SuSE Linux, announced the launch o the eighth generation of Europe\'s most popular Linux operating system and applications package to be

available from software retailers from mid-April.

German software vendor SuSE Linux AG will ship SuSE Linux 8.0, its latest version of the open-source Linux operating system, worldwide in the second half of April, spokesman Christian Egle said Friday.

Alan Cox is generally referred to in the open-source developer community as a \"kernel hacker\" -- someone whose programming responsibilities cover the Linux kernel, or core, itself. Thousands of developers all over the world, from hobbyists to IBM engineers, are constantly contributing to open source software, so Cox\'s role of organising and applying improvements is vital.

Following Apple\'s successful introduction of its new UNIX-based operating system, OS X (pronounced OS Ten), many are asking whether OS X poses a serious challenge to Linux for the title of best alternative desktop operating system. Others go even further, asking whether OS X is the UNIX world\'s best chance to topple Microsoft\'s Windows hegemony.

A low-cost linux-based handheld computer developed by seven Indian engineers to take the Internet to rural masses will start rolling out in May, the head of a firm pioneering the project said.

Mission Critical Linux, which once hoped to lead a second, more mature generation of Linux companies, was forced to lay off 90 percent of its staff after unsuccessful attempts to attract a buyer.

Caldera, the latest owners of the \"official\" Unix source code, decided to release some of the older versions (up to \"V7\" and \"32V\") under an open source license.

Sun\'s Chief Competitive Officer, published an op-ed about IBM\'s new \"Linux only\" mainframe, the IBM z800. He heavily criticizes IBM\'s offer, on grounds of economic and technical viability and performance issues. In this article Moshe Bar does a reality check.

Caldera, the latest owners of the \"official\" Unix source code, decided to release some of the older versions (up to \"V7\" and \"32V\") under an open source license.

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