Mozilla Corp. CEO Lilly Will Step Down (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Mozilla Corp. chief executive John Lilly will step down in 2010 to join venture-capital firm Greylock Partners, according to the chair of the Mozilla Foundation. Full text
Warning: Five Things to Know Before Switching to Linux (PC World)PC World - A happy customer might tell someone. An unhappy customer tells everyone. Converting to Linux before taking a dose of reality might make you a very unhappy customer. Let's be perfectly honest. Linux isn't for everyone-yet. However, Ubuntu, Mandriva, and a few other distributions come close but for now, Linux is a little more difficult to use than Windows. Full text |
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Firefox 4 Gets Second Beta Release (PC Magazine)
OpenSSO, Neglected by Oracle, Gets Second Life (PC World)
Tab Candy: Firefox Invents a Better Way to Manage Tabs [VIDEO] (Mashable)
Ten Reasons to Dump Windows and Use Linux (PC World)
Google Executive Frustrated by Java, C++ Complexity (PC World)
Rackspace, NASA Launch Open-Source Cloud Platform (NewsFactor)
RackSpace's OpenStack Targets Cloud Lock-in (PC World)
Firefox Home Hits the iPhone (PC Magazine)
Mozilla Increases Bounty for Security Bug Info to $3,000 (PC World)
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Mozilla CEO Lilly to Step Down (PC World)
PC World - Mozilla CEO John Lilly will leave the nonprofit company as soon as it can find a replacement, ending his more than two years at the helm of the maker of Firefox. Full text
Sales of Android-Based Devices Top Apple's iPhone (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple is no longer on top when it comes to sales of its iPhone. Open-source Android-based smartphones have surpassed iPhone sales. Full text
Mozilla Discusses Firefox 4 Plans (PC World)
PC World - Mozilla this week discussed its goals for Firefox 4, the next major upgrade of its open source Web browser. Full text
Mozilla Rallies Fans with Firefox 4 Plans (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - In an attempt to spark some momentum for Mozilla's open-source Web browser, Firefox team leader Mike Beltzner delivered a Web video presentation Monday night outlining the product's plans for the near future. Full text
Symantec Study Mischaracterizes Linux Spam (PC World)
PC World - The latest MessageLabs Intelligence Report from Symantec Hosted Services is filled with interesting and useful information regarding the current state of malware and e-mail borne threats as well as the trends over time. Of particular interest to me is the assertion in the report that "any given Linux machine is five times more likely to be sending spam than any given Windows machine." Full text
New Chrome 5 Beta Integrates Flash Client (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Google put out a major beta milestone in its Chrome browser on Tuesday, version 5.0.375.29, with new versions for Linux, Mac, and Windows. But the biggest addition is an integrated Flash client, which can be automatically patched as Chrome is upgraded. Full text
WSO2 upgrades OSGi middleware (InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - WSO2, builder of open source software for SOA deployments, on Tuesday is launching version 3.0 of Carbon, its componentized middleware platform based on OSGi technology. Full text
Novell, Red Hat Prevail in User-interface Patent Case (PC World)
PC World - A U.S. federal jury found last Friday that Novell and Red Hat were not guilty of infringing on user interface patents held by IP Innovation LLC. Full text
Sony Sued for Removing Linux Support in PS3 Upgrade (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Sony Computer Entertainment is under fire by PlayStation 3 owners. A class-action suit has been brought against Sony for removing Linux support from PS3 consoles in its latest upgrade. Full text
