● 05.22.08

● Links 22/05/2008: 14 Million Downloads This Year for Famelix (GNU/Linux); Another Linux-Based Media Centre

Posted in News Roundup at 11:48 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxFamelix and the dangers of combating WindowsAs with any GNU/Linux distribution, exact figures for use are hard to come by for Famelix. However, other users of the distribution include 62 military units, and schools and digital inclusion centers throughout South America. On its home site, the distribution has had more than 22 million downloads — at least 14 million of them in the last 12 months, thanks mainly to the first releases to support German, English, and Italian in addition to the original Spanish and Portugese. By any standard, the distribution seems a success.Home media system runs open source LinuxA company called Fiire is shipping a home automation, media control, and security system based on the open source LinuxMCE distro. Built around a dual-core AMD Athlon X2-based box called the Fiire Engine, the Fiire system also includes FiireStation thin clients and a Z-Wave-based FiireChief controller.Buntu Family Theater PCLinuxOSComparing Linux USB flash disk distrosCeBIT – Red Hat champions open source market educationNew Enhancements for Red Hat Enterprise LinuxF/OSSFree software helps Indian techies in many projectsAbhas Abhinav’s DeepRoot Linux team here has developed deepOfix (deeproot.in/deepofix), which “gives many proprietary mail servers a run for their money”, commented Linux For You.Medsphere Announces New Client/Server, Move to AGPLKDE 4.1 Beta1: OpenStreetMap Support in KDE via MarbleEnterprises grow more savvy over open sourceGet Herds of Top OSS Apps in One Free Download–Mac & WindowsOpen Source Mobile: Why Funambol is launching a New ForgeCustomers versus users: a distinctionMozilla: Final Firefox 3 expected in JuneMozilla targets Firefox 3.1 release for later this yearCompro Technology accused of GPL violationFirst Understand the GPL! (Then Comply!)Living computers best left Open Source, researcher saysGPUsAMD Catalyst 8.5 For LinuxOpen graphics card available for preorderLeftoversMicrosoft’s new tack: Bribery as a business modelWindows XP Continues to Win Over VistaVerheugen Commission wants to set the minds of childrenResponsible lobbyism respects our democratic culture. Unfettered technocratic thinking neglects the basic principles of European liberalism. The small business act as an example for loss of reality.Privacy, secrecy, innovation and open sourceOz carrier Primus blitzed by DDoS attack 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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