Ruby shining on Java, Windows, and Mac OS (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Ruby, the popular open source dynamic language, is making headway not only on Java but also on the Windows and Mac platforms. Get Chrome OS Now (PC World) PC World - The open source version of Google Chrome OS was released on Thursday, and tech wizards didn't waste any time turning the code into a workable test version of the new operating system. If you don't want to wait until next year to see what's going on with Chrome OS, then follow this handy guide to find all the information you need to get ...... Chrome OS Lands on BitTorrent Sites (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - Not surprisingly, developers have already snapped up the code to Google's open-source Chrome OS, known as Chromium, then compiled it and put it on the Web for users to download. Ubuntu Developers Agree to Help with Chrome OS (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, one of the more user-friendly versions of Linux around, has agreed to assist Google with its Chrome OS. EU Gives Oracle Extra Time to Respond to Sun Inquiry (PC World) PC World - Oracle and Sun Microsystems have been granted an extra week to defend their planned US$7 billion merger in front of European regulators, the European Commission said Friday.Earlier this month the Commission, Europe's top antitrust regulator, issued formal objections to the deal, arguing that it posed a threat to competition in the market...... Google's Chrome OS: What's in it for Microsoft? (PC World) PC World - Watching Google's Chrome OS event made me realize: There is a lot in Google's OS that can benefit Microsoft--like giving it a completely new platform and one it needs. If Google is really true to its open source promises, Microsoft should join the fun. Google Goes for Speed, Security in Chrome OS (PC World) PC World - Google released its Chrome operating system to the open-source community on Thursday and said it has designed the netbook OS to be faster, simpler and more secure than existing ones. Making money from open source: Still an issue (InfoWorld) InfoWorld - Several years after open source began to take the world by storm, the question of how to make money in the genre still remains an issue, with a prominent Novell official Wednesday advising caution for those considering a move to open source. Red Hat Works On Square Box; Acc/Dis At B (Investor's Business Daily) Investor's Business Daily - Software company Red Hat could be working on a square box base. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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