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This section provides a daily dose of regularly updated Open Source News.Synchronizing Windows Mobile 5/6 with Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring
The upcoming Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring release will boast the easiest ever support for synchronizing with Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices in any distribution.
3/17/2008 5:45:31 PM
Shuttle KPC low-cost Linux box launches
We’ve been talking about low-cost notebooks a lot lately, but desktop prices are dropping rapidly as well. And just like how people are especially interested lowering the cost of small notebooks, we are seeing the same trend in the desktop market. Today Shuttle’s small form-factor system, the KPC, should be available to Linux-savvy consumers who [...]
3/17/2008 4:03:31 PM
Celeron-based SBC runs Linux
— Mar. 07, 2008 — Acrosser has announced a 3.8 x 3.6 inch single board computer (SBC) equipped with a 600MHz Celeron M CPU. The fanless, Linux-compatible AR-B5020 can be expanded with an optional daughterboard that adds PC/104 and PCI-104 expansion slots, says the company.
3/17/2008 3:21:35 PM
Linux in the Mainstream: Why Does It Matter?
Ah, Spring. It's the time of rebirth, renewal and hope, and it's almost here! Too bad, then, that so many hopes were dashed last week when Wal-Mart announced it was pulling the Linux-driven Everex Green gPC from its retail store shelves. That PC's original inclusion at Wal-Mart created enormous excitement throughout the Linux world.
3/17/2008 7:09:39 AM
Eee PC running XP predicted to outsell Linux
And other tall tales. Asus predicts the Eee PC it has started selling with Microsoft Windows XP Home edition on board will outsell the original Linux-based version by a ratio of 6 to 4 in the market by the end of this year.
3/17/2008 5:35:00 AM
Wal-Mart finds Linux-based PCs fail to spark interest
Computers that run the Linux operating system instead of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows didn't attract enough attention from Wal-Mart customers, and the chain said it has stopped selling them in stores.
3/17/2008 12:05:12 AM
Red Hat unveils Linux developer suite
Open source solution provider Red Hat today launched its Linux developer suite in the UK.
3/16/2008 4:33:24 PM
Virtualization - Start-up Offers Dirt Cheap Linux Provisioning
Standing on the IP remnants of the failed Open Country Linux systems management start-up, an outfit called LinMin came out of stealth mode the other day offering a dirt cheap, reportedly commercial-grade way of provisioning Linux on bare metal.
3/16/2008 3:37:06 PM
More Linux Apps Now Possible with Mono
Novell has sent out MonoDevelop 1.0, an open source Mono development tool that supports Microsoft Visual Studio project formats as well as C# and other programming languages. Using the thing, developers are supposed to be able to write desktop and ASP.NET web apps on Linux and Mac OS X quickly. It will also make it easier to port .NET apps created with Visual Studio to Linux and the Mac, ...
3/16/2008 3:33:45 PM
Care and Feeding of Baby Linux Users
This brand-new Linux user, this refugee from the Redmond wastelands, was stretching her wings and trying to fly. She edited xorg.conf all by herself, though not quite the right way. She exposed a bug in Ken's customer support (don't use writable CDs for recovery disks). Now how many new Linux users can even find xorg.conf, let alone have the boldness to muck with it?
3/16/2008 3:26:51 PM
The first preview of Granular Linux 1.0, a desktop distribution based on PCLinuxOS, has been released
The first preview of Granular Linux 1.0, a desktop distribution based on PCLinuxOS, has been released: "It is my pleasure to announce the availability of Granular 1.0 (Preview), the successor to Granular 0.90. Built on huge improvements over the preceding version, this release is more stable, user-friendly, usable, and more fun to use.
3/16/2008 11:26:50 AM
What's This "Linux" Thing and Why Should I Try It?
"Lately, Linux has been receiving quite a bit of notice. Between the ASUS EeePC, the One Laptop Per Child project, Dell's new Ubuntu line, Intel's Classmate PC, and Everex's Green PC, Linux has been getting a lot of attention from computer manufacturers.
