Tag: Developments

Skype going OPEN

Skype announced that It’s developing a “Open Source” version of Skype on Linux.

Customers has expressed concerns in comments saying the Skype’s Internet Protocol software might remain closed.

Skype didn’t announce a date, however they said Open Source version will be available in a nearest future. But users are asking the company to name a date on their blog.

Source: theinquirer.net

BeOS – An Introduction

Now you might be thinking what BeOS is? I’m just going to tell a bit about this project.

BeOS was an operating system for personal computers which began development by Be Inc in 1991.Its a closed source software. It was 1st written to run of Be Box.  BeOS GUI was developed based on the principles of clarity and a clean, uncluttered design. It also have access to command line through Bash.

It was a competitor to Microsoft Windows & Linux, However it was unable to achieve market. Today BeOS is used and developed by small population of Enthusiasts.

Source: Wikipedia

Google Chrome on Linux

Don’t get excited, stable version isn’t released yet. Google says an early developer channel version is available, but don’t download it unless your a developer. More info on Google.

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