Keeping pace with open source

roundup Linux looms large in software shifts in India. Plus: Version 3 of the GPL gets a long-awaited release.

India's Kerala state goes open source

Meanwhile, a nearby state that embarked on a plan in January to put Linux in government offices, schools and villages is making progress.
June 29, 2007

Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3

Not all are fully happy with the new version of the General Public License, including Linux leader Linus Torvalds.
June 29, 2007

Linux works on Sun server partitions

A Linux kernel programmer has got the operating system running on an OS partition on Sun's newer UltraSparc-based servers.
June 28, 2007

Another helping of Ubuntu for Dell

Two more of the company's consumer PCs now can be preloaded with the Ubuntu version of the open-source operating system.
June 28, 2007

Google Desktop goes Linux

Company releases Linux version of desktop search software, which simultaneously scans the Web and computer-stored data for results.
June 27, 2007

Red Hat CEO says he talked patents with Microsoft

Matthew Szulik says potential patent agreement fell apart last year before software giant signed a deal with Red Hat rival Novell.
June 27, 2007

Linux coders tackle power efficiency

Programmers have begun serious work to cut consumption, extending PC Linux battery life and easing server costs.
June 25, 2007