Enterprise / Open Source News
Tuesday, October 09 2007
WestPoint.ORG Fund Drive 22
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93865 (20071010 03:48)
Our growth to almost 30,000 users has put some strain on our aging systems, though. For over a year, we've been planning and executing a migration to new hardware and software, the goal of which is a more reliable and stable platform on which to grow. We're moving away from commercial packages, in favor of open-source applications, to help reduce costs and standardizing our hardware and software so the systems are easier to maintain.
[I encourage everyone to donate and make this effort very successful. Go Army. - Abe]
Sun's T-2 (Niagara 2) servers launch to an enthusiastic reception
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93837 (20071010 03:19) Sun's magic with UltraSPARC T2 is Chip MultiThreading (CMT), allowing a single-socket server or blade to outperform competing solutions, even scoring a win in SPEC''s demanding floating point benchmarks.
Building a market for FLOSS: The OSOSS project in the Netherlands
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93841 (20071010 02:22) Urging public administrations to use Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) and open standards is one thing. Getting them to really take the jump is quite another. In the Netherlands, the OSOSS programme is helping ministries and municipalities to make their IT strategies more open. Its goal is to create a level playing field for FLOSS solutions, and to boost the local economy and the Netherlands' capability for IT innovation.
[Interesting read, the 'federal' Dutch government seems to have ignored open source a lot, but at the same time it is used more and more at the municipal level, thanks to OSSOS amongst others. - hkwint ]
Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" Completed Development!
http://digg.com/apple/Mac_OS_X_10_5_Leopard_Completed_Development (20071010 01:40) A source tells AppleInsider that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is now "finalized" and that Apple has begun to provide Leopard-related support training materials to its support staff.
Gartner's top 10 strategic technologies for 2008
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/100907-10-strategic-technologies-gartner.html?fsrc=netflash-rss (20071010 01:20) The 10 most important technologies IT executives should examine in 2008 include green IT, unified communications, virtualization, mashups and Web technologies, Gartner says.
Linux to remain a leading embedded OS, says analyst
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2335393489.html (20071010 00:47) A "significant portion" of development teams continue to use Linux as their primary embedded OS, a recent VDC survey finds. Additionally, the results suggest the trend will persist, "as the majority of current Linux users surveyed plan to use Linux again as their primary operating system on future [embedded] projects."
Linux Kernel 2.6.23 Released
http://osnews.com/story.php/18751/Linux-Kernel-2.6.23-Released/ (20071009 23:07) After 3 months, Linus has released Linux 2.6.23. This version includes the new and shiny CFS process scheduler, a simpler read-ahead mechanism, the lguest 'Linux-on-Linux' paravirtualization hypervisor, XEN guest support, KVM smp guest support, variable process argument length, SLUB is now the default slab allocator, SELinux protection for exploiting null dereferences using mmap, XFS and ext4 improvements, PPP over L2TP support, the 'lumpy' reclaim algorithm, a userspace driver framework, the O_CLOEXEC file descriptor flag, splice improvements, a new fallocate() syscall, lock statistics, support for multiqueue network devices, various new drivers and many other minor features and fixes.
Virtualisation in OpenSolaris
http://osnews.com/story.php/18750/Virtualisation-in-OpenSolaris/ (20071009 23:06) "Recently there's been a lot of news about OpenSolaris, more specifically in reference to the great progress made by virtualization technologies in it. In this article, I will examine some of these technologies, and compare them with the state of the art on other platforms."
Linux Luminaries Descend on Toronto
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93836 (20071009 21:09) Just hours left to register in advance for Ontario Linux Fest. Advanced registration $40, $60 at the door.
Damn Small Linux 4.0 RC5
http://www.linux.com/feed/119724 (20071009 20:30) Damn Small Linux (DSL) is a very versatile 50MB mini desktop oriented Linux distribution. It includes a fully automated remote and local application installation system and a very versatile backup and restore system which may be used with any writable media including a hard drive, a floppy drive, or a USB device.
