08.12.08
Links 12/08/2008: OpenGL 3.0 is Out, Flash 10 Reaches RC
GNU/Linux
- Deadline 3.0 Now Shipping [on GNU/Linux]
In addition to support for Windows, the latest version of Deadline now runs on Linux and Mac OSX platforms-one of the most in-demand requests from its growing roster of customers.
- OpenGL 3.0, GLSL 1.30 Specifications Released
- [Adobe Flash for GNU/Linux] 10rc
- PipelineFX And IBM Enable Power Savings On Linux-based Render Farms
PipelineFX’s has integrated IBM’s Extreme Cluster Administration Toolkit (xCAT) server management framework into Qube! software to provide energy efficiencies in Linux-based render farms.
- IBM urges virtualization for datacenters
- Why lawyers don’t like Linux
No lawyer would ever be paid the same rates for a third-rate article about FOSS as he/she is paid for listening to a client - hence my scepticism.
But, surprisingly, over the past three months two members of the legal profession have taken the time to pen what they, no doubt, consider to be serious objections to the use of FOSS. |
In one case, I went into detail about the article and pointed out some of the areas in which it was deficient in reasoning.
- Giving an old Windows hand some Linux advice
- Top 4 Alternatives to Ubuntu Linux
Mobile and Devices
- An Openmoko bike ride
Software for the Openmoko has come a long way since the previous model, with a pretty large community of developers building up. (I’ve tried to do my part by writing a patch to fix the touchscreen when the screen’s rotated into landscape mode.)
- Beyond the iPhone
- High-end FPGA dev kit supports Linux
- XScale net board runs Linux OpenWrt
KDE
- Marble provides basic engine for free Google Earth replacement
The Free Software Foundation can cross off another item on its high priority list of applications that free software needs in order to compete. Version 0.6 of Marble, which ships with KDE 4.1, may not rival Google Earth just yet, but the underlying engine has the potential to do so in future versions. The main improvements needed to reach this stage are a lower level of detail and some additional views and integration into free online resources.
- KDE-PIM Hackers Present Integration of KDE 4 Frameworks
In the final presentation of the talk days at KDE’s yearly world summit, Akademy 2008, the KDE-PIM hackers surprised the KDE community with a couple of announcements, covering nearly all aspects of PIM-related data handling. After demonstrating the Kontact suite on Windows and Mac OS during this year’s LinuxTag, the KDE-PIM team continues to raise the bar for competitors on the enterprise desktop. Read on for more details.
F/OSS
- Business combats network management woes with open source GroundWork
- Open Health Tools gets first big donation
- Akaza Research Announces Plans For Releasing New Version Of OpenClinica Electronic Data Capture (EDC) Software
Clouds
Creativity
Leftovers
- Comics: Working Daze
- Blue Screen of Death Strikes Bird’s Nest During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting
- Georgia accuses Russia of coordinated cyberattack
- Jobs Trumpets App Store’s Bursting Till, Confirms Kill Switch
Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the Day
Ian Murdock, founder of the Debian GNU-Linux project (2004)
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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.