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Novell to Release Enhanced Business Desktop Linux in Fall

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-06 Novell and Ximian 119 Comments

Novell plans to release its new corporate version of Linux for desktop computers this fall, the first product to merge technology from SuSE and Ximian that Novell acquired. The prototype was called Novell Linux Desktop (this may not be the final name) and it derives from SuSE's codebase. The new desktop software uses the new Ximian Desktop version of GNOME, and it's customized to work smoothly with Novell's GroupWise server software for e-mail, calendars, contact lists and instant messaging.

Syllable Development Newsletter, July 2004

Submitted by Michael Saunders 2004-08-06 Syllable, AtheOS 32 Comments

The July issue of the Syllable Development Newsletter is available, featuring updates and progress from Syllable, the open source desktop OS, over the past month. Highlights include a new 3DFX driver, major ATerm updates and UI principle discussions. Good progress is being made.

GTK+ Challenge: Make Pango Faster; Desktop Integration Bounty

Submitted by JB 2004-08-06 GTK+ 66 Comments

Red Hat's Christopher Blizzard found that Pango is significantly slower than XFT (which itself is not a speed demon either) resulting on slower desktop Gnome/GTK+ software perfomance. The Pango maintainer, Owen Taylor, says that he's been opposed in the past to creating a fast path for latin text because it means that the non-english code paths won't get nearly as much testing. However, Owen now said that if we can find him a clean patch that would do it, he might take it and that "would make the entire desktop faster". Elsewhere, the Gnome Foundation has put up a Desktop Integration Bounty.

Jobs Says Apple Can Innovate Much More If It Controls the Technology

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-06 Apple 83 Comments

Apple's CEO fields some tough questions about consumer choice and whether old rivalry gets in the way. At the Wall Street Journal's D conference, technology columnist Walt Mossberg took Apple CEO Steve Jobs through a comprehensive grilling session. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

Linux Gets a Bit Thinner

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-06 Linux 10 Comments

Thin computing on Linux got a significant boost this week with a pair of separate releases. Wyse Technology, one of the world's leading thin-client vendors, announced its newest Linux thin client. And just yesterday, the Linux Terminal Server Project, the "granddaddy" of all Linux thin-client open source projects, released LTSP 4.1.

In the background, a man at the forefront of ‘Doom 3’

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-06 Games 54 Comments

It has taken four years, but the creators of the "Doom" video game series have finally reached the next level. Read the interview with Carmack here.

Windows XP SP2 Released On WindowsBeta, Final Build 2180

Submitted by Gsurface 2004-08-06 Windows 11 Comments

Great news for beta testers, Windowsbeta has just put Windows XP SP2 final for beta testers to download. The final build number is 2180 with digital signature, here is a screenshot of the build on WindowsBeta. Update: Windows XP SP2 ships to manufacturing.

Desktop FreeBSD Part 4: Printing

Submitted by Timothy R. Butler 2004-08-06 FreeBSD 11 Comments

As a writer, the only reason Ed Hurst ever got his first computer was because it was far more efficient than a typewriter, and certainly more readable than his own handwriting. To enjoy that efficiency, however, you need a working printer, and Ed explores accomplishing just that on FreeBSD in this piece.

IBM releases Lotus Domino 7.0 for Linux, Solaris, and AIX

Submitted by Shellie 2004-08-06 IBM 9 Comments

This article describes new features introduced in the beta release for Lotus Notes and Domino 7.0, including information on Java 1.4.1 suport, the ability to remotely debug Java code, extended support for JSP tags, enhanced Linux/Mozilla support, poductivity improvements to Domino Designer, and the ability to use DB2 as a data store. Go here to download a free Beta version of Domino 7.0

Desktop/LX Tablet Edition to return on Taiwanese Tablets

Submitted by Jason Prince 2004-08-06 Mandriva, Mandrake, Lycoris 11 Comments

Lycoris has announced that it has found a distributor in Taiwan. Thanks to their new distributor, the previously moribund Desktop/LX Tablet Edition will again be available bundled with tablet PCs, this time from two companies based in Taiwan, Dialogue Technology and MoBitS Electronics.

Apple releases Xcode 1.5

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-06 macOS 26 Comments

Apple has released Xcode 1.5, an update to its set of developer tools for Mac OS X. According to the release notes, the update includes "an enhanced version of the Xcode IDE with enhanced features and improvements to the user experience, speed, and the build system".

Product review: Fedora Linux Core II

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-06 Fedora Core 27 Comments

Despite its description as a technology proving ground, Fedora II provides Linux users with a good Linux desktop experience. For veteran Linux users, Fedora II will provide you with the productivity tools you need and the latest stable open-source technology. You can even use the Red Hat up-to-date service for free to keep your desktop current. Read Tom Adelstein's product review of Fedora Linux Core II.

SkyOS Gets Deeper into GTK+; SkyNews Monthly July Available

Submitted by Thom Holwerda 2004-08-06 SkyOS 51 Comments

SkyOS now has more GTK+ applications to enrich its application base: Gaim and Sylpheed-Claws being the latest ports. The project also made available a beta for their upcoming Software Store. Elsewhere, the SkyOS Monthly newsletter has been released with articles about SkyFS/BeFS and the chances of SkyOS succeeding as a business.

A Review of Yoper Linux V2

Guest post by Tarun Agnani 2004-08-05 Linux 39 Comments

Yoper Linux V2 was released a few weeks ago (July 13, 2004). After reading the release announcement on Yoper's website, I decided I had to try it. Yoper claims that version V2 "is the fastest Out-of-the-Box Linux system in the World".

Networking Security Concepts

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-05 Internet 11 Comments

This article covers some of the main components and techniques for securing your corporate network. Before you select which component(s) you need for your security model, decide how you want to lay it out, what protocols to use, and what hardware/software combinations are within your budget's grasp.

The Event Completion Framework for the Solaris Operating System

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-05 Solaris 6 Comments

Within the Solaris 10 OS, the event completion framework focuses on providing a scalable, performant & extendable framework that can incorporate new object & event types as they appear within the system.

SGI Irix 6.5.25 Released

Submitted by Robert Blake 2004-08-05 SGI and IRIX 2 Comments

SGI has released IRIX 6.5.25 to individuals/companies with a support contract, 6.5.22m overlays are avaliable to all supportfolio members. In a few days the release notes will appear here.

Sun responds to Microsoft on WSTest

Submitted by jayson knight 2004-08-05 Benchmarks 13 Comments

On June 23, 2004, Sun published a whitepaper showcasing superior JavaTM 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EETM) web services performance when compared to Microsoft's .NET. Microsoft published a response on July 14th refuting claims and stating that in their tests .NET performance was higher than Java Web Services. More here and a reply from Microsoft here.

OpenBSD: Adding SGI O2 Architecture Support

Eugenia Loli 2004-08-05 OpenBSD 4 Comments

OpenBSD creator Theo de Raadt recently announced that support for the SGI O2 architecture was soon going to be imported, primarily in an effort to hunt down and fix bugs in the OpenBSD codebase.

Refactoring C# Code Using Visual Studio 2005; .Net 2.0 Changelog

Submitted by Wyatt Preul 2004-08-05 .NET 2 Comments

This article examines the role of code refactoring, and the refactoring techniques supported by Visual Studio 2005. Elsewhere, view the latest changes that are going to be a part of .Net.