Free/Open Source's Key Programming Languages
By Akkana Peck | Open Source Article Published July 2, 2009
Take a look at the most frequently used development languages for free software.

Download Firefox 3.5: Three Times Faster?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published June 30, 2009
Firefox's new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine boosts the open source browser's performance up to triple the speed of earlier Firefox browsers.

Building a Linux App Store: Can You Help?
By Matt Hartley | Open Source Article Published June 30, 2009
A Linux app store faces major challenges. Is there way such a distribution method could succeed?

KDE's Kontact vs. GNOME's Evolution: Best Personal Info Manager?
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published June 29, 2009
An expert Linux user compares two open source personal contact managers and decides on his personal favorite.

Firefox Won't Use Google Chrome's Improvements
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published June 29, 2009
Firefox and Google have two very different world views on the browser experience.

The Proprietary Software/Linux Conundrum
By Matt Hartley | Open Source Article Published June 23, 2009
Can proprietary software/driver modules find a home in an open source platform that was designed to be the complete opposite?

Using Open Source to Protect Email
By Paul Rubens | Open Source Article Published June 26, 2009
Open source applications like Thunderbird and GnuPG are useful -- and free -- ways to secure your email.

PHP Update (a Big One) Due Soon
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published June 26, 2009
The open source programming language is expected to see a major step forward.

Kick Start Your Asus Notebook: 64-bit Kubuntu
By Rob Reilly | Open Source Article Published June 25, 2009
Vroom, vroom! Your humble Asus laptop can move faster with an open source OS, juiced to perfection.

Red Hat Challenges Oracle on Java Openness
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published June 25, 2009
Oracle, having snapped up Sun, will be a major player in the Java world. Red Hat has an opinion it wants to share.

Leaving Ubuntu for PCLinuxOS
By Carla Schroder | Open Source Article Published June 24, 2009
A Linux expert finds the 'Buntus aren't dependable enough for a busy life, so she's taking her distro business elsewhere.

Free Download: 100 Open Source Apps for Windows
By Cynthia Harvey | Open Source Article Published June 23, 2009
Games, office productivity, blogging, money management, and more: While many Windows users don't want to switch to an open source OS, a few free apps won’t hurt. Many apps also work on Mac and (of course) Linux.

Does the Linux Desktop Innovate Too Much?
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published June 21, 2009
With KDE and GNOME innovating furiously, the open source desktop is still driven by developers working on what interests them – to the confusion of many users.

IBM Exec Selected to Head Patent Office
By Christopher Saunders | Open Source Article Published June 21, 2009
The news is considered a positive for the IT industry.

Red Hat's Virtualization Steps Forward
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published June 18, 2009
The open source vendor announced that it's now entering the beta phase of deployment.

Interview with Pirate Party Leader: "These are Crucial Freedoms"
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published June 16, 2009
A political party that advocates for the free and open source software community has become the third largest Swedish party.

Firefox Fixed Prior to Next Release
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published June 12, 2009
Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate (RC 1) has been released along with fixes for nine security flaws.

New Linux Kernel Offers List of Improvements
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published June 11, 2009
The new Linux 2.6.30 kernel release sports new filesystem support, security and driver improvements.

Gnome's NetworkManager: Pain Free Networking?
By Charlie Schluting | Open Source Article Published June 10, 2009
Gnome's NetworkManager has much to recommend yet it can't claim perfect.

Fedora 11 Touts Faster Speed
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published June 9, 2009
The newest Red Hat community Linux distro also features virtualization tools.

The Agony of FOSS Branding
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published June 9, 2009
The Free and open source software community disdains marketing, which is a great help to competing OSes.

Asus Eee and the 'It's Better with Windows' Campaign
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published June 2, 2009
Once a Linux Netbook pioneer, Asus now promotes the joys of Windows – but its campaign is decidedly strange.

For Novell, Linux Still A Money Loser
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published May 29, 2009
Company stands by investment, plans break-even for its Linux business within 12 to 18 months.

Netbook Wars: Linux, Android, Windows 7
By Matt Hartley | Open Source Article Published May 28, 2009
The perceived "failure of Linux on netbooks" has nothing to do with desktop Linux. It's a matter how desktop Linux and Android are presented to the end user.

