Eclipsing Nokia devices
This tutorial demonstrates how to develop Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) applications for Nokia handsets using the Eclipse IDE and the Nokia Developer's Suite for J2ME.
BigTux project shows Linux scaling to 64 processors
HP has demonstrated Linux running on 64 Itanium 2 processors without any loss of efficiency, and says it's seeing growing interest in open source from financial institutions. More.
License to Sit
Have we become too accustomed to the bizarre realities of intellectual property licensing? What if physical property were subject to similar terms and conditions? A conceptual art piece explores these themes in the form of a chair that grants the user a license to sit, and then deploys spikes when the license has expired.
Judge Orders IBM to Reveal Unix Code
A judge overseeing the legal fight between the SCO Group and IBM over Linux and Unix on Tuesday ordered Big Blue to show all versions of its two Unix products, AIX and Dynix
OOP Is Much Better in Theory Than in Practice
Has the Object-Oriented Programming been hyped too much, or do we suffer from the OO paradigms exposed in languages such as C++, Java, C#? How about languages that support features such as prototyping and/or multi-dispatch?
New Addition to OSNews: OS Galaxy
True to the internet fashion these days, we believe it's time for an operating system "planet" site. We are happy to announce OS Galaxy, a site fed by blog posts of popular OS-related industry figures, mostly developers. At this time we have subscribed only 10 bloggers, but we welcome developers to let us know if they wish to join in if they fit in one of our categories. OSNews members will automatically see OS Galaxy with the same ad-free, fast-loading format that they enjoy for OSNews.
Mandrake Targeting US Linux Market
The United States market for Linux support got more crowded Tuesday after French Linux vendor Mandrakesoft announced a partner program and a new line of Linux servers for the SMB (small to medium business) market in the U.S.
Does the Mac Mini Stack Up?: A Comparison
I have been an omni-platform user, Windows, OS X and Linux user for some time now. I love different things about each platform and loathe just as much as I like about all three. The release of the Mac Mini at MacWorld really made me wonder if Apple made good move in jumping into the low range market. I decided the best way to see was to compare the Mini to my primary box, a similar system in specifications and price.
HP Announces Availability of OpenVMS 8.2; Interview
Emulation and cross-development for PowerPC
For the curious x86 Linux user, emulation is a convenient and inexpensive alternative. There are at least three open source PowerPC emulators available, two of which are quite new.
PostgreSQL 8 Released
After more than a year of hard work, the PostgreSQL Global Development Group has proudly announced the release of version 8.0.0 of the PostgreSQL ORDBMS. This release involves possibly more major changes than any prior version of PostgreSQL since 6.3, and it is the first PostgreSQL release to natively run on Microsoft Windows as a server. You can read the complete announcement and download it from any mirror or using BitTorrent.
Further Confessions of a Slacker
About a year and a half ago, I wrote an article for OSNews about my experiences with Slackware 9.1. Today, I am happily using Slackware-current (ISO snapshot from 12-23-04 -current snapshots are out there if you look hard enough) as my server and my normal desktop.
Review of Sharp Zaurus SL-C3000
The new Zaurus SL-C3000 from Sharp is a linux-based PDA incorporating an Intel XScale PXA270 CPU at 416 MHz. It has a 640 by 480 pixel screen and is physically quite similar to the previous Zaurus clamshell models, the main difference being that it has a 4 GB hard drive built in. Read the review here.
Dual Booting Linux on a Mac
What happens when you turn a perfectly good Apple PowerBook into a tri-boot system with Mac OS X, Yellow Dog Linux, and Ubuntu Linux? Read on to find out.
Darwin flaws survive in Apple’s Mac OS X
A source-code audit of the open-source operating system from which Apple Computer borrowed much of the code for Mac OS X revealed four vulnerabilities of varying severity in Apple's software, a security company said Monday.
Write Connected Applications Using System.Net
Learn how to write better connected apps with System.Net in Visual Studio 2005. Since VS 2003, we've significantly enhanced the System.Net class libraries to make writing connected apps easier with added support for FTP, SMTP protocols, and the ability to listen and respond to HTTP requests.
Microsoft .NET – The Big Picture
The goal of this paper is to provide a business overview of Microsoft’s .NET initiative, how it ties together a variety of products into a corporate strategy, how it was used to respond to competitors, what strategies Microsoft used to drive .NET forward, and what problems occurred during its delivery.
Microsoft breaks patch deadline to release critical NT4 updates
Microsoft has issued patches for two critical holes in Windows NT4 as part of its January patch update.
Ars Technica reviews MicroA1 and OS4 pre-release
Ars Technica has published a review of the AmigaOS4 Developer Pre-release (+Update 1) and the MicroA1-C. For a short summary regarding the most recent AmigaOS4 happenings I wrote a small update summary.
PowerPC Assembly Language
Assembly language is not widely known among the programming community these days, and PowerPC assembly is even more exotic. This article presents an overview of assembly language from a PowerPC perspective and contrasts examples for three architectures: ia32, ppc, and ppc64.