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● Links 25/10/2008: Adoption Evidence and More Linux Numbers from the LF

Posted in News Roundup at 6:43 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxLinux PC auction benefits charityWant to combine your love for robots and strange mini-ITX systems with your interest in furthering educational opportunities for U.S. schoolchildren? You, too, can bid on this strange, one-of-a-kind Linux system available only through a charity auction on eBay.[KDE:] the next battle linesNew Xfce beta focuses on usabilityPuppy Linux 4.1 Retro ScreenShotsI was very pleased with Puppy Linux 4.1! The interface was smooth and easy to use.Three Linux Distros To Watch and UseResearchOpen source Linux worth billions, Microsoft warnedCan Microsoft compete with an billion dollar open source project which benefits from widespread collaboration?Linux Foundation: the kernel is worth $1.4 billionNetworkingLinux wins big in ATCA “Best of Show” honorsSun, Cisco Vets Join Linux-Based Networking PlayIPTV set-top runs LinuxNeuLion is shipping a Linux-based IPTV set-top box (STB) as a complement to its IPTV encoding and streaming platform.PreinstallationsMac Clone Maker Psystar Offers $299 Linux PCPsystar’s OpenLite system ships with the Ubuntu Linux desktop preinstalled, running on a 1.8-GHz Intel Celeron chip with integrated graphics support. Upgrading to a dual-core Pentium chip costs an additional $40. “With unparalleled affordability, this computer can bring Windows computing into every home and office,” Psystar boasts on its Web site, even though the system runs Linux, not Microsoft Windows.Dell readies small, cheap computer for small bizSpeaking of the Mini 9, while Dell did begin offering the cheaper, Linux version of the SCC earlier this month, readers report it’s still taking the company around two weeks to ship orders. To be fair, the company warns buyers of the XP model that they face the same waiting period for their machines too.MobileWill the ALP be the next mobile Linux OS?Access Linux Platform upgraded, downsizedSupport grows for Intel’s mobile Linux despite slipRobotics“Storage robot” gains community-built appsData Robotics Aligns with Developers to Deliver 20 New Applications for Drobo and DroboshareEmbeddedSYSGO Announces Support For Adobe Flash Lite In Embedded Linux SolutionRenesas introduces µCLinux starter kit*UbuntuUbuntu 8.10 Release Candidate Is OutEverything You Wanted To know About Ubuntu Intrepid IbexKubuntu 8.10 ‘Intrepid Ibex’ Beta Screenshots TourI took these screenshots using a Kubuntu Intrepid Beta installation after performing a full dist-upgrade, at 1280×1024, with the nVIDIA 173 driver installed. I left all the settings in applications default, but I had to make fonts smaller and resize windows (in Konqueror for example), because they didn’t look very well as default. The default theme used is Oxygen.Newbies: 7 Useful Ubuntu TipsDistribution Releases (Also BSD)Foresight 2.0.5PC-BSD 7.0.1 Upgrade (10-17-2008)Latest release is Absolute [Linux] 12.1.11Clonezilla 1.2.1-9ApplicationsFive accounting apps for LinuxOne of the most often heard complaints from users looking to migrate to Linux is that there are no good accounting applications. To be fair, there is a degree of truth in that concern. At least there was, until now.There are now a number of good accounting applications available for Linux, no matter whether you’re looking for a personal finance manager for your home budget or something to keep your small business finances in check. So, if you’re in the market for an accounting application that won’t break the bank, grab your bank statements and check out these five apps.Linux browser smackdown!GamesOSS Gaming: Ready for the Big Leagues?Icculus Ports Prey Game Client To LinuxUpdates On Sacred, X3, ShadowgroundsInteractive novel for PC, Mac and LinuxSub-notebooksEight-year-old picks Linux XO laptop over WindowsA recently performed informal experiment saw an eight-year-old American student pick the Linux version of the XO laptop over the Windows XP version. The eight-year-old, representative of the target audience for the educational notebook, spent an afternoon exploring each notebook, finally picking the Linux version mostly because it had more software that was not yet explored.Real-Life Linux: The ASUS Eee PC 1000In Search of the Smartphone LaptopRed HatNigerian Bank Chooses Red Hat and JBoss SOA Solutions for Mission-Critical Banking ApplicationsRed Hat unveils Premier levelSecurityLife in the trenches: an OpenSSH developer speaksFor Miller to dip his toes in these waters is rather far from his roots – he is a self-taught developer, one who, like many others, had an interest in computers in his young days but then turned to other interests until some years had passed.“My parents got me my first computer when I was about eight,” he says. “Back in those days, owning a computer was very conducive to learning how to program because they didn’t do much unless you programmed them to do something or bought some software which wasn’t particularly widely available in Australia.Configuresoft Awarded Red Hat Enterprise Linux Benchmark Certification From Center for Internet SecurityF/OSSExperts want ICT policy changedFSFE’s antitrust victory with SambaBMW seeking partners for open-source car software platformGoogleGoogle Chrome: It’s all about the JavascriptAndroid Source Accepts 5 Patches Within HoursMobileOpen source in mobile phones: challenges for ISVsOpen-source platforms gathering momentum, TelsyteApplicationsMuleSource adds to open-source SOA, ESBOpen-Xchange Introduces Collaboration Server Appliance — a Cost-effective Open Source Alternative to Microsoft ExchangeOpen-source Drupal turns proTop 10 Open Source CMS SystemsOpen Source CRM: More Control, Less CostOpen source identity: Free Telephony Project founder David RoweLikewise Software Receives Ready for IBM Tivoli ValidationReview: Firefox 3.0 Has Lots to Like — and It’s FreeNakusp (B.C.) Public Library Goes Live with EvergreenEconomyFree and open source software lets you laugh in the face of recessionAs the economy tips into recession, there’s never been a better time to take advantage of free and open source software (FOSS). It’s better than proprietary software, and it won’t cost a pennyLaid Off From A Tech Job? Get Into Open SourceOpen Source: Economic Impacts And Current EventsOpen-Source Database Adoption May Be Linked to EconomyOpen source looks to catch the falling knifeSome open source FUD is too lame to deserve a responseSecurityJava, Security, and Open SourceSmoothWall Simplifies Open Source SecurityLeftoverReport: Fake Jobs Heart-attack Story Posted by TeenDigital Tipping Point: Clip of the DayDigital Tipping Point: Dan Gillmor, creator of the phrase, “Distributed Journalism” 01 (2005)Digital Tipping Point is a Free software-like project where the raw videos are code. You can assist by participating. 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