Striking the Right Gnote
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published May 27, 2009
Because the open source Gnote is coded in Mono, some see it as controversial. It this much ado about nothing?

Four Linux Apps Worth Downloading
By Carla Schroder | Open Source Article Published May 26, 2009
Linux downloads for audio, document creation, video security and Web site building.

Linux Aids Infiniband
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published May 26, 2009
The network communications technology Infiniband works with various OSes, yet interfaces particularly well with Linux.

'Linux on Desktop' Report Suggests Opportunity, Challenges
By Alex Goldman | Open Source Article Published May 22, 2009
Sponsored by IBM, the 'Linux on the Desktop' study details methods and strategies for migration to open source.

Getting Your Linux Hard Drive to Run Faster
By Paul Rubens | Open Source Article Published May 20, 2009
Linux offers a variety of handy tools for boosting the performance of your hard drive.

The KDE 4.3 beta: KDE Returns to Incremental Releases
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published May 19, 2009
Offering less excitement than the past few releases, most of the KDE 4.3 beta's innovations are made to increase interface consistency, or to restore features from the old 3.x series.

The CLIophobia of the Linux Newbie
By Emery Fletcher | Open Source Article Published May 19, 2009
CLIophobia (n): An irrational fear of operating ones’ computer using the Command Line Interface. Sometimes referred to as Terminal Angst.

Red Hat Moves JBoss to Broaden Middleware
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published May 19, 2009
Red Hat's new solution helps it broaden its open source middleware portfolio and could well bring it into more direct competition against middleware stacks from IBM and Oracle.

Linux Foundation, Microsoft Issue Joint Letter
By Stuart J. Johnston | Open Source Article Published May 19, 2009
Microsoft and the Linux Foundation teamed up to issue a joint letter to the American Law Institute regarding the "Principles of the Law of Software Contracts."

KDE 4.3.0 Beta 1: Eye Candy and More
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published May 15, 2009
While the recent KDE releases have been known for their eye candy, the newest release certainly goes a step further.

Why I Switched from GNOME to KDE
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published May 14, 2009
The two desktops are remarkably similar, but for now KDE is closer to where more of the action is.

Linux in the Cloud: Zimory
By Paul Ferrill | Open Source Article Published May 14, 2009
A new Linux cloud computing vendors provides a hosted environment for any type of Linux virtual appliance.

Open Source Netbook Protection: Adeona
By A. Lizard | Open Source Article Published May 13, 2009
Adeona gets a lot of credit as a top open source laptop/netbook protection app, yet some say it doesn't work as well as intended.

Elderly Ubuntu User Says Books Far Better than Forums
By Emery Fletcher | Open Source Article Published May 12, 2009
If you need Ubuntu help, pick up a “how to” book instead of surfing a forum, says a 75-year-old first time Ubuntu user.

Which Distros Would You Use If Ubuntu Vanished?
By Matt Hartley | Open Source Article Published May 11, 2009
Options for newbies and experienced users alike, along with a good reason to look beyond the beloved Ubuntu.

OpenOffice Upgrade Spruces Up Look
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published May 8, 2009
The release of OpenOffice 3.1 offers a more attractive user interface, among many other features.

Windows 7 Draws Complaints from Mozilla
By Reuters | Open Source Article Published May 7, 2009
Mozilla complains that Windows 7 gives an anticompetitive advantage to the Internet Explorer browser.

Citrix, Xen, Tout Hassle-Free App Delivery
By Alex Goldman | Open Source Article Published May 6, 2009
As Citrix sees it, buying enterprise software should be as simple as buying a song on Apple's iTunes service.

Linux for Newbies: the Ubuntu Path
By Carla Schroder | Open Source Article Published May 6, 2009
Getting started with Linux isn't that hard, especially if you opt to begin with the Ubuntu distribution of Linux.

LInux Owns Cloud, Red Hat says
By David Needle | Open Source Article Published May 5, 2009
Linux is particularly well-suited for the emerging cloud computing market, says Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst

Linux Desktop Market Share: Greater Than One Percent?
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published May 4, 2009
Estimates of the percentage of desktops using GNU/Linux range from just barely one percent to somewhere around 10 percent.

PHP Developers Get New Zend Tools
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published May 3, 2009
To better integrate PHP with cloud computing, Zend Framework 1.8 expands the PHP framework to work with Amazon's EC2.

