Enterprise / Open Source News

Monday, October 08 2007

MontaVista joins telecom standards group

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4042973684.html (20071009 02:54)

An embedded Linux vendor that helped pioneer Carrier Grade Linux has joined an industry group of network equipment providers (NEP). MontaVista claims its six years of experience integrating highly reliable Linux OSes will help the Scope Alliance promote the interoperability of COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) hardware and software for infrastructure equipment.

Road to Mac OS X Leopard: Finder 10.5

http://digg.com/apple/Road_to_Mac_OS_X_Leopard_Finder_10_5 (20071009 02:30)

The Finder in Mac OS X has long been reviled as the most glaring problem in the system, earning it the "Fix the F-ing Finder" meme. Apple has significantly updated the Finder for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, introducing some things old, some things new, some things borrowed, and, well, the icon is still blue. Here's a look at what's new.

Tutorial: Basic Linux Tips and Tricks, Part 2

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93793 (20071009 01:50)

In Part 2 of this three-part series, you will learn what the best systematic approach should be to start solving any problems you might have in Linux.

Vonage pays Sprint $80m to square patent dispute

http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/09/vonage_sprint_settlement/ (20071009 01:32)

One down...

Vonage is to pay $80m to Sprint to settle a infringement case over Voice over Packet (VOP) patents held by Sprint.…

ROX-Filer: A Lightweight File Manager that Simply Rocks

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93791 (20071009 00:53)

ROX is one of the genuinely interesting file managers available for the major platforms - GNU/Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, and Windows (under Cygwin). As can be inferred from the managers website, ROX-Filer is a project aimed to move the best features of RISC OS onto Linux and Unix platforms. Its small footprint and configurability are its unquestionable hallmarks.

Linux runs xPON/FTTx gateway SoCs

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2678352983.html (20071009 00:48)

Fabless chipmaker Cavium is readying a pair of low-power networking SoCs (system-on-chip processors) targeting passive optical networking and fiber-to-the-home/office ("xPON/FTTx) gateway devices. The single-core CN5010 and dual-core CN5020 will sample in Q4, while Linux development kits and simulators are on demo at the Broadband World Forum in Berlin this week.

Thin PC piggybacks on LCD panels

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8258510749.html (20071009 00:16)

Via Technologies has announced a computer that attaches, piggyback-fashion to the VESA mounting holes on any VESA flat-panel display, turning it into a complete PC. Aimed at signage, kiosk, and other intelligent display applications, the vm7700 runs Linux, among other OSes.

Startup set to unveil virtual Linux environment for PCs

http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4383814601.html (20071008 23:44)

A startup funded by some of the world's largest PC makers is reportedly set to unveil an interesting virtual Linux environment on Oct. 9. DeviceVM's "Splashtop" will reportedly let desktop and notebook PC users instantly and securely browse the Web, play MP3s, and watch DVDs without booting Windows.

Google and IBM push cluster computing on colleges

http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/08/google_ibm_parallel_computing_push/ (20071008 23:13)

Program lends gear, curriculum to academia

Google and IBM want their future employees to have large-scale cluster computing chops, so they're investing several million to get them while their young. The companies are teaming up to promote the study in academia.…

Marc Andreessen: OK, you're right. It IS a bubble!

http://digg.com/tech_news/Marc_Andreessen_OK_you_re_right_It_IS_a_bubble (20071008 22:10)

"Here we sit, with over $7 billion in venture funding this year chasing exactly zero good ideas." Marc breaks down the Bubble Crowd with a little humor.

Secure your webserver using SSL and TinyCA

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93772 (20071008 21:21)

SSL is especially suited for HTTP since it can provide some protection even if only one side of the communication is authenticated. In the case of HTTP transactions over the Internet, typically, only the server side is authenticated. This workshop explains how to setup a virtual host using OpenSSL and TinyCA on an OpenSuse 10.2 server.

IT spending to surpass $3 trillion

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/100807-it-spending.html?fsrc=netflash-rss (20071008 21:06)

Worldwide IT spending will surpass $3 trillion in 2007, an 8% jump over last year, as rapid growth in developing countries is spreading information technology investments more widely around the globe.

Talking FOSS at the UN

http://www.linux.com/feature/119609 (20071008 21:02)

When Nathan Eckenrode goes to the United Nations in New York City next week to help demonstrate the technology behind open source software, he doesn't really expect to discover the answer to world peace. If he gets a little closer, though, he's all right with that.

openSUSE 10.3 - Review

http://www.linux.com/feed/119699 (20071008 20:00)

While openSUSE’s efforts to simplify Linux or Window-fy Linux can be commended, the inconsistency in their implementation is its downfall. Opening applications quickly becomes a chore with the excessive amount of clicks needed to find the application you want. The application browser loads slowly. looks cluttered and uses icons that are too large. Yast has been improved but still feels slow.

Tales from responsivenessland: why Linux feels slow, and how to fix that

http://www.linux.com/feed/119698 (20071008 19:30)

Desktop performance on Linux computers has been a hot-button issue of late, and a source of longstanding fights among the Linux developers. Today, I want to show you how I boosted (and you can boost) desktop performance dramatically.

