11.21.08
Links 21/11/2008: Via Sees the Light; New KOffice 2.0 Beta
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GNU/Linux
- Linux Game “System of Tomorrow” Ships in Two Weeks
- Weapons Of Mass Collaboration
The dominance of Windows was questioned by 40,000 volunteer developers, with Linux, open source becoming a new way to innovate. The otherwise strangers became partners with sheer joy of sharing. The “Linux philosophy” is being applied in large enterprises as well, which now feel even larger by including supply chains in their innovation. In P&G’s “connect & develop” program, new concepts are discussed with experts located across the globe, but are at arm’s length in a virtual world.
- Red Hat Expands JBoss Certified ISV Program With 250 Partners
- With money tight, is it Linux’s time to shine?
As Linux becomes easier to configure and maintain, open-source in the SoHo environment will become commonplace (as it is in data centers). As I’m a die-hard Mac fan, you may wonder how I feel about Linux. Well, my Lilliputian Asus kneetop came with Linux pre-installed and - surprise - I actually like it
- Why doesn’t everyone just run Linux?
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High End
- Nuke boffins plan Penguin petaflop cluster
America’s Lawrence Livermore nuclear bomb lab has teamed up with open-source computing heavyweights to build the next generation of Linux superclusters, ultimately scaling into the petaflop range. The project has been dubbed “Hyperion”.
- CA’s Debuts ‘Mainframe 2.0′ for Big Iron
- LSI ‘to boost next-gen Linux’
- Cluster Resources Delivers Moab for Cluster Management Utility Software with HP
- Yellow Dog Linux v6.1 Offers Advanced Cell Experience
- Nuke boffins plan Penguin petaflop cluster
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Proprietary
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KDE/Qt
- plasma systray, 4.2
The white arrow on the edge is the expander: click on it and hidden icons show up. If you have no hidden system tray icons then the expander isn’t shown.
- KOffice releases new beta of 2.0 release
- KOffice 2.0 Beta 3 Released
- KDE Commit Digest
- An Open Source Version of BitRock InstallBuilder Is What GNU/Linux Really Need As Installer
- Akonadi goodness without moving even a finger
- plasma systray, 4.2
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Devices
- Linux connects TVs to ‘Net video
- World’s smallest humanoid robot can run Linux
U.K.-based Mobisense is shipping a Linux-ready, robot-targeted “MBS270-520″ single-board computer (SBC) that can control small robots such as Tomy’s i-Sobot. The 6.5-inch-tall i-Sobot has been dubbed “the smallest humanoid robot in production” by Guinness World Records, says Tomy.
- Linux provider touts support award
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Android
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Via
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Debian/Ubuntu/Derivatives
- Debian Project News - November 19th, 2008
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Server
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Desktop
F/OSS
- Take Five
- Mozilla revenues hit $75 million - Hello IRS.
- In praise of open source technology
- OpenX: the Unknown Variable
- Open source is not a binary decision at Adobe
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Sun
Against MAFIAA
- Buy a new anti-DRM t-shirt from the Free Software Foundation’s online store
- Guns N’ Roses album released on MySpace
- Monty Python Launches YouTube Channel
Leftovers
- Branding Open Source moves heaven and earth to beat Microsoft
It will be tough for Microsoft and not least because we will have to forget about their past anti-trust convictions.
- Good-Bye PC Magazine
- BNP list hunters bring down Wikileaks
Digital Tipping Point: Clip of the Day
Victor Stone talks about music, Free Software, Creative Commons and life at Microsoft 07 (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.