Open Source Software

Companies Must Adopt And Enforce An OSS Policy: Gartner

Respondents rated lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and reduction in development of cost-prohibitive factors as the top reasons for selecting OSS.

Red Hat To Support OSS Deployment In Kerala

Red hat has signed a MOU with the Government of Kerala to support Kerala's deployment of OSS that will accelerate e-governance and e-literacy efforts in the state.

Version 4.7 of the Linux Kernel is out, adds native support for the AMD RX 480 and Xbox Elite Controller

Linus Torvalds has finally released version 4.7 of the Linux kernel. Most of the updates are minor, but notable is the inclusion of native support for the AMD RX 480 GPU and a brand new security system.

Google vs Oracle: A victory for Google, a huge relief for the software industry

The Jury in the ongoing Google vs Oracle case gave a finding that Google did not infringe Oracle’s copyrights yesterday. While the case is far from over, with a promise of an appeal by Oracle soon, this first decision is a huge relief for the software industry.

Samsung challenges Google, teams up with Mozilla for new Android browser

Based on the new Servo engine, the browser will be optimised for multi-core devices and will launch on Android, followed by other platforms.

Google targeting cross-platform development with forthcoming Chrome browser update

Google’s attempt to unify its various services for all platforms is rolling forward like a juggernaut. The search giant is seemingly working...

New Linux distribution aims to club most benefits of other distributions

There is a wide variety of distributions for Linux, with the differences mainly depending on the users' needs. This could cause indecisive developers...

"OSS Camps Foster Communication And Collaboration"

Vineet Tyagi from Impetus discusses how technology decision makers could benefit from OSS camps.

Dell to Pre-install Linux OS on Its PCs

Dell announces its decision to to pre-install Linux Operating System on its PCs, on public demand.

E-Learning Software Patent Challenged

Open software group, Software Freedom Law Centre, challenges e-learning software patent.