07.11.08
Links 11/07/2008: Rumour About Elimination of Sun CEO, New GNU/Linux PC in China
Sun
- Rumor: Sun Setting for Sun’s CEO?
- Sun Updates MySQL Carrier-Grade Clustered Database
The combination of Solaris and MySQL–particularly the carrier-grade extensions of MySQL–allow Sun to protect a market that Linux players want to take over.
GNU/Linux
- SabayonLinux 3.5 - Review
- GNOME 3.0 Is Coming, And Coming Soon!
The only real information that has hit the blogs so far is that GNOME 2.30 = GNOME 3.0.
- UMPCs and Linux: made for each other, and coming soon
A host of other vendors, most notably Dell, plan to release Linux-powered UMPCs this summer. Sources close to Dell confirm that its will be releasing two “Dell E” systems that will use Ubuntu 8.04. The first Atom-powered model is aimed at the growing UMPC market with a price point around $300.
- Linux-ready probes support networking multi-cores
- Sidux, a Great Alternative to Ubuntu, Part 2
- Loongson Lives: Release of Linux PC with Chinese processor
One of the most controversial high-tech projects in Chinese history took a respectable step forward this month, with the commercial release of an actual shipping PC based on the Loongson 2F processor.
- Review: Acer Aspire One notebook computer
Windows XP Home will be available on more expensive Aspire One models, but this one uses the free Linux operating system with a selection of useful programs installed. We liked the ability to start both Firefox and Openoffice Writer from the front screen, and the email and instant messaging programs can cleverly connect to several services.
- Ubuntu Photo Manager Experiment
- Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 2 released
- Debian COMs connect via MXM
Web
Gaming
- Could Linux be a better gaming OS than Windows?
Consider this: Sim City Societies requires 512MB RAM for XP, and 1GB for Vista! Processor-wise, it needs 1.7 GHZ for XP and 2.4GHz for Vista! That’s a staggering difference, and can easily make the difference between someone being able to run a game on existing hardware, and needing something new.
- Open Source Shoot-Em-Up
But lately, I’m also starting to see the appeal of doing without a hyped-up platform like Unreal Tournament 2004 or Battlefield 1942. Fracturing the mod community has sparked creativity, particularly when it comes to open-source games based on free engines.
F/OSS
- Research bots leverage open-source for child-like intelligence
- Canadian open source community upset over proposed copyright law
- The future of books
Microsoft/Yahoo/Google
Security
- Chipmaker sues to quash info on smart card security flaws
- iPhone OS 2.0 Unlocked
- Let’s End Teacher’s Long Nightmare
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.
Lol said,
July 11, 2008 at 9:19 am
If it gets replaced by a new CEO - java, mysql, openoffice… what about them.. ?
Hopefully the new CEO doesnt do anything lame to hurt the FOSS world.