09.23.08
Links 23/09/2008: Android Phone Out, New Compiz Fusion
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New GNU/Linux Releases
- B2D [version 20090919 released]
- PUD GNU/LINUX [xPUD 0.8.5]
- Greenie 3.1.1H
- Elive 1.9.02 development released
- Helix 2008R1
GNU/Linux
- Massively multicore SoCs run Linux
- Let’s talk cheap software
- Theodore Tso: How the LSB Helps You Behind the Scenes
- How to join the Linux movement
- Ubuntu Ibex Alpha 6 Review
- Saudi Arabia unveils grand supercomputer ambitions
- [FusionDev] Compiz Fusion 0.7.8 released !
- Wubi Tuesday
- eee PC: xandros vs eee-ubuntu
- The command line is nothing to be afraid of.
- A Linux zealot examines Microsoft Vista
- Linux Outlaws 56 - Have You Had Your Eyes Tested Lately?
Red Hat
- ‘Indians can’t afford dollar-denominated software’
- Red Hat Achieves Record-Setting Price and Performance Benchmark
DVR
Kernel Space
- Oops! Ubuntu IS gearing up for more kernel contribution
- Too much Law and not enough Gospel
- Linux Foundation courts individual members
After announcing its first event for “end users,” the Linux Foundation has begun to promote “individual memberships.” Available now for $50 a year, memberships include a T-shirt, quarterly newsletter, and the “ability to run for and vote for a Linux Foundation board seat,” says the organization.
- CME Group joins Linux Foundation
- Basler’s camera driver works with Linux
- USRobotics Upgrades Embedded Controller Modems for Business Applications
- X Input 1.5 Gets Device Properties
Gentoo
- Just switched to the Paludis package manager
- New release strategy to provide more current install media
Android/Mobile
- Google’s Android: It’s not just for phones
- Latest LiMo phone touted for voice clarification
- Moblin to Ship the Lion’s Share of Linux Mobile Internet Device Operating Systems, According to ABI Research
- Jitterbit Selected to Participate in Intel(R) Certified Solutions Program
- A rough guide to mobile open source Camera icon
- Now It’s Getting Interesting: Google (GOOG) Gphone Features Amazon Music Store (AMZN)
- Early views of Android phones bubble up
- G1 Android launch pictures leaked?
- Fanless touchpanels run Linux
F/OSS
- VirtualBox update brings improved performance and 64-bit support
- 10 Command-Line Applications I Use in Debian and Ubuntu
- Viewing the Night Sky with Linux, Part III: Stellarium and Celestia Take You There
- China to make foreign firms reveal secret info
- Attorney Shaalu Mehra discusses emerging GPL trends (video)
- Let’s Move FOSS to Its Logical Conclusion
- What hi5 Networks’ PostgreSQL installation tells us about Web 2.0 and open source
- Clever Old Cleversafe
- Use of Open Technologies Will Change Traditional DoD Software Business
- Becta green lights open source software in schools, at last
- You’ll get closer to the source
- Openmind 2008: Open source results of OSKARI & European public sector open source initiatives
- Ten easy ways to attract women to your free software project
- Zarafa open sources Exchange alternative
- Serena Acquires Project Management Software Maker
Medicine
Leftovers
- Accused of tolerating scammers, an ISP goes dark
- Senate bill sics DoJ on copyright infringers
- A new version of AmigaOS
- Bush administration defends secrecy over anti-counterfeiting treaty
- Malaysian blogger ‘detained’ for two years
- Labour minister says 14 year olds should get ID cards
- Clowns’ tears at live music ban
- Rumor: HP shutting down Voodoo?
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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.