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Open source group puts the gloss on FOSS
The push within Australia to give open source software major grip in government and large organisations has been boosted by the formation of a new representative body, Open Source Industry Australia.
Public sector urged to use open source
Public sector organisations should consider using open source software on desktops as well as servers, the government's spending watchdog said last week.
Solutions 2004: feel the PHP experience
The professional association PHP Quebec organizes the largest conference dedicated to PHP and Free Software in Canada, on March, Thursday 25th and Friday 26th 2004. The conference will be hosted by the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Montreal, Quebec.
Gentoo Weekly Newsletter - Volume 3, Issue 9
Gentoo Linux is proud to announce the release of Gentoo Linux 2004.0 for the x86, AMD64, PowerPC, Sun SPARC, and SGI MIPS architectures. Additionally, the Gentoo Hardened team is announcing the inaugural release of a security-enhanced Gentoo platform for the x86 architecture.
Open source Linux influencing IT investments says CEO panels
Customers are leveraging IT investments to get more out of existing systems was the consensus of a panel of CEOs at the San Francisco Software 2004 conference. Infoworld reports that panelists pointed to Linux and open source, as well as outsourcing, as examples of growth areas in IT. During the
Swapping Red Hat for a Fedora
When asked about Fedora, I've always offered the same response - it's meant for those who want to stay on the bleeding edge of Linux development. I feel that Fedora is more a change of concept and mindset for Red Hat users and developers rather than being merely a Linux distribution.
Alabama latest state to present open source software bill
Alabama, with Senate Bill 276, is the latest state to introduce a bill concerning the use of open source software in the public sector.
IBM has $1bn to wean developers from Microsoft
IBM will attempt to lure the developers with co-marketing deals, free software, low-cost development tools and access to large customer accounts - if they agree to translate their applications to run on IBM software platforms. The move is part of Mr Palmisano's strategy to invigorate the world's largest computer company before what he expects to be an upturn in global technology markets this year.
Slides from Brendan Eich's Mozilla Futures Talk at Developer Day ...
In the presentation, the Mozilla Foundation's Chief Architect outlined Mozilla's strengths and weaknesses and described a future strategy plan.
Fly Your Linux Box by Gyromouse
Reclaim your desktop space and explore new possibilities with a Gyromouse/compact keyboard suite. Pick it up off the table. Squeeze the trigger on the bottom and tilt your wrist slightly. The cursor instantly follows your every movement. It's accurate, wireless and projects the ultimate in techno appeal. It's an Ultra GT Gyromouse.
Debian alert: New Linux 2.2.20 packages fix local root exploit (i386+m68k+powerpc)
Paul Starzetz and Wojciech Purczynski of isec.pl discovered a critical security vulnerability in the memory management code of Linux inside the mremap(2) system call. Due to flushing the TLB (Translation Lookaside Buffer, an address cache) too early it is possible for an attacker to trigger a local root exploit.
Sixth Real-time Linux Workshop issues call for papers
The Sixth Real-time Linux Workshop, scheduled for Nov. 3-5, 2004, in the island city/nation of Singapore, has issued a call for papers. Interested speakers should submit a 2,000-word abstract on one of several pre-set topics by August 1, 2004.
LXer statement of position on matters pertaining to SCO
You may have noticed a complete lack of SCO-related news posted to LXer for the past couple days, click to find out why.
Embedded Linux standards -- to be or not to be?
The SD Times asks: "Should embedded Linux be standardized?" The article, by Edward J. Correia, discusses fragmentation and industry standards and focuses on standardization efforts from the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) and the newer Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF).
Gartner/Dataquest: Embedded Linux is now number one in Asia
Gartner/DataQuest and EE Times Asia have collaborated on a survey which has found embedded Linux to now be the most commonly used operating system among Asian embedded developers. The finding comes from a detailed study surveying over 800 embedded software developers in Asia.
Mini Interview with Xandros Executives
Today we feature a mini but interesting interview with Xandros executives, Dr. Frederick H. Berenstein (Chairman & CTO) and Ming Poon (VP of Software Development).
Novell's Linux strategy will pay off, but not immediately
Pundits expecting quick returns from Novell's recent forays into Linux are likely to remain disappointed as the combined entity sees little short-term revenue upside for the company in the Asia-Pacific in the near term.
Company bypasses network-attached storage for Linux clusters
A couple of years ago, Dynamic Graphics Group might have chosen network-attached storage (NAS) and not Linux for its new storage and delivery platform. But the company's IT gurus -- Todd Moore and Brian Kohles -- quickly discovered that NAS cost twice as much, delivers less I/O throughput and has fewer expansion options than a Linux cluster.
Sun deploys Linux in battle with Microsoft
Sun Microsystems' Koby Lif explains how his company will win market share among small and medium-sized enterprises in Israel - and the world.
Balance shifts toward open-source group, away from ELC
Whether it's cosmic developer equilibrium or just plain fate, the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) has been steadily shedding members while the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) has been drawing them in.
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