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Strong demand for Linux professionals outpaced overall job growth during the past year, according to IT job clearinghouse Dice.com. As of August 1, job listings for Linux-experienced tech pro's have jumped 36 percent so far this year, and 55 percent from 12 months ago, the service reports.
Open-Source Licenses Get Categorized, Not Ranked
The OSI's report on open-source license proliferation fails to rank licenses, but rather puts them in three broad categories.
Problems forwarding X over SSH
A few weeks back I found that, for some reason, one of my machines wasn’t allowing X forwarding over SSH (which is normally run as standard within my local environment, since I have lots of users who at least occasionally run graphical stuff on multiple machines).
Developing effective slide shows
For many, returning to classes means returning to slide shows. Once used mainly in business, today slide shows are equally important in education. Students use them in portfolios to share their mastery of a subject, and many consider them a basic requirement for class presentations. Yet, despite the ubiquitousness of slide shows, few people use them well. Here are some tips to help you improve your presentation skills.
Blue-chip multinationals opt for open source
European food giant, the Kepak Group, and global gas company, The BOC Group have contracted Surrey-based open source service provider, Sirius Corporation to deploy a range of open source software (OSS) solutions.
Can Novell's horse win the derby?
After years of struggle, things are looking up for Novell in bible-belt land. With SLED and SLES 10, the company might just take on its biggest rival, Microsoft.
Free software's secret weapon: FOOGL
It's a long-standing joke in the free software world that this will be the year when we see GNU/Linux make its breakthrough on the desktop - just like last year, and the year before that. What's really funny is that all the key GNU/Linux desktop apps are already being widely deployed, but not in the way that people have long assumed.
Oracle users keen on open source
As much as 60% of Oracle installations are being done on open source operating systems and as many as 37% of Oracle users are also running open source databases alongside their Oracle databases. This is according a recent study of Oracle users by the Independent Oracle Users Group.
Microsoft Office for Linux 'inevitable'
Microsoft will release a version of Office to run on Linux within the "next couple of years", according to the chief executive of the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL).
[Oh great! There goes the neighborhood! If it's licensed under the GNU GPL or another FSF-approved license, I'll consider using it. I might even recommend it in that case. Otherwise, it's a moot exercise. - dcparris]
Telecoms Action Group
Today we are formally launching a campaign to spread consumer awareness about telecommunications in South Africa.<br /> <br /> Our first project is an ambitious fundraising drive to take out a full <br /> page advert in a leading national newspaper to protest the current lack <br /> of alternatives in the South African telecommunications sector. We've <br /> had a fantastic response from South Africans since publicising the idea.
[All I can say is, "Go for it!" - dcparris]
Gartner: Stay rational with open source
Open source may have its merits, but a market analyst advises businesses not to consider the technology based solely on its namesake.
[Some organizations make open source their strategy to get free of royalty-based licenses and all the license enforcement that goes along with such. - dcparris]
Kepak plans extensive open-source adoption
Kepak, the food-processing company headquartered in Ireland, is planning to extend its use of open-source software (OSS) to other areas of its business, having implemented a system to control its pan-European network and also put in place an identity-management system.
Take notes with Tomboy
A few weeks ago, I started looking around for an application that makes it easy to take notes. I do all my writing in Vim, but I wanted something that was good for quick and dirty notetaking and for organizing information without maintaining a collection of text files. After some research, I settled on Tomboy.
Splendidcrm adds to open source CRM tally
SplendidCRM Software Inc nudged the open source CRM market forward a notch with a release of its Microsoft-based application.
OSDL accepts GPL proliferation
FSF hopes for Torvalds compromise
LinuxWorld Delegates to this week's open source love-in left San Francisco pondering a a split over the next proposed version of GPL, which governs Linux.
Ecs Bags Red Hat Contract in Singapore
ECS Computers has announced that it has been appointed as an authorised distributor for Red Hat products in Singapore.
Open Source Gaining Corporate Acceptance
When it comes to software applications, this outlook does not necessarily hold true. Open-source software provides a number of options that are often as good, or better, than their commercial or retail competition. Traditionally, executives and network administrators have frowned upon most open-source software for one reason or another. The reality is that budgets are tight and open-source products have matured, and companies should start to consider open-source products for their networks.
[Yet another article propagating the myth that "open source" is gratis. You can bet this one generated an e-mail to the editors. - dcparris]
Retailer switches to Suse for 320 stores
US giant chucks out Red Hat Linux to replace it with Suse Linux on store terminals and for its backend point-of-sale management systems.
Red Hat Accuses Novell of Being 'Irresponsible' About Xen
The company says baking Xen into SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 could potentially damage enterprises' first experiences with Xen.
Linspire Launches Freespire Linux Software Suite
SAN FRANCISCO -- Linspire launched Freespire ahead of schedule Tuesday, hoping to eliminate the complexities of Linux with a simple software suite designed to do the tasks users want.
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