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Microsoft CodePlex tacks on Git versioning support

Responding to user demand, Microsoft now allows projects using its CodePlex open source code repository to use the increasingly popular Git version-control system built by Linux creator Linus Torvalds.
ZaReason launches Verix 2.5 pre-loaded Linux laptop

ZaReason has launched a new pre-loaded Linux laptop targeting the high end of the market, the ZaReason Verix 2.5 which is available now in the US starting at $1,799.00 (around £1,150).
Red Hat falling behind Ubuntu in enterprise sector, Shuttleworth claims

Ubuntu creator Mark Shuttleworth believes his open source operating system is becoming more popular than rival Red Hat Enterprise Linux among large business users.
Raspberry Pi adds Arch Linux to downloads

Early adopters of the now world-famous Raspberry Pi can now add Arch Linux to the Fedora Remix image announced for the low-cost computer on launch day, the project has announced.
Raspberry Pi's $25 PC will be back on sale in a month

A new supply of the US$25 (£16) Raspberry Pi Linux PC, which sold out minutes after going on sale Wednesday, should be available in a month to six weeks, the nonprofit Raspberry Pi organisation said Thursday.
Raspberry Pi cheap PC set to launch this month

Raspberry Pi Foundation's £20 PC will become available by the end of this month, and buyers hope it could fill in as a low-power desktop, while being an alternative to more expensive open source hardware.
AccuRev to add Git to Kando enterprise developer tool

Developer tool provider AccuRev will release a package designed to help enterprises incorporate the increasingly popular Git open source version-control software into their development operations, the company announced Tuesday.
Raspberry Pi Linux computer goes on sale on eBay

The super-cheap Raspberry Pi Linux computer has been given huge New Year boost with the news that the first beta development boards have been put up for auction on eBay.
Dome9 takes the manual configuration out of firewall management

Startup Dome9 Security is introducing automated management of firewall settings on servers in physical and virtual environments with the aim of keeping servers locked down with less manual configuration.
Mozilla Labs launches browser-like Webian interface

Mozilla Labs has become the latest developer to float a new prototype user interface for PCs, the Webian Shell, which reinvents the web browser as a complete replacement for the desktop.

Latest Features

10 reasons your Wi-Fi speed stinks (and what you can do about it)

The first 801.11ac chipsets are coming soon, but 802.11n is likely to stick around for many years to come -- both in the business world and our homes. Unfortunately, the 300Mbps (megabits per second) that the n-standard promises rarely delivers anything even close and proves to be a massive bottleneck in the days of 50/100Mbps (or more?) broadband connections, 1080p video streaming, massive backups and so forth. On the business side of things, even menial tasks such as remote desktop or real-time collaboration suffer from a poor Wi-Fi-connection.
Linux Mint sticks to the classic desktop flavour

Bucking the trend of increasingly experimental desktop interfaces, the developers behind the Linux Mint are adopting a simpler desktop for the next version of the open source Linux distribution.
Learn the basics of PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL is a first rate, enterprise-worthy open source RDBMS (relational database management system) that compares very favorably to high-priced closed-source commercial databases. Databases are complex, tricksy beasts full of pitfalls. In this two-part crash course, we'll get a new PostgreSQL database up and running with elegant ease, and learn important fundamentals.
Developers flock to Linus Torvald's Git code version control system

Developers are taking a strong liking to the distributed system, though Subversion and others remain in the game.
Microsoft to support iPhone, Android, Windows and Linux

Steve Ballmer and crew aren't going to miss a moneymaking opportunity, even if that means managing iPhones, iPads, Androids and, yes, even Linux computers.
The Document Foundation and LibreOffice are here to stay

If there was any doubt as to long term ability of LibreOffice to sprint ahead of Oracle-backed OpenOffice.org, those concerns pretty much just flew out the window.
Top 10 Linux distributions for business

One of the most confusing things for the newcomer to Linux is how many distributions, or versions, of the operating system there are. Ubuntu is the one most people have heard of, but there are hundreds of others as well, each offering some variant on the basic Linux theme.
Understanding Hitachi's plunge into the blue

HDS has added BlueArc's high-performance NAS to its portfolio in a 5-year OEM deal and is getting involved in lots of deals as a result.
New Sun exec aims to close Solaris ?usability gap?

Debian founder Ian Murdock drew a lot of puzzled looks from colleagues in the Linux community when he joined Sun last month. Here, he explains why.
CCTV moves online

Video surveillance is an increasingly digital world, and now it's starting to link in with other IP-based security systems.

How-tos

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