● 06.13.08

● Links 13/06/2008: Siemens Nearing GNU/Linux, Yahoo and Google Approach Deal

Posted in News Roundup at 4:03 pm by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxSiemens gets serious about open sourceSiemens’ outsourcing unit is snapping up some of South Africa’s brightest open source minds as it readies to offer large-scale open source services to clients. Going, as it does, head-to-head with the likes of IBM and T-Systems, the company is hoping its open source strategy will find a new niche in an already highly-competitive market.Linux 2.6.26-rc6More details surface regarding Dell’s UMPC…runs either Linux/Windows XPFive Million Eee PCs by the Year’s End, Says ASUS CEO Jerry Shen – The company hopes it will grab 50% of market shareLinux Mint 5.0 is Simple (in a good way)VectorLinux: new site, new SOHO Deluxe release!Application load determines server choice10 Best Windows Games That Can Be Played on LinuxlinuX-gamers.net live 0.9.3 releasedWeb Host Cirrus Tech Offers Ubuntu on VPS and Dedicated Server PlansParallels Desktop 5608 adds tools for LinuxChannel welcomes Red HatThe Neuros OSDF/OSSKOffice 2.0 Alpha 8One of the highlights of this release is the work on saving and loading Open Document Format documents, especially for the text shape, thanks to the sponsoring of Girish Ramakrishnan by the Dutch NLNet organisation. Girish has added scores of tests to check for ODF compliancy. Finally, it’s time for WineAvidemux cuts out video editing stressSun taking on LeftHand with open source IP SAN codeOpen source as industrial policyOpen Source Development Is Smart BusinessI’ve been engaged in free software — which later became “open source” in 1998 — for almost two decades. I understand the community’s skepticism when it comes to corporate approaches to open source. I’ve seen simple open source concepts — such as free distribution, source code that can be modified, open licensing, and others — distorted by companies looking to sell products and recast their image as open.What’s ‘Disruptive’ About Open SourceRelevance of Free Software and its Philosophy in the Digital Era[FSF] Free Software Supporter, June 2008OSSCamp Delhi Summers EditionOpen source journalism system Campsite releases version 3.0HowToMoodle: OSS Learning Platform Goes ProFirefoxFennec: development of the younger brother of Firefox 3 mobile intensifiesMozilla previews Firefox MobileCould IE8 incompatibilities be a boon for Firefox?MicrosoftTop OEMs to sell XP PCs down to the wireA clause in Microsoft’s guidelines lets computer makers install Windows XP Professional — but not the more common and less expensive Windows XP Home — on new PCs at a customer’s request when those machines are ordered with Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate.Microsoft tries to fix big glitch on ObamaOne mixup, with potentially vast effect, apparently belongs to the unintentional category and gained wide currency this week: The spell-checker in Microsoft’s Hotmail e-mail software recommends that users replace the word “Obama” with “Osama.”Google, Yahoo strike ad dealMicrosoft’s Anti-Google Survival GuideYou want to compete with Google. Aggressively going after Yahoo! shows that you’re smart enough to know you can’t do it alone. Go on a shopping spree now, before antitrust regulators close down the mall.Eight Years of WrongnessVan Knapp’s Take On MicrosoftMalware Silently Alters Wireless Router SettingsMicrosoft Blames Users for Vista InfectionsPS3 tops Xbox 360 in May game console salesMicrosoft (MSFT) PriceWatch Alert Up To 9.40% Downside ProtectionSo far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $26.87 and 52-week high of $37.50.Microsoft Declares Quarterly DividendIntellectual Monopolies/CensorshipUK P2P user? Hope you like US prison foodA shaming victory on 42 daysPolice Chief Faces High Court Anti-Piracy ActionMore Unspeakable ActsVerizon offers details of Usenet deletion: alt.* groups, others gone 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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