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Posted in News Roundup at 6:20 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxUSB Linux systems expandCalao Systems has started shipping half a dozen expansion modules for its tiny USB key-sized Linux computer.IGEL Technology Announces Availability of its Latest Linux FirmwareA Cutting Edge Sugar User Interface Demosidux 2008-02 [Released]A little later than planned due to a number of library transitions in Debian/ sid, we now have the pleasure to announce the immediate availability of sidux 2008-02 “Έρεβος”, shipping in roughly ≈470 MB kde-lite flavours for amd64 and i386 (i686), a combined i386+amd64 release with ≈1.5 GB KDE for kde-full and, as usual, an xdelta to add initial localisations for all currently supported languages. Enhancing the sidux family, a roughly ≈420 MB large XFCE variant has been added for amd64 and i386 (i686) for the first time.Kernel log: New graphics drivers and stable kernels; details about Linux-stagingMobileOpenmoko ships Neo FreeRunner Linux phoneOpenmoko’s Neo FreeRunner open-source handset has finally shipped to distributors, marking an attempt by the mobile Linux company to move towards the mass market.Mobile Linux Groups Join ForcesMore Competition Not Bad for AndroidRed HatRed Hat expects steady growthRed Hat said on a conference call with analysts that it expected continued revenue growth, to between $162 million and $164 million, and flat earnings in the second quarter.What happened to Oracle’s Red Hat challenge?F/OSSOpen source tour of Europe: ItalyOpen source tour of Europe: GermanyPerhaps the most famous open source project of all is the move to Linux desktop in Munch. The city voted in 2003 to begin trials aimed at eventually moving 14,000 desktops to Linux and OpenOffice.org and drafted in IBM and SUSE Linux to help its efforts. In June 2004 it announced that the trials were a success and Munich would move ahead with the plan, which has a budget of €35m ($44m).Pushing the GlacierPortrait: Michelle Bisson balances consulting with Joomla! volunteerismMcNealy: “We Invented Open Source, Gang”How Can We Harness the Firefox Effect?Alfresco-Adobe Pact Pushes Open Source Toward the MainstreamEclipse Ganymede improves SOA toolsCloudsWill everything eventually go to the cloud?Cloud Computing’s Undirty Non-SecretMicrosoftIn a letter to shareholders, Yahoo defends its “no” to Microsoft and “yes” to GoogleYahoo Rejected Microsoft Over Exclusivity RequestNo Surprise: Powerset Sells Out To MicrosoftAVG disguises fake traffic as IE6 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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