● 06.28.08

● Links 28/06/2008: More Linux Phones from Motorola, Wine 1.1.0 Released

Posted in News Roundup at 7:31 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxHow to: install Linux on your Nintendo DSHow to: install Linux on your PlayStation 3Lightsprint SDK Ported to PS3, Linux, New LicenseeScott Munro’s Games Round-UpMy review unit came with Windows XP – the 701s ran on a customised Xandros Linux operating system, still an option for the new model and the 901, launching here on July 1.I prefer the Linux OS myself – it runs faster on the Eee’s 900Mhz Celeron processor, but the 1024MB of RAM certainly help push things along nicely.Mot ships new Linux phonesMotorola has quietly started shipping three new Linux-based “PDA” phones.Paperless Schools and Linux Notebooks for Every Kid[Bob Sutor:] Life after Windows, 3 1/2 months: Deleted the Windows partitionIn summary: * I am now completely *ix-based for work. * The only Windows machines I have left in my house are in the attic and/or are broken. * I feel more productive in my operating environments than ever before.Do we really need another packaging system?The reality of the situation is that the differences between distros gives people a chance to innovate more with how a Linux system works. Trying to funnel everything down through some common layer at the bottom really reduces the chances for big innovation to happen.Nvidia says no to free drivers, I say no to NvidiaLinux kernel developers issue a statement signed by about 100 developers that they find non-free kernel modules to be undesirable and harmful. As they say “Such modules negate the openness, stability, flexibility, and maintainability of the Linux development model and shut their users off from the expertise of the Linux community.[Wine 1.1.0 Released]A second look at Slitaz 1.0: turns out it has a lot of potentialSymbian AnalysisNokia’s Open Source Response: The Symbian Q&AA: A few of the inquiries we’ve seen incoming have asked whether the EPL is compatible with the GPL – the license that governs, among other projects – Linux. The answer to that question is no, it is not. So Symbian assets will not be permitted to be legally recombined with Linux code for their mobile efforts.Nokia to buy and open source SymbianThere’s a huge difference between Linux and the handsets, though, and I think it’s an important one.F/OSSGIMP for Mac OS X: Perfect Alternative to Adobe PhotoshopMozilla pitches Firefox 3.1 alpha for July releaseBevy of Browsers Give Firefox a Run for Its MoneyGetting started with KWord DevelopmentAbiword: One Lean, Mean, Word Processing MachineOpen Source Mobile: Funambol Keeps Growing…Halamka becomes an open source believerOpen Source Backup Bolsters Its CaseOrbitz paves the way to enterprise open-source contributionsSun Announces ‘unlimited’ GlassFish-MySQL BundleWill Iona’s Open Source Strategy Survive Progress Acquisition?InternetSwedish bloggers give MEP a kicking over media pluralismP2P does not harm networksDOJ sinks another EliteTorrent adminWindows19-year-old ‘fast flux’ botnet pioneer agrees to plead guiltyIntel Backstabs Microsoft by Abandoning VistaThe news that Intel has decided it won’t upgrade its PCs to Vista must be especially bitter for Microsoft because court documents show that Microsoft may have launched its ill-fated “junk PC” Vista scheme at the behest of Intel. Is this the kind of payback that Microsoft expected?IBM woos Microsoft with iDataPlex oddityLeftoversIBM worms its way into African economy… with chocolateDoes Yahoo reorg signal cloud computing move?Escaping From Locked-In Clouds 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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