Microsoft announced today plans to offer a suite of applications to children in developing nations similar to one laptop per child initiative for just $3 dollars. The Microsoft Student Education Suite as it is called will include a specialized version of Windows XP, Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007, Microsoft Math 3.0, Learning Essentials 2.0 [...]
Dell backpedals on its statement earlier this week to release a pre-loaded Linux desktop. The computer maker says it wont make a decision until one Linux flavor will become a business favorite. Dell added they don’t want to alienate other Linux flavors. Weak excuse. Translation. It will never happen. Open software thrives on offshoot developments [...]
This is big. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison hinted that he may start a new Linux version. What will they call it? O’Linux. That sounds too close to be an Irish name. Ellison calls it the “bundled stack” with application and O/S rolled into one product. It’s going to be an interesting development in the coming [...]
I have a dual boot desktop with Windows XP and Fedora Core 4 running side by side. I recently re-installed Windows XP. Unfortunately, Windows XP wiped out the Grub configuration making the Fedora inaccessible and unbootable.
Motorola plans to use Linux on its mid-range phones. Motorola began selling high-end Linux powered phones back in 2003. The E895 will be the first mid-range Motorola phone to use the open source operating system. The lightweight Linux operating system is used to manage the phone’s basic software, lower level management, power and memory management. [...]