● 05.21.08

● Links 21/05/2008: Netflix Chooses Linux for Boxes, Microsoft Puzzlement Over Yahoo!

Posted in News Roundup at 9:54 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxThe Linux desktop is ready alreadyZenoss Releases Point-and-Click Installers for all Major Linux PlatformsNetflix Player runs LinuxMovie distributor Netflix is offering a $100 set-top box aimed at enabling subscribers to stream movies on demand, using a broadband Internet connection. The player runs an embedded Linux OS and is supplied by Roku, a California-based company known for its Linux-based PVRs (personal video recorders).Upgraded VPN software available in Linux micro-serverFirst Day of Python for my Vietnamese StudentsFlipping the Linux switch: Switching, literally, with Ulteo Virtual DesktopUbuntu 8.04 on an ASUS EEEPC 900PelicanHPC GNU Linux [v1.5.1 released]Absolute Linux 12.1 Released – Powered by Slackware 12.1Compiz Fusion Community News for May 20, 2008: Moustrails, Ghost, Desktopclick and too many improvements!FirefoxMozilla Launches Firefox 3.0 RC1, and It’s GreatFive Extensions You Won’t Need with Firefox 3Firefox developers tinker with new security protections (finally)about:mozilla – New contest, Support Firefox day, Firefox 3, AMO, LiMo, Shredder, and moreGaleon: It’s like Firefox for SpartansF/OSSFree/Open-source Statistical SoftwareTen Android Challenge winners featuredAutoconf: The Unsung Hero of Source Code CompatibilityOpen source must co-op to win govt contracts2008 LinuxWorld Hosts Open Source Community DaysA wolf in designer clothingOpen Source at the European Congress of Telepathology and Virtual MicroscopyIs Open Source Threatening the Status Quo?Codie awards go to Red Hat, Adobe, Salesforce.comPrivacyMozilla considers tracking Firefox browsing habits5 Ways Your Gadgets Will Betray Your PrivacyUK gov’t plans huge database of e-mails and phone callsBritish Balk at Government Getting a Discussion DatabaseThe UK is up in arms this week — complete with torches and pitchforks — over the latest plan by the increasingly unpopular government’s plan to build a database to hold copies of every email sent in the UK along with recordings of every phone call in the country.Facebook CEO Wants to Talk to GoogleInformation Assurance: National Security’s New Front LineMicrosoftMicrosoft Chairman Bill Gates sells 3M sharesMicrosoft makes $2.3M grant to Goodwill [PC training]Software piracy group tries a lighter approach to missionMicrosoft’s Google Search Killer Strategy is a Rewards Program?Microsoft’s Unique Position In Online Advertising: We’re DesperateReaders Respond to Microsoft XP SP3 DifficultiesMicrosoft/YahooWhy Microsoft Is Desperate for YahooGoogle in urgent talks over Microsoft-Yahoo! dealMicrosoft-Yahoo: Desperation Sets InMicrosoft Wants the Milk Without Buying the CowWhat Microsoft Really Needs From Yahoo!Instead of Yahoo, Microsoft spotlights aQuantiveMicrosoft Holders Moody After Yahoo! ReprisePetrobras beats Microsoft in market valueWhat will Microsoft do next?Microsoft not bidding to buy Yahoo: CEO Ballmer Share in other sites/networks: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Permalink  Send this to a friend

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