Why I Use Linux
April 23, 2009As I've mentioned in a previous Linux Line post, I am not a programmer. Yet Linux is built on the philosophical principle of freely sharing source code. This is how those who create Linux frequently advocate it.
Schwartz: Sun will 'operate independently' until deal done with Oracle
April 22, 2009Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz called it "one of the toughest e-mails I've ever had to write" when he told Sun's employees that the company was being bought by Oracle.
Oracle expected to axe jobs -- perhaps 10,000 -- after Sun deal
April 21, 2009More layoffs are expected at Sun Microsystems after Oracle's planned acquisition of the company, with one financial analyst predicting that as many as 10,000 people could lose their jobs.
Update: Oracle buying Sun in $7.4B deal
April 20, 2009Oracle plans to acquire Sun Microsystems Inc. for $7.4 billion, picking up what might prove to be a software treasure trove that includes the popular MySQL open-source database as well as Java.
Can Oracle make sense of Sun's hardware?
April 20, 2009Oracle is leaping into the hardware business via its planned buyout of Sun Microsystems. That raises a big question: Can the software vendor be successful in the hardware realm?
Oracle's Sun buy: Ellison praises Solaris, thumbs nose at IBM
April 20, 2009Oracle CEO Larry Ellison declared that Sun's Solaris operating system is 'by far the best Unix technology' -- including it along with Java as the two key assets that Oracle will get by acquiring Sun.
Analysts: Oracle may merge pieces of OpenSolaris with Linux
April 20, 2009Oracle may end up merging the best of OpenSolaris with Linux once it takes control of Sun Microsystems, but it is unlikely to kill off Sun's widely used Solaris OS, analysts said.
Netbooks and Linux: A Complicated Story
April 15, 2009Over the past few days there's been a raft of stories about how the Linux netbook market share is not as healthy as it used to be.
Grand ambitions for Linux
April 15, 2009Like a fervent preacher appearing before his flock, Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin emphasized benefits and potential for the Linux platform Thursday during an industry conference that also featured an update on mobile Linux efforts.
Smart Defrag Keeps Your PC Humming--For Free
April 10, 2009One of the simplest ways to make sure your PC runs as efficiently as possible is to defragment your hard disk, and Smart Defrag is a great way to do it. As with the defragment utility built into Windows, this freebie analyzes your hard disk, shows you the results, and then lets you decide whether to defragment. But it also offers extras as well, such as several levels of defragmentation, including whether to merely defragment your hard disk, or also move files around for optimum placement.
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