http://dir.salon.com/topics/linux/?source=rss&aim=linux en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2007/08/02/zonbu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2007/08/02/zonbu/index.html?source=rss This tiny machine is stylish, silent, cheap and innovative. If engineers work out the kinks, it could be revolutionary. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/27/brazil_and_linux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/08/27/brazil_and_linux/index.html?source=rss The government subsidizes free software. But does anyone use it? By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/03/11/linux_walmart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/03/11/linux_walmart/index.html?source=rss The store won't restock the $200 computers. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/04/15/groklaw/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/04/15/groklaw/index.html?source=rss A litigious blitzkrieg by the anti-Linux crusader the SCO Group has been enraging open-source developers for months. But SCO's attack has ignited its own counterreaction. By Sam Williams Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/12/22/the_year_in_linux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/12/22/the_year_in_linux/index.html?source=rss While a small Utah company launches a frontal assault on free software, the rest of the globe is saying: Gimme some of that! By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/13/sco_suit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/13/sco_suit/index.html?source=rss A federal judge issues a ruling that seems to shut down a software company's multibillion-dollar claim to own the open-source operating system. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/10/microsoft_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/10/microsoft_china/index.html?source=rss The story starts with a Fortune magazine article, and ends in the second century B.C. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/02/microsoft_linux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/02/microsoft_linux/index.html?source=rss Microsoft and Novell make a deal to support free software? By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/08/18/sco_ibm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/08/18/sco_ibm/index.html?source=rss SCO claims IBM and Linux have ripped off its old program code. Linux advocates say that's bunk. Nothing will become clear until SCO shows its hand in court. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/03/sco_linux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/06/03/sco_linux/index.html?source=rss A software company launches a billion-dollar suit against the open-source operating system's biggest backer, IBM -- and only succeeds in underscoring Linux's strength. By Matt Dorn Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/05/07/free_software_argentina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/05/07/free_software_argentina/index.html?source=rss In Argentina, a miserable economy is encouraging computer users to look for low-cost, nonproprietary solutions. Bill Gates is paying attention. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/03/03/desktop_linux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/03/03/desktop_linux/index.html?source=rss Desktop open-source operating systems are ready for prime time and available from Wal-Mart. But if they look and act just the same as software from Redmond, what's the point? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/10/31/taiwan_flag/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/10/31/taiwan_flag/index.html?source=rss Fearing the Taiwanese flag would irk China, Red Hat yanked it from its version of Linux -- and started an international geek uproar. By Sam Williams Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/09/26/piracy_unlimited/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/09/26/piracy_unlimited/index.html?source=rss Evidence is mounting that cracking down on software copyright infringement may not be good for business. Case study: Microsoft in China. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/27/open_source_politics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/27/open_source_politics/index.html?source=rss A San Diego lawyer says California's state government should be forced to dump Microsoft in favor of open-source alternatives. But can free software get into politics without getting dirty? By Sam Williams Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/31/va_exodus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/07/31/va_exodus/index.html?source=rss With the promise of stock riches now a distant dream, VA Linux's former programmers keep the open-source faith. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/04/02/stallman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/books/2002/04/02/stallman/index.html?source=rss A new biography of Richard Stallman looks at how the free software mastermind got to be so single-mindedly stubborn. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/02/08/microsoft_programmer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/02/08/microsoft_programmer/index.html?source=rss A programmer's account of life at the evil empire is surprisingly un-Borg-like. By Michael J. Hammel Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/01/linux_hollywood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/11/01/linux_hollywood/index.html?source=rss Who says free software is passé? Hollywood's special-effects industry can't get enough of the operating system built by hackers, for hackers. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/06/12/monopoly_redux/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/06/12/monopoly_redux/index.html?source=rss No longer cowed by the feds, the colossus of Redmond returns to business as usual. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/05/03/microsoft_gpl/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/05/03/microsoft_gpl/index.html?source=rss Bill Gates and Co. say open-source software harms technological innovation -- but the attack from Redmond could easily backfire. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/04/24/torvalds_bio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/04/24/torvalds_bio/index.html?source=rss Linus Torvalds' autobiography reveals a geek's geek who is changing the world, just for the heck of it. By Ed Frauenheim Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/06/sourceforge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/06/sourceforge/index.html?source=rss At VA Linux's SourceForge, thousands of programmers are collaborating for both love and money. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/02/15/unamerican/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2001/02/15/unamerican/index.html?source=rss Microsoft says open-source software is un-American. Has the company completely lost its mind? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/02/05/hacker_ethic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2001/02/05/hacker_ethic/index.html?source=rss Work should be play, says a new book that sets forth the emerging ethical code of free-software programmers.