If you've been following the Apple-to-Intel transition, you're going to want to read this whole article. Why? Because I'm going to do something that I almost never do: spill insider information from unnamed sources that I can confirm are in a position to know the score.

Many OS/2-eCS users knows that we are currently requesting signatures to ask IBM to open source OS/2 (or at least the OS/2 components that are possible to be opened). We are getting close to send the petition, so if you haven't sign yet, go ahead!

One of Unix's hallmarks is its process model. It is the key to understanding access rights, the relationships among open files, signals, job control, and most other low-level topics in this book. Linux adopted most of Unix's process model and added new ideas of its own to allow a truly lightweight threads implementation. Find out about the Linux process model in this sample chapter.

In the Japanese edition of his latest book, Bjarne Stroustrup added an extended essay, reflecting on C++ use over the last decade, and presenting plausible directions for the next revision of the C++ standard. Download the PDF to see what he has to say.

Microsoft surprised many of the attendees at its annual worldwide partner show here this weekend by allowing a third party to present a "hands-on lab" that allowed attendees to play with a range of Linux desktop software. Is Microsoft toning down on its anti-Linux campaign?

Most reviews of Tiger were conducted on fairly new and fast Macs. This article, however, focuses on running it on a low-end Mac. And, to the reviewer's surprise, it runs ok.

BeBug, the Belgian BeOS User Group, made a trip to YellowTAB's headquarters in Mannheim, Germany. They talked to various people inside the company, including CEO Bernd Korz. Lots of pictures inside. Elsewhere, HaikuNews has a short interview with the developer who ported the BeOS 3D accelerant to RISC OS.

Stephen Shakland of CNET News.com has done an interview recently, with James Gosling about his views on the languages future and the development of the language.

"Last week, I listed what I think is wrong with Make. This week, I offer my suggestions for alternatives," writes Adrian Neagu on his editorial at Freshmeat.

"Longhorn Beta 1 is still a few weeks away from release. And Office 12 Beta 1 isn't slated to debut until this fall. But that isn't stopping Microsoft from peeling back the covers on some of the new features slated for the pair of products due to ship in the latter half of 2006."

Dropline GNOME 2.10.2 has been released, a complete ISO image will be available soon.

IBM Workplace Managed Client Developer Toolkit is based on the Eclipse architecture and is compatible with Linux. It provides wizards, navigators, builders, and other tools for application developers who wish to develop, test, and deploy applications.

If you use Linux a good deal, you should know how to set up a firewall to help protect your system and your network. This tutorial will guide you through the steps you should take in order to makes IPTables work for you.

Bochs 2.2.1 has been released on July 8, 2005. You can download it from the Source Forge project page. See the CHANGES file for details on what has changed since version 2.2.