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The Many Faces of Wine [LinuxPlanet] —
May 15, 2002 —
Dee-Ann LeBlanc examines the open source Wine project in depth at LinuxPlanet. LeBlanc explores the roots of Wine and how it fits into the commercial world . . . "One area where open source and business not only merge, but actually weave in and out amongst one another, is the ...
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Sun Microsystems rolls out StarOffice 6.0 —
May 15, 2002 —
Santa Clara, CA -- (press release excerpt) -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. today announced general availability of StarOffice 6.0 software, the highly anticipated, full-featured office productivity suite that runs across multiple platforms, including Linux, Solaris and Windows on May 21, 2002. StarOffice 6.0 software provides customers with an economical alternative to ...
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Can client hardware run Linux? [ZDNet] —
May 15, 2002 —
Scott Lowe provides a great checklist for migrating hardware from Microsoft to Linux for ZDNet's TechUpdate. Lowe writes . . . "The potential to run Microsoft Office on Linux has prompted many organisations to investigate moving some, or all, of their desktops to this Windows alternative." "Due to Linux's growing ...
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GNOME2 on track for June release [Linux and Main] —
May 15, 2002 —
Linux and Main takes an in depth look at the upcoming GNOME2 release for June 7. Reporting that the release is on track with a beta to be available by the end of the week, the article offers links to a new features and screenshots . . . "The long-awaited ...
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Linux Outlook clone evolves Linux Outlook clone evolves [ZDNet UK] —
May 15, 2002 —
Matthew Broersma reports on an update to Evolution, the Microsoft Outlook clone for Linux. Broersma writes for ZDNet UK . . . " . . . Evolution 1.0.5 also fixes a list of less serious bugs." "Evolution is remarkable because it allows Linux users to connect to a Microsoft Exchange ...
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Opera 6.0 for LInux released —
May 15, 2002 —
Oslo, Norway -- (press release excerpt) -- Opera Software ASA today released the final version of Opera 6.0 for Linux with features that improve the speed and Internet experience for Linux users worldwide. Opera's earlier version for the Linux platform, Opera 5 for Linux, was downloaded and installed over one ...
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IMHO: Linux Apps -- Ready for Primetime! [ExtremeTech] —
May 15, 2002 —
Jim Lynch gives an overview of applications for Linux that are available and useful for the Desktop that has migrated from Microsoft. Lynch writes at ExtremeTech . . . "Linux has always gotten a bad rap when it comes to productivity applications. Time and time again naysayers have complained that ...
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Sun's 'Office competitor' to cost $76 [CNET] —
May 15, 2002 —
CNET News.com's 'ace reporter' Stephen Shankland provides details about Sun's upcoming release of StarOffice and the challenge to Microsoft Office. Shankland writes . . . "Sun Microsystems' StarOffice 6.0 will go on sale May 21 with a price of $75.95, the company will announce Wednesday, in a more concerted effort ...
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States say Microsoft exec urged Linux retaliation [Reuters] —
May 14, 2002 —
Peter Kaplan reports for Reuters that Microsoft executive Joachim Kempin urged his company to 'quietly retaliate' against supporters of the Linux operating system in an August 2000 memo to Bill Gates. Kaplan writes . . . " . . . In the memo, Microsoft senior vice president Joachim Kempin complained ...
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Lycoris Desktop/LX Moving Closer to Update 2 —
May 14, 2002 —
From an announcement at Lycoris' website . . . "The Lycoris Development Team is hard at work finishing Desktop/LX Update 2, a very exciting enhancement to your favorite desktop operating system. Included is a new Desktop/LX Control Center that makes it easier to accomplish configuration tasks in a simple, plain ...
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Conducting Virtual Meetings with Linux, Part I [Linux Planet] —
May 14, 2002 —
At LinuxPlanet, Rob Reilly offers a tutorial on how to conduct an online conference inexpensively using Linux in part one in a series . . . " . . . The focus of this article will be on the client (user or remote) side of the technology, namely the hardware, ...
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Word processing for everyone? [MSNBC] —
May 14, 2002 —
MSNBC columnist Gary Krakow reviews AbiWord 1.01 . . . "It works on most major OS platforms and supports many languages; it?s able to read and write most documents in Microsoft Word?s .doc format, as well as twenty others; its authors claim it can do most of what Word can; ...
