04/01/09
Giving Linux That 'XP' Factor
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Everybody has a version of Windows that's their favorite. What
version it is depends a lot on your age. Some of my older
colleagues swore blind that Windows 95 was the pinnacle of
computer science, at least when it was released. I remember
hearing a certain phrase over and over again in the late 90s:
"Microsoft have got it just right with 95."Read full story
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Highly anticipated open-source releases coming in '09
http://www.linuxworld.com/nllinuxopensourc189678 When big
companies release new software, they launch it with lots of
hoopla: press tours, technical conferences, free T-shirts.
Open-source projects, even the well-known ones, generally
release their major new versions with a lot less fanfare. The
FOSS (free and open-source software) community is often too busy
coding and testing to bother with marketing, even when the new
"point release" of the software is really remarkable.
Fedora 11 beta posted with new security, developer features
http://www.linuxworld.com/nllinuxopensourc189679 The Fedora
Project released a beta of the next version of its free Linux OS
with new security, desktop and developer features that provide a
glimpse of the direction Red Hat could take with its enterprise
Linux distribution.
Ubuntu 9.04 Beta: Quick Look
http://www.linuxworld.com/nllinuxopensourc189680 So far there
have been six alpha releases of the forthcoming Ubuntu 9.04, due
for final release next month, and late yesterday the one and
only beta release was made available for download. From this
point forward there's a release candidate in mid-April, before
the final release is made on the 23rd.
Microsoft turning into an open source company?
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/40188 Microsoft
Subnet Blogger Mitchell Ashley questions Microsoft's actions
these days. The company is embarking on two new strategies: be
the Web platform and cozying up to open source, from Linux right
up to and including open source apps. This is the Microsoft
equivalent of Apple moving to an Intel hardware platform.
ParaScale cloud storage software hits general availability
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/033009-parascale.html
Storage start-up ParaScale is heading into general availability
with software that aggregates disk storage on standard Linux
servers to create pools of storage that can be used by Web-based
services providers and to build private clouds.
Novell releases SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
http://www.linuxworld.com/nllinuxopensourc189681 Waltham,
Mass.-based Novell Inc.'s release of SUSE Linux
Enterprise(SLE)11 has a number of enhancements designed to help
companies, during dire economic times, to cost-effectively run
mission-critical applications in a mixed IT environment,
regardless of the hardware or virtual platform, or cloud
computing infrastructure.
TomTom caves, will pay Microsoft license fees; may force more
open source patents
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/40386 Microsoft
Subnet reports that GPS navigation device vendor TomTom has
agreed to settle its lawsuit with Microsoft by paying Microsoft
license fees. Financial terms were not disclosed. The patents at
the center of Microsoft's infringement claims involved
technologies found in a version of the Linux OS that TomTom's
portable devices run on.
10 operating systems the world left behind
http://www.linuxworld.com/nllinuxopensourc189682 You're not
really supposed to love an operating system. It's like your
car's hydraulic system, your digestive system or the global
financial system. It's supposed to do its job -- and not get in
your way while you're doing yours.
Firefox fix due next week after attack is published
http://www.linuxworld.com/nllinuxopensourc189683 Online attack
code has been released targeting a critical, unpatched flaw in
the Firefox browser.
Lenovo restructures as emerging market focus grows
http://www.linuxworld.com/nllinuxopensourc189684 Lenovo will
create developed and emerging market units in the place of its
regional business divisions as it moves its focus back to
emerging economies, the company said Thursday.
MailArchiva: Open Source Email Archiving for Exchange
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/40300 MailArchiva is
a great open source solution to help you to deal with email
archiving in your organization as well as helping you to make
sure you are in compliance if this is important to your
organization, says Microsoft Subnet blogger Ron Barrett.
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