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Nemerle 0.2.0 Released

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-12 General Development 17 Comments

Nemerle is a hybrid (functional, object-oriented and imperative) programming language for the .NET platform. The key features of the language include C#-like syntax, easy access to functional, object-oriented, and imperative features, powerful code-generating macros, variants, pattern matching, static and on-demand dynamic typing, and type inference. This version makes the Nemerle language full CLS consumer and producer. A number of non-CLS features are also in place, for C# compatibility, but CLSCompliant attribute checking is not yet supported. Any lack in CLS compliance is a bug now.

Linux: Time to take the next step

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-12 Linux 27 Comments

A couple of speakers at last week's AUUG conference drilled home several messages that those in the Linux and open source communities with serious commercial aspirations must accept in order to make serious headway into the corporate and government sectors.

Bringing the Apple to the Masses – Revisited

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-12 Apple 164 Comments

Fourteen months ago I wrote an editorial, suggesting that Apple should create an ultra cheap machine to battle the PC world. On that article, I suggested some specs for the hypothetical "Strawberry" computer. As technology is moving on fast, I am now updating these specs. To get the idea though, please make sure you read last year's article before you read on this one.

Reducing Linux Kernel’s Latency

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-12 Linux 35 Comments

With feedback, Ingo Molnar has continued to improve his voluntary kernel preemption patch. Testing the patch has revealed a number of areas in the 2.6 Linux kernel that were causing high latency. Fixes have been created and merged as these areas have been located. Read more at KernelTrap.

JDemo: Interactive Testing Refactored; Mac Rendezvous with Java

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-12 Java 2 Comments

Today's software development is unthinkable without automated testing; e.g., writing unit tests using the JUnit framework. Read the article here. Also, with Apple's release of the Java source code for Rendezvous, developers can create Rendezvous-enabled applications for other platforms, as well as Mac. Michael Brewer shows you how.

WAP, RDF Feeds OSNews Update

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-11 Wireless 24 Comments

The full "teaser" story text is now available through our RDF news feed. Additionally, the WAP users are now able to also read the 10 latest full teaser texts through their phones/PDAs (previously, only the 15 latest headlines were available). Please provide some feedback in the commenting section about our new WAP pages and how they work or don't work with your mobile device (readers that don't have a WAP device can preview our WAP pages with Opera). If your device is HTML-capable instead, you are in luck, as OSNews has some automatic special support for most mobile, embedded or text-mode browsers (Dreamcast, PS2, AtariST, WebTV, C64's Contiki, SideKick & PepperPad among 130 others).

Updated GeForce Driver, Preliminary SDL Port for Syllable

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-11 Syllable, AtheOS 16 Comments

Exciting updates for the Syllable OS: an updated port of the X11 "nv" driver for Nvidia cards and an SDL port that would guarantee a good number of game ports.

aKademy Hackers Port Gecko to Qt/KDE

Submitted by anonymous coward 2004-09-11 Mozilla, Gecko 55 Comments

KDE developers have ported the Gecko layout engine of Mozilla to Qt/KDE, in order to provide a more powerful, but KDE-friendly, alternative to Konqueror.

PDF: What’s New in Fedora Core 3

Submitted by science_monkey 2004-09-11 Fedora Core 76 Comments

Colin Charles released a PDF, showing us what's new in Fedora Core 3.

Gartner: Ignore Longhorn and Stick with XP SP2

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-11 Windows 51 Comments

Because of the long march to Longhorn, Gartner recommended that companies standardize on Windows XP SP2 so that they will have the option of buying into the first Longhorn release or waiting for a future release that includes WinFS. In the mean time, customers shouldn't make plans that include the system, Gartner said.

Yellow Dog Linux 4.0 RC3 Released

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-11 Linux 20 Comments

Terra Soft has released the third release candidate of the upcoming Yellow Dog Linux 4.

Remaining Vehemently OpenVMS

Submitted by Ken Farmer 2004-09-11 OS News 35 Comments

When people hear mention of the OpenVMS operating system and Alpha-based servers, they typically think ''old'' and ''legacy''. And then they think about buying something much more modern. It might appear very strange for a company to buy a brand new OpenVMS operating system. Yet that's exactly what the IT department did at the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia.

A developer’s guide to evaluating Eclipse vs. Netbeans

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-10 Java 33 Comments

By now, most Java programmers have heard of Eclipse, the extensible open source development platform that is rapidly becoming the most popular IDE for Java programming. If you are considering a move to Eclipse and are currently programming with Netbeans, this article is for you.

Microsoft ‘Palladium’ plans proceed, albeit in modified form

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-10 Microsoft 26 Comments

'Palladium', Microsoft's name for what was also known as the "Next Generation Secure Computing Base" (NGSCB), a new security architecture for Windows, will still be in Longhorn, according to Microsoft, but with a few modifications from its original plan.

FreeBSD-based, Triance OS 1.0 beta

Submitted by Nix_User 2004-09-10 FreeBSD 34 Comments

Looks like there is a new commercial OS on the block and its name is Triance. Triance OS is based on FreeBSD with KDE as the default DE. Beta testers wanted, for a completely gui'ed-up version of FreeBSD. Mandatory screen shots can be found here.

Text Formatting with OpenOffice.org Writer

Guest post by Christian Paratschek 2004-09-10 Office 71 Comments

Before I start, let me tell you the little story, how I got the idea for writing this article. When I wrote my first article for OSNews, one of the screenshots I included showed my diploma thesis. I merely wanted to show that OpenOffice.org in Fedora Core 2 features native icons, nothing more.

Easing Driver Installation on Linux

Submitted by Jono Bacon 2004-09-10 Linux 60 Comments

Jono Bacon has written an interesting article debating the way the kernel currently handles device drivers. Is there a better way to handle devices in Linux?

Two Years Before the Prompt: A Linux Odyssey

Submitted by Tim Mullins 2004-09-10 Linux 52 Comments

Derek Croxton has written an editorial on how he sees the Linux and Open Source communities, and his personal experiences with Linux. Excerpt: "A novice’s greatest fear is sitting in front of a motionless command prompt with no idea what to type; or, as so frequently happens, knowing a command that he copied verbatim from a document discovered on the internet somewhere, but with no idea of what it means or how to alter it if it doesn’t behave exactly as advertised."

RISC OS 5.07 released

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-10 RISC OS 18 Comments

Castle have issued RISC OS 5.07 to Iyonix users via their online update system, superseding the previously available version of 5.06. A number of "non-critical" software updates will also be made available shortly, according to Castle.

Apple Remote Desktop 2: An Inside Look

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-10 macOS 54 Comments

The release of Apple Remote Desktop 2 in June was yet another sign that Apple is building an increasingly enterprise-centric portfolio. Tools that help reduce technical support and system downtime and also automate software updates are critical. "My contention is that even as a small company, it is best to buy an integrated solution that addresses 80 to 90 percent of need," said Forrester analyst David Friedlander. "It will significantly reduce management and support costs."