● 05.29.08

● Links 29/05/2008: Migrations to GNU/Linux and More Success Stories

Posted in News Roundup at 3:40 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxLinux server sales continue to growHP and IBM share the market lead in overall server salesMicrosoft Exchange dumped for Linux-based cloneAfter conducting an evaluation of alternatives, the hospital decided not to upgrade to a newer version of Exchange. Instead, it went with a Linux-based Exchange clone that it felt could meet the needs of its 700 users without forcing them and IT to learn a whole new system.Ulteo Virtual Desktop: Letting Linux Do WindowsControlling desktop applications with six degrees of freedomSix degrees of freedom (6DOF) devices allow for movement in three axes, tilt in two axes, and rotation in the third. Some of these devices look like small joysticks — for example, the SpaceNavigator.Gaming With The Open-Source R500 DriverFrom the release of Mesa 7.1 Release Candidate 1 to Multi-Pointer X being merged to master to the R500 3D milestone, it’s been an exciting past 24 hours for the X.Org community.The Skinny on Linux for Thin Client Computing“Linux makes sense in thin-client computing for a number of reasons. First, when you’re cutting costs on the hardware and resources required for thin clients, you probably don’t want to see savings eaten up by licensing costs for the [operating system]. Linux is free and now supports almost all of the user applications required in typical settings,” said Jay Lyman, an analyst with The 451 Group.Configurable $6 65nm ARM9 chip runs LinuxReport from Open Mind 2008Earlier this month KDE Italia attended Open Mind 2008. A Free Software event organised by Roberto Dentice in San Giorgio near Naples. There were KDE talks and KDE demonstrations. Read on for the report.Can Seanodes’ Linux solution replace pricey arrays?GoogleQ&A: Google’s open-source balancing actGoogle Now Hosts Open Source LibrariesOzzie: Open source a more disruptive competitor than GoogleGoogle shows off Android capabilitiesGoogle boss has high hopes for the mobile internetF/OSS[FSFE PR][EN] GPL-Violations.org and FSFE’s Freedom Task Force to work more closely togetherNAS hackers allege GPL violationEl Pueblo Unido Jamás Será VencidoGet acquainted with open source analyst Raven Zachary (video)Is OpenOffice.org getting faster?CTO Strategies: Greg Royal of Cistera NetworksRumours and VapourwareThe BBC Has Drunk its BrainEU Dismisses Reports It Has Reached Intel Antitrust DecisionLeftoversInformation, Globalization and Democracy: The Utopian Moment?Private Copying Levy: Hardware Makers Ready For Europe-Wide ‘iPod Tax’?Five reasons to fire Ballmer1) The Vista Technology Flop. Technically, Vista was crap.[...]2) The Vista Business Failure: Microsoft has managed to sell junk before but this time it had set itself an impossible job.[...]3) The Yahoo Fiasco: If Microsoft had pulled off the hostile takeover of Yahoo…[...]4) The Fall of Microsoft Office. Remember when Microsoft was talking up how great the initial sales of Office 2007 were? A year later, in Microsoft’s third quarter results, we see that Office’s operating income has dropped from $3.4 billion, to $3.1 billion.[...]5) Who doesn’t love you baby? The stock market that’s who. Today, Microsoft’s stock is wobbling just over $28. The 52-week high was $37.50. What do you think will happen to Microsoft’s stock when Bill officially retires? It won’t be pretty. 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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