3/15/2008 8:12:32 PM
The REAL Reason We Use Linux
Vlad Dolezal writes "We tell people we use Linux because it's secure. Or because it's free, because it's customizable, because it has excellent community support... But all of that is just marketing BS. We tell that to non-Linux users because they wouldn't understand the REAL reason." The answer to his question probably won't surprise you. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
3/15/2008 3:47:46 PM
Will Your Next New Car Have Linux Inside?
"Many manufacturers are using proprietary systems. Linux is the newcomer. It has not been around long enough.
3/14/2008 4:31:32 PM
Linux-compatible thin clients join virtualization trend
— Mar. 06, 2008 — Wyse Technology joined the recent migration of thin clients to virtualization technology by announcing support for VMware technology. All Wyse thin clients running Linux, Windows XP, and Wyse Thin OS will now ship with support for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager 2, says the company.
3/14/2008 2:50:26 PM
Asus predicts Windows Eee PC will outsell Linux version
Asustek Computer (Asus) predicts the Eee PC it has started selling with Microsoft Windows XP Home edition on board will outsell the original Linux-based version by a ratio of 6 to 4 in the market by the end of this year, a heady prediction considering the Windows machine costs nearly twice as much...
3/13/2008 12:19:50 PM
Windows Eee PC Will Outsell Linux Version, Says Asus
Asustek Computer (Asus) predicts the Eee PC it has started selling with Microsoft Windows XP Home edition on board will outsell the original Linux-based version by a ratio of 6 to 4 in the market by the end of this year, a heady prediction considering the Windows machine costs nearly twice as much as the cheapest Linux one.
3/13/2008 10:59:37 AM
Linux Foundation: We'd love to work with Microsoft
Jim Zemlin is the executive director of the Linux Foundation.
3/12/2008 6:31:08 PM
Wal-Mart removes Linux PC from store shelves
Wal-Mart has stopped selling Everex's Linux-based PC in its stores because of a tepid response from customers, although it will continue to sell the product online, the retailer said Tuesday.
3/12/2008 6:57:44 AM
Wal-Mart Stops In-Store Sales of Linux-Based PCs
It seemed like the start of a brave new era. Last fall, Wal-Mart announced it had sold out its initial order of Everex's gPC, a super-cheap $200 computer running Ubuntu Linux and tuned to Google's online applications. Now Wal-Mart has opted not to reorder the machines for in-store sales, although it's still being sold online. "This really wasn't what our customers were looking for," ...
3/11/2008 5:32:36 PM
Middle America Hates Linux, Wal-Mart Discovers
Four months after Wal-Mart began stocking the uber-cheap $200 Everex Green gPC, the chain has declared the experiment a failure despite selling out of the Linux PCs.
3/11/2008 3:22:46 PM
Wal-Mart Yanks Linux PC From Shelves, Keeps Them Online
The sale of Everex gPCs was a test run more than a gung ho endorsement of Linux's readiness, according to the retailer.
3/11/2008 12:39:37 PM
Does Linux lack mass-market appeal?
Wal-Mart has pulled all Linux machines off store shelves, saying they simply weren't what people wanted. Don Reisinger thinks Wal-Mart is stating the obvious.
3/11/2008 10:43:24 AM
Wal-Mart ends test of Linux in stores
Computers that run the Linux operating system instead of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows didn't attract enough attention from Wal-Mart customers, and the chain has stopped selling them in stores, a spokeswoman said Monday.
3/10/2008 5:55:00 PM
Why Aren't More Linux Users Gamers?
tops writes "MadPenguin.org wonders why more Linux users aren't gamers and attempts to answer that question. The article suggests, 'As far as I'm concerned, it all comes down to a choice. Expect the gaming industry to follow the Linux doctrine or instead, build up a viable, cross platform gaming market that includes us, the Linux users.' The article urges publishers to consider Linux users as a ...
3/10/2008 3:41:46 PM
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