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Linux : News : Linux 2.6 Coming-Out Party In December
Posted: ( Sun 7th Dec 2003 03:44:57[AM] UTC )
Linus Torvalds and Open Source Development Labs plan a big coming-out party late next month for the Linux 2.6 kernel. Partners won't see commercial distributions based on the updated kernel until well into 2004.

Linux : News : DoCoMo to offer Linux-based 3G phones - source
Posted: ( Sun 7th Dec 2003 03:44:57[AM] UTC )
Japan's top mobile operator, aims to offer third-generation (3G) handsets that run on the Linux-based operating system (OS) as early as the second half of 2004, a source close to the firm said on Tuesday.

Linux : News : Major vendors to push Linux to the desktop
Posted: ( Sun 7th Dec 2003 03:44:57[AM] UTC )
Inspired by stirrings among corporate users for desktop Linux and with Microsoft's forthcoming Longhorn operating system not expected on desktops until 2005, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell are augmenting their corporate Linux desktop wares. Novell and Red Hat also are assembling Linux desktops.

NetBSD : News : NetBSD 1.6.1 has been released
Posted: ( Sun 7th Dec 2003 03:44:56[AM] UTC )
The latest version of NetBSD - 1.6.1 - has been released on April 21, 2003. NetBSD 1.6.1 is a maintenance release for users of NetBSD 1.6 which provides the following updates relative to 1.6: * A number of security issues have been fixed. * Some performance fixes have been incorporated. * Improved device support in some existing drivers. * Some new device drivers have been added. * The evbsh3 port has been added to the binary distribution. * Some minor userland fixes have been applied. A more complete Release Announcement can be found here: http://netbsd.org/Releases/formal-1.6/NetBSD-1.6.1.html

Linux : News : Red Hat overhauls flagship Linux
Posted: ( Wed 22nd Oct 2003 04:53:46[PM] UTC )
Dominant Linux seller Red Hat has begun offering the newest incarnation of its product for business customers, a version that opens several new markets for the company.

Linux : News : Mozilla 1.5 Boosts Usability
Posted: ( Wed 22nd Oct 2003 04:53:15[PM] UTC )
Probably the biggest surprise about Mozilla 1.5 is that it exists at all. When the Mozilla Foundation laid out its road map earlier this year, the plan was for Mozilla 1.4 (see review) to be the last version of the big integrated Mozilla suite.

Linux : News : Samba offers NT 4.0 escape route
Posted: ( Wed 22nd Oct 2003 04:53:15[PM] UTC )
The new release of the software, which provides file and print services on Windows networks, can serve as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) on NT 4.0.

Linux : News : Korea gov't launches switch to open source
Posted: ( Wed 22nd Oct 2003 04:53:15[PM] UTC )
Thousands of computers in ministries, government-linked organizations and universities in South Korea will replace the Microsoft Windows operating system and Office productivity suite with open source alternatives under the plan, according to the country's Ministry of Information and Communication.

Linux : News : Torvalds to SCO: Negotiate what?
Posted: ( Sat 13th Sep 2003 11:54:39[AM] UTC )
The war of words between The SCO Group Inc. and the Linux community escalated this week in a flurry of open letters, the latest from Linux creator Linus Torvalds.

Linux : News : VeriSign Migrating 2,000 Unix Servers to Red Hat Linux
Posted: ( Sat 13th Sep 2003 11:54:39[AM] UTC )
In the latest big win for Linux and open source, infrastructure service provider VeriSign has decided to migrate 2,000 of its high-performance Unix servers to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Intel in a move the company says will help reduce its operating expenses.

Linux : News : Opera Teams with Linux for TV Set-Top Boxes
Posted: ( Thu 11th Sep 2003 05:08:40[AM] UTC )
Opera Software ASA, a tiny Norwegian maker of software to rival Microsoft's Internet browser, aims to break in on the market for digital television program controls by persuading TV equipment makers to use its Linux-based software.

Linux : News : Symbian vs. Linux: Who Will Win in Wireless?
Posted: ( Thu 11th Sep 2003 05:08:40[AM] UTC )
Operating systems do make a difference in mobile phones, writes Wireless Center Editor Guy Kewney—and Linux is looking stronger every day.

Linux : News : Novell 'puts entire ecosystem behind Linux'
Posted: ( Thu 11th Sep 2003 05:08:40[AM] UTC )
Driving the adoption of Linux in the enterprise is central to its plans to return to profit while reaffirming its commitment to maintain support for its own NetWare operating system, the company says.

Linux : News : Linux to make consumer electronics buzz
Posted: ( Mon 1st Sep 2003 07:58:59[AM] UTC )
Linux, the fast-growing and freely available operating system, is set to be the software of choice for future televisions, set-top boxes and DVD recorders, according to consumer electronics executives and specialists on Thursday.

Linux : News : Kernel Hacking : Beginning Linux kernel Programming
Posted: ( Mon 1st Sep 2003 07:58:58[AM] UTC )
A good presentation explaining steps to start with linux kernel programming.