Apache Tomcat Gets Commercial Version
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published April 29, 2009
SpringSource will launch Tomcat-based tc Server, including enterprise support and scalability enhancements that are not available in the open source version of Tomcat.

24 Open Source Apps for the ASUS Netbook
By Cynthia Harvey | Open Source Article Published April 28, 2009
Open source apps geared for the ASUS, many of which will work on other netbooks or more traditional laptops.

Ubuntu Jaunty Tries to Set the Usability Agenda
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published April 27, 2009
With the supposedly improved notifications system in the recently-released Jaunty Jackalope, Ubuntu unintentionally raises a new issue in usability: should a distribution set the usability agenda by itself?

Open Source Android Netbook Due Soon
By Andy Patrizio | Open Source Article Published April 28, 2009
Reports suggest that a Chinese firm will produce the first Android netbook as early as July.

HP Launches ProBook with Linux Pre-Installed
By Reuters | Open Source Article Published April 28, 2009
HP unveils a new line of low-cost business laptops with the option of SUSE Linux pre-installed.

Roll Your Own Linux with New Solutions
By Kenneth Hess | Open Source Article Published April 27, 2009
Solutions like VMware Studio (a free download from VMware), SUSE Studio, and rPath's rBuilder allow you more freedom than ever before.

Unbuntu vs. Debian: Which is Bigger?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published April 25, 2009
Depending on how you look at it, Ubuntu's gain could be Debian's loss.

Ubuntu 'Jaunty' Touts Faster Boot Time
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published April 23, 2009
Canonical has unveiled Ubuntu 9.04, codenamed "Jaunty Jackalope." Touting a faster boot time, "Jaunty" offers new versions for netbooks, desktops and servers.

A Linux Meltdown (With a Happy Ending)
By Carla Schroder | Open Source Article Published April 22, 2009
When the going gets tough, the tough use the command line.

Aaron Seigo Talks About KDE's Past and Future
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published April 21, 2009
Open source must be competitive with proprietary software, the KDE leader says, otherwise “in the long run, that will leave us with nothing to show except for a strange group of people that work on something irrelevant.”

Does Oracle-Sun Help Open Source?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published April 21, 2009
GIven that Sun is a leading open source vendor, its acquisition by Oracle may shake up the landscape.

Ubuntu inside Windows: the Good, Bad and the Ugly
By Matt Hartley | Open Source Article Published April 20, 2009
Running Ubuntu inside Windows has its place, but it’s far from an ideal solution.

Mozilla Evolves Web Services Offering
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published April 18, 2009
Could the open source Mozilla earn a reputation as a Web services vendor?

Can GNOME Regain the Evolutionary Advantage over KDE?
By Bruce Byfield | Open Source Article Published April 16, 2009
Perhaps feeling the pressure as KDE 4 gains acceptance, GNOME seems to have been panicked into a hasty decision. But what if no one wants to share its new, apparently radical vision?

Can Open Source Songbird Compete with iTunes?
By Adam Stone | Open Source Article Published April 16, 2009
Whether the open source music app can challenge iTunes is an open question, but Songbird's add-ons are certainly attractive.

Coverity: Scanning Open Source Code
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published April 15, 2009
Coverity's new open source code scanning solution has worked to eliminate thousands of problems in open source software.

Two Linux Twitter Clients: Twidge and Tircd
By David Harding | Open Source Article Published April 13, 2009
Twidge and Tircd are both easy to use and multi-functional.

Mozilla SUMO: Firefox Support
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published April 11, 2009
To better support Firefox, Mozilla's SUMO offers a knowledge base, a support forum and live chat. Got a question about Firefox?

SUSE Linux Desktop Moves Ahead
By Paul Ferrill | Open Source Article Published April 9, 2009
SUSE Linux Desktop 11 offers features like improved security and easy install.

Linux Folks Gather for Major Conference
By Sean Michael Kerner | Open Source Article Published April 9, 2009
The Linux Foundation is hosting an invitation-only Linux Collaboration Summit in San Francisco. Can you feel the love?

Linux Desktop Hardware Myths Explored
By Matt Hartley | Open Source Article Published April 8, 2009
External devices will work with Linux desktop systems, but it helps to have some background knowledge.