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Sun to shed light on desktop Linux plans

General 8076 Published 2002-09-17 21:26 by Philipp Esselbach 0

InfoWorld has posted an article on Sun's desktop Linux plans

"Sun Microsystems is expected to unveil a Frankenstein-like desktop Linux strategy this week, combining various software elements developed in-house or by open-source community projects and third-party vendors."

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Red Hat to Simplify Desktop UIs

General 8076 Published 2002-09-17 21:20 by Philipp Esselbach 0

eWeek has posted an article on Red Hat

"Red Hat, the open-source and Linux technology provider, has moved to explain its decision to configure the KDE and GNOME desktop environments to look and behave in similar fashion in the upcoming release of Red Hat Linux."

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HP, Red Hat team on Linux workstation

General 8076 Published 2002-09-17 09:10 by Philipp Esselbach 0

CNET News reports that Hewlett-Packard has begun selling new workstations using Intel's Itanium 2 processor and a new higher-end version of Red Hat Linux:

Red Hat had planned to release its Advanced Workstation product in the first half of 2003, but accelerated the schedule as part of an expanded alliance, said Mike Evans, vice president of business development at Red Hat.

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Red Hat, IBM expand Linux deal

General 8076 Published 2002-09-16 15:55 by Philipp Esselbach 0

CNET News reports that Red Hat and IBM have expanded a partnership:

The multiyear deal, which will be announced Monday, boosts Red Hat's Advanced Server version, which comes with higher-end features than Red Hat's other versions of Linux. Red Hat, the top seller of the Linux operating system, has already signed deals under which IBM rivals Hewlett-Packard and Dell Computer back Advanced Server.

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Interested in doing Linux development for the WinTV-PVR 250/350?

General 8076 Published 2002-09-06 14:55 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Just received the follow from Anthony:

There may be a chance to do Linux development work (open source) for the WinTV-PVR-250 and 350. If you are interested, send an email message to me at shs@advertisnet.com with subject line "I'm Linux Developer" the follow info will be for forward to you.

Visit SHS Unofficial WinTV-PVR website

UnitedLinux Article

General 8076 Published 2002-09-05 05:07 by Philipp Esselbach 0

MozillaQuest has posted an article on LSB, UnitedLinux, and the Linux Market:

"Part of the phenomenal success of Linux has been the tremendous spirit of cooperation and camaraderie among the producers of Linux distributions. Through that spirit of cooperation and camaraderie, as well as the efforts of the entire Linux community, Linux has managed to eat away some at Microsoft's dominance in the operating system arena.

Nevertheless, Microsoft still owns some 85% to 90% of the personal-computer operating-system market. If Linux is to become more of a major player in that operating system arena, it has its work cut out for it."

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Ogg Vorbis tunes in to hardware

General 8076 Published 2002-09-04 14:12 by Philipp Esselbach 0

CNET News has posted an article on Ogg Vorbis:

"Ogg Vorbis, an audio format created to provide a royalty-free alternative to MP3, could at last be making its way into portable digital audio players.

The format reached a milestone 1.0 release earlier this year, and now the Xiph.org Foundation, which coordinates Ogg Vorbis development, has released an open-source Ogg Vorbis player that will work with ordinary digital music player hardware. Xiph has also offered to give hardware makers free engineer time to help them integrate the format into their offerings."

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$199 Lindows PC at Walmart

General 8076 Published 2002-08-31 02:44 by Philipp Esselbach 0

CNET News reports that Walmart has a new Lindows based PC for $199:

"Taiwan chipmaker Via helped drop the PC price bar a little lower Friday, announcing that it will supply the processors for a new line of Wal-Mart PCs that start at $199.

The new $199 PC, available now at Wal-Mart's shopping site, will use Lindows and an 800MHz version of Via's C3 processor. It does not come with a monitor."

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Another free shell server

General 8076 Published 2002-08-28 05:13 by Philipp Esselbach 0

I recently came across an article on slashdot where soemone has created they're own free shell server run on openbsd. Well I thought this was a great idea, so I decided to create my own free shell server located at http://freeshells.linuxhelpnetwork.net and base it on linux, because linux just rocks

. I am providing this service 100% free, as a learning experience for both me and you

Red Hat: Next Redmond?

