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Chris writes: SUSE has certainly gotten a bad rap. The true shame is that Novell is responsible for spreading their own FUD against themselves. Novell doesn't believe in SUSE. Until that changes, Novell doesn't have a chance.
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Why did SuSE Linux's founder resign from Novell?
Chris writes: SUSE has certainly gotten a bad rap. The true shame is that Novell is responsible for spreading their own FUD against themselves. Novell doesn't believe in SUSE. Until that changes, Novell doesn't have a chance.
Related to:
Why did SuSE Linux's founder resign from Novell?
Einstein endorses development tool
It's not often you see a software development product endorsed by a world-famous physicist, especially a dead one, but it's a feat Collabnet appears to have pulled off. Perhaps we shouldn't laugh: Albert's soundbites are a lot more interesting than the average CEO can manage.
We are talking about a little red book called “Software Development According ² Einstein” and, for example, Einstein's remark “insanity - doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” certainly describes the way some people react to failure in developing systems. You know, "we wrote a system spec and froze changes before we cut any code and then it wasn't what the users wanted by the time they got it - so next time we'll produce an even longer system spec and accept absolutely no changes at all...".
We are talking about a little red book called “Software Development According ² Einstein” and, for example, Einstein's remark “insanity - doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results” certainly describes the way some people react to failure in developing systems. You know, "we wrote a system spec and froze changes before we cut any code and then it wasn't what the users wanted by the time they got it - so next time we'll produce an even longer system spec and accept absolutely no changes at all...".
Scalix enhances free version of email/calendar client
Scalix Corp. this week introduced an enhanced version of the free, unlimited-use version of its open source-based email/calendar software. The new version of Scalix Community Edition increases the number of users with access to advanced enterprise functionality from five to 25 users, the company said.
Third Firefox release candidate imminent
The third and potentially final release candidate of Firefox 1.5 is fast approaching launch, according to Mozilla Europe on Thursday morning.
"Release candidate three will happen very soon — in the next few hours or days," said Tristan Nitot, the president of Mozilla Europe.
"Release candidate three will happen very soon — in the next few hours or days," said Tristan Nitot, the president of Mozilla Europe.
Google Global : Open Source, API, Mission - CNET Japan
Angela Lee, Google’s International Product Manager, followed the Blog Search Session here at CNET Japan’s Fall Innovation Conference with a overview of Google’s global mission, and growth in Japan’s search market. Angela introduced herself to the crowd a bit and then described Google’s mission to organize the world’s information.
Of Dada and Open Source
A little while ago, I read on the O’Reilly Network an blog entry about a cool mailing list manager called Mojo Mail. Not being in the market for such a software at the time, I read the interview with great interest, nodded thoughtfully at the mention of a successful, cleanly laid out, “it just works” open source project and went ahead trying to figure out how to speed up iDisk browsing. Little did I know that Dada Mail (the application’s new name) would be essential to my publishing experience a few years later and that usable iDisk browsing would only be possible courtesy of the folks at Panic, within approximately the same time frame.
Software Writers Spot Open Source in Sony BMG CDs
Controversial copy-protection software used by music publisher Sony BMG on music CDs appears to have tapped an open source project, raising questions about copyrights, software experts say.
Debian Security Update Fixes Fetchmail Password Disclosure Issue
Debian has released updated packages to correct a vulnerability identified in Fetchmail. This flaw is due to an error in the "fetchmailconf" program that writes configuration data to the "run control" file, which could be exploited by local attackers to gain knowledge of sensitive information (e.g. passwords). For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-2182
The What, Why and When of Free Software in India
Talking with one of the organizers of FSF-India about the role of free software as both technology and philosophy.
Linux News says Digital Rights Management Picking on the Wrong People
LXer Day Desk: 11-18-2005The Digital Rights Management (DRM) people think that Open Source Software advocates cause piracy. In my experience, the people pirating their materials use Microsoft Windows. The vast numbers alone should bear that out.
