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Onebase DevelopGo 1.0 Released

Submitted by Prabhuram Baskaran 2005-07-30 Linux 16 Comments

The Onebase Linux Project is pleased to announce the availability of a "Live Development Platform" for programmers. It comes with wide language support, offline developer docs and large collection of popular editors and tools.

Zeta 1.0 Live CD Available

Submitted by gireesh 2005-07-30 Zeta 79 Comments

YellowTAB released a Zeta 1.0 LiveCD and they are charging just 10 Euros for it. If you return it you get a 5 Euro discount toward the normal CD version of 1.0.

CodeWarrior to Cease Development on OS X

Submitted by wordtech 2005-07-30 macOS 52 Comments

According to an announcement posted on the Carbon developer's mailing list, Metrowerks announced at AdHoc that the forthcoming release of CodeWarrior 10 will be the last for OS X. This isn't surprising given that Apple is transitioning to Intel chips and Metrowerks has exited the Intel market, but it's still the end of an era. CodeWarrior literally saved Apple's bacon during the transition to PowerPC in the early 1990s by shipping the first working set of developer tools for the new platform. And since then CodeWarrior has been the main toolkit for commercial development on the Mac (especially pre-XCode).

Novell Files Countersuit Against SCO

Submitted by rm6990 2005-07-30 Legal 24 Comments

Today, Novell has answered SCO's complaint alledging Novell slandered SCO's ownership of the Unix copyrights. Novell claims that SCO approached Novell in 2003 to try and pursuade them to go along with the Linux Licensing Scheme. When Novell refused, SCO attempted to talk Novell into transfering the Unix Copyrights to SCO, which Novell also refused to do. Novell has also filed four counterclaims against SCO, one of them being Slander of Title (for SCO slandering Novell's ownership of the Unix Copyrights).

Leo Laporte: The PC and Open Source Will Outlive Windows

Submitted by SilentBob4 2005-07-30 In the News 62 Comments

Mad Penguin has published an excellent interview with Techmeister Leo Laporte. It's a two page review in which Leo discusses the possibility of a UNIX owned future. The interview starts here.

Linspire Five-O Review

Submitted by Swank1 2005-07-30 Linspire 68 Comments

If you are looking for a desktop Linux with all the ease and user-friendliness of OS X, Linspire Five-O is a great option. It may not be the best for advanced users, but home and SOHO users will be happy with its performance, support, and great looks, the review says.

Open Chips Take Aim at Hardware World

Thom Holwerda 2005-07-29 Hardware 38 Comments

The same principals that brought the Linux operating system to the computer world are helping to propagate a new generation of computer hardware. Numerous processor designs are now being made open for anyone to modify and use. Examples are organizations such as Power.org, OpenCores.org and SPARC International.

Zeta 1.0 Review

Thom Holwerda 2005-07-29 Zeta 44 Comments

"This review will not try to cater to users new to the BeOS world, but will focus on what has changed since my review of ZETA RC1 and what remains to be done for future releases."

Kubuntu with KDE 3.4.2, Koffice 1.4.1 Released

Thom Holwerda 2005-07-29 Ubuntu 34 Comments

Following the release of KDE 3.4.2 yesterday, the Kubuntu team is proud to announce a new Kubuntu livecd with KDE 3.4.2 and the also recently released Koffice 1.4.1.

XP Starter Edition Sales figures Released

Thom Holwerda 2005-07-29 Windows 20 Comments

Microsoft said it has sold 100 000 copies of its Windows XP Starter Edition, the first indication of the popularity of the low-cost operating system.

Opera 8.02 Released

Thom Holwerda 2005-07-29 Opera 34 Comments

Opera Software today released the second upgrade to Opera 8. The new version, Opera 8.02, is available for Windows, Linux and Macintosh and includes security upgrades and smaller bug fixes. Download & changelog.

Windows XP SP3

Submitted by Ethan 2005-07-29 Windows 25 Comments

Windows XP Service Pack 3 is in the works and is supposed to be released before Windows Vista. The following site has an ongoing updated list of fixes and downloads going into SP3.

Java Swing Talks to a Geronimo EJB Application

Submitted by anonymous 2005-07-29 General Development 1 Comment

Building on two previous articles -- Three ways to connect a database to a Geronimo application server and "Dive into EJB Web applications with Geronimo" This article will show you how to develop a stand-alone (fat) client that can communicate with an EJB application running inside the Geronimo application server.

Linux Kernel Summit Report & Proceedings Available

Submitted by diegocg 2005-07-29 Linux 8 Comments

Every year most Linux hackers attend a conference where they talk about all those topics only kernel hackers talk about. Papers of all the talks are now available, with a wide range of topics: NTPL, XEN, page cache performance, I/O scheduling, future ext3 development, VM, and more. Also, as every year, LWN's excellent kernel summit coverage is now freely available.

Windows Vista Release Slips to November 2006

Submitted by anonymous 2005-07-29 Windows 83 Comments

Windows Vista won't be released until the end of 2006, a Microsoft exec let slip in a presentation on Microsoft's campus yesterday. The next version of Windows was expected in the second half of 2006, but at a financial analyst conference in Washington, Microsoft senior VP Will Poole revealed it would not appear until the 2006 US holiday season. In related news, a senior Microsoft executive has identified Apple as an obstacle to Redmond's success.

Open Source Desktop Workshops: San Diego

Submitted by 2005-07-29 Open Source 30 Comments

Registration has begun for those wanting to attend the first Open Source Desktop Workshop to be held on October 13th and 14th in San Diego, California! Open Source Desktop Workshops are affordable educational events that bring top-flight Open Source desktop developers together with those who are looking to gain the skills necessary to join them. With presenters from around North America speaking on a variety of practical topics this will be an exciting and worthwhile event.

Windows Vista Pre-Beta First look

Submitted by Brad Wardell 2005-07-29 Windows 40 Comments

Since we haven't posted anything about the new Windows Vista beta release lately... Stardock's Brad Wardell writes "I've put together a first look at the first beta of Windows Vista. In the coming days I hope to delve deep into the guts of Microsoft's new OS but I've tried to put together a decent overview of what Windows Vista is all about."

Today is System Administrator Appreciation Day

Submitted by Tyr. 2005-07-29 Office 29 Comments

Friday, July 29th, 2005, is the 6th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day. "Let's face it," the website reads, "System Administrators get no respect 364 days a year. This is the day that all fellow System Administrators across the globe, will be showered with expensive sports cars and large piles of cash in appreciation of their diligent work."

Windows Genuine Advantage Cracked

Submitted by phaceton 2005-07-29 Windows 39 Comments

This week, Microsoft began requiring customers to validate their copies of Windows in order to use their Windows Update service. Crackers responded by circumventing the check and within days.

The Apple Lisa

Submitted by Saad 2005-07-29 Apple 16 Comments

Apple's Lisa was one of the earliest computers to take advantage of the graphical user interface pioneered at Xerox PARC, and it was the first to feature a desktop file browser. Read about the development (and demise) of the venerable Lisa at Braeburn.