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Brian Proffitt is a veteran Linux and open source journalist/analyst with experience in a variety of technologies, including cloud, virtualization, and consumer devices.

Google, Oracle deny direct payments to media, bloggers

Posted Aug 17, 2012 - 03:46 pm

Anyone looking for a smoking gun of paid shills for any of the Oracle vs. Google case won't find any answers in the responses to last week's surprise order from Judge William Alsup.
Mobile & Wireless
Advocating for a Linux advocate

Posted Aug 17, 2012 - 11:22 am

A tireless Linux advocate is battling cancer, and could use some help.
IT Management
New Apache project will Drill big data in near real time

Posted Aug 16, 2012 - 03:02 pm

Drill is a new open source project within the Apache Software Foundation that will let you have your data and search it fast, too.
Big Data
The rise of the Linux hyper-distro

Posted Aug 15, 2012 - 09:36 am

Linux as a one-size-fits-all operating system may be fading into the background as new specialized distros assert themselves in consumer space.
IT Management
An alternate history of KDE

Posted Aug 14, 2012 - 10:51 am

Qt is now clear of its tenure with Nokia. So how did Qt and KDE do under Nokia's influence?
Mobile & Wireless
GNOME opts for pristine GNOME OS dev environment

Posted Aug 13, 2012 - 12:39 pm

The GNOME Project is coming away from its annual GUADEC conference with a new goal for itself: creating a new operating system on which to develop apps. But is GNOME OS an indictment against current Linux application development practices?
IT Management
The legacy that SCO inflicted on Linux

Posted Aug 09, 2012 - 10:19 am

The news that the SCO Group has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy strikes a sweet note in the history of the Linux operating system, but reminds us of the unfortunate precedent they set for Linux.
IT Management
SUSE slowly shows UEFI Secure Boot plan

Posted Aug 08, 2012 - 04:00 pm

SUSE has finally opened up a bit on how they will address getting SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) to boot on machines with UEFI Secure Boot in place.
IT Management, Linux, suse
Windows 8 stumble could pose more security risks

Posted Aug 08, 2012 - 09:08 am

Evidence supports the notion that IT administrators will not be looking to upgrade to Windows 8 any time soon--a situation that could create future security risks from aging Windows machines.
Security, windows 8
Oracle, Google judge orders disclosure of paid media

Posted Aug 07, 2012 - 04:02 pm

In a surprise move at the end of a trial full of surprises, Judge William Alsup issued a new order demanding both parties in the Oracle vs. Google patent and copyright trial reveal if they paid any media for coverage.
Mobile & Wireless

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Unified Communications Month

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Change Microsoft Office 2013's default search engine from Bing to Google

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Microsoft's Security Essentials isn't the best antivirus program, according to Microsoft

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AMD pushes forward with new video cards and a few surprises

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Keep your old Facebook posts out of search with this one settings change

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BRIC Nations Plan Their own "Independent Internet"

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