Open Source News
This section provides a daily dose of regularly updated Open Source News.Leaping Linuxs Patent Hurdle
In the wake of my last column, Why Linux Is Already A Success , I got a great many comments and letters from people who agreed completely with my point of view -- that Linux was already a success on its own terms. I did, however, receive a reader comment that added some sobering real-world perspectives.
9/22/2007 9:46:47 AM
Fragmentation Threatens Mobile Linux Momentum
Despite signs that mobile Linux is gaining momentum-- such as the launch of Motorola Inc.'s Linux-based Razr2-- heated competition, confusion about goals and slow-moving consortiums may be hindering growth.
9/20/2007 6:00:00 PM
Intel Project Aims to Boost Power Efficiency in Linux
Intel Corp. plans to announce an open-source project called LessWatts.org, which aims to improve the power efficiency of the Linux operating system and applications.
9/20/2007 2:00:00 PM
Intel hopes open-source effort will lower Linux power
LessWatts.org is a collection of tips and code Linux experts can use to cut power consumption.
9/20/2007 11:05:25 AM
Why Linux Is Already A Success
Anyone who reads InformationWeek regularly probably knows by now that my colleague Alexander Wolfe has more than a few pithy things to say about Linux with his piece 7 Reasons Why Linux Won’t Succeed on the Desktop . After reading it, I thought: Does Linux really need to succeed on the desktop?
9/20/2007 11:04:02 AM
Great Linux Sites for Developers
What's a poor, lonely Linux developer to do? Where are all the good support sites? How am I going to fix that troublesome bug? These are questions that even novice code writers no longer have to ask. The classic view of a lonely, isolated programmer writing code for some obscure open source project in a back room is no longer an accurate view of the work environment in which Linux developers toil.
9/20/2007 6:08:42 AM
New IPods Lock Out Linux, But Hackers Concoct a Quick Fix
The intrepid hacker community quickly finds a workaround for the way the latest iPods accept loaded files. Frustrated users who don't like iTunes find many of the third-party music-management apps that have worked for years don't work. With no Linux version of iTunes, users have had to choose -- ditch the iPod or switch operating systems -- until now.
9/19/2007 9:36:32 AM
7 Reasons Why Linux Won't Succeed On The Desktop
The open-source operating system is destined to stay stuck in the shadow of Windows, blogger Alex Wolfe opines. Read why he believes desktop Linux hasn't -- and isn't -- going to have any significant impact, then join the debate by posting your opinion in the discussion section at the article's end.
9/19/2007 4:32:58 AM
LINA for Linux apps in OS X, Windows goes open-source
The source code for LINA has been opened and released under the GPL v2. LINA enables Linux binaries to run with the appearance of being native under Windows, Mac, and Linux, without the need to recompile. The tool also provides a thin virtual layer that enables developers to write and compile source code using ordinary Linux tools. This compiled bi...
9/19/2007 1:08:46 AM
ALT: Linux from Russia
Linux.com: "Russia may have bowed out of the Cold War, but with the release of ALT Linux Personal Desktop 4.0, Russia has become a contender in the Linux arms race..."
9/18/2007 10:58:12 PM
Mint Linux: The Way Linux Was Meant To Be
Blogbeebe: "Tonight I got a chance to sample a new Linux distribution that puts both all the other distributions I've sampled to shame..."
9/18/2007 10:57:58 PM
We Don't Need a Fractured Linux
"There is a big problem in the FOSS world. Especially with Linux. That problem is every group considers themselves to be on their own little island and only wish to concern themselves with their territory.
9/18/2007 5:35:59 PM
Linux And Hand-Me-Down Computing
My father recently retired a 1-Ghz AMD computer with 1 Gbyte of RAM that he'd built from mail-ordered parts. He'd dropped the cash for a new Dell with Vista, which he likes quite a lot (no grousing, please, it happens), and let me have the old machine. My first move: Wipe it clean, install Linux, and prepare it for an exercise in "hand-me-down computing."
9/18/2007 5:31:59 PM
Windows and Linux TCO: Make Your Own Comparison
When it comes to choosing between Windows and Linux for an enterprise, there are seemingly endless studies one can turn to about the total cost of ownership for either operating system. Yet one thing needs to be remembered, no matter which way you’re migrating: the human cost.
9/18/2007 2:55:45 PM
Embedded OS vendors thrive despite Linux
— Sep. 11, 2007 — The overall market for embedded operating systems increased more than 20 percent in 2006, according to a new study of the global marketplace by Venture Development Corp. (VDC). However, operating system suppliers are under increasing pressure from Linux, the research firm says. ...
9/18/2007 2:26:49 PM
Free Linux BSP helps users evaluate Atmel MCUs
TimeSys is giving away a free (with registration) Linux BSP (board support package) said to support all of Atmel's AT91SAM9-series microcontrollers.
9/18/2007 2:26:39 PM
Linux tablet delivers IP-TV, other services over WiFi
— Sep. 11, 2007 — A European vendor of multi-service broadband gateways has used Linux and a handful of Texas Instruments (TI) silicon to build a neat-looking WiFi tablet capable of delivering IP-TV wirelessly throughout the home.
9/18/2007 10:41:55 AM
Broadcom joins Linux Mobile Foundation
Leading fabless chip supplier Broadcom Corp. (Irvine, Calif.) has joined the LiMo (Linux Mobile) Foundation as an associate member. The group, originally formed by Motorola Inc., NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Vodafone plc, is chartered with delivering a consistent open-source Linux software platform for mobile phones.
9/18/2007 4:50:55 AM
HP users demand desktop Linux
Good enough for the Aussies, good enough for us. Hewlett-Packard's decision last month to sell desktop Linux PCs in Australia is giving hope to Linux advocates at the Encompass HP user group that HP may replicate the decision elsewhere.
9/18/2007 12:36:32 AM
Linux coders hash out support for new iPods
Linux programmers say they've surmounted a new obstacle, providing Linux support for the latest-generation iPods.
9/17/2007 2:20:15 PM
Anti-Linux Litigator SCO Inc. Files for Bankruptcy
Erstwhile Unix rights holder and Linux foe in dire straits after judge ruled Novell really owns Unix.
9/17/2007 10:19:58 AM
SCO Blames Linux For Bankruptcy Filing
SCO Group CEO Darl McBride says sales of Unix-based products have been declining over the past several years, mainly because of Linux.
9/17/2007 9:00:00 AM
KDE 4: The Shiny New Linux (and Windows) Desktop
First Look: Revision 4 of KDE (K Desktop Environment) is in late beta and slated for a December release. Nathan Sanders dives into what's new with KDE4, including the desktop and applications using KDE. With a Windows version in the works, Linux and Windows users may soon have more in common than they ever thought.
9/17/2007 6:25:54 AM
Loop-based Music Composition With Linux, Pt. 1
Linux Journal: "Loop-based music composition is the practice of sequencing audio samples to create the various parts of a musical work..."
9/16/2007 7:44:50 PM
HP user group looks for Linux desktop from vendor
Hewlett-Packard Co.'s decision last month to sell desktop PCs with Linux installed on them in Australia is giving hope to Linux advocates at the Encompass HP user group that a similar system may be on its way in the US.
9/16/2007 4:52:19 PM
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