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Buyers lining up for Raspberry Pi's $25 PC

Raspberry Pi Foundation's $25 PC will become available by the end of this month, and buyers hope it could fill in as a low-power desktop, while being an alternative to the more expensive open-source hardware.
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Weave open-source data visualization offers power, flexibility

The project, three years in the making and still in beta, is just starting to be rolled out by government and planning agencies.

Kernel guru Greg Kroah-Hartman joins Linux Foundation

One of the principle maintainers of the Linux kernel, Greg Kroah-Hartman, has joined the Linux Foundation as a fellow, the same position held by Linux creator Linus Torvalds, the foundation announced.

Pentaho open sources 'big data' integration tools under Apache 2.0

BI vendor Pentaho is open sourcing a number of tools related to "big data" in its Kettle data-integration platform and has moved the project overall to the Apache 2.0 license, the company announced Tuesday.

Upstart Mobile OS Tizen Previews Code

An alpha release of the source code for the Tizen open-source operating system, aimed at giving Android and iOS a run for their money, is now available for download.

ISC seeks wider input for BIND 10

The Internet Systems Consortium is looking for a few more good programmers to bring the next generation of its open source BIND DNS server software to fruition.

Mozilla releases version 2.0 of its license

Mozilla announced Tuesday the release of version 2.0 of the Mozilla Public License (MPL), which provides compatibility with the Apache and GPL licenses, opening up a wider body of code for reuse by the Mozilla project.

Five open source technologies for 2012

Next year, if all goes according to plan, Red Hat will become the first open source software company to generate more than $1 billion a year in revenue. It will be a watershed moment for the open source community, who have long seen their approach of community-based development as a viable, even superior, alternative to traditional notions of how software should be written.

HP puts webOS on open-source track

Hewlett-Packard said it will "contribute" its webOS operating system to the open source community.

Hudson spinoff Jenkins gets commercial backing

Java platform-as-a-service cloud provider CloudBees has launched a commercial version of the Jenkins CI (continuous integration) platform, the company announced Wednesday.

The Grill: Doug Cutting

Hadoop creator Doug Cutting says he expects the surge in interest in the big-data storage and analytics framework to continue.

Look Who's Discovered the Virtues of Openness

The company's embrace of openness does not mean that it's forgoing profits.

Computerworld continuing coverage of Hadoop

Latest news, features and more on Hadoop.

Image gallery: Alfresco -- an open-source ECM alternative for SharePoint

Microsoft's SharePoint ECM system can be expensive; companies may be able to find an alternative in Alfresco, or make do with simpler document management systems.

Alfresco: An open-source ECM alternative for SharePoint

Microsoft's SharePoint ECM system can be expensive; companies may be able to find an alternative in Alfresco, or make do with simpler document management systems. Insider (registration required)

'Big data' prep: 5 things IT should do now

Ready or not, big data is coming. Here are 5 things IT managers can do today to prepare for the data deluge of tomorrow.

SUSE Linux top exec: Interoperability is key

In an exclusive interview, SUSE president and GM Nils Brauckmann talks about strategic partnerships, building clouds, and whether the economic downturn presents an opportunity for open source. Insider (registration required)

Why Big Data Is a Big Deal

Like 'the cloud,' the concept of 'big data' is the subject of a lot of hype and means different things to different people. Here's what it really means, who's really doing it, and what it could mean for the future of data mining.

7-Zip Compresses Files Efficiently

When people talk about file compression, they usually mean ZIP. In fact, they often make it into a verb--much like we "Google" things on the Internet, we "zip" files before sending them over email. But ZIP is just one compression format, and it isn't necessarily the best. Free, open-source utility 7-Zip supports ZIP, but also the much-improved 7z compression format. It's available in a 32-bit version and a 64-bit version.

Wearable Android

This image gallery accompanies the blog post Wearable Android? New platform promises futuristic Google gizmos