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Several Linux vendors have confirmed they are participating in a project to turn Debian into a serious force in the enteprise. The appearance of the Debian initiative, called the Debian Core Consortium (DCC) is a blow to the Linux Core Consortium (LCC), announced last summer and backed by Progeny, MandrakeSoft and Turbolinux. However, the LCC says it is forging ahead with its own plans.

What are Service Data Objects (SDOs) and why should you use them in the PHP environment? IBM and Zend announced a strategic partnership to collaborate on the development and support of the PHP environment. One aspect of this collaboration has been the definition and implementation of SDOs for PHP. A simple contact management scenario provides a tour of SDO concepts and capabilities for PHP.

LQ Radio has interviewed Asa Dotzler of the Mozilla Foundation. In the interview, Asa covers how he got turned on to Open Source and Firefox, why the FF 1.1 release morphed in 1.5, where Firefox and the Mozilla Foundation are headed, his thoughts on IE7, and what browser he'd use if he couldn't use Firefox. He also gets into some detail about his recent comments about Linux on the desktop. Total running time is 1:21. A BitTorrent is available. You can also download the show directly (in mp3 and ogg format) or as a Podcast.

Even if you're the most dedicated OpenOffice.org (OOo) user in the world, sooner or later you'll be asked to share files with someone using Microsoft Office. Some free software advocates refuse outright, or suggest outputting to HTML, PDF, or RTF formats, but these aren't always options -- especially if your boss is the one doing the asking. However, with a few preparations and a sense of what works and what doesn't, you can usually share files with Microsoft Office users with a minimum of headaches on both sides. Here's how.

The Open Source Business Conference held recently in San Francisco was chock-full of information on how to make money using open source software. Once a bastion for socialist thinking, the open source community is finally coming of age.

The solid growth of Linux of late serves to dismiss even the most outrageous of anti-Linux campaigns as more of a dud than FUD. But what of the much-ballyhooed Linux desktop, which has yet to catch on in the enterprise like its server-side sibling? For the answer, one needs to look no further than the business practices presently adopted by the top two commercial Linux vendors -- Red Hat and Novell.

What's behind all the Ruby hype? Reuven walks us through a couple of examples to let the code speak for itself.01-September-2005

Fitness equipment supplier LA Gym Equipment is getting its information technology in shape by moving from Windows to Linux.

The Shuttleworth Foundation has rolled out another four Freedom Toasters across South Africa with immediate plans for at least another five. The free software "vending machines" now include DVD support and include all major Linux distros from Ubuntu and Impi through to SuSE 9.3 and a complete set of Debian CDs.

Geronimo provides a number of facilities for securing applications at multiple levels, both declaratively and programmatically. This article takes you through a banking scenario that shows off the AGeronimo application server's robust security features.

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Lots of people know Leo Laporte. You might have seen him as one of the hosts on Tech TV's Screen Savers show, or heard his podcast, which is the number one or two most downloaded podcast currently, depending on who you talk to. If so, you know that Leo is the consummate pragmatist. He's not an open source advocate per se, but a best-of-breed kinda guy.

A 1990's Linux start-up that resurfaced as a Linux system management software vendor is now shipping a Linux device aimed at simplifying Linux system administration. The Intrepid M is the first hardware product from Levanta, formerly LinuxCare -- and the "world's first Linux management appliance," according to the company.

IBM XML Enhancements for Java, part of their Emerging Technologies Toolkit (ETTK), has released a Linux based tool for providing language extensions to J2EE 1.4 to support XML, XML Schema, and XPath in Java.

Each open-source platform effectively meets diverse enterprise needs.

Spread Firefox is reporting that Mozilla Firefox has been downloaded 75,000,000 times. The 75 millionth download came at 11:17:10am UTC/GMT today. The download count does not include upgrades obtained using Firefox's in-built software update system.

Network World's product testing gurus recently tested several products that could help users interested in deploying open source technology in a number of ways.

.Net is a software framework from Microsoft that enables language-non-specific software development, resulting in applications that can easily interoperate across platforms and networks. A question seasoned developers should ask at this point is, "What about security?" The good news is that .Net provides a broad range of security tools and functionality to the developer. However, improper application of these security measures can be far more dangerous to than not applying them at all.

Companies must be held accountable for their"open-source" claims.

Spontaneous outbursts can reveal much about group behavior. Advocates of open source showed such a moment on the first day of the Ottawa Linux Symposium, about which I recently reported at length. But the incident I am thinking of was recorded for history in a Newsforge article by David "cdlu" Graham: He [Doug Fisher] wrapped up his presentation to the usual polite applause and closed his slide show to reveal the message "Windows XP has locked your desktop," resulting in the single loudest and most sustained booing by nearly everyone present I have ever heard, followed by a member of the audience rushing to the front brandishing a Linux installation CD to widespread applause.