NewsFactor has posted a report on Mandrake Linux
MontaVista Software will release on Wednesday a version of Linux for consumer-electronics devices, as the company seeks to have its software used in everything from karaoke machines to high-end television sets.
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NewsForge has posted a new article: The business of making Linux easier to use
SGI, a maker of high-end computers for technical tasks, has begun selling a new server running Linux on as many as 64 Itanium 2 processors, the company plans to announce Tuesday.
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A revamped version of key disk drive management software in Linux will be based on a project from a start-up, spurring a retreat by IBM programmers who had been working on competing software.
Sistina Software's LVM 2.0 will be included in the coming 2.6 version of the Linux kernel, while IBM's programmers working on competing software have refocused their work on volume management administration tools.
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Sistina Software's LVM 2.0 will be included in the coming 2.6 version of the Linux kernel, while IBM's programmers working on competing software have refocused their work on volume management administration tools.
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The predictions come from IDC and they reflect the fact that in the last few months Linux on the desktop has become a reality. It is now possible, for example, to buy a Linux-based PC (running LindowsOS) from Evesham. In the United States, Wal-Mart sells machines based on Lindows, Mandrake Linux and others. But though Linux may have its foot in the door, taking the next step to becoming a mainstream success is proving a more difficult proposition.
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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
