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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."

Microsoft ready to ship Virtual Server

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-10 Windows 10 Comments

Microsoft plans to announce next week that it is ready to ship Virtual Server, a product that allows a server to run multiple operating systems, or multiple copies of the same OS at a single time.

Review: Sun Microsystems Inc.’s Trusted Solaris

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-09 Solaris 32 Comments

Sun's Trusted Solaris 8 builds on the vendor's Solaris foundation with stronger access controls and support for multilevel data separation that extends from the core to the desktop environment. Trusted Solaris demands greater administration expertise than do mainstream OSes, but it can make potentially vulnerable pieces of a company's infrastructure significantly more secure. Read the review here.

Plan9 Fan? PlanB Is Here

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-09 OS News 19 Comments

Interesting paper about using Plan 9 for pervasive computing. Also on the same site some demo videos of plan B , a plan9 based OS. Two videos (low/high quality) are available.

Interview with CEO and co-founder of Fluendo, Julien Moutte

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-09 Original OSNews Interviews 52 Comments

Today, we feature an interview with the CEO and co-founder of Fluendo, Julien Moutte, discussing their upcoming products and services based on Ogg/Theora. Also, make sure you check the live camera at Fluendo's offices, served by GStreamer's engine.

Longhorn to put squeeze on gadgets

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-09 Windows 39 Comments

Windows makes it easy to quickly download files to iPods and other portable storage devices--a little too easy in the minds of many IT managers.

UserLinux releases first beta CD

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-09 Debian 34 Comments

UserLinux has released its first beta CD and is widening the scope of testing. The project, led by long-time open source advocate Bruce Perens gives enterprise customers a certified version of Linux without the support price tag and restrictive licensing policies offered with commercial distributions from vendors like Red Hat and SuSE.

Sybase releases free database for Linux

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-09 Databases 9 Comments

The database maker announced on Wednesday the availability of a version of its Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) database for Linux. David Jacobson, a marketing director at Sybase, said the database was produced for customers who want to run a test pilot of a commercial database on a Linux box.

QEMU, Valgrid, Bochs Benchmarks

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-09 Benchmarks 8 Comments

Here are a few interesting benchmarks on QEMU, Valgrid simulation, Bochs and native speeds on x86. Also, a new stable release, Valgrind 2.2.0, is available. 2.2.0 brings many improvements over 2.0.0, and includes the new Massif heap-profiling tool.

MenuetOS Gets a New Look

Submitted by Mike Hibbett 2004-09-09 OS News 30 Comments

Menuet v0.78-pre3 was released yesterday. Besides some bug fixes, the main change is a new look to the user interface.

Developing Cross-Platform UNIX Applications with Mac OS X

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-09 macOS 14 Comments

Mac OS X makes it easy to develop applications then deploy them to other flavors of UNIX. This article discusses tools and techniques for developing code on Mac OS X for deploying on other UNIX platforms.

Engineers and Blogging

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-09 Editorial 19 Comments

Microsoft's Chris Anderson responds to Novell's Miguel de Icaza and then Miguel responds back. Elsewhere, Red Hat's Havoc Pennington talks about Open Source software subscriptions.

GCC 3.4.2 Released

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-09 General Development 3 Comments

Mark Mitchell recently announced the availability of GCC 3.4.2. Mark explains, "there are no new features in this release, but there are a lot of improvements for various languages and architectures."

Whither Mobile Linux? Become an NMC News Editor

Eugenia Loli 2004-09-09 Linux 3 Comments

The open-source OS still hasn't picked up much momentum in the mobile world, but maybe manufacturers are trying to introduce it in the wrong place, says TheFeature. BTW, we are looking for editors to help with active news posting at OSNews' sister site, NewMobileComputing.