General 8076 Published 2002-08-27 17:49 by Philipp Esselbach 0

eWeek has posted an article "Red Hat: Next Redmond?":

"Red Hat's dominance is worrisome to some industry players, who say the Raleigh, N.C., company needs effective competition to prevent it from becoming a Microsoft Corp. among Linux vendors and to ensure the operating system continues to develop in an open way."

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Caldera name change puts Unix first

General 8076 Published 2002-08-27 02:20 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Saw over CNET News that Caldera is changing its name to the SCO Group:

"Caldera International announced on Monday that it is changing its name to the SCO Group, hoping SCO's greater brand recognition will draw more attention to the company."

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The Linux developer lifestyle, exposed

General 8076 Published 2002-08-23 05:40 by Philipp Esselbach 0

CNET News has posted an article about Linux developers:

"According to a new survey, open-source software developers are mostly men in their twenties, and they vastly favor the Debian operating system distribution. The "Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS)" report also found that although many might not make a living from their open-source activities, they spend a serious amount of time on them."

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ReBorn Audio Tool is "Dead"

General 8076 Published 2002-08-22 14:50 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Saw over LinuxOrbit that the ReBorn audio software has been removed due to possible copyright difficulty:

"I have today been instructed by Propellerhead Software to remove ReBorn from my Website. The ReBorn user interface falls foul of the copyright inherent in the ReBirth product and is consequently an infringement of Propellerhead Software's rights."

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Pictures from LinuxWorld 2002

General 8076 Published 2002-08-19 14:08 by Philipp Esselbach 0

OSNews has posted pictures from the LinuxWorld Expo 2002:

"A few days ago, we published our special report from LinuxWorld. Now, it is time to check out some of the pictures we took from the expo!"

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Linux Desktops on the Way, or Against the Wall?

General 8076 Published 2002-08-19 11:39 by Philipp Esselbach 0

eWeek has posted two Linux/Open Source related articles:

Linux Destops on the Way?
Linux vendors are showing a renewed interest in developing a desktop version of the operating system to challenge Microsoft Corp. But many corporate users are simply not ready for-or not interested in-such a product.

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Open-Source databases making inroads in enterprise
The creators of the open-source databases MySQL and PostgreSQL are trying to push them further into the enterprise with new features aimed at better support for transactions, database recovery and replication.

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Neverwinter Nights Linux Screenshot

General 8076 Published 2002-08-17 17:50 by Philipp Esselbach 0

Bioware has posted a screenshot from the Linux Version of Neverwinter Nights

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MySQL database popular but limited

General 8076 Published 2002-08-16 14:24 by Philipp Esselbach 0

InfoWorld has posted a report on MySQL:

"MySQL is integral to Sun Microsystems' integrated open-source software stack, but developer MySQL AB freely admits it's not yet the cure-all alternative to the IBM DB2 or Oracle 9i databases."

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Linux makes a run for government

General 8076 Published 2002-08-16 10:02 by Philipp Esselbach 0

CNET News has posted two Linux related news:

Linux makes a run for government
"A technology policy think tank is campaigning to win Linux a greater role in government by offering to act as a central repository for a federally certified version of the open-source operating system. "

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Linux users march on city hall
"A small but enthusiastic crowd of Linux lovers hits the streets of San Francisco on Thursday, hoping to trumpet the virtues of open source to lawmakers and voters. "

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Verizon switches to Linux, OpenOffice

General 8076 Published 2002-08-16 02:42 by Philipp Esselbach 0

ZDNet reports that Verizon switch to Linux/OpenOffice:

"Telecommunications company Verizon Communications saved $6 million in equipment costs by moving its programmers to Linux computers, the company said Wednesday."

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LinuxWorld Coverage

General 8076 Published 2002-08-15 16:00 by Philipp Esselbach 0

OSNews has posted their LinuxWorld coverage:

"This was my first Linux-related exhibition, so I did not exactly know what to expect. Jill from DesktopLinux came by the house and picked me up this morning (thanks Jill

and we arrived there around 10:40 AM, with lots of enthusiasm and some expectations for a nice geek show. However, it seems that this year's LinuxWorld is much more corporate than expected. Which is both a good and a bad thing for the Linux universe. "

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