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Canonical seeks profit from free Ubuntu

Canonical is the 65-employee start-up behind a popular version of Linux called "Ubuntu". The company is betting that it can win a place in the market using a strategy that dominant Linux seller Red Hat has dropped.

Linux-powered multimedia distribution system wows CEDIA crowd

A Linux-based home multimedia distribution system generated the loudest buzz at this year's CEDIA (custom electronic design and installation association) trade show, according to Computer Reseller News, which has published a feature article previewing Monster's ultra-high-end "Einstein" system, expected to ship in March.

Google Loves Open Source WiFi

At the first community meeting for San Francisco WiFi1 earlier this week, Google fielded questions from vocal community advocates2, but also showed off what kind of hardware users would likely need to access the planned free network.

Desktop FreeBSD: 64-bit Future

  • OFB.biz: Open for Business; By Ed Hurst (Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Oct 6, 2006 7:54 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Consumer grade machines with 64-bit processors have been around for the past three years. At first it meant nothing, since the ones you could buy off the shelf came with 32-bit Windows XP. However, that's still the case, as 64-bit Windows drivers have lagged for most consumer hardware. Not so in the Open Source world, where the greatest source of complaints -- poor or missing drivers for some hardware -- is its greatest strength in the 64-bit arena.

Poll: No easy choice between open source, commercial

A recent poll undertaken by Methods & Tools magazine revealed that there is no easy answer to whether or not the quality of open source software development tools is comparable to commercial ones.

Easys GNU/Linux 3.0 released

Marcus Moeller has announced the release of version 3.0 of Easys GNU/Linux (formerly PocketLinux), a single-CD Slackware-based distro. The new release boasts a 2.6.17.13 Linux kernel and "full" KDE 3.5.4 desktop instead of the "KDE light" supplied in prior versions.

Final OpenXML Approval Draft May be Postedd by Ecma on Monday

  • ConsortiumInfo.org Standards Blog; By Andy Updegrove (Posted by Andy_Updegrove on Oct 6, 2006 6:06 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
According to a short "Tech Informer" article just posted at CIO.com, Ecma, the European IT standards organization on Monday may post "as early as Monday," the final approval draft of OpenXML, the document format specification contributed to Ecma by Microsoft in an effort to counter the momentum behind the OASIS and ISO adopted ODF.

Understanding JFace Data Binding in Eclipse

Make data synchronization easier with the new JFace data binding application programming interface (API). In Part 1 of the “Understanding JFace data binding in Eclipse” series, learn the basic API components and the pros and cons of data binding. In Part 2 dive in deeper to learn the core components of the JFace data binding API and more advanced topics such as tables, converters, and validation.

Red Hat Hires Top Channel Exec

Everyone in the channel business knows that Red Hat Inc. has never done all that well by its system integrator, value-added reseller, and solution provider partners. Things are about to change, however, with the hiring of Mark Enzweiler as its VP North American Channel Sales. Enzweiler is extremely well regarded in channel circles.

BLAG updates its Fedora-based distro

The BLAG project released an updated version of BLAG Linux, build 50002, last weekend. The single-CD, install-only distribution is based on Fedora Core 5, and sports a 2.6.17 kernel and a GNOME desktop.

Why (most) medium sized free software projects are doomed (or, IBM said “no”)

It’s no secret that I love free software; you don’t decide to start a magazine about it and stick with it for years unpaid if you don’t. While making Free Software Magazine, I learned a lot about free software and its ecology. What I discovered was sometimes exciting, sometimes disheartening.

SOA software guy from Sun walks up toThe Reg and says ...

Rich Green, Sun Microsystems' new software chief, thinks his rivals are "hung up" on service oriented architectures (SOA), and are failing to grasp the bigger picture.

Linux servers key driver of ICT industry growth, says OECD

The OECD has issued the latest edition of its biannual Information Technology outlook, saying it expects the industry to grow by six percent in 2006 and identifying the main growth drivers as being Internet-related investments, Linux servers, digital storage, personal digital assistants and new portable consumer products.

Vista gets Cute (Qt)

Qt (pronounced Cute) is perhaps best known as the application development framework behind the open source KDE (define) Linux desktop. It's now ready to build applications for the competing GNOME (define) Linux desktop and is ready for Windows Vista as well.

Installation-Free J2EE Client Application

  • IBM/alphaWorks (Posted by bex84 on Oct 6, 2006 12:47 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: IBM
IBM Client Application Tool for JMS is a standalone J2EE client application that does not require any installation and allows testing of messaging infrastructures without writing any JMS client code.

Linux on Your Smartphone

The Linux-based A1200 mobile phone (a.k.a the "MOTOMING") from Motorola is a clamshell unit solidly constructed around a minimalist design. The phone is compact but feels just heavy enough to be taken serious. The black (actually “Licorice”) rubberized body sports chrome-finish detailing along the sides and front panel.

ReviewLinux.Com: First Look at Mandriva Powerpack 2007

  • ReviewLinux.Com; By Michael Perks (Posted by ReviewLinux on Oct 5, 2006 11:12 PM EDT)
ReviewLinux.Com takes a look at the new Mandriva Powerpack 2007. This Linux distro is impressive but will it handle itself when up against the likes of the upcoming Ubuntu 6.10 or even Red Hat's development playmate Fedora Core 6? We guess at ReviewLinux.Com that time will tell. Come and visit our screentour and commentary

Get your FLAC on with MP3FS

I don't know if the folks at Xiph.org can live day-in and day-out using only the free Vorbis, FLAC, Speex, and Theora codecs, but the rest of us routinely run into consumer devices that don't recognize and support them. But with a little help from Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) and MP3FS, you cross one incompatibility off that list. MP3FS lets you mount a directory hierarchy of FLAC audio files and transparently present them as MP3s to software and hardware devices alike.

How to "bus-proof" your open source project

  • IT Managers Journal; By Brian W. Fitzpatrick (Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Oct 5, 2006 9:38 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
People often talk about a software project's bus factor -- the number of people on your project that need to get hit by a bus to leave you with no one familiar with your codebase. In the open source world, the disappearance of even one developer can herald the death of your project -- if you don't prepare in advance.

Review: Ohio LinuxFest Logs Another Big Year

Last weekend marked the Ohio LinuxFest in Columbus, Ohio, where 1,000 attendees gathered once again to share knowledge and fellowship about their favorite operating system. Buckeye reporter Ian Hodge attended the conference and filed this review.

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