I will turn down free beer software in favor of freedom software when both exist. If you don't know the difference, that's OK. You cannot see the source code for the video drivers from ATI, for ...

Even the most Microsoft-ardent developer will know web hosts favour Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP over Windows, IIS, ASP.NET and SQL Server. Thanks to virtualisation the days of dual booting are over.

Last week, Ars reported that Microsoft was delaying its Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 release until 2007. This week, the company wants to curb any thoughts of trouble in its Virtual Server world, stating ...

Win4Lin Virtual Desktop Server (www.win4lin.com) is a client/server virtualization solution that can be used to migrate an organization from an expensive and high-maintenance Windows infrastructure to ...

Microsoft Corp. today announced that it will give away its Virtual Server R2 for free, a move seen as reflecting the furiously competitive virtualization software market. This is Microsoft’s second ...

It's been a while since we've had a hardcore Geek Sheet installment, and I promise that this one will be a real winner. The LinuxICs for Hyper-V, which are in Release Candidate status and are ...

A few months ago when VMware released a free VMware Player, I challenged Microsoft to do the same. Not only has Microsoft answered, but they've gone a step further and made their Virtual Server 2005 ...

IBM and Canonical Inc. today announced a virtualized software bundle with Lotus desktop applications running on top of Ubuntu Linux that they say is far cheaper than running Microsoft Corp.’s Office ...