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The Future of Computing Part 3: Death of the PC
At the end of Part 2 (Part 1 is here) I asserted that a new force would enter the world of computing completely changing the landscape. I stated that Microsoft will lose this battle. I lied, there is more than one force, but one way or another there will be one result.
German Federal Finance Office installs new Linux mainframes
Enterprise-level open source software keeps scoring win after corporate win on the international front, in quicker fashion than it is making progress in the States. The latest item comes from the German Federal Finance Office (Bundesamt fuer Finanzen, or BfF), which announced Tuesday that it has installed two of the largest Linux-based mainframes in Europe after an 18-month testing period.
Sun Makes Solaris and Linux Faster With New x86 Based Systems
New Sun Fire(TM) V20z Server Featuring AMD Opteron Processors Power
Solaris(TM) and Linux up to 45 Percent Faster than Competition
Beating a Path to the Datacenter
Now, as the major Linux vendors are preparing new releases of their enterprise software based on Linux 2.6, it appears that the upstart open source operating system is poised to significantly narrow the feature gap between Linux and its older cousin, Unix.
"Did Too", "Did Not" - The IBM-SCO letters on Discovery Side by Side
More creativity from a Groklaw reader, a comparison, side by side, of what IBM said in its letter SCO needed to produce and SCO's reply. Enjoy.
London council ditches Linux plans
London's Newham Borough Council has ditched plans to move to an open source environment and will instead concentrate on negotiating a new deal with Microsoft that could act as a model for other public sector bodies.
Linux club helps firms hide from Microsoft
The Incubator Club is a forum where IT directors can exchange views and experiences related to open-source migrations, and one where problems can be identified and addressed.
Real-time Linux Powers Jet Engine Test
The trend to adopt real-time versions of embedded Linux got a boost last week, when aircraft engine builder Pratt & Whitney revealed that it used a Linux-based software kernel to test its new F135 engine, which will power the U.S. military's Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
Arch Linux: An End To My Distro Shuffle?
Arch Linux is a great distro for the expert user who want a customized Linux installation without the hassle of hunting for packages and dependencies. Let's face it, the fun of Linux is tweaking and customizing not configure; make; make install. It's an extremely well done distribution that just plain works. In the week or so that I've been running it exclusively, I haven't run across any negatives.
Conectiva alert: gaim
Stefan Esser found[1] several remote vulnerabilities in Gaim. A
remote attacker can use specially crafted network packets to exploit
at least one of these vulnerabilities and execute arbitrary code in
the context of the user running the program or cause a denial of
service condition.
Conectiva alert: vim
Georgi Guninski found[1] a vulnerability[2] in vim that can be
exploited to execute arbitrary commands when the user opens a text
file specially crafted by an attacker. The vulnerability resides in
the "modelines" feature, which allows one to place some VIM commands
inside of a text file.
The Secret World of ReiserFS
2004. (LindowsOS currently uses version 3 of ReiserFS.) SuSE Linux and Gentoo also use ReiserFS as their default filesystem. "[ReiserFS as Gentoo does.
Mozilla Previews Newest Open-Source Browser
The Mozilla Foundation Monday changed the name one last time of its next generation open-source browser, and launched a preview edition of the software that can be downloaded for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X.
LinuxCertified announces desktop training program
The two-day course offers a detailed overview of the operating system and its desktop productivity tools.
Telefonica Deutschland is migrating operations to Linux and saving over 50%
Red Hat ... today announced that Telefonica Deutschland GmbH has chosen Red Hat Enterprise Linux as their platform of choice for business operations. Telefonica, an integral provider of internet services and the second largest national IP carrier in Germany, is migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Linux from proprietary Unix.
Group sees Linux users unfazed by SCO suits
Linux customers are unlikely to be deterred by legal threats from SCO Group even while the outcome of SCO's legal battle with Novell remains undecided, according to a leading open-source group.
Solaris takes on Linux with Opteron
"Better to hop on the bandwagon, like IBM, then try to avert the inevitable," he said.
Legal Eagle Fires at SCO
Another salvo in the war between SCO Group (Quote, Chart) and the open source community was fired today, as the Open Source Development Lab issued a white paper charging that SCO's legal campaign over Linux copyrights is "headed for a wall."
Immediate ROI: How a Linux-based financial system paid for itself in three months
There's always time to hear how Linux can step right in and help an organization make or save money right away, right? To that end, here's another segment of our Immediate ROI series: a cheerful, real-life story with a good ending for your reading pleasure.
Now They Own It, Now They Don't: SCO Sues Novell to Stay Afloat
The SCO licensing campaign--which has been all bark and no bite since its introduction by way of threatening letters to the Fortune 1500 last summer--lost a wheel last month, and is now headed for the wall.
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