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MandrakeSoft Bankruptcy Plan Gets Court Approval [LinuxToday] —
Jan. 28, 2003 —
From LinuxToday's Brian Proffitt . . "According to a post on the MandrakeClub Web site, the French courts have given preliminary approval to MandrakeSoft's plan to return to normal operations--giving the French Linux distribution company a chance to prove it should continue to do business . . . " ...
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"Lindows Media PC" available for preorder —
Jan. 28, 2003 —
Lindows.com today "announces shipment of the first low cost multi-purpose computer." The Lindows Media Computer starts at US $299 at idotpc.com. According to the company's press release, the Lindows Media Computer starts up in about 10 seconds and displays an on-screen selector to play DVDs, music CDs, MP3 CDs or ...
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Langa Letter: Linux Has Bugs: Get Over It [InformationWeek] —
Jan. 28, 2003 —
Fred Langa dispels some Linux myths in his column at InformationWeek. Comparing Linux to Microsoft XP, he argues that as Linux enters the mainstream vulnerabilities and incompatibilities akin to the more popular OS will surface. Langa argues that open source is a "good thing" and "positive sign of the growing ...
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A Big Test for Linux [Business 2.0] —
Jan. 28, 2003 —
In what may be a pivotal time in open source Linux history, SCO has announced its intention to form a licensing organization and retain attorney David Boies -- famed after his high profile role in both Microsoft antitrust litigation and the Bush/Gore election controversy -- to enforce intellectual property claims. ...
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Concatenating files with cat —
Jan. 28, 2003 —
This article takes a look at cat -- the command that UNIX lovers love to love, and UNIX haters love to hate. Cat is useful when you need to process several files as one and save the results of such processing to a single output file. The cat (short ...
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We're after the desktop: Torvalds [Australian IT] —
Jan. 27, 2003 —
Linus Torvalds discusses the desktop in this report from Kate Mackenzie for Australian IT . . . "Mr Torvalds insisted he "doesn't have a message" and his personal goal for Linux this year is the next kernel release, but he was optimistic that the operating system may be finally about ...
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How to Do Things in Linux - A Newbies Guide —
Jan. 27, 2003 —
One of the most common questions a newbie to Linux asks is "How do I in GNU/Linux?" This howto aims to help users to get acquainted with the tools available and have them up and running on their own. Instead of just giving a list of programs you can ...
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Lost Marble Unleashes Moho for Linux —
Jan. 27, 2003 —
Announcement from Lost Marble . . . A while back, PCLinuxOnline posted a petition requesting Lost Marble to port Moho to Linux. The company has answered the plea, now the latest version of their popular, and easy to use cartoon-making application runs natively under Linux. Their product ...
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Debian tops poll, Project leader Bdale Garbee discusses surge in interest —
Jan. 24, 2003 —
DesktopLinux.com's 2002 poll closed on January 1st with Debian edging out Mandrake in the last two months of year. The results, while not quite "scientific," certainly reinforced the growing interest in Desktop Linux distributions. Users were passionate in supporting their favorite distribution. DesktopLinux.com caught up with Debian Project Leader Bdale ...
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DesktopLinux.com 2002 Distribution Poll results —
Jan. 24, 2003 —
As part of its efforts to support the growing Desktop Linux revolution, DesktopLinux.com is pleased to announce our 2002 survey results in our online Desktop Linux distribution 'quick poll'. The survey asks readers to provide information about which distribution(s) they use (or plan to use) for desktop purposes. The results, ...
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Linux World: The State of the Linux Desktop, Part I [Extremetech] —
Jan. 24, 2003 —
Extremetech sent Jim Lych to LinuxWorld to get the view from the desktop. Read the report that includes audio and video clips . . . "Rather than try to cover every conceivable angle of Linux World, we opted to focus mostly on desktop stuff (with some odds and ends thrown ...
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"Linux in the Workplace" to be released under Gnu FDL license —
Jan. 24, 2003 —
Linux Journal Press, an imprint of No Starch Press in partnership with Linux Journal, has announced that "Linux in the Workplace" will be released under the GNU Free Documentation License (FDL). Written by the Linux Journal staff, "Linux in the Workplace" focuses on Linux desktop tools and how to use ...
