The Linux operating system and open-source software in general gained their first foothold on networked server computers in 2002, and emboldened advocates began a push to desktop computers as well.
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Michael Robertson, CEO of software company Lindows, has revealed himself as the formerly anonymous donor of $200,000 in prize money in a contest to translate the Linux operating system to Microsoft's Xbox video game console.
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OSNews has posted an article: "Desktop Linux for the Home: How and Why?"
IBM nearly recouped the $1 billion it said it invested in the Linux operating system in 2001, the head of IBM's four server groups is expected to announce Wednesday.
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I'd like to wish everyone here a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2003.
ZDNet has posted a news story on MandrakeSoft
Sun Microsystems Inc. is giving its grid portal technology to the open-source community.
The Santa Clara, Calif., company has been beta testing its Grid Engine Portal portlet technology, which integrates Sun ONE (Open Net
Environment) Grid Engine software with Sun ONE Server Portal. The integration enables users to securely access their enterprise or resource grid remotely via a Web browser, rather than having to be tied directly into the grid system, said John Tollefsrud, grid marketing manager for Sun.
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The Santa Clara, Calif., company has been beta testing its Grid Engine Portal portlet technology, which integrates Sun ONE (Open Net
Environment) Grid Engine software with Sun ONE Server Portal. The integration enables users to securely access their enterprise or resource grid remotely via a Web browser, rather than having to be tied directly into the grid system, said John Tollefsrud, grid marketing manager for Sun.
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic) and Sony Corporation on Wednesday said that they would work together to develop a distribution of Linux for consumer-electronics devices.
The fruits of the two companies' labors will be published under the General Public License (GPL). No timetable was given for the development of the Linux OS, nor its publication.
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The fruits of the two companies' labors will be published under the General Public License (GPL). No timetable was given for the development of the Linux OS, nor its publication.
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Linux software maker Red Hat Inc. achieved its first quarterly profit in the third quarter of its 2003 fiscal year ended Nov. 30, boosted by growing sales of its enterprise server operating system.
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CNET News has posted a news story on Mandrake's Multi Network Firewall Software
OS Opinion has posted an article on the Linux desktop
TheOpenEnterprise has posted an article on PHP 5. Thanks Mark.
O'Reilly has posted an article on Samba 2.2 and the upcoming 3.0 release.
Thanks Clutch for this one:
Slashdot has posted a news story that the new version of Mono includes a working version of ASP.NET
Slashdot has posted a news story that the new version of Mono includes a working version of ASP.NET
Hewlett-Packard has signed a partnership with Linux NetworX under which each company will use technology from the other for lower-cost supercomputers, the companies plan to announce Wednesday.
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The growing popularity of Linux will force Microsoft to bring its software to the Unix clone starting in late 2004, a research firm predicted Monday in a study that Microsoft promptly disputed.
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Programmers have found a bug in newer versions of the Linux operating system that, under unusual circumstances, could cause systems to drop data.
The data-loss bug afflicts the newest 2.4.20 version of the heart, or kernel, of Linux. The new kernel was released Nov. 28 in Linux companies' updates but is not yet a part of their packaged products.
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The data-loss bug afflicts the newest 2.4.20 version of the heart, or kernel, of Linux. The new kernel was released Nov. 28 in Linux companies' updates but is not yet a part of their packaged products.
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By dropping software from Microsoft and avoiding "Intel inside," retailer Wal-Mart Stores is offering a $199 computer it says is a hot seller on its Web site, attracting novices looking for a way onto the Internet as well as high-end users wanting a second box.
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Saw over PCLinuxOnline:
Dirk Mueller, release coordinator for KDE 3.1, announced today in a mail to the KDE development mailinglist that KDE 3.1 will be most likely delayed till 2003 due to pending security issues.
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Dirk Mueller, release coordinator for KDE 3.1, announced today in a mail to the KDE development mailinglist that KDE 3.1 will be most likely delayed till 2003 due to pending security issues.
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PCLinuxOnline reports that KDE3.1 Final may be delayed again
