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● Links 12/11/2008: Linux Smartphones up 49%, Debian GNU/Linux Boots in Seconds

Posted in News Roundup at 9:36 am by Dr. Roy SchestowitzGNU/LinuxHP missionaries convert 250+ mainframe shopsBooting Debian in 14 secondsHardware/software combo lets developers evaluate their Linux platformsLinux powered Yoggie goes open sourceLinux smartphone shipments up 49 percentOther findings include big gains for Apple and RIM, and a 49 percent increase in sales of Linux smartphones.Former AROS Developers Start New OS Project, Much SecrecyHP 1000 With Linux Available in JanuaryThough some would argue that Linux’s time has come and gone, it looks like netbook manufacturers aren’t giving up on the OS entirely. According to Liliputing, an HP Mini 1000 Linux edition is coming in January. It’s only $20 less than the XP version, which makes me wonder what the real advantage is of choosing it over Windows?Test Center review: Specialty Linuxes to the rescueIn this article, we examine three kinds of “Linux as tool” distributions that can help you in a pinch: small-footprint Linuxes, whose boot and runtime images fit in cramped spaces; Linuxes for old hardware, which are designed to execute on systems you might otherwise push to the back of a closet; and system-rescue Linuxes for recovering lost data from crashed systems.Claromentis Releases Full Scale Collaboration Suite For LinuxRed Hat/FedoraThe Planet Adds Red Hat Enterprise Linux to Managed Hosting PlatformNominations now open for December Fedora ElectionsTerra Soft to Merge With Japanese Cell Developer FixstarsUbuntuShuttleworth on Dell, Greg KH, MoreUbuntu vs OS X: The deathmatch!As you may have seen from my recent posts I’m trying out OS X. There is no doubt that for the casual computer users viewpoint OS X kicks Linux’s ass. But I’m a open source computer programmer, and for us things are definitely not as clear cut. Five years ago, they probably would have been, but then Ubuntu arrived. Ubuntu is an operating system I can put my wife on and she will not be any more lost then she is on Windows. That is a big step for Linux and open source: Having an operating system that can compare favorably to the commercial ones.China[New Laptop Based Chinese Loongson CPU is Announced]Huawei to launch Android and Symbian smartphones next yearGamesX3: Reunion Finally Goes Gold On LinuxX3: Reunion is a game developed by Egosoft, and is the sequel to X2: The Threat, which is being ported to Linux by Linux Game Publishing. LGP has been working on porting this Microsoft Windows title to Linux since January of 2007.Are Game Developers Finally Seeing the Linux Light?KernelInterview: Amanda McPherson on the $25 Billion Linux EcosystemLinux 2.6.28-rc4F/OSSUniversity challenged to ditch MicrosoftThe OU provides students with technical support, but only if they use Microsoft software. It advises students that if they don’t use a Windows PC they “may have problems accessing the software and data files supplied with course materials”. It has produced a 31-page guide to using Microsoft software and extensive demonstrations. It has produced upgrade advice for Microsoft’s Vista operating system and even gone as far as promoting a Microsoft discount offer to its students.Winemaker wears a Joomla! developer hatWhere open source philosophy goes wrong software freedom keeps us free to share and modifySpringSource Buys Groovy-Grails Backer G2OneWindows: The pit stop on the road to open sourceEventsNational Free Software ConferenceOPEN SOURCE TOOLS FOR MACHINE TRANSLATIONCommons GrazReleasesNext generation C++ “goes beta”[llvm-announce] LLVM 2.4 Release!SunSun Expands ‘Open’ Storage LineOpenSolaris 2008.11 pre-release, The year of the laptop?!OpenSolaris 2008.11 release candidate availableWhy So Many Java Mugs?Why so many choices? For the same reasons as there are numerous versions of the Linux operating system. Feature sets, corporate policies, budgetary restrictions, and scalability are among the deciding factors in choosing a suitable container.OpenOffice.orgOpenOffice 3.0 Downloads Reach 10 MillionOpenOffice.org hits 10 millionDigital Tipping Point: Clip of the DayDan Gillmor, creator of the phrase, “Distributed Journalism” 17 (2005)Digital Tipping Point is a Free software-like project where the raw videos are code. You can assist by participating. 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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