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Desktop Android, HyperSpace, and the Future of Desktop Linux

While a lot of the 2009 predictions about open source and Linux are rosy, here is a decidedly negative take from Datamation. Among the predictions: The marginal run that Ubuntu and OpenOffice had for the desktop will come to a screeching halt, and a desktop derivative of Google Android (which is Linux-based) will be a surprise success. Some of the points made are good, but some I definitely disagree with.


OStatic Buffer Overflow......

2009 and the open source rollup.....

Open source in 2008: Everything but interest is up.....

Android-powered OpenMoko FreeRunner smartphone spotted.....

Unlock a goldmine of knowledge on your Linux desktop.....



Pundits Weigh in On Open Source's Future

InfoWorld has has a thoughtful piece up on the future of open source. It features a slideshow with interesting, Confucius-worthy input and predictions from many open source pundits, including Alfresco VP and blogger Matt Asay, Google's opensource chief Chris DiBona, and Bruce Perens, creator of the Open Source Definition. Here are some of the points they made that really stood out.


A Peek at Lenovo's iPhone-Like Android Phone

As we've noted before, the T-Mobile G1 or Google phone, based on Android, is doing better than expected. In 2009, many Android phones are going to be appearing, and as applications and innovative designs proliferate, they could give the iPhone a run for its money. Today, photos are appearing of Lenovo's Ophone, which is an Android phone that it has slated for delivery in China. Does this thing look exactamundo like the iPhone or what?


Operating System Grist for the Google Rumor Mill

Last week, Net Applications reported Microsoft's operating system share had fallen below the 90 percent mark on the 40,000 or so websites where it gathers its traffic statistics. InternetNews is reporting that Net Applications made another interesting, if puzzling, discovery.

It seems the statistics gathered from Google.com (this only includes Google employees -- not the public using the search engine) were showing that a third of these users were accessing sites with an unknown operating system. It's more interesting when you consider that proxy servers block all identifying information, but the Google.com unknown systems only had the operating system information obscured.

Theories abound, of course, as to what Google might have up its sleeve. There's the Google is bringing Android to the PC school of thought, and the networking application infrastructure development theory.



Symbian Foundation Details its Mobile OS Plans--AT&T Buying In?

The Symbian Foundation has now made its plans clear for the delivery of an open source Symbian mobile operating system. The first version will be ready in the first half of next year. The foundation has also announced a number of new partners, including AOL, Cell Telecom, Intrinsyc, ISB Corporation, Trusted Logic and Xenient. The new partners join 58 others, including AT&T, Texas Instruments, ARM, Broadcom, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, EA Mobile, Freescale, and many more.


OStatic Buffer Overflow.....

An Australian Android phone arrives.....

Open sourcing an existing operating system is like turning around a tanker.....

Open source does not need new buzzwords.....

Slicing up Sun.....

The waning of pure play open source.....