● 06.20.08

● Links 20/06/2008: GNU/Linux and Mini-Laptops, SCO Delay, Yahoo Exodus

Posted in News Roundup at 11:39 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxLaptop scheme draws flakSaid Omkar Ainapur, a lecturer who swears by Linux, “It is disheartening to note that the Goa government is promoting Microsoft Windows when the latest trend is to switch over to an open source software.”H-P 2133 Mini-Note best of ultra-portables – for nowThat little Linux-powered laptop was so successful, though, that every major – and minor – computer maker has rushed its own similar model to market.Nokia: Open source developers should play by our rulesNokia’s tools hadn’t leapfrogged the open source tools; instead, the open source community leapfrogged Nokia.Phoronix Test Suite brings Linux benchmarking to the desktopPhoronix Test Suite 1.0.1 ReleasedRadeon HD 4850 Works With Open-Source Driver AlreadyOpen-Source Firmware: Old Routers, New TricksRegistration Now Open: The Linux Plumbers ConferenceRed Hat SummitCobbler pieces together mass Red Hat Linux installationsRed Hat Opens Its Network to SpaceRed Hat beefs up identity and security managementRed Hat announces embedded Linux hypervisorIngres Joins Red Hat ExchangeRed Hat In Boston, Part 1.2: In Open Source, You Can’t Be Half-PregnantRelease: QLogic 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapters Certified on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2F/OSSMySQL quits Torvalds’ former BitKeeper love interest‘Java Is finally Free and Open’SugarCRM CEO John Roberts Describes SaaS Strategy, Potential 2010 IPOPortrait: Dominic SartorioSubversion 1.5 Now Available Through CollabNet-Sponsored Subversion Open Source CommunitySun’s McNealy touts open source for telecomHosted open source monitoring service ups the anteAcquia commercializing Drupal open-source publishing platformManaged Services, the Open Source WayOpen-Source SOA Proves Valuable to Business ProcessesWindowsWindows Vista accepts incorrect passwordsMicrosoft blames human error for critical security update failureDell charges extra $50 for XPA visit to the Microsoft NewseumLeftoversSCO gets more time to file Ch. 11 planReports: Yahoo’s Executive Exodus ContinuesSearch Wars: Yahoo, Google Inch Up in May, Microsoft Slides 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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