The FOSS Project Marketing HowTo: Start At Home
http://www.linux.com/feed/119722 (20071009 20:00) At the Recent Ohio (GNU)LinuxFest, I talked about the importance of promoting your FOSS projects, covering some of the tasks project teams need to engage in, working with the press, and handling negative publicity. This is the first in a series of articles aimed at helping project teams by going into more details. Here we consider how your home page figures into your marketing process.
Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection
http://www.linux.com/feed/119719 (20071009 19:00) In order to stay one step ahead the attackers you have to learn what they know. Virtual honeypots enable security professionals to identify potential risks and improve their defensive techniques. Written by two industry veterans, "Virtual Honeypots" promises to tackle this topic heads-on, with lots of technical details.
Google Acquires Microblogging Service Jaiku
http://digg.com/tech_news/Google_Acquires_Microblogging_Service_Jaiku (20071009 18:40) Finish short messaging and microblogging service Jaiku has been acquired by Google, the company says....
How can I be a part of Fedora?
http://www.linux.com/feed/119717 (20071009 18:30) How can I be a part of the Fedora project and be able to cast a vote for the codename for the next Fedora releases? I want to contribute with ideas and distribute Live CDs in my location? If you have the same question? You can be part of Fedora by joining one of the sub projects available at http://fedoraproject.org/join-fedora.html.
Software Review: Synergy
http://www.linux.com/feed/119716 (20071009 18:00) This GPL app allows users to share one keyboard and mouse with multiple computers running at the same time, even if the computers use different operating systems.
Mandriva Linux 2008 Released
http://osnews.com/story.php/18749/Mandriva-Linux-2008-Released/ (20071009 17:16) Mandriva Linux 2008 is now available for download on the official site (release announcement), and on the network of public mirror servers. 2008 includes all the latest software and enhancements over previous Mandriva releases. You will find KDE 3.5.7 and the new GNOME 2.20 already integrated, kernel 2.6.22.9 with fair scheduling support, OpenOffice.org 2.2.1, a 3D-accelerated desktop (Compiz Fusion and Metisse), Firefox 2.0.0.6, and much more. You can read about the new features of Mandriva Linux 2008 in depth in the Release Tour. The release notes contain important information on changes from previous releases. The errata will contain information on any future known issues and solutions for them.
An In-Depth Look at Puppy Linux
http://osnews.com/story.php/18747/An-In-Depth-Look-at-Puppy-Linux/ (20071009 17:12) "Guest columnist Howard Fosdick has previously used Puppy Linux to successfully revive 'mature' PCs. Now, he takes a broader, deeper look at the parsimonious distribution and its potential value on normal desktop PCs, covering its features, flexibility, capability to peacefully coexist with Windows, ease of use, and limitations."
Good-Bye NetWare, Hello Linux: Novell Open Enterprise 2.0
http://osnews.com/story.php/18746/Good-Bye-NetWare-Hello-Linux-Novell-Open-Enterprise-2.0/ (20071009 17:10) "Novell's long journey from NetWare to Linux is finally complete. On Oct. 8, Novell released Open Enterprise Server 2 to its customers worldwide. Shortly after acquiring SUSE and its enterprise-focused Linux distribution, Novell announced that its follow-on to NetWare 6.5 would ship as a set of network services that could run atop the NetWare and the Linux kernel, OES 1.0. OES, which began shipping in April 2005, was the first major step in Novell moving NetWare's services from its native operating system to Linux. Now, with OES 2.0, the NetWare operating system kernel, NetWare 6.5 SP7, is still there if you run it, but it runs on top of the Xen hypervisor. You can also run the NetWare services, or a para-virtualized instance of NetWare, on top of Xen with the SLES 10 SP 1 kernel. So, if you're wedded to NetWare and its way of doing things, you don't have to wave good-bye to it."
