Driver Heaven has posted an article on Linux gaming
This article introduces a new feature of the Rational Application Developer (IRAD) and Rational Software Architect (RSA) products, one that allows you to automatically validate Java code against a pre-defined set of rules and best practices. Code Review is designed to help you detect many well-known causes of problems in Java and Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE Platform) applications. Free Rational Application Developer download for Linux can be found here as well as the download for other platforms.
Wrap up reports and reviews are in and SCALE 3x, the third annual Southern California Linux Expo appears to have been a huge success, with over 900 attendees, 30 seminars and 42 booths on their exhibit floor. Linux Journal and FedoraNews ( 1, 2, 3) have their articles online. In addition LinuxQuestions.org's LQRadio has a series of interviews available as mp3. They include interviews with Flight Gear booth, LinuxChix LA and Brion Vibber of Wikipedia. They plan to release more interviews with Linux Astronomy, LAMPSIG, and SCALE's PR Director Orv Beach in the near future. Pictures and presentation slides are also available on the SCALE website.
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OSDir has posted a screenshot tour of amaroK 1.2
CoolTechZone has posted an article: The Search for the Perfect Linux Distribution
IBM releases XL C/C++ ( a high-performance optimizing compiler ) to Linux developers. XL C/C++ provides high compile and execution performance, parallel programming APIs, memory management debug routines, and runtime dynamic linking.
Judge criticizes the "astonishing" lack of evidence, but denies Big Blue's request to defang SCO's claims.
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OSDir has send words that GNUstep 0.9.4 has been released and posted also a screenshot tour
IBMs Agent Building and Learning Enviroment (ABLE) version 2.2 is a Java framework, component library, and productivity tool kit for building intelligent agents using machine learning and reasoning on Linux. With this tool, developers can implement their own AbleBeans and AbleAgents and plug them into ABLE's Agent Editor. Here's a related article that shows how to perform root-cause analysis with the Autonomic Management Engine and ABLE components.
HP is working to build support for 64-processor Integrity Superdome models into the two prevailing versions of Linux sold today.
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OSDir has posted a screenshot slideshow of Mozilla Sunbird 0.2
In the Linux environment, Rational Purify provides a comprehensive solution for finding errors and memory leaks. This article features a simple C program and a more complex C++ program that gives you a good idea of how you can successfully integrate Purify into your Linux development environment with very little effort.
SCALE 3x will be held this weekend in Los Angeles at the LA Convention Center. Speakers include Kevin Foreman (Real Networks), Jon Hall (Linux International), Larry McVoy (CEO BitMover), Marc Hamilton (Sun) & 30 other sessions. In addtion to the talks there will be over 40 exhibitors including IBM & Novell. IBM will demo the new OpenPower 710. If you're in LA drop by on 2/12-2/13. There will also be a dinner and GPG Key Signing party. For a free exhibit hall pass register with the promo code "FREE" or a discounted full access pass with "NEWSP".
"Software patents are clearly a problem," Linux founder Linus Torvalds says at the OSDL Linux Summit.
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Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) has raised $4.25 million to fund a new organization that will provide free legal services to open-source developers. The organization, called the Software Freedom Law Center, is expected to eventually employ as many as 15 full-time lawyers.
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xCAT (Extreme Cluster Administration Toolkit) is a toolkit that can be used for the deployment and administration of complex Linux clusters. It makes simple clusters easy and complex clusters possible. The new release of Version 1.2.0-pre8 provides major enhancements for IPMI-based service processors and support for Werewolf-style, diskless computation nodes. ChangeLog.pdf contains in-depth details of the update.
Use this free Diagnostic Tool to help you better understand information provided by your JVM (Java Virtual Machine) garbage collector. It will analyze critical issues in great detail such as quantities of heap memory involved, frequency of the garbage collection, time spent in different phases of garbage collection, and much more. Recently updated to manage very big heap sizes.
Desktop OS has posted an editorial about experiences in the Desktop Linux community
