This week we’ve got DJ Spooky, Linux-friendly gaming, and animated explosions. That should be enough to fill your weekend. See you Monday! » Read more
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- Happy birthday, Mozilla! Ten years ago, Netscape released its source code. Today, Firefox claims 125 million users.
- CNET posted this week about the NowHouse project, which you’ve learned about on Red Hat Magazine twice. (Read Part 1 and Part 2.) Check out CNET’s gallery of plan designs!
- Project VGA is working on a low-budget, open source, VGA-compatible video card. Their goal is to provide something you can build yourself as well as an option for buying it from them.
- PC World reports that open source spending in schools is expected to rise in the next few years. The study cited predicts that schools will spend $489.9 million on open-source software by 2012, an increase from $286.2 million today.
- In a similar vein, ZDNet posts that the open source business model is reaching a tipping point. “With the recent fundings and transactions, the financiers are no longer questioning whether open source, or software-as-a-service, are viable business models.”
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Today’s the last day of our geek gift guide contest. Email contest@redhat.com with one of the following:
- What you’d like to read about in Red Hat Magazine in the coming year
- The open source story you’ve never told
- Any general open source topic you’re interested in telling us about
The best entries will win a TokyoFlash Eclipse watch, a NifNaks Flying Spaghetti Monster ornament, or a signed and numbered Jonathan Coulton box set. Get those entries in!
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This week it’s some comments on CentOS and Microsoft along with a few other goodies. » Read more
Filed under from the editors on December 7th, 2007 | 1 comment »
We’re getting down to serious shopping time for the holidays. Lucky for you, we’ve got ideas for you and the geeks you love. And like last year, we’re giving away loot. Send an email to contest@redhat.com on one of the following topics: tell us what you’d like to read about in Red Hat Magazine in the coming year, the open source story you’ve never told, or just whatever open source topic is rattling around in your head this week. You’ll be entered to win some of the items in this year’s gift guide, including TokyoFlash’s Eclipse watch. Read the official rules before you enter. » Read more
Filed under from the editors on December 5th, 2007 | 10 comments »
A recent conference on open source in education at Seneca College generated interesting thoughts, published in Frank Hecker’s blog. (Hecker works for Mozilla.) This piece isn’t really about technology, but about how open source practices impact career and educational opportunities. A good read for big thinkers. » Read more
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