Sun Microsystems will debut its newest version of Solaris Wednesday, part of a reinvigorated effort to fend off Windows, Linux and other competing operating systems.

Many people have asked the GNOME team, where is GNOME headed in the future? When is a new version of it coming out? What are the new features that are going to be included in the new GNOME? What can we expect from it? Is GNOME 2.0 the final GNOME?

Sean Perry is a Debian developer working on the boot floppy code and the task-laptop package, which allows for the easy management of packages commonly used in laptops.

My experience with Mandrake was kind of limited, before trying Mandrake 7.0. I tried Mandrake 5.3, and thought it was kind of ok, but I had no reason for using it. I could just keep using Red Hat, and install KDE for myself.

Taking aim at what it terms "proprietary thinking," Novell revealed plans on Thursday to release an open-source LDAP Software Developer Kit (SDK) to encourage development of more directory applications.

Have you ever wanted your very own shock-proof supercomputer for crash-free gaming or Web browsing? Or one that you can put in the basement to quietly control your home security system, power a network, and play digital movies?

Industry observers wondered and open-source observers speculated, but the more they looked, the less sense it made. Why would Transmeta, a hardware company obsessed with maintaining a low media profile want to bring onboard Linus Torvalds, a software programmer with almost Hollywood-scale name recognition?

Canadian software maker Corel scored a significant contract win and a minor public relations victory when it announced that the Justice Department will begin to widely use the company's office productivity software.

Linuxcare has become the latest unprofitable Linux company to file plans for an initial public offering, hoping to raise about $92 million.

Start-up Transmeta, which plans to take on Intel with a new chip for mobile devices, has big plans for the Linux operating system as well.