08.25.08
Links 25/08/2008: Large Migrations to OpenOffice.org, ODF, and GNU/Linux
GNU/Linux/BSD
- “23,000 Linux PCs forge education revolution in Philippines”
when it comes to the education of kids, there is no mythical “migration” costs, and therefore Microsoft’s standard arguments of Total Cost of Ownership studies with retraining goes right out the window. In a few years, Microsoft will become even more expensive because of the “migration” costs from Linux to Windows X, and I wonder if that will be a factor in their TCO studies.
- Concurrent Wins ZON TV Cabo
- A tool
- First Look: The gOS 3 Operating System
- MIB-Live Games 2008.1
2 DVDs based on Mandriva One 2008.1, each containing a lot of games: You can enjoy them directly from the DVD or, if you prefer, you can install it to your Hard-Disk.
- Attack of the GNU/Linux Ultraportables, Part 2
But just as important will be the effect on the relative attractiveness of the GNU/Linux and Windows XP models that are currently on offer.
- Releases : Zenwalk Gnome 5.2 released!
Based on Zenwalk current, it features the latest stable Gnome 2.22.3 Desktop, with a familiar Zenwalk Desktop layout and beautiful Zenwalk artwork. Included in this release, are Linux kernel 2.6.25.4, the latest X.Org 7.3 suite of X servers and the next generation of the Netpkg package manager.
- First Impressions of Ubuntu 8.04
- Review: FaunOS 0.5.4
- 3 Things in Linux you should NOT Install
- Interview with Kris Moore, PC-BSD lead developer
The so-called “distribution for the average Joe” market has been expanding at a rapid pace in recent years. While the vast majority of these projects is invariably based on Linux, we have also witnessed a few attempts to create a user-friendly “distribution” based on operating systems that traditionally belonged to the hacker’s domain, notably FreeBSD and OpenSolaris. One of them is PC-BSD, a project launched in 2005. Its main goal? To hide the complexity of FreeBSD and to deliver an alternative to Linux on the desktop. Its main claim to fame? The web-based software installation infrastructure called PBI.
Kernel
- Kernel Log: New stable and pre-release kernels, Ubuntu 8.10 with 2.6.27?
- Kernel space: udev rules, but whose?
F/OSS
- Open source still looking to shake off concerns
- Axiom(R) Stack Releases Under an Open Source License and Launches New Browser-Based Debugger
- IRiffs Takes MST3k Open Source
- Electronic Medical Record System Teams with Pentaho
- This GIS package layers open source, versatility
- Malaysia’s Sabah State Government moves to OpenOffice.org too.
Leftover
Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the Day
Lindependence 2008 co-organizer Ken Starks discusses the project 01 (2008)
Digital Tipping Point is a Free software-like project where the raw videos are code. You can assist by participating.
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.