Some astute observers would see that OSS advocates live up to a higher moral standard. If you have ever worked on an OSS project, you would know that pedantic adherence to the rules comes along with self-policing.
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Tanzanian government uses OSS for localisation
Tanzania, like the rest of Africa, is attempting to bridge the digital divide to create an information economy. And like many other African states, it is turning to open source to achieve this goal.
Proprietary Software to Open Source - Migration Approach
As more and more IT and ISV executives understand the power and promise of open source, proprietary software companies are starting to adopt the open source model. I quoted this phenomena as 'Opening Up - Who, When, What' in one of my presentations in May 2004. Since then, Ingres, Open Solaris, and many other commercial products have been open sourced. Recent announcements on Google's Free Urchin (free software, not open) and Sun's PostgreSQL support stress the importance of ‘Software Delivered As A Service (SAAS)’. Larry Augustin's editorial describes why open source model is better very well.
First a maverick, now a patriarch
Like many from the dot-com generation, Michael Robertson seemed awfully young when he led San Diego's Internet boom as the 30-something founder of MP3.com.
Now at the tender age of 38, the maverick entrepreneur has assumed another age-incongruous role – as the patriarch in a burgeoning revival of Web-based startups.
In a recent interview, Robertson described his role in starting three local ventures, Linspire, Gizmo Project and MP3tunes – and hinted of plans to unveil a fourth Internet-based business next month. Meanwhile, at least seven former employees from MP3.com have launched their own companies here in recent years.
Now at the tender age of 38, the maverick entrepreneur has assumed another age-incongruous role – as the patriarch in a burgeoning revival of Web-based startups.
In a recent interview, Robertson described his role in starting three local ventures, Linspire, Gizmo Project and MP3tunes – and hinted of plans to unveil a fourth Internet-based business next month. Meanwhile, at least seven former employees from MP3.com have launched their own companies here in recent years.
Linux Firewalls, 3rd Edition: Greater Security with GrSecurity
Looking for more ways to secure your system? Try the GrSecurity kernel patch and gain greater control over files, resources and who sees them.
Levanta Releases MapFS Code To Linux Open Source Community
Levanta, the leader in Linux management, has announced that the company has released its MapFS code to the open source community. MapFS -- a key component in Levanta's award-winning Linux management appliance -- is a virtual file system that simplifies data sharing between multiple Linux machines connected to a shared storage medium (SAN/NAS/Mainframe DASD).
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Open source renders patching a problem
According to Internet services company Netcraft's latest poll, open source Web sites dominate the Web site market. The November 2005 survey found that Apache Web servers run on 70 percent of all Web sites. In addition, almost every reputable site that asks you for any personal information will do so using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
16 papers on real-time and embedded Linux
LinuxDevices.com is pleased to publish the proceedings from the Seventh Real-Time Linux Workshop held in Lille, France, November 3-4, 2005, at the University for Science and Technology of Lille (USTL). The papers span a broad range of topics, ranging from fundamental real-time technologies to applications, hardware, and tools.
Linux Professional Institute Certification Exams Top 100,000
(Frankfurt, Germany - November 16, 2005): The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), (http://www.lpi.org), the world's premier Linux certification organization announced that their exam totals have topped the 100,000 mark and continue to demonstrate strong global growth. Notable IT companies such as IBM, Novell, SGI, NEC and others joined together in congratulating LPI on this achievement.
Panic time: Handling those rare Linux crashes
Linux's record for reliability may be the polar opposite of what critics consider the crash-a-day life of Windows. Yet, the fact that Linux crashes are rare means that an unexpected outage throws many IT administrators in unmapped territory. Learning the proper steps to prevent such crashes can help Linux admins avoid many headaches over the long term.
Big Blue serves notice
In an unprecedented move, IBM has completed its assault on the x86 market by moving ahead of both Dell and HP in customer satisfaction, according to the "Corporate IT Buying Behavior & Customer Satisfaction Study: x86-Based Servers Third Quarter 2005" from Technology Business Research.
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