge developer tools to create Windows 8 Metro applications. In a blog posting, Microsoft has declared that developers using the free-of-charge version of Visual Studio will now be able to write standard desktop applications for Windows 8 and noted that its move "will enable developers working on open source applications to target existing and previous versions of Windows".

Can’t decide on a BYOD management suite? This list will put you on the fast track to finding the one that’s right for you.

Linux mainstay MPlayer has skipped version 1.0 and gone straight to 1.1, bringing with it bug fixes and new HD features

Even with the rise of tablets and smartphones, many people still prefer netbooks as their portable computing devices. However, with so many Linux distros out there, choosing the right Linux distro for the netbook can be a tough task for a lot of people.

Oracle is going to have very difficult go of it in the Cloud because trying to maintain its core business while moving to the Cloud is going to require a very tricky balancing act -- especially when it's 10 years too late to the game -- and its CEO has been patently anti-cloud up until now.

I wouldn't recommend Sabayon for a total newbie, but for more experienced Linux users it’s definitely one of the top, if not the best Linux distribution out there overall.

The open source and adobe flash player alternative Lightspark 0.6.0.1 has been released, according to the announcement, this is a major release that comes with a lot of improvements and bug fixes.

"Microsoft will be offering signing services through their sysdev portal," wrote Red Hat developer Matthew Garrett late last month. "It ensures compatibility with as wide a range of hardware as possible and it avoids Fedora having any special privileges over other Linux distributions." The result was nothing short of a bomb going off in the Linux blogosphere's main downtown.

I've been getting a good deal of redundant questions regarding Bodhi's upcoming 2.0.0 release. Today I would like to address a few of the more common questions I've been getting.

Increasingly the third standard within enterprises for databases, MongoDB, has been claiming a lot of victories lately. In relative terms, it has become the second-hottest skill to have on one's resume, right after HTML5, according to Indeed.com job trend data. And despite plenty of hating on its technology, with one person telling me recently that "it sets database technology back 25 years," MongoDB continues to get deployed for numerous, large mission-critical applications.

This tutorial shows how you can install an Apache2 webserver on an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server with PHP5 (through PHP-FPM) and MySQL support. PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) is an alternative PHP FastCGI implementation with some additional features useful for sites of any size, especially busier sites.

Dick MacInnis is a rock musician and music composer that cares about the tools of creation. He is the creator and maintainer of the DreamStudio distribution that recently released its stable 12.04 version. On this interview, Dick MacInnis explains the uniqueness of his project, and talks about libre music creation. Enjoy!

An alias is nothing but shortcut to commands. The alias command allows user to launch any command or group of commands (including options and filenames) by entering a single word. Use alias command to display list of all defined aliases. You can add user defined aliases to ~/.bashrc file. You can cut down typing time with these aliases, work smartly, and increase productivity at the *nix command prompt.

A MySQL/MariaDB authentication bypass has been revealed and exploiting it is remarkably simple. The flaw depends on who compiled MySQL; some Linux distributions are more affected than others

If you are connecting to the internet behind a proxy in Ubuntu 12.04/11.10 or older, you can find this tutorial very useful because it will show you the steps to make your system update via proxy.

Many developers love to use open source software for the variety of benefits that come along with it. Although many people code using these languages, are there any major reasons not to use them?

Linux operating systems comes with various set of tools allowing you to manipulate the Wireless Extensions and monitor wireless networks. This is a list of tools used for wireless network monitoring tools that can be used from your laptop or desktop system to find out network speed, bit rate, signal quality/strength, and much more.

In this post we will see how to install Flash player in Fedora17

Don came to us a while back and explained that he was going to have to give up his project but it wasn't all bad news. While HeliOS worked under the non profit umbrella of Software in the Public Interest, REGLUE is formed as a registered 501(C)(3). Since he knew our ultimate goal was to register HeliOS as a non profit, and we were no where able to afford doing so...Don graciously offered to "transfer" REGLUE to us.

Well, probably not quite yet – just look at how long it’s taken Unix to die in the data centre. However I can’t but feel that Microsoft’s announcement this week, that they will now be supporting Linux under Azure, represents a fundamental shift in the balance of power of server operating systems.