Is Linux Open Source

In the absence of a breakthrough in desktop Linux, the steady growth of Linux in the server market has made it more of an enterprise-class application business card. However, with Linux's breakthrough in the field of mobile computing, mobile office has a new interpretation of the concept of Linux enterprise-class applications.　　In addition, the development of WEB 2.0 and cloud computing has brought new development opportunities and challenges to open source. The virtualization giant VMware, a firm leader in Mobile, has recently joined the Open-source organization Li ...

For some industries, running proprietary (proprietary) software on open source Linux distributions is not an exception--rather common. On Wall Street, for example, "99% of apps on Wall Street rely on proprietary software." 　　Oracle is one of the things that we like to run on Linux with proprietary licenses, says Victor Yodaiken, Fsmlabs's president. Migrating to a Linux platform is not an either-or proposition. Linux as a ...

Virtualization is the first step toward the cloud, and, similarly, open source virtualization is the first step toward an open source cloud. Cloud computing offers products and solutions that revolve around the new delivery and consumption patterns of IT resources. The diversity of the cloud, the private cloud, the public cloud and the hybrid cloud, no matter which cloud has three key characteristics: virtualization, standardization and automation. So, what's a KVM? Can it meet the needs of the enterprise to the cloud? What's a KVM? KVM (kernel-based Virtual Machine) Source ...

Operating System (English: keyboard-based system, abbreviation OS) is the computer program that manages and controls the computer hardware and software resources, is the most basic system software that runs directly on "bare metal", any other software must operate with the support of the operating system. There are certainly a few friends who love open source operating system, if you like to try new things, there are some good choices.　　Here are 13 of the best open source Linux operating systems we've sorted out. Kubuntu Big ...

With the release of the MeeGo Linux platform for the fusion of Intel Moblin and Nokia Maemo, the two companies want to improve the unity of the ecosystem, win cooperation, and develop MeeGo into an industry-standard mobile Linux platform that supports a wide range of terminal equipment and processor platforms. 　　Intel and Nokia have collaborated with the Linux Foundation to build a broader camp to keep manufacturers neutral. March, Intel released the first version of the Meego operating system development version to the developer, with one version for configuration ...

For small and medium-sized enterprises, there are many free and open source router and firewall solutions, even as a business choice. 　　Many of these products offer LAN services, such as VPN services, hotspot gateways, and the use of mandatory network portals to share wireless networks. Here, the editors find open source and free router projects that are suitable for businesses that include small businesses, midsize, and even the size of Cisco and Juniper.  Gossip Less, we look at these seven open source and free Linux network operating system. &nb ...

Open source Hotspot Inventory 1984, Richard Stallman launched GNU and Free Softwarefoundation, which has been open source for more than 28 years. From the bottom of the operating system to advanced desktop applications, there are open source footprint. Linux, which is especially open source operating system, is a controversial issue and is subject to many commercial attacks. 　　Many people like to put open source and business together, to accuse Open source is how "irregular", "energy consumption", "instability" and so on, especially Microsoft. Talk about ...

At the end of March, Red Hat released its fiscal year 2012 and full-year earnings for the year ended February 29, 2012. Red Hat's total revenue for fiscal year 2012 was 1.13 billion dollars, according to earnings reports. At this point, Red Hat has become the first IT industry revenue more than 1 billion dollars of open source solution vendors. How does Red Hat do three years 1 billion? What are the new trends in red Hat in the past 2012 years? What are the plans for the future? Core Linux business and virtualization this May, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux has been unveiled for 10 years. May 2002, Red Hat launched the first enterprise Linux ...

When it comes to open source systems, people almost forget about PC Linux, and now they're talking about Linux because cloud services are coming and most are based on open source. As a result of this big business, many IT companies want to catch the train, including Apple. Some say the Linux PC system is fading for two reasons: 1. Things have changed too quickly, even for Open-source and proprietary software. 2. Linux distributions are not compatible (for example, you developed a top 3 software, 6 months later you will find that the new version is no longer supporting your software) ...

Intel Open Source Technology director Dirk Hohndel (Dirk), who served as chief technology officer of SuSE Company and vice president of XFREE86 Project company, has been an active open source technology developer and contributor since the advent of Linux. He especially likes China, so both in work and in life, and China has established a deep feeling: 2006 on behalf of Intel to participate in the first "open source China, open source World" Summit Forum, has been encouraging the Intel Open Source Technology center of the Chinese team to vigorously support the construction of China's open source community, employed as "China Open source ...