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IBM Hiring Mozilla Firefox Programmer
CNET News.com is reporting that IBM is looking for a Mozilla Firefox programmer. The position involves "enhancing the Mozilla Firefox Web browser with new features complimentary to IBM's On Demand middleware stack." According to the article, IBM says that the successful candidate will make contributions to the Firefox project.
Linux: Continued git Development
Rapid git development continues, though most discussions have moved from the lkml to a new git mailing list.
SCO Gives Sun Blessings to Open-Source Solaris
The SCO Group CEO reveals that the company's been made aware of Sun's plans to open-source Solaris and approves of them.
Linux programmer wins legal victory
German court supports effort to enforce the General Public License, which governs countless projects in the free and open-source software realms.
IBM patent sparks open source code rewrite
A patent filed by IBM has prompted PostgreSQL developers to rewrite an algorithm, even though IBM says it is opening up many of its patents for the open source community
Essential Firefox extensions you should download today - part 3
Following the first and second parts of this series, here are a couple more worthwhile Firefox extensions.
Open source developers step up anti-patent campaign
Projects hope a taste of one possible future will spur people to action Developers are using shock tactics to persuade the open source community to get involved in the campaign against software patents.
SCO's Revenue Continues to Plunge
The company's revenue dropped $2.5 million first quarter to first quarter, and the company still doesn't know if it will be permitted to continue trading in Nasdaq. Its CEO also announced that the company no longer sees any problem with Sun open-sourcing Solaris.
Using PHP instead of robots.txt
Ken Coar raises eyebrows with his thoughts on using PHP scripts instead of normally static files like robots.txt
Spanish supermarket giant chooses Red Hat Linux
Mercadona, one of Spain’s leading supermarket chains, is deploying Red Hat Linux software on 10,000 desktops.
Novell wins SARS open source deal
Novell has been named as the South African Receiver of Revenue's open source solution provider. Last month, SARS called for submissions from open source solution providers for end-to-end enterprise-level Linux system software.
Easy-To-Use Eclipse XML Editor for Linux
The Linux based Compound XML Document Editor (CXDE) from IBM’s software group uses Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) to provide a more customized editing experience for developers.
Chipmakers release source code for drivers
Via and XGI say they hope to increase the number of Linux platforms that are compatible with their hardware.
Linux and thin clients
The primary goal of Linux desktop operation is to give users access to typical desktop applications -- word processors, spreadsheets, Web browsers, etc. An alternative exists to this configuration, though: thin client computing. In many respects, thin client computing is very old; the typical mainframe model, with a large central server and many dumb terminals attached to it, closely resembles thin client computing. Thin clients, though, give users the ability to run GUI programs. Before going too far with a desktop Linux deployment, you may want to consider a Linux thin client solution. It's not for everybody, but some sites can benefit from it.
Using a Linux failover router
In this article we will look at setting up an existing Linux machine as a failover router to provide quick and automatic switchover from a dead Internet connection (the primary connection) to one that is operational (the secondary connection).
Editorials: Why everyone should use Mozilla Firefox
This articles purpose is to introduce users of Microsoft® Internet Explorer and Outlook Express to the new world of Mozilla Firefox & Thunderbird
Red Hat Updates to Support Dual-Core Processors
The latest version of RHEL 4, still being beta tested, will make use of the 2.6 kernel and will be compatible with the upcoming AMD and Intel dual-core x86 server processors.
Safe Computing on the Internet
There is no reason why you should ever have a computer virus infection, or have to reinstall your computer because it doesn't work properly. You should also be perfectly safe to pay for things over the Internet with your credit card, and use your computer for on-line banking.
Interview with Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman discusses the usual important issues regarding freedom and the GNU/Linux operating system. He no longer "recommends Debian". He also discusses such personal issues as the music he likes, the food he loves and the difficulties in finding a suitable mate.
Open source MetaDot helps organic farmers grow
The Organic Valley farming cooperative had a Web site and email for its member farms, but it desperately needed a corporate-style intranet to facilitate collaboration and better communication. That's where the open source MetaDot project came in, replacing phpWebSite as the sole point of reference for Organic Valley's employees and members. Now that the organization is familiar with open source software, it's finding open source alternatives may be the answer to more software dilemmas.
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