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Nokia debuts Linux-powered Internet tablet
Nokia demonstrated a compact, handheld tablet device powered by Linux at LinuxWorld in New York this week. The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet has a WVGA (800x480) screen, and is intended to offer convenient Internet browsing and email through built-in Wi-Fi, or via a Bluetooth connection to a compatible mobile phone. It will ship in Q3, 2005 to select European and American markets.
Tsunami-inspired FSF award focuses on humanity
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced a new annual award that honours the use of free software in "the service of humanity".
The Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit is "presented to the project or team responsible for applying free software, or the ideas of the free software movement, in a project that intentionally and significantly benefits society in other aspects of life," reads the announcement.
The Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit is "presented to the project or team responsible for applying free software, or the ideas of the free software movement, in a project that intentionally and significantly benefits society in other aspects of life," reads the announcement.
Breathalyzer company refuses to turn over source code
The maker of the Intoxilyzer 5000 breathalyzer, CMI Inc., has informed prosecutors involved in several DUI cases in Sarasota County, Florida, that it will not assist prosecutors in complying with a judicial order to allow an expert hired by defense attorneys to review the source code for software used in the device.
The Case for OpenDocument Format in Non-Profits
Although the OpenDocument format decision is under fire in Massachusetts, this article discusses how the logic applied to adopting OpenDocument in that state can be applied to faith-based and non-profit organizations. After all, these organizations have similar needs and requirements.
Linux/Windows admin console open sourced
China Martens writes: "Centeris has decided to open source part of its Likewise Management Suite software. The company has put the software on SourceForge, rather than its own website, as a way to ensure a wide distribution, according to Centeris CEO Barry Crist. "SourceForge is the first place developers look for open-source projects," he said. The download will be available from 18 November."
[Oh sure. Open only part of it. It may be that opening part is better than nothing at all. Still, their approach makes it sound more like freeware. If you want the 'fully functional' version, you have to pay. This violates the first freedom guaranteed by libre software licenses - namely the freedom to run the program for any purpose! - Ed]
[Oh sure. Open only part of it. It may be that opening part is better than nothing at all. Still, their approach makes it sound more like freeware. If you want the 'fully functional' version, you have to pay. This violates the first freedom guaranteed by libre software licenses - namely the freedom to run the program for any purpose! - Ed]
How to Make Millions Writing Free Software
Opinion: So long as your program does whatever it's supposed to do, you're at least in the race for financial success, which is reserved for those who go beyond identifying a need. (Linux-Watch.com)
Report: The Yin and Yang of Open Source Commerce, Part 4
"The bulk of Linux business opportunity is demonstrably in the SMB/SME marketplace, a market that is presently under-serviced by Linux companies. The nature of the market as a whole has been discussed, and in this concluding part of the series, the competitive situation is briefly mentioned so as to round out the argument that it is time for seriously profitable Linux business activity from businesses that know the rules for success..."
AOL, MSN, Yahoo: Is Instant Messaging Trying To Overthrow Email?
Instant messaging fans point to the sheer availability of IM offerings from the likes of AOL, MSN and Yahoo as the reason for scrapping old-fashioned email systems. Email managers consider those firms' implementations to be excellent reasons to avoid IM. Email Battles says nobody's asking the right question, to wit: "How fast can a virus scanner scan?"
Pocket guide covers popular desktop Linux distros
David Brickner came to the conclusion that the biggest obstacle to faster adoption of Linux on the desktop was that there's too much information available. So what does he do to remedy this situation? Write another book, of course! It's titled the Linux Desktop Pocket Guide.
[This looks like a great book if you're new to the GNU/Linux world and can't figure out where to start. - Ed]
[This looks like a great book if you're new to the GNU/Linux world and can't figure out where to start. - Ed]
Ethereal Trouble
Welcome to Security Alerts, an overview of recent Unix and open source security advisories. In this column, we look at problems in sudo, Ethereal, Apache mod_auth_shadow, fetchmailconf, lynx, Mantis, pnmtopng, gnump3d, Squid, unzip, uim, Curl, and imlib.
Steve LAWSON'S GAMES AND TECHNOLOGY: TECH HEADS - DO THE UBUNTU
Twelve months ago Ubuntu barely registered on the Distrowatch (www.distrowatch.com) list of favourite OSes. In the past six months it's soared to number one, beating distributions from major global companies - we're talking phenomenon here, folks.
Lessons on open source politics from the campaign forge
What do we know about"open source" political campaigns? More with every loss. Including a huge one, two months ago.
SuSE Users' Panic Unfounded
A Linux Today story, which asked the rhetorical question "Why has Novell management decided to discontinue their entire SuSE Linux branded desktop and workstation product line?" seems to have been the source of these stories.
[Perhaps their focus on GNOME will benefit the SUSE users who prefer that desktop. - ed]
[Perhaps their focus on GNOME will benefit the SUSE users who prefer that desktop. - ed]
Red Hat partners SQL Star
Red Hat announced the appointment of SQL Star as a preferred partner. SQL Star, currently in software and learning services, will now be a Red Hat Authorized Training Partner and a Red Hat Advanced Business Partner.
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 test version out
Firefox 1.5 Release Candidate 1, which came out earlier this week, is a preview of the upcoming version of the browser. The final release is expected later this year, following several delays.
MyahOS 1.1 Screenshot Tour
myah.mymyah.com states - There are many Linux-based Live CDs our there. So we've made sure Myah is different by including the programs you're going to use on a daily basis... To Windows users the unfamiliar Linux program names can be confusing. So we've changed the menus to make sense... Also: the user isn't hassled for any information during startup. Myah boots up completely on its own.
OSDir has some screenshots of MyahOS 1.1.
Intel has to flee to China to sell Linux PCs
LXer received a document from an anonymous source with the message "I read your article on linuxJournel about countries growing use of Linux. The attached article was posted in Intel's intranet site." It reveals that Intel expects to sell hundreds of millions of Linux-based computers in rural China. If Intel can sell a Linux computer in rural China, why can't they do the same thing in the United States?
Linux-powered Nokia Internet tablet ships
Nokia has begun shipping its much-anticipated 770 Internet Tablet through a direct-sales website in Europe, LinuxDevices.com reports.
ReactOS 0.2.8 Screenshot Tour
reactos.org states - The ReactOS® project is dedicated to making Free Software available to everyone by providing a ground-up implementation of a Microsoft Windows® XP compatible operating system. ReactOS aims to achieve complete binary compatibility with both applications and device drivers meant for NT and XP operating systems, by using a similar architecture and providing a complete and equivalent public interface.
OSDir has some screenshots of ReactOS 0.2.8.
Red Hat Set For Rising Margins
Rick G. Sherlund of Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Red Hat (nasdaq: RHAT - news - people ) with an "in-line" rating given the stock's high valuation premium.
The stock trades at 64 times the analyst's calendar 2006 earnings estimate of 39 cents per share, well above the broader software group median of 22 times estimated 2006 earnings.
Red Hat is expanding margins and growing at a much faster rate than the rest of the industry. Its Enterprise Linux (RHEL) platform has gained a leading market position and supports major hardware, database and applications systems.
The stock trades at 64 times the analyst's calendar 2006 earnings estimate of 39 cents per share, well above the broader software group median of 22 times estimated 2006 earnings.
Red Hat is expanding margins and growing at a much faster rate than the rest of the industry. Its Enterprise Linux (RHEL) platform has gained a leading market position and supports major hardware, database and applications systems.
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