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Microsoft stands firm in 'Linux debate'
HP, Red Hat, Novell and Sun talking about open-source and Linux at this year's LinuxExpo--that's not news. But Microsoft joining in--now that's news.
Right software model still an open question
A LOT of people think open source is important because it produces better software. Whether it does or not is one of the great technology questions of the decade, and one the global software industry is struggling to answer. There is certainly no shortage of passionate debate.
Thinning down the Linux desktop
While many Linux vendors focus on creating fancy, full-featured desktops to compete with Windows, some experts assert that a better approach for companies is to think thin.
Gentoo Weekly Newsletter - Volume 3, Issue 17
This week's Gentoo newsletter is now available for your perusal.
Mozilla Foundation Holds Future Strategy Talks with GNOME Foundation
Mozilla Foundation has held talks with the GNOME Foundation to discuss future collaboration. The minutes of the meeting, which took place via teleconference last Wednesday, reveal that the discussions covered the integration of Mozilla with GNOME, strategies to combat Microsoft Longhorn technologies (especially XAML), duplication of technology between the two projects and the default Linux browser.
Thoughts about Linspire's approach
Reading the comments at some Web sites about Linspire's new open source applications Nvu, Lsongs, and Lphoto inspired me to have a closer look at my own feelings about the three applications, Linspire CEO Michael Robertson's person, and his aggressive way of selling his product.
Will Lindows IPO Be Robertson's Encore to MP3.com IPO?
Michael Robertson did it once, with MP3.com. Can he do it again with Lindows? Can bankers WRHambrecht and their OpenIPO process help him attract enough attention away from those investing in Google's IPO to raise the $57.5 million he's trying for this time round? (For MP3.com he raised six times that!)
Could IT Mood Swings Boost Enterprise Desktop Linux?
Linux on end users' desktops remains largely elusive for enterprises, but the open-source operating system could become more attractive as the demands of IT departments shift, said panelists and attendees at the Desktop Linux Summit 2004 here.
The People Behind KDE : Alexander Kellett
This week The People Behind KDE travels back to the 'Low Lands' or Netherlands where we visit the guy who is known for his 'gruesome green shorts', wants to marry into a KDE family and describes himself as 'very weird'. Are you anxious to find out more about this colorful personality? Than read all there is to know about Alexander Kellett!
Windows On Linux: Skepticism About "David" Surfaces
In a follow-up to our story last week about the new software presently codenamed "David" ("Linux vs Windows: Another Great OS Leap Forward On the Way?"), Ron Thomas casts a skeptical eye over the Web site and claims of the company behind the apparent breakthrough.
Compressing Web Content
Compressing Web content can produce a much faster site for users. Here's how to set it up and measure your success. Reducing costs is a key consideration for every IT budget. One of the items looked at most closely is the cost of a company's bandwidth. Using content compression on a Web site is one way to reduce both bandwidth needs and cost. With that in mind, this article examines some of the compression modules available for Apache, specifically, mod_gzip for Apache 1.3.x and 2.0.x and mod_deflate for Apache 2.0.x.
Microsoft needs some open-source fairy dust
Novell, Sun, IBM and HP have all managed to appropriate some of the positive kudos generated by the open-source community, leaving Microsoft looking cold and out of touch
A Standardized Open Source Network Authentication System
The open source community has mastered many challenges and has been successful in numerous areas. However, there is one glaring weakness that needs to be remedied.
IRC log: How open source projects can improve their PR
Saturday, NewsForge editor Robin "Roblimo" Miller hosted an IRC chat aimed at helping open source projects do better and more effective PR. This is the (lightly edited) log of that chat.
Mozilla Firefox Extension Update Screenshots
Ben Goodger has posted some screenshots of Mozilla Firefox's forthcoming Extension update feature. While some of this UI is in the latest Firefox nightly builds, none of it really works yet, so don't get too excited.
"Foreign Powers Will Deploy Spies to Infiltrate Linux," Argues O'Dowd
As per his promise last week, today sees the release of the second in the series of "Linux security white papers" written by the founder and CEO of Green Hills Software, Dan O'Dowd. His first paper ruffled the feathers of many in the Linux community; the second one is certain to provoke similar responses. But does O'Dowd have a point?
Open Source a Better Fit in Small Shops
eWEEK Labs often hears IT managers express a desire to loosen Microsoft Corp.'s grip on the office productivity market by deploying alternative office suites. The continuing maturation of open-source office applications, along with the fact that these applications have no licensing fees, makes such a move increasingly attractive—but not for all companies.
What would make Linux mainstream?
Linux backers foresee desktop gains - optimistic Linux will reach mainstream status, typically defined as 10 per cent market share or better, within the next five years. To get there, analysts say, developers and businesspeople behind Linux will need to make some changes. The user interfaces used by most Linux distributions are a good place to start, independent analyst Amy Wohl said. Some relatively simple cosmetic changes to make Linux look prettier and more similar to dominant Windows conventions would make a big difference, she said.
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