Why do GNOME and KDE compete for the Linux desktop?

Guarantee to open source developers dismissed as 'meaningless'.

With the free products on our new cover DVD, you need never buy software again. So why do we still keep paying?

Ubuntu the most popular distribution.

Developers fuming over Apple's heavy hand.

Latest Microsoft OS fails to woo community, who are still coding for XP and Windows 2003.

Code search tool reveals what lies within billions of lines of open source software code - and how developers are searching for terms like "Knuth" and "George Bush".

Moblin 2.0, the Linux based operating system designed for Atom netbooks, is due to come pre-installed on some Dell netbooks sold overseas from tomorrow.

Build in back-up and virtual desktops in the works for Apple users.

BusyBox developers ask judge to enforce open source license against device maker.

Security overlooked in Web 2.0 land grab.

Security overlooked in web2.0 land grab.

Microsoft has opened its Windows Marketplace for Mobile app store to developers, and as an incentive is offering prizes for the most popular apps submitted

Moblin 2.0, the Linux-based operating system (OS) designed for Atom netbooks, is due to come pre-installed on some Dell netbooks from tomorrow..

From Silicon Valley to Station X during the Second World War, why Romania is teeming with software developers, and Zhongguancun in China where Microsoft is building its Chinese headquarters.

Google is asking for suggestions on how to speed up the internet, and has launched an open conversation on the subject on a new site where developers can leave their ideas