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The Emerging Economic Paradigm of Open Source

Submitted by Anonymous Reader 2005-02-11 Open Source 15 Comments

Bruce Perens has written an article titled "The Emerging Economic Paradigm of Open Source".

Microsoft Details New Longhorn Displays

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-11 Windows 46 Comments

When Microsoft delivers a beta version of Longhorn during the first half of this year, it will include support for "auxiliary displays," company officials said Wednesday at the VSLive conference.

Introduction to Optimising GNOME Apps; Gnome 2.10b2 Released

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-11 Gnome 69 Comments

This is a brief introduction to Gnome optimization, both the hows and the whys. Details of individual tools and techniques are left for later articles, but a collection of hints and tricks is provided. Update: GNOME 2.10 Beta 2 is the first pre-release intended for wide public scrutiny before the final release.

The Power of Community on the Linux Desktop

Submitted by Chris Dunphy 2005-02-11 Linux 48 Comments

The latest in a series of desktop Linux related articles from NerdSyndrome, The Power of Community on the Linux Desktop examines how community driven open source Linux distribtutions such as Ubuntu and Fedora Core are promising to change the way we use desktop computers for the better.

Migrate Win32 C/C++ application to Linux on POWER

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-11 General Development 12 Comments

These series of articles helps you migrate your Win32 C/C++ applications to Linux on POWER. Win32 C/C++ Apps to Linux Part-1 of this series coveres the Win32 APIs mapping to Linux on POWER regarding the initialization and termination, process, thread, and shared memory services. Win32 C/C++ Apps to Linux Part-2 illustrates how to map Win32 to Linux with respect to mutex application program interfaces (APIs).

The vfat file system and Linux

Guest post by Christian Paratschek 2005-02-10 Linux 26 Comments

Recently I stumbled across a very nice article, written by Torsten Scheck, published on pro-linux.de, a German Linux site. This article proved to be so helpful to me that I decided it would be worthwhile to translate it into English and republish it. Comments of the translator will be added in italics. I hope a lot of people will find this little gem as useful as I did...

X.Org 6.8.2 Released

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-10 Wayland 34 Comments

The X.Org Foundation today announced the fourth release of the X Window System since the formation of the Foundation in January of 2004.

Comparing MySQL performance, Part II

Submitted by mudrii 2005-02-10 Databases 53 Comments

With the introduction of the 2.6 Linux kernel, FreeBSD-5-STABLE, Solaris 10, and now NetBSD 2.0, you might be wondering which of them offers superior database performance.

Judge slams SCO’s lack of evidence against IBM

Submitted by Yves R. Crevecoeur 2005-02-10 SCO 27 Comments

The federal judge overseeing the SCO Group's suit against IBM regarding Unix and Linux has thwarted an IBM attempt to defang SCO's claims, but he also voiced loud skepticism about SCO's case.

Visual C++ support will not be available for Qt/Windows GPL

Guest post by Ad Killer 2005-02-10 Qt 93 Comments

After reading through the FAQ here I've noticed this particular statement: "The C++ compilers from Microsoft, Intel and Borland are not supported by the tools in the GPL version." The most common and most widely used C++ for Windows is none other than Visual C++. However, at this point OSS development using Qt/Windows GPL is for GCC developers only.

Data alignment: Straighten up and fly right

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-10 General Development 3 Comments

Data alignment is an important issue for all programmers who directly use memory. Data alignment affects how well your software performs, and even if your software runs at all. As this article illustrates, understanding the nature of alignment can also explain some of the "weird" behaviors of some processors.

Novell Linux Desktop 9: Grabbing a Part of the Enterprise

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-10 Novell and Ximian 48 Comments

Novell's Linux Desktop distribution was widely expected last year. When it finally got released in December 2004, it had to compete with Red Hat's own Enterprise Desktop solution and Novell's very own SuSE. So, how does Novell Linux Desktop 9 (NLD) fairs?

IPython; Eclipse Plugins; Observer Pattern in .NET

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-10 General Development 10 Comments

The standard Python interpreter is unquestionably a highly valued item in the toolbox of many Python programmers. However, the IPython developers have taken the fundamental ideas found in the standard interpreter and improved upon them so considerably that they have created a tool of amazing utility. Elsewhere, this new monthly column is about writing plugins in Eclipse. Also, read here how to use the Observer Pattern in .NET.

More FreeBSD for Linux Users

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-10 FreeBSD 26 Comments

This article examines some of the common command differences a Linux user might encounter on a FreeBSD system.

Mac OS X 10.3.8 Released

Submitted by Anon 2005-02-10 macOS 102 Comments

Apple released Mac OS X 10.3.8. Key enhancements include: Improved OpenGL technology and updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers; Enhanced file sharing and directory services for mixed Mac and PC networks; Improved compatibility for third party applications and devices.

Interviews with Gnome, KDE, XFce Developers

Submitted by Damien Sandras 2005-02-10 Xfce 12 Comments

As part of the FOSDEM preparations for later this month, the organization has posted three interviews with Alexander Larsson (Nautilus & GnomeVFS maintainer), Matthias Ettrich (creator of KDE & Lyx, now at Trolltech) and Oliver Fourdan (creator of XFce).

January Syllable Development Newsletter

Submitted by Michael Saunders 2005-02-10 Syllable, AtheOS 11 Comments

The January edition of the Syllable Development Newsletter is now available, covering news from the project in the first month of 2005. Major topics: CD-writing support, new network driver, kernel plans, Glibc updates and much more.

Introducing Indigo: An Early Look

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-10 .NET No Comments

Provides an architectural overview of "Indigo," Microsoft's unified programming model for building service-oriented applications. The paper covers Indigo's relationship to existing distributed application technologies in the .NET Framework, the basics of creating and consuming Indigo services, and an overview of Indigo's capabilities, including security, reliable messaging, and transaction support.

Interview with Aaron Hillegass of Big Nerd Ranch

Eugenia Loli 2005-02-09 Original OSNews Interviews 6 Comments

Today we are very happy to feature an interview with Aaron Hillegass, the famous tech instructor from the Big Nerd Ranch. We have reviewed his Mac OS X books in the past and this time we are going to talk about the actual process of the classes going on in the ranch every so often.

Yellow Dog v4.0.1 released

Submitted by Daniel Blanken 2005-02-09 Linux 18 Comments

TerraSoft Solutions released an update to Yellow Dog Linux v4.0.1. The press release is here.