● 06.17.08

● Links 17/06/2008: GNU/Linux Minibooks in the UK, Android Saves Money

Posted in News Roundup at 4:32 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxRM delivers Linux-fuelled EeeTim let slip that he could be breaking an NDA over the following information – there’s a £25 price difference between the Linux version and the Windows XP. This came across that there’s an additional cost to customers from choosing the vole version over the penguin, but their product manager cleared this up later. The CEO was just referring to an internal cost for Asus and that’s all. RM will continue to offer the original Minibook models with Linux applied, just in case you were worried.2D-Only Open-Source GTX 260/280 SupportThis morning NVIDIA had unveiled the GeForce GTX 200 series and already NVIDIA’s Aaron Plattner has committed support for these cards to the open-source xf86-video-nv driver.Amarok 2 Alpha – An Early Look at What’s Going OnCurrently, it’s very obvious Amarok 2 is in the alpha phase. The major thing that changed is the interface, which looks nicer and more modern now, with the collection browser located in the left and the playlist itself located to the right side of Amarok’s window.Linux-based telecom platform boasts in-service upgradesDebian Release GoalsDevices and MobilesGoogle: Choose Android, save 20 percentMulti-core networking SoCs tout low power consumptionLynuxWorks Delivers Multi-OS Solution for Accu-Sort Next-Generation Scanning SystemHybridsAdobe adds open source tool, AIR integration to LiveCycle EnterpriseA Double-Dose of Pepto-Bismol, PleaseCan Funambol’s open source service overturn RIM?iPhone 2.0 gets open source emailF/OSSAre You Ready for Open Voting?IBM may open source DB2 [IBM later denied it]Open source tour of Europe: GreeceVancouver Joomla!Day provides case study in community-building techniquesRakarrack: Guitar FX For LinuxLinux-based guitar effects processors haven’t exactly been flourishing recently. Until recently, the guitar FX processors page at linux-sound.org listed twelve projects, of which the most recent maintenance date is 2006. Clearly, not a flourishing domain for Linux audio developers.First look: Songbird 0.6 open source media playerJonathan Schwartz’s free software foundationWhat do Free and Open Source Software Leaders Think of Microsoft?Open Source and SustainabilityJudging open source innovation with Red HatAMD teraflop processor is all about open-sourceThe Stream SDK’s Brook+ front-end is available as open source code.Programmingcode_swarmOpen Enterprise Interview with Ryan Bagueros, North-by-SouthProgrammer InsecurityMicrosofteBay: Stifel Upgrades; MSFT Interest In PayPal/Skype?Icahn Considering Merits Of Yahoo, Google PactYahoo Investor Urges Deal with IcahnLeftoversSpyware bill cloaks a mini-UCITAGoogle preps net neut dowserCanada Warming Up Its Own DMCARIAA Hopes New Judge will Nab SharersAssociated Press Clamps Down on BlogsBlogger arrests hit record highLegal Battle Over Narnia Domain Name 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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