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The Perfect Xen 3.0.3 Setup For Debian Sarge

This tutorial at HowtoForge provides step-by-step instructions on how to install Xen (version 3.0.3) on a Debian Sarge (3.1) system.

osCommerce is first class for second-tier toy retailer

  • IT Managers Journal; By Tina Gasperson (Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Oct 20, 2006 9:54 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Ty Simpson just wanted to get his hands on the Wiggles. His daughter was a big fan of the Australian music group for kids, but Simpson couldn't find any licensed products here in the United States. So, he decided to go into business, and started importing and selling Wiggles dolls, hats, books, DVDs, and other merchandise. Demand was so great that it didn't take Ty's Toy Box long to outgrow off-the-shelf, proprietary ecommerce systems.

Linux World Conference and Expo 2006 is Filled to Capacity

Surbiton, Surrey, United Kingdom, 10/20/2006 - LinuxWorld 2006 is set to be a huge success with more than 70 exhibitors filling the hall to capacity. The show, which is due to take place on 25th and 26th October in Olympia 2, London, will showcase the latest offerings and products from leading Linux companies such Oracle, Novell, Hewlett Packard, Scalix, Transtec, IBM and Sirius.

HP all-in-one device works great with Linux

I recently replaced both my Epson CX5400 All-in-one printer/scanner and my Brother MFC-210C fax/copier with a single all-in-one Hewlett-Packard Officejet 5610. Not only does the new product do more than both of the machines it replaced, it does it in less space. The price isn't real big, either.

Study: Worldwide Biz Open Source Deployment at 50 Percent

DC projects that open source will drive "vicious price competition" in the software industry, though it also adds that, "Price effects are a less important impact of open source adoption than the effect of open source on the entire life-cycle of software invention and innovation."

Nvidia posts graphics code tweaking tool

Could yield to 35 per cent more frames per second, apparentlyNvidia updated its suite of programming tools for graphics-intensive applications running under 32- and 64-bit incarnations of Windows and Linux. The tools target OpenGL and Direct3D apps that will render 3D imagery on the company's GPUs.

Bigger, longer, uncut: Oracle OpenWorld

Ellison holds hands with Sir Elton JohnAfter two years' buying other people's companies and merging Oracle World and Oracle Apps World, it can safely be said Oracle's annual call to Mecca has outgrown itself.

Organization to pay Debian developers begins work

A month after it was announced, Dunc-Tank, the unofficial organization to fund selected projects in Debian, is on track with its first experiments. The organization has defused active opposition to its experiment within Debian and is now ready to receive donations and to proceed with its plans.

Linux: GPLv3, DRM, and Exceptions

The following editorial was contributed byCiarán O'Riordan ofFSFE. Working for FSFE since April 2005, Ciarán has been raising public awareness and participating in public discussion on GPLv3 since the launch in January 2006 and contributes heavily toFSFE's GPLv3 project. Discussion draft 3 of GPLv3 is due in early November, approximately.

Ubuntu Weekly News #18

In This Issue: Behind Ubuntu: Matt Zimmerman, The Free Desktop turns 10 - KDE celebrates, Topics sought for next development summit, Edgy Changes and more.

Opera Says It Can Still Compete In Browser Battle

Oslo, Norway-based Opera, which develops the same-named browser for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and other desktop platforms, as well as miniature browsers for mobile phones and devices, owns less than one percent of the global browser market, according to Web metrics vendors. But its low numbers doesn't faze the company's chief technology officer, Hakon Wium Lie.

Think3 Unveils free2Design in China

"We are leveling the 2D software playing field in the developing world with proven and supported 2D production tools," said Joe Costello, CEO of think3. "Countries like China, whose low manufacturing cost structure made it virtually impossible to afford the very CAD software they require to do business, now have a free source for licensed and supported software that legitimizes their product development globally -- they are truly now free to design."

China's Sun Wah Linux revs up

After collecting feedback from its users for five months, China's Sun Wah project team on Thursday introduced a revised version of its Debian-based distribution: Sun Wah Linux 1.5r2. The distro employs a 2.6.17 kernel and the GNOME desktop interface.

Linux desktop vendor Xandros reorganizes

On October 18, Linux distributor Xandros was reorganized, resulting in the loss of at least five jobs and a change in CFOs. The company, which positions its desktop-oriented Linux distribution as an easy migration path from Windows, has never gained significant momentum in the market.

Red Hat Vows Better Instructions for Beta OS

The beta release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 has some "warts," a Red Hat executive said Thursday, adding that the company will improve its documentation for the second beta release, particularly concerning virtualization.

Applied Biosystems simplify DNA methylation with free software

  • LabTechnologist.com; By Wai Lang Chu (Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Oct 20, 2006 5:11 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Applied Biosystems introduces a new software tool that aims to simplify DNA methylation research aiding researchers to further their understanding of this process in the genetic basis of complex diseases, such as cancer.

League of Technical Voters codeathon raises visibility

Silona Bonewald, the founder of the League of Technical Voters, wants to get technical people more engaged in civic processes. She also wants politicians and governmental agencies to appreciate the impact of technology on their activities and the valuable resource technical experts offer them. To help achieve these twin goals, Bonewald organized a codeathon last weekend in Austin, Texas.

Debian and the Creative Commons

Terry Hancock at FreeSoftware Magazine have blogged long and good about the issues between Debian and Creative Commons

Report from BSP Marathon - Munich, 14 - 15 Oct 2006

The weekend of the 14th-15th October saw my third BSP in as many weekends, this time in Munich. Andreas Barth was in charge of the organisation, and the LiMux development team were kind enough to host us for the weekend at their offices in the centre of the city.

Planning for Ubuntu 7.04 - the"Feisty Fawn"

With the final release of Ubuntu 6.10 approaching, and apparently set to be spot on schedule October 26th, we're starting to look beyond it to Ubuntu 7.04, scheduled for release on 19 April 2007.

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