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Interview with Gentoo's Daniel Robbins [OSNews] —
May 14, 2002 —
Eugenia Loli-Queru interviews with Gentoo's project leader, Daniel Robbins for OSNews . . . "Gentoo is so far, the big Linux surprise this year. With its 1.0 release took the Linux world by storm and converted a huge number of power users and developers from the well-known Linux distros they ...
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VMWare 3.1: Solid upgrade to already solid package [Linux Orbit] —
May 13, 2002 —
John Gowin, Linux Orbit editor-in-chief, reviews the latest VMWare release (version 3.1) . . . " . . . As for what's new in this release, you can rest assured that everything seems a little faster, and if possible even a little bit more stable that the 3.0 release. There ...
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Why Free Software is Good for Enterprise [LinuxGuru] —
May 13, 2002 —
In an article at LinuxGuru.net, teen website editor Steven Barnhart takes a stab at identifying some of the key advantages of using Free Software in an enterprise environment. Barnhart writes . . . "When running a business its very important to please your customers. Today many companies are using different ...
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Mozilla: The King of All Browsers [LinuxGuru] —
May 13, 2002 —
Ever since Netscape's release of its source code in the form of the Mozilla Project, it has attracted many developers and users. Mozilla is not only free software but contains many features that other browsers just do not have. Writing at LinuxGuru, teen website editor Steven Barnhart says . . ...
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The Office Suite That Lets You See Past Redmond [Washington Post] —
May 13, 2002 —
In his column at Washington Post Online, Ron Pegoraro suggests Microsoft may want to keep an eye on OpenOffice . . . " . . . two Wednesdays ago, OpenOffice.org 1.0 arrived, and Microsoft Office's long winning streak may finally screech to a halt. OpenOffice is what many computer users ...
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First look at SuSE 8.0: So what? [Linux and Main] —
May 13, 2002 —
Dennis E. Powell weighs in on SuSE 8.0 Professional with this review on Linux and Main . . . "It would be a true delight to be able to write of a new Linux distribution as a real breakthrough, an advance so clear and thorough that users of any operating ...
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Companies cringe at Microsoft licensing [USAToday] —
May 13, 2002 —
Writing at USAToday, Byron Acohido reports on the resistance to Microsoft's new software licensing program for businesses . . . " . . . An April survey of 1,400 companies found 36% would not opt for the new program and 38% were looking for alternatives to Microsoft . . . ...
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Microsoft pitches schools new licensing option [USAToday] —
May 13, 2002 —
Byron Acohido of the USAToday reports on reactions to Microsoft's pressure on school districts to pay Microsoft an annual subscription fee . . . " . . . Rather than endure an audit, the schools could pay Microsoft an annual fee based on the number of computers capable of running ...
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Mozilla 1.0-RC2 browser-suite milestone released [MozillaQuest] —
May 10, 2002 —
MozillaQuest Magazine reports . . . "AOL-Netscape's Mozilla Organization placed the second release candidate (RC2) edition of its upcoming Mozilla 1.0 browser suite on its public FTP server today. The latest Mozilla roadmap calls for Mozilla 1.0-RC2 to have been released today. . . . At least one more release ...
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Carbon Linux introduces affordable preloaded Linux-PCs —
May 10, 2002 —
Los Angeles, CA -- (pres release excerpt) -- Carbon Linux Computers today announced a comprehensive line of personal desktop computers preloaded with Linux and the latest Linux software. Carbon Linux has been listening to the Linux community and those of the PC industry who are seeking Windows alternatives. The result ...
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AbiWord 1.0.1 Quick Look [MozillaQuest] —
May 10, 2002 —
Mike Angelo offers a quick overview of the new version of AbiWord, including comparative memory requirements and screenshots, in this online article at MozillaQuest Magazine. Angelo writes . . . " . . . AbiWord is a very nice, lightweight, Microsoft Word clone. It looks and feels very much as ...
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Red Hat offers rebates to Mandrake/SuSE customers —
May 10, 2002 —
Red Hat is offering a $20 rebate on Red Hat Linux 7.3 Professional or $10 off Red Hat Linux 7.3 Personal editions, for customers who can prove that they own copies of earlier versions of Red Hat Linux -- or, versions of competing products from SuSE or Mandrake. ...
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