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Fedora Core 5 Test 2 is expected to be released on Monday. This is the second of three installable ISO versions leading up to the eagerly-anticipated Fedora Core 5 release in mid-March. Although there are a few rough edges, this test release is shaping up very nicely.
The Apache Software Foundation Reflects On Advances and Accomplishments During 2005, Highlighting 10-Year Anniversary of World's Most Popular Web Server
Community-Developed Projects Play Key Role in Growing Influence and Meeting Demand for Innovative Open Source Technologies
Advocates urge adherence to North Carolina voting code review
Advocates for transparency in electronic voting systems praise North Carolina's Public Confidence in Elections law that requires rigorous review of the code used in the state's certified elections software. They just wish North Carolina elections officials would adhere to the legislation.
Desktop Linux: If we build it, will they come?
Where is desktop Linux at the moment? Right now we see end-user Linux in fixed function and transactional systems and technical workstations.
[Ed: This article provides excellent insight into the Linux desktop. Don't let the title fool you. The title betrays the content: tadelste]
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[Ed: This article provides excellent insight into the Linux desktop. Don't let the title fool you. The title betrays the content: tadelste]
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GPL 3: Pre-Release Buzz Centers on Patents, License Compatibility
Open-source advocates are hoping that effective new provisions for patents and compatibility with other software licenses will be prominent in the first public draft of the GNU GPL 3.0.
Firefox Extension Draws Code Chart
This Firefox extension called View Rendered Source Chart will graphically show you sections of defined code in a web page. Really an advanced form of syntax highlighting or intellegent indenting might be a way to think of this extension.
Linux: Using 1GB of RAM Without HighMem
Jens Axboe began anlkml thread saying, "it does annoy me that any 1G i386 machine will end up with 1/8th of the memory as highmem." He then provided a patch that adds a kernel configuration option to control how memory is divided among kernel space and user space
Device Profile: Buffalo LinkStation
Buffalo Technology used embedded Linux to build a compact network attached storage device with a capacity of 160 to 450 gigabytes. The LinkStation Home Server features gigabit Ethernet connectivity and the capability of streaming multimedia content to media players that comply with DLNA
Linux Standard Base Forms the Basis of Emerging Chinese National ...
The Free Standards Group (FSG), a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing and promoting open source software standards, has announced the opening of a Linux certification lab in the People's Republic of China. The lab will certify Linux distributions and applications to the Linux Standard Base (LSB) and will be maintained by the FSG and the China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI)
SeaMonkey Project picks up where halted Mozilla Suite left off
After what one lead developer called a "very good" beta release in mid-December, the SeaMonkey project expects the final release of version 1.0 to be out this month, rescuing jilted users of the former Mozilla Suite of Web applications from the abyss of non-integrated applications.
Microsoft Patent Victory Could Hit Open Source Community
Microsoft's announcement Tuesday that a federal ruling has deemed its Windows file-storage systems patents valid, is raising concerns in the open source community. The software giant's victory in the file allocation table (FAT) patents battle could demonstrate that global patents systems can be dangerous to the health of Linux and the open source community at large.
Clearnova marries Ajax to open source
Melding two of the hottest trends in IT, ClearNova Inc. will make its rapid application development platform for Ajax an open source project, with the framework available for a free download. Called ThinkCap JX, the beta version already has more than 750 downloads. Plans are for a community site, http://www.thinkcap.org, to go live in early February.
Gnu Gnash released
The Free Software Foundation announced today the addition of Gnash, the GNU Flash movie player and Firefox plugin, licensed under the GNU General Public License. Gnash is a project to build a SWF version 7 compliant flash player with high-quality imaging. It is the most advanced free flash player that currently exists, and an important addition to the GNU project.
Tech Firms, Universities Unite to Boost Open-Source Innovation
IBM has joined with three other technology companies, seven universities and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to adopt guiding principles to speed collaborative research for open-source software
Linux robot site launches with user-controllable robot
A Linux hacker with an electrical engineering background and experience creating robots for the legendary performance art troupe Survival Research Laboratories (SRL) has created a website devoted to... Linux robots
Linux: Using Git With the -mm Kernel
A brief discussion on thelkml began whan it was asked why Andrew Morton [interview] isn't using git [story] to manage his -mm Linux kernel tree [story]. Andrew summarized, "because everthing would take me 100x longer?" He went on to explain that this is because he and Linus have a different way of working, "he reverts about one patch a month. I drop tens a day.
Federal IT managers increasingly considering Linux, says panel
An increasing number of federal information technology systems are being migrated from proprietary Unix systems to open-source Linux systems and desktops in order to gain quicker upgrades, platform flexibility, increased security.
Building Linux-Based Routers with Open Platforms
There are several advantages to using open platforms to build communications devices: flexibility and scalability, standard interfaces, and leveraging the open source community. This article discusses the building of routers using open software platforms and components via leveraging these advantages.
Debate Looms for GPL 3 Draft
The first draft of GNU General Public License Version 3 will be unveiled next week at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., but that milestone is likely to be more of a beginning than an ending.
OpenSolaris ready to power up on IBM's PowerPC
A long-hyped version of the Solaris operating system for IBM's Power processor appears close at hand.