Sean Michael Kerner

The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), an organization that has proclaimed itself the center of gravity for Linux, is laying off employees, losing its CEO Stuart Cohen and re-aligning its resources. OSDL CEO Stuart Cohen is leaving the OSDL to pursue other open source software opportunities and will be replaced by CFO Mike Temple. “OSDL […]

It’s no secret and not any surprise that Microsoft is working on interoperability with the Open Document Format (ODF). It is, after all, an effort that has been under way since at least July. Interoperability is also a key part of the November deal between Microsoft and Novell. One of the fruits of that deal […]

Getting help on issues related to open source projects isn’t always like walking a straight line. Sure there are bug reports, mailing lists and discussion forums, but the challenge of actually getting specific local issues addressed is not a sure thing. That’s the gap that OpenLogic is attempting to fill with its Expert Community program. […]

Unix standardization efforts are ongoing. No that’s not a misprint. Unix is far from dead, and efforts to provide a degree of standardization for the remaining Unix players may well be a lifeline. Then again, according to at least one analyst, new Unix standards, though important, may not necessarily be everything. A defining aspect of […]

You can mash-up Google Maps, you can mash-up with Google’s Calendar, Search, Base and Blogger. Now you can mash-up with Google’s Spreadsheets, too. But why would you want too? Google is hoping that the developer community will figure that out. “We can’t wait to see what great applications, and mash-ups, this growing developer community will […]

VeriSign has emerged again as the .com master nine months after submitting its revised deal to the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC). Under the terms of the agreement, negotiated between ICANN and VeriSign, VeriSign will continue to manage the .com registry until 2012. It also allows VeriSign to increase domain prices, which was a provision […]

In a perfect world, you could compile a brand-new Linux kernel without the need for much configuration and without error. According to Linus Torvalds, the new 2.6.19 Linux kernel is such an entity. “It’s one of those rare “perfect” kernels,” Torvalds wrote in a Linux kernel mailing list posting announcing the new kernel. “So if […]

Reporter’s Notebook: As enterprises of all stripes and sizes ponder whether or when to upgrade to Windows Vista, they could be confronted with at least three choices. 1) Stay with what they have 2) Migrate to Vista 3) Migrate to Linux Some of the thinking goes like this: Vista is a remarkable step forward for […]

Novell said it would be able to invest further in the open source community as a result of its recent deal with Microsoft. Apparently investing in its own open source mail server Hula Project isn’t going to be one such investment. The company said it is pulling its paid developers from the Hula Project, which […]

Browsing the Web on an average mobile device can be a slow and frustrating process. It’s a process that the newly introduced Opera Mini 3.0 browser wants to make a whole lot better. Opera Mini 3.0 is a free download that, according to Opera, is not tied to any single service and can be used […]

Nearly three weeks after Novell’s deal with Microsoft over patents, Novell developers are saying that one key part of the agreement is not enough. During an online discussion the company held yesterday, developers said they are leery of phrasing about legal protections. They are now working with Microsoft on some improvements. The deal is filled […]

Some Linux distributions have longer lives than others. After two years of supported life, Novell is discontinuing support for SUSE Linux 9.2, effective yesterday. Its closest competitor, Red Hat’s Fedora Core 3, which was released at roughly the same time as SUSE Linux 9.2, remains supported. “With today’s release of “pam_ldap” we discontinue the security […]