● 07.15.08

● Links 15/07/2008: NEC Embraces GNU/Linux, FCC Rejects Vista

Posted in News Roundup at 1:47 pm by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxLinux Kernel Development Stats from Greg Kroah HartmanModularity Gets Down to BusinessThe strength of Linux is in it’s flexibilityToo many Linux distributions?In the end, there isn’t any advantage to having only one dominant Linux distribution either. Yes, new users wouldn’t be confused and there would be only one way to install software, making it easier for package maintainers. But what would be the point? To lure in new users? To take on Windows and OS X? Why? There’s this feeling among some people that Linux HAS to grow, that it HAS to become the dominant OS, because it’s (arguably) so much better. I don’t agree. It would be nice if some people knew that the answer to their virus-ridden problems is freely available, but that’s all. Otherwise, let people use what they’re happy with.Linux guru? then switch to Arch Linux!Dang, Darn, Damn Small Linux!Installing Gentoo 2008.0 Live CDIt certainly doesn’t require much specific knowledge of Gentoo or how it works, but neither is it for the faint hearted.A significant body of previous Linux experience is expected, as you’ll be on your own with respect to key concepts, such as partitioning, packages and users.UbuntuAn introduction to WubiThe Value of FreeLooking For Software? Gnomefiles May Help! The new and improved Ubuntu QABeOS-like distro focused on content creationA new Ubuntu-based Linux distribution has arrived, aimed at both Linux newbies and content creators. Boasting “out of the box” multimedia codecs, the freely downloadable PC/OS incorporates the lightweight XFCE desktop, and is said to offer a similar layout to the groundbreaking, but ultimately doomed BeOS.KDEMy Perfect Desktop: Kubuntu KDE 4The Kubuntu KDE 4 desktop has become my perfect desktop. It has all the functionality I could ask for, and I have added applications to supplement that effect.Shuttleworth has some nice words for KDEIs Mr Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, slowly warming towards KDE? Or is the man merely trying to keep the KDE folk onside, after a whole host of “technical writers” have attacked the new release of that desktop environment?First look: Amarok 2 alpha 1 looking strongF/OSSMaking Clouds Open – and SecureBlender 3D: Interview with Allan BritoCorporations can save millions by supporting Firefox on business websitesTrue Open Source QualityHow To Make Software AgreeableLicensing should be for temporary, trial or dire need purposes, and should be kept in said sector. Ownership should apply to everything else. From the physical PC itself, to the software and OS I use on it.ApplicationsPCMan File Manager 0.4.5 Review9 File Managers for LinuxALSA 1.0.17 Final ReleasedCtalk 0.0.62a ReleasedGNU Sovix releasedIf you use Linux, you MUST try gLabels42 of the Best Free Linux Video SoftwareDevicesNEC launches embedded LinuxSimilar to the Splashtop embedded Linux OS developed by Asus but with a security-oriented thrust, the hypervisor – known as HyperCore – will be able to take advantage of virtualisation extensions built in to the latest generation of Intel chips in order to run at full speed without impacting the performance of the main operating system.Linux Edges One Step Closer to Total World DominationMicrosoft told the world which desktop OS to use, and the business world listened. The innocent little Linux-based smartphone may change all that. As consumers become comfortable with Linux on handheld devices, they will likely influence decisions at their places of employment. This could be the beginning of the end of the Windows world as we know it, suggests LinuxInsider columnist Jeremiah T. Gray.MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition First to Comply with Three Key Specifications for Telecom IndustryRightsStudy: Reform copyright law to save digital worksViacom ‘backs off’ YouTube demandRadiohead video released on GoogleFirst European privacy seal awardedMicrosoftBBC set to name Erik Huggers as Ashley Highfield’s successorThe BBC is expected to confirm that former Microsoft executive Erik Huggers is to replace Ashley Highfield as the new BBC director of future media and technology as early as today.Savings windfall for firm that moved from Microsoft Outlook to GmailCan you really live without Microsoft Office?Poll: Unhappy With Microsoft’s SaaS News? You’re Not AloneIs Microsoft Losing Focus? (MSFT)Users prefer Cisco NAC over Microsoft NAP, researchers sayMicrosoft has troubled road ahead with virtualisationThe E3 Times: Microsoft’s DesperationAttorneys in Microsoft antitrust case to get $1.44 million moreNo Windows Vista For Would-Be Air Traffic ControllersWindows BotnetsUnpatched Windows PCs own3d in less than four minutesKiwi botmaster escapes conviction despite guilty pleaUpdate: Akill walks free 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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