Sean Michael Kerner

A survey of 35,000 open source users found some mixed results and may have debunked deep-seated beliefs. The idea that open source users use only open

Against a backdrop of efforts aimed at remaking itself, Novell executives Monday seized the opportunity to help put its sizable Linux and system

New editions of Ubuntu's long-term support (LTS) Linux, code named 'Hardy Heron' (officially called Ubuntu 8.04), for both desktop and server editions

No piece of software is immune to defects, which is why it's important to use tools that help find and fix bugs. The latest Linux kernel features a new

One of the basic theories behind open source and its relative security is the fact that many eyeballs are looking at code to identify potential and real

While Microsoft Windows is built by an army of the software giant's paid engineers, Linux is written by a community of contributors. Yet, joining that

The latest vendor to go virtual: Red Hat. On Thursday, the Linux vendor announced the acquisition of privately held virtualization vendor Qumranet for

For years, Xen and VMware have been the virtualization technologies of choice for open source operating system (OS) vendors. With Red Hat's acquisition of

Cisco is no stranger to virtualization, but sometimes its networks have been strangers to virtual machines (VMs). That's about to change, as Cisco is

What does it take to build a company on the back of a non-commercial, open source project? The widely deployed, open source Java project management

The past year has seen strides in open source's place in the industry, cementing its role as a major force in the enterprise — with several key

IBM expanded its networking products portfolio Wednesday with new offerings from Juniper, Cisco and Brocade. The move enhances Big Blue's capacity to