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Introducing Inkscape 0.4

Guest post by Bryce Harrington 2004-12-02 Graphics 51 Comments

The Inkscape Team is pleased to deliver its newest version, 0.40. The development cycle has been particularly long and intense this time, but we feel it's our best release yet.

Mozilla Foundation releases Thunderbird 1.0 Release candidate

Submitted by Rahul Sundaram 2004-12-02 Mozilla, Gecko 43 Comments

The Mozilla foundation has released a new release candidate of Thunderbird 1.0 closely following the stable Firefox 1.0 release. A final version is expected within this month.

Microsoft Investigates Windows Server Flaw

Submitted by Tudy 2004-12-01 Windows 27 Comments

Microsoft is investigating a security flaw in Windows server software that could allow an attacker to gain complete control over systems running the software, the company says.

ARM9 MiMagic 5 RISC OS support

Submitted by Ian Chamberlain 2004-12-01 RISC OS 6 Comments

Castle have announced RISC OS support for NeoMagic's MiMagic 5 processor range. The MiMagic application processor is a 220MHz 32bit ARM9 core wrapped in a host of I/O and LCD monitor interfaces, and is aimed at wireless PDAs, handheld information appliances and other embedded kit.

Multi-distro Linux Live CD

Submitted by Alan 2004-12-01 Linux 17 Comments

With CD Shell, it's possible to boot multiple live distros from the same piece of media. Load up a CD or DVD with combinations of Damn Small Linux, DBAN, Slax, or other "live" distributions and always have the right tool for the job.

Netscape Browser includes IE Engine

Submitted by Charles Hastings 2004-12-01 Internet 42 Comments

According to Digital Online news, a Windows version of Mozilla using both the Gecko engine, and the Internet Explorer engine is under development.

Blazing a new data speed record

Submitted by Tudy 2004-12-01 Internet 6 Comments

A group of researchers have found a way to quickly transfer huge amounts of data over computer networks, paving the way for greater global scientific cooperation and future commercial uses.

High-performance SQL with DB2

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-01 Databases 2 Comments

Its a SQL tour through the DB2 TPC-C benchmark implementation. This article introduces advanced SQL features which are being used in IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux, UNIX, and Windows TPC-C benchmarks. Find out how to use efficient SQL query plans, which in turn will mean that the only codepath that is necessary will be executed.

Mac OS X 10.3.7 to improve FireWire drive compatibility

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-01 macOS 5 Comments

Apple Computer this afternoon seeded developers with build 7S210 of Mac OS X 10.3.7. With this latest latest build, Apple has asked that developers focus their testing efforts on audio, printing, storage or audio-based FireWire devices, and graphic intensive games that utilize OpenGL.

Review: Xandros 2.01 OCE

Guest post by peekj 2004-12-01 Oracle and SUN 11 Comments

Since I am always looking for Linux distributions that are suitable as Windows replacements, I decided to give Xandros a try. After spending some time with it, I've written up a review (screenshots). Find out if this Windows replacement achieves its lofty goals. Check it out at Tuxme.com.

November Syllable Newsletter; SYL-CON planning

Submitted by M Saunders 2004-12-01 Syllable, AtheOS 1 Comment

The November edition of the Syllable Development Newsletter is now available -- highlights include kernel work, Glibc updates and more. Additionally, plans are underway for SYL-CON, a user and developer meetup. See this post or contact Mike if you're interested.

Quick Review: PC Chips’ X-Eye Webcam

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-01 Hardware 31 Comments

A quick visit to Frys Electronics last weekend left me with (yet another) webcam. But not an ordinary webcam: this is an utrla tiny cam, created specifically to mount on laptops!

Inside The WindowsNT Native API

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-01 Windows 25 Comments

Mark Russinovich's guide on the mysterious NT kernel Native API has been updated to reflected changes introduced in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. This API is almost entirely hidden from view, with only a handful of its function documented in generally accessible publications.

Analytics Acceleration Grid Environment, Part 3

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-01 IBM No Comments

In part three of this three-part series, the authors offer a real-world implementation example of how the Analytics Acceleration Grid Environment (AAGE) can be used to deliver a virtual system environment that supports a wide range of application requirements, and makes the best, most efficient use of computing resources and data regardless of where or in what format they reside.

Windows XP Embedded SP2 goes gold

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-01 Windows 12 Comments

According to WindowsForDevices, Microsoft's Mobile and Embedded Devices Group has just released the final version of Windows XP Embedded with Service Pack 2. The latest release of the componentized version of Windows XP -- targeting a wide range of embedded systems and devices -- is now available for free download from Microsoft's website. The free 120-day evaluation software kit comprises the entire product including binaries and tools, and can be used to develop, build, deploy, and test a target OS image in a real device.

Solaris Express 11/04, AMD64 port, now available

Submitted by Daniel Price 2004-12-01 Solaris 54 Comments

Today Solaris Express 11/04 shipped. New in this release are the AMD64 kernel and userland (supporting Athlon64, Nocona and Opteron) and many other enhancements. A more complete listing is available here.

MSDN Magazine Windows Development Articles

Eugenia Loli 2004-12-01 General Development 1 Comment

The MSDN Magazine Dec 2004 is released with articles of Windows developer interest. Articles include Operators in Basic, .NET Code tuning and profiling, Optimization for .NET apps on PocketPCs.

Looking (Way) Ahead to Longhorn Server

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-30 Windows 56 Comments

There won't be just one Longhorn Server. Instead, there will be nearly a dozen customizable variants, partners say.

Interview with Vintela’s President

David Adams 2004-11-30 Original OSNews Interviews 26 Comments

Have you partaken in the conspiracy theories about Microsoft's recent investment in Vintela, a Unix-Windows integration software company? Vintela's association with SCO, and Microsoft's apparent interest in keeping SCO's legal battle against IBM afloat in order to undermine Linux, certainly provide plenty of kindling to keep the home fires burning at conspiracy central. But let's try to get the story straight first. OSNews interviewed Vintela President Dave Wilson.

Python 2.4 Released

Eugenia Loli 2004-11-30 General Development 38 Comments

The python final release of Python 2.4 was just released. Python 2.4 is the result of almost 18 month's worth of work on top of Python 2.3. New features are, but not limited to, function decorators, generator expressions, a number of new module and more.