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FreeOS  News Linux : News : Intel mulls Linux Centrino support
Posted: ( Thu 22nd Jan 2004 06:17:55[AM] UTC )
Intel likely will take a two-phase approach to providing software that Linux needs to take advantage of the processor maker's Centrino chips, an Intel executive said.
Linux : News : SCO sues Novell - retaliation expected
Posted: ( Thu 22nd Jan 2004 06:17:55[AM] UTC )
The SCO Group has sued Novell, claiming the born-again Linux company is interfering with SCO's right to collect money from Linux users.
Linux : News : Linux breaks desktop barrier in 2004: Torvalds
Posted: ( Thu 22nd Jan 2004 06:17:55[AM] UTC )
This year will see Linux finally crack the lucrative desktop market as more commercial software vendors tool up and cash in on the operating system and kernel developers improve graphical interface integration says cult hero and Linux founder Linus Torvalds.
Linux : News : Server OS is still Linux’s forte
Posted: ( Thu 15th Jan 2004 09:59:37[AM] UTC )
Linux has been making waves last year, especially in North Asia. Governments from China, Korea, and Japan have placed their trust in Linux by teaming up to create their own Linux OS version.
Linux : News : Novell to Offer Linux Indemnification Program
Posted: ( Thu 15th Jan 2004 09:59:37[AM] UTC )
Novell Inc. has decided to follow Hewlett-Packard Co.'s lead and indemnify its enterprise Linux customers against possible legal action by The SCO Group and/or others.
Linux : News : SGI announces low-cost Linux supercluster machine
Posted: ( Thu 15th Jan 2004 09:59:37[AM] UTC )
SGI announced a new, low-cost Itanium 2-based Linux server, the Altix 350. The new $12,199 machine will dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of shared-memory superclusters -- supercomputers that run a single Linux system image spanning many processors.
eCos : News : Red Hat to contribute eCos code to the FSF
Posted: ( Thu 15th Jan 2004 09:59:37[AM] UTC )
Red Hat, Inc. announced that it would assign all of its copyrights in the eCos open source operating system to the Free Software Foundation (FSF).
FreeOS : News : Choosing an Open-Source Database
Posted: ( Thu 15th Jan 2004 09:59:37[AM] UTC )
Given all the excitement around open-source databases, now is a good time to take a look at which of the two most popular options—MySQL and PostgreSQL—is a "better" choice. Of course, there's no quicker way to get third-degree burns from a flame war than to imply that one database is "best." Each has their own set of devotees, and both groups are vocal and devoted, and both can give ample reasons why their choice is the right choice.
Linux : News : Asia Loves Linux -- And Microsoft Scrambles
Posted: ( Fri 9th Jan 2004 06:52:07[AM] UTC )
Cost, adaptability, and security concerns have more IT managers ditching Windows for open-source software.
Linux : News : Internal memo confirms IBM move to Linux desktop
Posted: ( Fri 9th Jan 2004 06:52:07[AM] UTC )
Sections of the press last year that Big Blue was firmly committed to moving to a Linux desktop environment, and we now have confirmation in the form of an IBM memo that this is going to happen.
Linux : News : Linux developers compete for 'dream'
Posted: ( Fri 9th Jan 2004 06:52:07[AM] UTC )
The HackFest is a feature of the Linux.conf.au conference, which touts itself as one of three international grassroots Linux conferences worldwide. The conference--of which more than 450 delegates are believed to have confirmed their attendance--is being held from January 14-17 at the University of Adelaide.
Linux : News : Linux gets heart transplant with 2.6.0
Posted: ( Sat 20th Dec 2003 03:16:18[PM] UTC )
Top programmers on Wednesday released a major update to Linux, version 2.6.0, a change that's expected to help carry the open-source operating system into new markets.
Linux : News : Linux to Gain Ground in 2004
Posted: ( Sat 20th Dec 2003 03:16:18[PM] UTC )
A recent SG Cowen Securities survey of more than 500 North American IT users found that more than 80 percent of respondents were currently using Linux and that more than half planned to increase their use of the open-source operating system within the next two years.
Linux : News : BEA Open-Sources Proprietary Workshop Technologies
Posted: ( Sat 20th Dec 2003 03:16:18[PM] UTC )
BEA Systems will make proprietary technologies from its WebLogic Workshop tool freely available to the larger Java development community, a company executive said.
Linux : News : Linux 2.6 and the ide-scsi module
Posted: ( Thu 11th Dec 2003 05:26:24[PM] UTC )
If you've followed Linus Torvalds' postings on the Linux kernel mailing list (the LKML) for awhile, then you're aware of the high esteem he has for kernel code written with "good taste." It seems the highest compliment Linus ever pays to other kernel hackers is to refer to them as having "good taste."
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