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Linux Foundation, Consumer Group to Merge
Responding to the growing crop of consumer devices running the open source operating system, ranging from e-readers to mobile phones, the Linux Foundation has thrown its lot in with the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum.
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Ubuntu Changing Gears With Unity Desktop
Next release of the Ubuntu Linux distribution will use the Unity interface as the default Linux desktop, according to founder Mark Shuttleworth, who is also looking to boost financial sponsorship for open source projects.
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Adobe Taking AIR Mobile With 2.5 Release
With its latest release, Adobe is extending its AIR runtime technology beyond the desktop to mobile platforms, including BlackBerry Tablet OS and Google's Android.
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OpenStack Issues First Cloud Release
OpenStack, an open source cloud-computing initiative launched by NASA and Rackspace, has garnered broad commercial support and is now out with its first release.
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New Linux Kernel Adds AppArmor Security
With the release of the 2.6.36 kernel, Linux is now officially adding the AppArmor security system to the fold, lending an official endorsement to a long-standing favorite of developers.
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IBM Teams With Oracle in Open Java Push
Abandoning its long-held resistance to the OpenJDK effort, IBM is joining forces with Oracle in its open source reference implementation of the Java platform.
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Cloud, Mobile Top Developers Priorities: IBM
In a new survey, IBM's developerWorks unit has found that more than half of IT professionals expect mobile software applications to vault past conventional computing platforms in the next five years.
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New Fedora Linux Leader to Focus on Community
As the new head of the Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Linux project, Jared Smith looks to foster a spirit of inclusion, explaining that the work of the community is about more than just "bits and bytes."