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Major Linux distros now LSB certified —
Jan. 24, 2003 —
The Free Standards Group announced that every major Linux distribution vendor has now applied for and passed Linux Standards Base Certification. LSB -- the Linux Standards Base -- provides a comprehensive set of standards that allow Linux distribution vendors and developers of Linux-based applications to work together seamlessly. "Fragmentation among ...
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Lindows.com denied ruling; goes to jury —
Jan. 24, 2003 —
Lindows.com, Inc. announced today that the United States District Court in Seattle has denied their Motion for Summary Judgment on Genericness, challenging the validity of Microsoft's trademark leaving the issue to be decided by jury trial scheduled to start on April 7, 2003. According to Lindows.com's press release, "the Court ...
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Linux Moves Toward The Desktop [CommWeb] —
Jan. 23, 2003 —
Writing at CommWeb, Larry Greenemeier discusses the trend to cut IT costs and shed Microsoft licenses. The article highlights two customers who have made the switch successfully using Codeweavers, SuSE, Sun, and Ximian products . . . " . . . Zumiez Inc. has created a Linux desktop using Ximian ...
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OpenOffice.org sales brisk at Amazon.com —
Jan. 23, 2003 —
Open Navigator today announced that customers are snapping up copies of OpenOffice.org on CD-ROM from its online store at Amazon.com. According to Open Navigator's founder Anthony Long, sales have increased dramatically in the last week, when a link to its Amazon.com zShops storefront went live on the OpenOffice.org ...
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LinuxWorld New York 2003 roundup —
Jan. 23, 2003 —
Updated Jan 24, 2003 -- 11 AM PST -- Here is the latest desktop-related news from LinuxWorld 2003, New York . . . |
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CrossOver Plugin now supports ActiveX Controls —
Jan. 23, 2003 —
(PRexcerpt) -- CodeWeavers, Inc. today announced the release of CrossOver Plugin Version 1.2, the newest version of the company's powerful Windows-To-Linux adapter for Windows browser plugins and email viewers. CrossOver Plugin 1.2 enables Linux users to access ActiveX controls embedded in Web pages and other HTML documents; the new release ...
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Meet the Perens [LinuxWorld] —
Jan. 23, 2003 —
Joe Barr interviews open source evangelist Bruce Perens about a variety of issues for LinuxWorld. Issues covered by Perens are varied and include some discussion of installation issues under Linux and application coverage for the office . . . " . . . In the long term, installation cannot stay ...
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Yet another Linux FAQ 2.13 released —
Jan. 23, 2003 —
Yet another Linux FAQ is a comprehensive FAQ about the Linux Operating System. It is a great document for Linux beginners to read. This FAQ tries to help those new to Linux help themselves. It covers topics such as kernel recompilation and X Window System configuration. Changes: Some bad links ...
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Lindows.com offers "MP3.com computer" —
Jan. 23, 2003 —
(PRexcerpt) -- Lindows.com, in conjunction with MP3.com, announces the availability of the first-ever, MP3 computer. The computer features LindowsOS MP3.com Edition, which comes out-of-the-box with 12 albums of songs and allows customers to create CDs, load music onto their portable MP3 player, and instantly access their pre-installed, ready-to-go music library ...
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Gnome teams with Bitstream to provide freely available fonts —
Jan. 22, 2003 —
(PRexcerpt) -- In a move to fill the last remaining gap in font display capabilities for open source software, the GNOME Foundation has reached an agreement with Bitstream to release fonts under an open source license. A total of ten serif, sans serif and monospaced fonts will be released under ...
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Life looks good for Linux [BBC] —
Jan. 22, 2003 —
While the tech sector has slowed, a fire has ignited around Linux. HP posted $2 billion sales per year in Linux-related business, celebrities are seen celebrating at Linux events, and South Africa is that latest country to adopt open source. It is shaping up to be a good year for ...
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