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In Pictures: 13 hot new open source projects

Browser-based toolkits, add-ons to old favorites, tools programmers will love -- here are the most promising projects emerging from the open source community today

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In Pictures: A visual history of Linux

The 10 biggest leaps forward in the look and feel of the Linux desktops

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In Pictures: 35 open source and free tools to manage your online store

From shopping carts to marketing tools to image-editing software, here's a look at 35 open source tools and hosted services that can help you get started with your own Web store.

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10 great illustrations of Linux humor

Here is a collection of posters,wallpapers and other artworks that show off the old Linux funny bone.

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News about open source

Article | 23/05/2013 Java developer says he built, launched basic open source office suite in 30 days
A freelance Java developer claims it took him only 30 days to build and launch a basic open source office suite that runs on multiple OSes.
Article | 19/05/2013 Bitcoin developer talks regulation, open source and the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto
With Bitcoin all the rage and startups popping up left and right, it's hard to know who's an expert in the virtual currency and who just has an opinio...
Article | 8/05/2013 Facebook to design an open source switch
As part of the Open Compute Project (OCP), Facebook's network engineering team is leading a project to develop an open source networking switch.
Article | 1/05/2013 Hadoop gets more search with MapR, Cloudera releases
Users of the Hadoop data processing platform now have two more search engines to help them sort through their mountains of information.
Article | 23/04/2013 SkySQL, MariaDB to merge
Two companies offering third-party support for Oracle's open-source MySQL database, as well as the MySQL offshoot MariaDB, have announced plans to mer...

Tutorials about open source

Article | 22/07/2011 How to convert videos for a phone or tablet, for free
If you've got a library of downloaded videos and want to watch them on your smartphone or tablet, you might find out they're the wrong file type. Some...
Article | 9/03/2011 Open source FreeOTFE encrypts disks handily
FreeOTFE may sound like a political bumper sticker, but it stands for "Free On The Fly Encryption." The "Free" part is self-explanatory; "On The Fly E...
Article | 27/01/2011 Switching to desktop Linux? 6 ways to ease the migration
With all the many compelling reasons for a company to switch to Linux on the desktop, it's no wonder that businesses large and small are increasingly ...
Article | 5/01/2011 Overclock your smartphone, if you dare
WARNING: Overclocking is not for the faint of heart. Do not attempt to hack your phone unless you understand and accept the risks of turning it into a...
Article | 5/11/2010 Is your business compliant with open source licenses?
There are many ways that vendors of proprietary products try to scare business customers away from open source software, and one of the more commonly ...

Features about open source

Article | 23/02/2011 Why there's no stopping the Android train
It's a rare week indeed that doesn't see the emergence of some fresh news of Android's ascendance, but lately the evidence has been coming particularl...
Article | 4/02/2011 How DRM could ensure cloud security
Yet another survey is indicating that security is a big issue for those intending to take up cloud computing.
Article | 20/01/2011 Why Android users are such a happy lot
Smartphone users tend to hold strong opinions about the various mobile platforms out there, often displaying feverish loyalty to the one they use and ...
Article | 19/01/2011 ClamAV promises free antivirus app for businesses
Most of us don't like paying for antivirus (AV) software, but at least home users can rely on one of the free options, such as Microsoft Security Esse...
Article | 14/01/2011 Is Android less secure than iPhone? Um, no.
One can only hope that security software provider Trend Micro saw a nice sales boost after the proclamation of its chairman earlier this week that And...