Top 100 best open source mac software
http://digg.com/tech_news/Top_100_best_open_source_mac_software (20071009 16:50) excerpt: Here are some of the most easy to use and useful open source mac tools and gears round the block. See everything from messenger, email clients, writing , listening to music, browsing or even running windows Software on am mac if you like. Take a peek it's worth your while if your a mac user and don't want to pay outrageous amounts for pro
How to: Monitor hard disks temperature with hddtemp under Linux
http://www.linux.com/feed/119713 (20071009 16:30) The problem of cooling the computer is not new. The more powerful and faster computers become, the "hotter" they get. Coolers inside computer cases, video card and power supply units are quite common nowadays. However, hard disk has no additional means to cool them. Most hard disk manufacture recommends 35-40°C working temperature for a hard drive. Once it crossed the limit safety of your data and hard disk becomes critical. Computer hard drive is the main storage media for your data. This article explains how to monitor hard disk temperature and prevent the loss of data under Linux using automated scripts.
Dell and The Saga of Poor Linux Support
http://www.linux.com/feed/119711 (20071009 16:00) Certainly another reason to consider when buying your Ubuntu PCs from System76 over Dell, it seems to me. Having dealt with Dell 'support' in the past, it's clear. It is the over-sized anchor on an already sinking ship.
A label printer for Linux
http://www.linux.com/feature/119566 (20071009 16:00)
When Seiko Instruments said it is now offering Linux drivers for its Smart Label Printer 450 and offered to send me one to test, I was happy to hear it, because it seemed like an example of how Linux is being recognized for even non-mass-market hardware devices. While the printer does work as advertised, it is clear that Linux support is a work in progress.
Power vs. Performance: Calculating Performance per Watt for HPC Clusters
http://www.linux-mag.com/id/4147 (20071009 15:44) Successfully designing a high-performance cluster under today's power & cooling constraints means you need to push the envelope of your system's performance/watt.
Extreme aims new switch at Cisco, HP gear
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/100907-extreme-switch-cisco-hp.html?fsrc=netflash-rss (20071009 15:08) Extreme Networks this week will unveil and new edge switch as well as software enhancements to help users deploy, operate and optimize the vendor’s gear.
Mark Shuttleworth Develops New Way to Distribute OSS
http://www.linux.com/feed/119709 (20071009 15:00) Just when I was sure that I had seen just about every sort of means of distributing open source software, the concept of the Freedom Toaster rolled into my inbox.
Google To Monetize Content From Consenting YouTubers
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/167440891/article.pl (20071009 14:12) sufijazz writes "Google has announced its intention to allow advertisers to monetize the contents of YouTube videos. 'The ads accompanying the outbound YouTube clips won't be in a video format. Instead, they will appear as a graphic straddling the video or as a link along the bottom. Google won't be pulling clips from YouTube's entire library ... The material sent to other Web sites will be confined to video from providers who sign consent forms. With the new twist, Web sites participating in AdSense now can sign up to specify the kinds of YouTube videos they want shown on their pages.' Everyone sees a cut in this plan, evidently. Both the creator of the video as well as anyone that embeds it on their website will receive a share of the profits. The company has yet to specify the percent each party gets."
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Sun’s new servers powered for virtualization
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/100907-sun-servers-virtualization.html?fsrc=netflash-rss (20071009 14:04) Sun is introducing new rack and blade servers Tuesday running its UltraSPARC T2 processors, pitching them as ideal for virtualization and energy efficiency.
Ballmer Suggests Linux Distros Will Soon Have to Pay Up
http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/167428060/article.pl (20071009 13:31) An anonymous reader writes "Via Groklaw comes comments from Microsoft's Steve Ballmer at a UK event, in which the company once again threatens Linux distributions that haven't signed up with their program. '"People who use Red Hat, at least with respect to our intellectual property, in a sense have an obligation to compensate us," Ballmer said last week ... Ballmer praised Novell at the UK event for valuing intellectual property, and suggested that open source vendors will be forced to strike similar deals with other patent holders. He predicted that firms like Eolas will soon come after open source vendors or users. Microsoft paid $521m to settle a patent claim by Eolas in August.'"
