First Symbian OS Worm Detected
An Internet security firm claims to have found the first worm in the wild for Symbian OS, and it spreads via Bluetooth.
Can Sun Emulate Linux by Open-Sourcing Solaris?
"While we can only speculate about Sun's motivations, it is fair to point out that emulation is a sign of respect. We emulate mentors, teachers or role models. Imitation, on the other hand, is a sign of flattery. We imitate rivals or competitors. Perhaps, in the long run, this distinction will provide all the insight we need into Sun's decision." Read the editorial at LinuxInsider.
The Case for Gconf
There has been a lot of commentary recently about Gnome, and a common source of confusion seems to be Gconf - what is it, how does it work, and so on. Some people even seem to confuse Gconf with the registry database in Windows. I will attempt to clear some of this confusion and give an overview of Gconf, and why it looks the way it does.
ChoX11 and Porting
"Ever seen some Linux application and thought: "the source is available, why can't we have that on RISC OS?" And indeed, because of the efforts that have been made on the GCC port for RISC OS and its C library, Unixlib, this is possible for a large number of Unix applications." Read the article at Drobe.
DotGNU Ported to SkyOS
DotGNU has been ported to SkyOS. With help from the developers of DotGNU, the CLI is now available for SkyOS. Compilers, runtimes, and various tools are already fully-functional. Launching C# programs compiled in SkyOS, Windows, or Linux works. DotGNU will be tightly integrated into the system. In progress now: porting of all remaining classes of the mscorlib.
Use of Linux Grows in Public Sector
Public-sector deployments of Linux are continuing to grow at the expense of Unix and Windows. The latest Linux win is the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC), in Washington, which provides administrative support, program management and policy development services to U.S. federal courts.
QNX 6.3: 30 Day Evaluation Available Now
The recently released QNX 6.3 is now available for a test run by developers. It doesn't seem to be a fully free for no commercial purposes no-IDE version of QNX RtP anymore.
Windows XP SP2 RC2 Available to Testers
Windows XP SP2 RC2 is now available for download from BetaPlace. The build number is 2149 and there is currently a network install only, no express. More at Flexbeta.
GNOME Development Release 2.7.2
GNOME Development Release 2.7.2 has been released for testing.
Quick Review: Mandrake 10.0 Official
There already exists a good deal of reviews of Mandrake 10 already. Instead of doing the typical review, I'm going to do things a bit differently. You see, there are a few things my OS needs to do perfectly, to warrant it a chance to stay on my PC longer than an hour or so. If any one of these necesseties fail, I may end up not liking the OS altogether. My OS needs to support good hardware acceleration, it must be able to play MP3's, I absolutely need Zsnes, and it has to be fast and stable.
More on AmigaOS 4.0
Philippe 'Elwood' Ferrucci has written an article about AmigaOS4 and its differences with AmigaOS 3.9.
SMP is now in OpenBSD’s HEAD
According to this SMP support is now in OpenBSD-current.
Apple Makes Its Case for Security
Apple is a famously secretive company. Its hush-hush culture makes it impossible for employees to talk about their work, even with spouses or family members. Today's the Day. This may help keep new products a surprise, but it has a downside: In the past few weeks widely publicized security holes in OS X were discussed everywhere and by everyone, except Apple, says Wired.
Linux Lite: Cobind and the Simpler Life
Recently, I got my hands on version 0.2 of Cobind, a Linux lite desktop, based on Red Hat/Fedora Core 1, from a software company in Pittsburgh. Not yet in general release, Cobind is a one disc wonder.
Open source: Supply and demand
In the final part of this series of articles in response to Eric Raymond, an examination of whether a hybrid model is the way forward.
Debian AMD x86_64 Port Ready
The Debian Project announced their AMD64 port is ready for inclusion in Sid. The port is currently at 97% compiled with most of the remaining packages having FTBFS RC bugs filed for unrelated reasons.
Microsoft’s SP1 for Server 2003 Packs a Security Punch
Microsoft says its set of upgrades for Windows Server 2003, due to be included in Service Pack 1, will make its products more secure by default and give enterprises more options for locking down servers.
A Splintering Linux Community
"We now have two distinct classes of Linux users whose interests are not the same, and perhaps we have more than that if we want to talk about people who think of software in political rather than pragmatic terms. Can these factions work together, or will tensions between them eventually kill the free software and open source movements?" Read the editorial at NewsForge.
FreeBSD, Stealth-Growth Open Source Project
Given the rapid growth of Linux in the technology industry, it might be easy to overlook other open source Unix variants. But recent numbers from research outfit Netcraft show that past is prologue. FreeBSD, that other Unix variant, has dramatically increased its market penetration over the last year.
Multithreading with the .NET Framework
Every programmer needs to know how and when to use multithreading. Peter Aitken shows you how easy it is to accomplish in .NET.