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On February 26th 2005, the KDE Project announced the first release candidate of KDE 3.4. Compile the sources (KDE 3.4 requirements list, "Konstruct" build script), download the "Klax" i486 GNU/Linux Live-CD (375 MB) or the first contributed binary packages. More packages may follow later. Please test the new features and report all bugs so that we can identify the show-stoppers to be fixed before the final release planned for 16th March. OSdir.com is the first to have screenshots of KDE 3.4 RC 1 and tuxmachines.org shows how customizable its look is.

Nick Piggin uploaded a series of patches for the 2.6 Linux kernel CPU scheduler aimed at improving multiprocessor support. Specifically, the patches focus on improving SMT (Symmetric MultiThreading), CMP (Cellular MultiProcessing), and NUMA (Non-Uniform Memory Architecture) scheduling behavior.

Two or three times each year, Macintosh enthusiasts go nuts over Apple's new product launches, and the company rides a wave of publicity from the resulting media attention. Open source projects would do well to study how Apple orchestrates this, because publicity is the key to attracting new users -- and new users are the lifeblood of the development model.

Too raw for enterprise use now, but the distribution's worth watching.

...I think that Microsoft's C++ compiler has violated the ISO language standard at least for the last three versions, and they are now fixing the bug in their C# compiler. Think of all that MS code out there that is broken!

Teachers' union trades paper forms for Web services and online transactions.

The drive to Linux and other open-source platforms presents a host of benefits.

We found that Solaris 10 has been torn from its SPARC-only roots now runs very quickly and very easily on generic 32-bit x86 Intel- and 64-bit Advanced Micro Devices-based servers. It also has new security features and supports a range of Linux applications. And it's free.

The United Kingdom is working to move all its local government services online by the end of 2005, because of an initiative spearheaded by Prime Minister Tony Blair called the Local Authorities Website National Projects (LAWs). In the process, APLAWs (sounds like "applause"), a huge open source content management project, has sprung up, and for UK local authorities, it appears to have risen head and shoulders above its proprietary competition.

If you're looking to hire a Linux sysadmin, you might need to rethink your hiring guidelines and practices.

The eXtensible Markup Language (XML) provides a flexible and efficient way to store, transmit, and express data. Many applications have adopted it as their sole data format, and the availability of comprehensive XML development libraries makes it easy to add support for XML to new and existing applications. The open source community has produced an impressive lineup of XML editing utilities. In this article we'll take a look at some of the most useful.

The Mozilla Foundation today released Mozilla 1.8 Beta 1, the first beta of the 1.8 cycle after a record-breaking six alphas.

WebSideStory has published some February 2005 United States browser usage figures as part of its latest Data Spotlight. According to the statistics, Mozilla Firefox's growth is slowing.

JBoss at its JBoss World 2005 conference in Atlanta next week will upgrade its Hibernate object-relational mapping software and debut service programs for open source projects and users of the vendor?s middleware.

An increasing number of storage players are showing up at Linux-related trade shows, which certainly makes sense as Linux transitions from being an operating system for wonks, hackers (in the old, good sense), scientists and aficionados, and becomes an operating environment for mainstream commercial computing.

After missing several deadlines to turn in its late financial reports, the company files an appeal and secures a March hearing with the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel.

A number of the presentations from the OSDL Enterprise Linux Summit held earlier this month are now available online. The presentations span a wide range of topics of interest to DesktopLinux.com readers, including an update on the Desktop Linux market by analyst Amy Wohl, open-source best practices, several informative presentations about the GNU General Public License (GPL), and more.

The upcoming Zend Core will combine IBM's Cloudscape database and Zend's PHP environment, while the latest IDS upgrade has enhanced security options and backup utilities.

The latest trunk builds of Mozilla Firefox now feature the redesigned Options/Preferences window that has been developed over the last few weeks.

The embattled SCO Group announced through a legal posting Friday that it has requested and has been granted a hearing on whether the company should be de-listed from the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. The Lindon, Utah-based Unix products and services company had published no press release but only posted its SEC Form 8K on the matter, which is considered sufficient public notification of the Nasdaq action. The hearing will be held on March 17, effectively buying about three weeks' time to continue selling stock on the exchange.