H.264 Video Codec Stays Royalty-Free for HTML5 Testers

Linux.com 4 February 2010 08:02
Patent granted 5-year amnesty, Mozilla still no-likey Freetards stand down - MPEG LA has decided to slash royalties to zero for anyone wishing to use the H.264 codec for free streaming of internet video until the end of 2016.…...

EU Public Sector Repository Reaches 2,000 Open Source Applications

Linux.com 4 February 2010 04:02
OSOR.eu, the European Union's Open Source Observatory and Repository, has announced that it now has two thousand open source and free software projects, for government and other public administrations, accessible through its site...

Review: Which is Better, Ubuntu or Fedora?

Linux.com 3 February 2010 21:02
Fedora or Ubuntu? That is a question that Linux users are asking with increasing frequency. Bruce Byfield gives an answer.

Microsoft Wishes it Could be a Google Number Two

Linux.com 3 February 2010 08:02
Second place wannabe plays $5bn losing game Microsoft's hopeless pursuit to become the world's biggest search giant took a blow from an unlikely source yesterday.…...

Salesforce Delivers Rules Tools for Force Cloud

Linux.com 3 February 2010 08:02
Visual claims Salesforce.com is sinking its talons deeper into business applications with tools to build business rules in its Force.com platform.…...

HipHop: Facebook's PHP Accelerator Makes C++ Code

Linux.com 3 February 2010 08:02
Developers at Facebook have announced HipHop, a source code translator that converts PHP 5.2 code into C++, which has given the social networking site 50% reduced CPU use in production...

Andorid Apps for Business Users

Linux.com 2 February 2010 20:02

The BlackBerry may be the most popular phone in businesses today, but the openness of the Google Android platform is attractive too. Most of the big-name apps from the iPhone world are now available for the Android. And because the Android's Web browser is based on the same WebKit rendering engine the iPhone uses, Web apps built for the iPhone will likely require minimal changes to work on Android devices.

Report: SUSE Studio Leaves the Cloud and Comes Home

Linux.com 2 February 2010 18:02
SUSE Studio is a slick, easy-to-use online software "appliance" builder. Novell has listened to customer demand, and released a standalone, customer-premise version.

OpenOffice.org Extensions for Business Users

Linux.com 2 February 2010 17:02

OpenOffice.org is an excellent all-around productivity suite as it is, but you can add a few useful features using extensions to make it better suited for use in a business environment. Here are a handful of extensions worth considering if you are using OpenOffice.org as a business tool.

Can Virtualization Reduce the Management Overhead?

Linux.com 2 February 2010 08:02
Yes!... and No!! Well, maybe. Lab  Server virtualization is quickly becoming a mainstream route by which IT services are delivered. Already much of the “low hanging fruit” has been identified, with server consolidation projects providing an entry point for...