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Q&A: Red Hat exec talks of challenges to open source

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-20 Red Hat 36 Comments

VP Michael Tiemann discusses the open source movement, Red Hat’s strategies, and his recent blog debate with Sun's Jonathan Schwartz.

Connect desktop apps using D-BUS

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 General Development 24 Comments

D-BUS is an up-and-coming message bus and activation system that is set to achieve deep penetration in the Linux desktop. Learn why it was created, what it can be used for, and where it is going.

Interview: Martin Taylor, Microsoft’s Linux expert

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 Microsoft 51 Comments

Martin Taylor, global general manager of platform strategy at Microsoft, talks to vnunet.com about how the company is handling the open source threat.

An Introduction to Embedded Linux Development, Part 1

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 Linux 4 Comments

Part 1 in a series on embedded development explains the purpose of the project and outlines hardware options.

These Days, Microsoft Isn’t So Scary

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 Microsoft 19 Comments

Rivals still fear Redmond and its deep pockets, but its clout is diminishing. The decision to unveil Office's source code is the proof.

Seven Cool Mono Apps

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 Mono 55 Comments

This article provides a tour through some Mono programs, along with details about how you can start experimenting with them yourself. Not all of the programs featured here are finished products, but they're all exciting and show off interesting aspects of Mono. Even more Mono applications can be found at GnomeFiles.org: We should add to the list the excellent PolarViewer and SportTracker (they go together), and of course, GCursor#, CSBoard, Galaxium Messenger, SkyNET and GLyrics among others like Bless, fewnn, GFax, WoodPusher, CDCollect and Kurush.

Memory management PDF paper

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 General Development 5 Comments

Here's a quick introduction to protected mode memory management for IA32.

Perpetual vs Subscription Licensing

David Adams 2004-10-19 In the News 25 Comments

Software vendors have been moving toward the subscription-type license over the past few years, and away from the perpetual license that had been the norm. Software firms note that companies generally upgrade regularly anyway, so subscription pricing spreads out the payment more easily. A win-win right? But companies don't like the feeling of bing on the hook for payments forever when they once felt like their fee was capped at a certain amount. Read more at PCWorld

Review of “The Last Starfighter: The Musical”

David Adams 2004-10-19 Geek stuff 12 Comments

Maybe you have to be a hard-core geek of a certain age to even see the wonderment of such a thing, but Jason Scott, who wrote the review, shares a delightful anecdote about Pac Man at the beginning to establish his credentials. He says that the off-broadway musical based on the 80's cheesy sci-fi movie is great. I just happened to catch The Last Starfighter on HBO a couple weeks ago, and it didn't disappoint my adolescent memories of it.

Gentoo PPC live cd 2004.3

Submitted by sally 2004-10-19 Gentoo 15 Comments

Gentoo has put online experimental disk images of the 2004.3 live cd. Testing and comments are welcome.

OpenStep 10th anniversary

Submitted by Nicolas Roard 2004-10-19 OpenStep, GNUstep 15 Comments

Today, the OpenStep API celebrates its 10th anniversary. What started out as a joint adventure of NeXT and SUN to define an application development standard that would run on all machines, making "write once compile everywhere" a reality, is still unfolding within the vivid and active community of GNUstep, old NeXT and Apple lovers.

Apple Unveils Fastest, Most Affordable iBook G4 Ever

Submitted by Tudy 2004-10-19 Apple 38 Comments

Apple today announced that it has unveiled its fastest, most affordable iBook G4 ever, featuring built-in AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g wireless networking across the line and prices starting at US$999. They also announced the addition of a 1.8GHz single processor Power Mac G5 desktop priced at US$1,499 to its 64-bit Power Mac G5 line. Apple updated its Xserve RAID storage system too.

HP’s Hall responds to Schwartz’s claims

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 Unix 16 Comments

Peter Hall from HP has responded to Sun's Jonathan Schwartz. Apparently HP is still committed to the HP-UX operating system.

Moving to .NET and WinFX: a Roadmap for C/C++ Applications

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 .NET 5 Comments

This article is for C++ programmers who are (at least for now) not targeting the Microsoft .NET Framework in new or existing applications. It provides some guidelines for moving to the .NET Framework without leaving behind the investment in existing code, and explains why you should consider moving to the .NET Framework not only for new development, but for existing applications as well.

An Introduction to RubyCocoa, Part 2

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 macOS No Comments

In Part 1 of this two-part series, Christopher Roach provided some background and helped you get started with RubyCocoa programming. In today's conclusion he gets into the actual code... and if you're following along, you'll end up with a functioning application.

Bridging the Gap: J2SE 5.0 Annotations

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 Java 2 Comments

Annotations, a means of providing your own metadata for your code, are among the major features of J2SE 5.0, but you don't have to move to 5.0 to use them. Kyle Downey introduces annotations and their implementation in several Java 1.4-compatible forms.

A radioSHARK Review

Guest post by Benjamin Metzler 2004-10-19 Multimedia, AV 16 Comments

I wanted to love the radioSHARK from Griffin Technology, I really did. I'm a big fan of radio and I've been disappointed that it took so long for a company to develop and AM/FM turner for the PC. So when I heard about the radioSHARK I was excited. A quick trip to the Apple store and I had this little fin-shaped wonder.

Microsoft math: dual core licensed as one chip

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 Windows 23 Comments

Microsoft will continue to charge its customers for a single processor license once a new crop of hardware servers with the equivalent of two microprocessors on each chip hit the market next year. Intel's first dual-core Xeon processor is scheduled to arrive in the first quarter of 2006, a company exec said Monday, meaning that a competing chip from rival AMD will likely arrive several months earlier.

Revision Control with Arch: Introduction to Arch

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 General Development 23 Comments

Whether you're moving up from CVS or getting serious about a revision control system, here's a powerful tool that will keep records of changes and keep your projects under control.

Brushed Metal and the HIG

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-19 macOS 39 Comments

"The HIG is only credible if it accurately reflects Apple’s actual policy. If the policy isn’t going to change, then the HIG should. To those of you who think this state of affairs is just fine, that there’s no problem with Mac OS X providing two disparate themes for developers to choose between based on whim, I ask this: If two themes are OK, why not three or four?" Read the editorial at DaringFireball.