09.05.08
Links 05/09/2008: Chrome on GNU/Linux, X Developer Summit Summary
GNU/Linux
- Mandriva 2009 RC1 Has KDE 4.1.1
A few minutes ago, Mandriva has announced the first release candidate version of Mandriva 2009, which brings a greatly improved package management tool, with automatic mirror selection and repository configuration.
- GNOME 2.24.0 Beta 2 (2.23.91) Released!
- Chumby: Fun, Functional, Squishy
- A hands-on overview of the Access Linux Platform
- Kick Linux To The Curb?
- More Ways That Open Source Could Benefit Schools
- Why I Use Linux
- playing with chrome on linux
Soon after they announced, I’d been hoping to take Google Chrome for a test drive. The comic book laid out a lot of interesting things, my favorite being the discussion of separate processes leading to detachable (and “retachable”) browser tabs, something I have been touting for years as a long term Galeon user.
- Another tremendous surprise
- Ubuntu
- Ten tweaks for a new Acer Aspire One
- Building Trust in Linux Distributions
- Interactive map of GNU/Linux OS and FOSS
- Renesas has Linux-based reference design for SH processor
- Java Sound & Music Software for Linux, Part 1
I’ve wanted to write this article for quite a while. Over the years I’ve noted that Java-based music and sound applications have increased in number and quality, yet no comprehensive list or summaries have covered these advances. And so at long last I present this survey of music and sound applications that require Java.
Sun
- Sun Microsystems Hopes to Shake Up Storage Industry
- VirtualBox 2.0
SUN released a new major release of their virtual machine software VirtualBox. Highlights in this release are 64bit guest support, a new GUI and also an enterprise subscription model.
- OpenSolaris Project: Hadoop Live CD
- The Week in Review: Red Hat vs. Sun
- Group to start SMS campaign for open source bill
X
- Closing X Developer Summit 2008 Notes
- Intel Calls For X Server 1.6 This Year
- X.Org Developers Raid The Zoo
F/OSS
- How free software makes money!
- Neuse River Networks Announces Triangle Open Source Lab Meeting A Success
- Anouncing Openstream Open Source Webshop
- OLPC, Daily Motion Partner on Open Source Video Format for Kids
- Transverse Debuts with Telecom’s First Open Source OSS Platform
- CCID Consulting: Open Source OS Assists the Development of the Smart Phone Market
- Group to start SMS campaign for open source bill
- Nursing Continuing Education Online Launches using Open Source Solutions
- Sage 3.0.2 Review
- Rapid prototyping machine builds on its own success
- Open source web app framework Cappuccino now available
- Openbravo Releases POS 2.20
- Open source followers flock to capital
- Asterisk Discovers Again Why Open Source is a Star
- Open Source Surveillance
Leftovers
Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the Day
Simon Phipps, head of free open source strategy at Sun Microsystems Evangelist, Berlin 01 (2004)
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.