Microsoft Frees Linux Driver Source Code Microsoft's move to release three of its drivers to the Linux community could put pressure on other vendors of closed-source Linux drivers to follow suit. Several Chinese Android phones due in Europe this year At least three Chinese companies have put Google's Android operating system on mobile phones they say will launch in Europe this year. Microsoft: GPL Linux code release not due to violation Microsoft released set of Linux drivers for its Hyper-V software under the General Public License version 2 (GPLv2) not because of "perceived obligations" to that license but because it is the preferred license of the Linux community and would benefit both Microsoft customers and users of Linux, according to a company executive. Linux exec: Personal computers will be free like phones Look for personal computer users to soon get their hardware in the same way that they get their cell phones: for free as part of telecommunications service subscriptions, the executive director of the Linux Foundation said on Friday afternoon. Intel official touts netbooks at open source conference Intel's work promoting netbooks -- the downsized PCs that are gaining in mindshare -- was touted by a company official Wednesday, who stressed benefits in boot-up times, graphics, and network capabilities during a technology conference. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
No comments:
Post a Comment