Skype for Linux 1.4 out of beta

http://www.linux.com/feature/119696 (20071008 18:00)

Skype 1.4 for Linux after five months of testing. Now that it's officially out of beta -- along with a slew of bug fixes and new features -- developers are calling it a recommended release.

Bugtraq: [ GLSA 200710-06 ] OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/481743 (20071008 17:18)

[ GLSA 200710-06 ] OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities

Novell is not forking OpenOffice

http://www.linux.com/feature/119689 (20071008 16:00)

From recent media reports, casual readers could easily believe that OpenOffice.org, the popular free office suite, is fragmenting. Slashdot reported last week that Novell is backing an official fork, while Ars Technica suggested that if what was happening fell short of a fork, then it was still "serious fragmentation" and "not a good thing for the OpenOffice.org community." However, a closer look at the situation shows that what is happening is less of a dramatic split than the airing of long-time grievances and the media's discovery of a long-established institution.

T-shirt shows off Wi-Fi muscle

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/100807-wi-fi-t-shirts.html?fsrc=netflash-rss (20071008 15:47)

With at least one municipal Wi-Fi project being proposed or abandoned seemingly every day, and big carriers such as BT Group turning to their subscribers' Wi-Fi routers to make Wi-Fi available, it's hard to know exactly where you can get online these days. But a T-shirt going on sale late this month could solve that problem for you and everyone around you.

Quanta: Free IDE Web Development in Linux

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93764 (20071008 14:33)

For quick and effortless web development - Quanta Plus is steadily becoming a worthwhile competitor to the commercial web editors on the market. Quanta Plus's features include multi-document interface, WYSIWYG editing and templates. Among the advanced features your will find team development, plug-in support and a PHP debugger. The objective of the team behind Quanta Plus is simply to developer the best tool for web development.

Top 40 Linux blogs

http://digg.com/linux_unix/Top_40_Linux_blogs (20071008 14:30)

Doc Searls makes some good points about blog ranking. It's so bogus, but it's so much fun people can't stop doing it. After all, everyone who has blog aggregation software should have, lying around somewhere, some data for building lists of top bloggers.

Torvalds irate over Linux Smack

http://digg.com/linux_unix/Torvalds_irate_over_Linux_Smack (20071008 08:20)

Linus Torvalds has launched a blistering attack on security programmers who object to adding the Smack application to the upcoming 2.6.24 Linux kernel.

Koders Now Searches One of the Largest Developer Networks

http://prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb559198.htm (20071008 08:02)

IBM developerWorks (dW) code can now be searched by millions of Koders users, significantly increasing the reach of and access to dW resources. (PRWeb Oct 8, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q3Jhcy1IYWxmLVRoaXItVGhpci1UaGlyLVplcm8=

Thunderbird in Crisis?

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/166823366/article.pl (20071008 07:11)

Elektroschock writes "The two core developers of Thunderbird have left Mozilla. Scott McGregor made a brief statement: 'I wanted to let the Thunderbird community know that Friday October 12th will be my last day as an employee of the Mozilla Corporation.' Meanwhile, David Bienvenu blogged: 'Just wanted to let everyone know that my last day at The Mozilla Corporation will be Oct. 12. I intend to stay involved with Thunderbird... I've enjoyed working at Mozilla a lot, and I wish Mozilla Co and the new Mail Co all the best.' A few month ago Mozilla management considered abandoning their second product and setting up a special corporation just for the mail client. Scott was more or less supportive. David joined in. While Sunbird just released a new version no appropriate resources were dedicated to the missing component. And while Thunderbird became the most used Linux mail client it has been abandoned by Mozilla for 'popularity reasons'. Both messages from David and Scott do not sound as if the founders will play any role in the Thunderbird Mail Corporation. What happened to Mozilla? Is it a case of pauperization through donations?"

Dell vs. Apple - 10 Years Later (with chart)

http://digg.com/apple/Dell_vs_Apple_10_Years_Later_with_chart (20071008 06:30)

A chart showing the difference between Dell and Apple

Novell to SCO: Pay up

http://digg.com/linux_unix/Novell_to_SCO_Pay_up_2 (20071008 05:50)

Novell wants SCO's bankruptcy stay lifted so federal trial can proceedNovell fired its first legal salvo against the bankrupt SCO Group when it sought to lift the Lindon company's bankruptcy protections so it can recover millions of dollars in licensing fees it claims SCO wrongfully "hijacked."

We can do it with phone numbers; Should there be email address portability?

http://digg.com/tech_news/We_can_do_it_with_phone_numbers_Should_there_be_email_address_portability (20071008 03:00)

The idea is that because the U.S. Post Office offers to forward physical mail, and because FCC rules require telephone service providers to offer number portability, the same principle should be extended to e-mail accounts.

Avant Window Navigator with new Effects Settings and new Applets!

http://digg.com/linux_unix/Avant_Window_Navigator_with_new_Effects_Settings_and_new_Applets (20071008 02:40)

Awn continues its development with new cool features and applets that makes it the best dock for any linux (composite-based) desktop!

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