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Google cranks 'relevant' video-placing contraption
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/09/google_youtube_adsense/ (20071009 13:12)
YouTube ads for all
While it can't seem to get round to its promise to fire up a brilliant algorithm for removing copyrighted videos, Google has developed another way of making money for itself from YouTube.…
Content delivery firm trials novel authentication method
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/09/cachefly_login/ (20071009 12:21)
Getting in with Phil's mom?
US-based content delivery network Cachefly has developed an innovative authentication method that reassures us that the spirit of BOFH reaches across the Atlantic.…
Google's OS dreams calling on Linux
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93816 (20071009 12:05) It seems increasingly likely that Google, the ubiquitous tech company, is about to throw its hat into the race to develop the next big mobile device. Google's no gadget-maker, but it does develop quite a bit of software, and reports have been building that the company is relatively close to releasing the Gphone.
.Asia domains are go
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/09/dot_asia_launch/ (20071009 12:01)
And after the gold rush?
The new .asia domain registry opens for business today, triggering the familiar landgrab by brand owners.…
Open source test successful
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93813 (20071009 11:07) 28 September 2007 - A test with open source software has been successful and there are no technical impediments to introducing such software in the entire municipal organisation, Amsterdam announced this week at a meeting organised by the Ministry of the Interior.
Dell's new blade server takes M1000e moniker
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/09/dell_m1000e_blade_server/ (20071009 08:47)
The 'e' is for lequed cooling
Dell will release its new M1000e blade server chassis "in the next few weeks," according to information obtained by The Register.…
KnowledgeTree Launches On-demand Document Management Service
http://prweb.com/releases/document-management/software-as-a-service/prweb559184.htm (20071009 08:07) Leading open source vendor using Amazon Web Services and rPath to deliver document management on-demand. (PRWeb Oct 9, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/RW1wdC1IYWxmLVRoaXItVGhpci1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Google and IBM push cluster computing on colleges
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93806 (20071009 07:22) 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. Their ambition is to lower the cost and logistics of collegial research on parallel computing a technique that spreads computational tasks across many computers. Google and IBM hope to advocate the cause by offering the considerable gear necessary to universities remotely.
[Not directly FOSS related but still of interest. - Scott]
Talking FOSS at the UN
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93802 (20071009 05:39) Last year the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held a joint meeting to discuss the feasibility of using free and open source software (FOSS) as a means to bolster the growth of technology in developing countries. Delegates were intrigued by the information presented by such notables as the Free Software Foundation's Richard Stallman, Intel's Danese Cooper, and IBM's Bob Sutor, and asked to hear more about the real-world practicality of FOSS. In response, event organizers at UNITAR put together a one-day seminar scheduled for October 16 that will present case studies of successful FOSS implementations in various environments.
Gateway and Packard Bell is done deal
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/10/09/gateway_buys_packard_bell/ (20071009 05:29)
Subject to regulators, workers etc.
Gateway, the US PC maker that is to be bought by Acer, the Taiwanese PC maker, is to buy Packard Bell, the (once Israeli, then Japanese, now) French PC maker that was going to be bought by Lenovo, the Chinese PC maker, which (according to rumours) had outbid Acer, which also wanted to buy Packard Bell. Got that? Good.…
IT Spending to Surpass $3 Trillion in '07
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cio/feed/solutions/1375/~3/167421363/IT_Spending_to_Surpass_Trillion_in_ (20071009 05:00) Worldwide IT spending will surpass US$3 trillion in 2007, an 8 percent jump over last year, as rapid growth in developing countries is spreading IT investments more widely around the globe, Gartner reported yesterday.
Supporting More Partitions
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=93803 (20071009 04:42) "15 partitions (at least for sd_mod devices) are too few," Jan Engelhardt suggested along with a patch to try and make the mounting of an unlimited number of partitions possible. H. Peter Anvin proposed as an alternative, "now when we have 20-bit minors, can't we simply recycle some of the higher bits for additional partitions, across the board? 63 partitions seem to have been sufficient; at least I haven't heard anyone complain about that for 15 years."
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.…
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