Austin, Texas based Buffalo Technology is shipping an inexpensive PowerPC development platform — roughly the size of a toaster — that comes with Linux and a variety of open source software. The Kuro Box sells for $160, and can be used by embedded hobbyists to build all sorts of network-attached storage and other… (more…)

Black Duck Software has hired Larry Rosen as senior advisor. The highly respected open source lawyer will provide legal and market guidance to the company, which markets intellectual property rights management software to corporate users of Linux and other open source software. (more…)

The French Ministry of Defense will put up €7 million over the next three years to fund an industrial consortium building a Linux-based operating system that can achieve EAL5 certification. The coalition includes Bertin Technologies, SURLOG, Jaluna, Mandrakesoft, and OPPIDA. (more…)

Prentice Hall has published a book about open source licenses by well-known intellectual property lawyer Larry Rosen. Open Source Licensing: Software Freedom and Intellectual Property Law is a plain-English guide to open source law for developers, managers, users, and… (more…)

Kontron has introduced a new member of its family of compact, ETX form-factor single board computers (SBCs). The new ETX-P3T SBC is based on an Intel Celeron processor supported by the Intel i815E chipset, and targets systems and devices using embedded Linux and other OSes. (more…)