08.29.08
Links 29/08/2008: Mobile Linux Applications On-line, Free 3-D Drivers
Mobile
Devices
- Wind River buys Mizi Research
- Home automation panel runs Poky Linux
- iRex iLiad e-Reader: Linux’s Answer to the Kindle?
David Chisnall jumped on the E Ink bandwagon with a Linux-based iRex iLiad. After spending a while using the device, he has some interesting perspectives to share.
- Volante POS Systems Announces Wireless, Linux POS Solution
GNU/Linux
- Interview with Tom Wickline, of the Bordeaux Project
- Reader feedback and Linux distros
- R.I.P. Exchange?
- How to Buy a Mini-laptop
- ‘The Princess Bride Game’ launches for Linux; exclusive discount inside!
- Introduction to the Xwindows clipboard
One of the things that amazes a lot of new users to Linux is how flexible the clipboard is. It’s one of the many features of Linux that I’ve come to depend upon greatly.
- compiz-fusion: Cylinder anyone?
- Choosing which way to walk with Linux
- Andrew Tanenbaum presents Minix 3 at FrOSCon
- Stuff That Works With Linux #3
Ubuntu
- Feature Freeze this Thursday
- Freeze Exception Process
- Ubuntu, Debian plan big releases
- Mint 5 Revision 1 Mint 5 Revision 1
- Ubuntu Works!
Books
- O’Reilly Media releases ‘Building Embedded Linux Systems’
- Book review: O’Reilly’s Python for Unix and Linux System Administrators
F/OSS
- KOffice Releases 10th Alpha of KOffice 2.0
- Some news is good news–online coaches will help shape $5 million ideas
- Google Code reverses open-source license ban
- Firefox Luganda translation now available for download
- Public policy and open source
- 10 best technologies to beat the downturn
- Taking the Pulse of the Eclipse Ecosystem
- What if copyright didn’t apply to binary executables?
- Free-software activist speaks on moral duty to share
- Could governments effectively subsidize open-source development?
- New Firefox Plug-In Double-Checks So-Called Unsafe Sites
- From Firefox user to Extend Firefox contest winner!
- A Beginner’s Guide to Firefox Extensions
- Dillo is eight years old!
- Why is GNU software better than proprietary software?
- Itecs Launches Asterisk-based Telephony Solutions
- Elgg Offers Educators Safe Open Source Social Networking Platform
- Drupal, Dries, Acquia and Community Contributions
GPUs
- Open-Source 3D Success For Radeon RV770
- NVIDIA Releases OSS Driver Update
- NVIDIA Releases Yet Another Linux Driver
- ATI R500: Mesa vs. Catalyst Benchmarking
Leftovers
- Comcast to cap monthly consumer broadband
- Best Western details hack of German hotel
- Diebold Finally Admits its Voting Machines Drop Votes
- PC makers rethink preloaded software
- The importance of the Veoh decision
Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the Day
How the Malmrose family moved to GNU-Linux (2008)
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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.