● 07.24.08

● Links 24/07/2008: Red Hat’s Extended Support, Fedora Portables Coming

Posted in News Roundup at 6:59 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxSecuTech adds Mac, Linux support to UniKey securityIndustrial PCs support real-time Linux extensionsReturn of the InstallFest…It’s Starting HereSo far, I have come away with several interesting realizations, the more important of which are these: That people are more ready and willing to distance themselves from Microsoft than I had originally anticipated, and translating that into getting them to use Free/Open Source Software will have a huge effect on the digital landscape in this area and elsewhere — and let me emphasize the elsewhere because if it can happen here, it can happen elsewhere.So who’s ready to make history in their community?Oh, and if you have Microsoft stock, I’d sell. Fast.Debian Linux installer for NAS devices goes betaVista Adoption going no-where, IT considering Linux and Mac insteadJim Zemlin at OSCON: The Mysterious Work of the Linux FoundationNetwork Security Toolkit distribution aids network security administratorsNetwork Security Toolkit is one of many live CD Linux distributions focusing on network monitoring, analysis, and security. NST was designed to give network security administrators easy access to a comprehensive set of open source network applications, many of which are among the top 100 security tools recommended by insecure.org.Desktop EnvironmentsInterview with Helio Chissini de Castro – MandrivaHelio: First of all, cost is a significant factor. Governments in South America place a very high value on cost savings. Second, it’s good for the image of the government.Lighten up your desktop.GNOME 2.23.5 Released!Here’s the first release after GUADEC. Istanbul. It was a great place. And some people actually had time to visit the beautiful city. Or to take a turkish bath. Sounds like a cool program, doesn’t it? Of course, it was not only about this — there were tons of interesting discussions, lots of sessions around various topics, etc.Gnome conference – breaking new ground, starting from IstanbulRed Hat/FedoraRed Hat/FedoraRed Hat on Wednesday said it is extending the first phase of its product lifecycle support for Enterprise Linux, when the most technical support resources are made available, from three years to four.Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Improved Through Enhanced Product Life CycleRe-jigged Intel mobile Linux stack dumps UbuntuIntel says Linux-based Moblin update coming soonIntel is readying a second release of the Moblin open-source platform for mobile computing, with plans set for an alpha-level version in a few weeks, an Intel official said at the O’Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in the US on Wednesday.SELinux and FedoraFedora launches OLPC groupDevelopers Make a Good Call With Fedora TalkWhile the rest of the world is knee-deep in webinars, Skype-based teleconferences, and other “Web 2.0″-ish forms of real time communication, most of the Linux community still relies on IRC, wikis, and opt-in email lists to get things done. At FUDCon last month, the Fedora community announced a new way of helping members and developers communicate with each other: Fedora TalkLinus Torvalds uses Fedora 9F/OSSVeteran developer ditches Microsoft for open sourceIf you’ve ever used Microsoft Access or Excel, you have likely used a product that Mike Gunderloy had a hand in developing. The irony is that Gunderloy himself doesn’t use those products anymore. He’s given up Microsoft for open source — and he’s not going back.[...]If that happened, Gunderloy reasoned, it could become impossible for a developer to write any code that didn’t tread on some vendor’s patent somewhere. “It was the sweeping land grab by Microsoft that pissed me off.”Add to that Microsoft’s infamous May 2007 claim that Linux and other open source software infringed on 235 Microsoft patents, and Gunderloy had seen enough. He broke with Microsoft and started looking around for new languages to learn.Vendors Boost Open-Source Tools SupportSoftware piracy hurts the open-source community tooO’Reilly study uncovers multiple reasons for open source’s impressive riseOpen Source Leadership LessonsJasperSoft Fires Up New OSS ForgeOpen Enterprise Interview: Doug Moran, Vice President of Community, Pentahocyn.in: Open Source as PromoWhat happens when open source turns out to be better? Much better?Open source database study has obvious resultsCloud Computing/GoogleOSCON, Pt. 2.3: Jim Zemlin’s Outlook Is Cloudy (In A Good Way)Message to Microsoft: Google’s gunning for ya–againGoogle Launches Online-Publishing Service, a Potential Wikipedia RivalGoogle, Microsoft Said To Be Preparing Bids For DiggLeftoverUK ISPs agree to menace their filesharing usersAccording to the BBC this week’s deal takes the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the ISPs and the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR). Under it, ISPs are reported to have committed to achieving a significant reduction in illegal filesharing, and to educate their customers on copyright. They need only follow the shining examples of the RIAA and the BPI and lo, it will be done. 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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