● 06.24.08

● Links 24/06/2008: UNIX FIlesystem Elects GPL, Intel Snubs Microsoft’s Main Product

Posted in News Roundup at 5:07 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxIntel won’t touch Vista [Linux experimentation revealed]So that leaves two other choices, Linux and Mac. Linux is a distinct possibility, they already have an in-house distro that causes employees look nervously around the room when you talk about it. Although it is not a desktop variant, there is no reason that they could not roll one given two years.HP open sources Advanced File SystemHP to users: No need to worry about future of systemsThe Berlin Packaging API: the Solution?Linux-based cameraphone shifts modesMotorola and Kodak announced a cameraphone that combines Motorola’s “ModeShift” interface with Kodak imaging technology. Available in China next month, and later this year elsewhere, Motorola’s MotoZine ZN5 mashes up a 5-megapixel camera with a multimedia smartphone.[Bruce Perens] Linux Kernel Developers Call for Open Source Drivers – WeaklyAnd after that, there’s the fact that Linus “I hate politics so much that I refuse to deal with it” Torvalds hasn’t signed the statement.[...]I just wish that the kernel developers could lead with less equivocation.Only the Right Answer Unlocks Encrypted E-MailThe result, LockedEnvelope, was built on the site with Ruby on Rails, MySQL and Linux.ASUS backs down on anti-Linux pricingRed Hat Drives Desktop Cost Savings for EuropcarHD surveillance camera design runs homespun LinuxLGP Introduces Linux Game Copy ProtectionF/OSS[Linux-oriented] Parascale Picks Up $11M for Cloud StorageNeocleus Raises Over $11M in Series B FinancingFirefox 3.0 boosts Mozilla’s market shareOpen source tour of Europe: CroatiaTalend releases open-source data-profiling applicationTalend Open Profiler is available for free download under a GPL license at the company’s Web site. Support is available under fee-based contracts.OtherGoogle reputation hits top spotGoogle has finally managed to push Microsoft from its top spot.The Vole [Microsoft] actually fell to tenth place in the annual Harris Interactive Reputation Quotient poll, but overall, the tech sector did outstandingly well this year.Microsoft’s Golden Age: Going, Going … Gone?Microsoft fights gaming Trojan menaceHas Anyone Received the BSA’s $1M Software Piracy Reward?Dell Extends Windows XP Sales ‘By Popular Demand’Without continued access to XP, vendors like Asus would be forced to offer only Linux on their systems. It’s a situation Microsoft is trying to avoid as sales of low-cost PCs rise in emerging markets like India and China.Broadcom Cofounder Pleads Guilty to Lying to SECDirect link 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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