Core AmigaOS 4.0 developer Hans-Jörg Frieden has written a status report with regard to the current state of AmigaOS. Various advances have been made since the Developer Pre-release version of AOS4 was completed. Meanwhile AmigaWorld.net has launched a new File Depot portal dedicated to providing and hosting Amiga OS4 files and related resources.

On June 9th 2004, the KDE Project released KDE 3.2.3. Read the detailed KDE 3.2.3 change log. For packages, please visit the KDE 3.2.3 info page and browse the KDE 3.2 Requirements list.

SciTech Software, Inc. today announced the official release of the world's first web-based, graphics-driver build system with support for Windows, Linux, OS/2 and more. With SciTech’s exclusive online build system users can now easily configure, build and install certified SciTech SNAP Graphics drivers on their home machines, for non-commercial use free of charge.

I'm sure everyone is sick of reading reviews of Suse 9.1 by now but perhaps this one is a little different. This is not an ordinary review in the sense that I don't provide lots of colourful screenshots, or ramble on endlessly about the included software versions and other trivial things. Written from the point of view of a Debian user trying to switch to an "easier" distribution, I concentrated on how Suse stacks up compared to some of the traditional Debian strengths.

Apple is on the verge of announcing a new, totally re-designed family of three flat-panel displays with the addition of a 30-inch HD-ready model (2560x1600 resolution), claims ThinkSecret. In what appears to be a major change in direction for Apple, the displays will exclusively use a digital visual interface (DVI) connector and will not come with Apple's proprietary Apple Display Connector (ADC).

ICO published a preview over the RC3 of Zeta 1.0, expected later this year. Among the clean ups, updated apps & drivers and bug fixes there is a new preference applet holder. YellowTAB re-created an embeddable preference framework, inspired by the one created in 2000 by Be (and more specifically by my husband, JBQ ;) and was destined to be part of the never-released next BeOS.

My normal policy is not to review beta releases of any software. But because Windows XP SP2 is so important I decided to break away from the norm. Readers should be aware that a release candidate is not a final release and this in should no way be construed as a review of the final product.

Sun has released the JDIC/JDesktop Integration Components API via the LGPL. The idea is to create a Java API that allows Java applications to better integrate with a modern desktop. It allows apps to embed a web browser component, access/launch desktop applications and associate filetypes.

Get up-to-speed on the latest in Grid Computing application development. 1) Global Grid Forum; 2) Open standards architecture; 3) GGF and grid data; 4) Modeling and Managing State; 5) GGF Security.

This tutorial will walk the reader through setting up Minix 2.0.4 on Windows XP via Bochs 2.1.1. These are the latest versions of Minix, Bochs and Windows XP as of May of 2004. In this era of Linux and Windows domination of the OS scene, it is important to remember that there are alternatives. Hence, this article will also serve as an introduction to one such alternative, Minix, which has a very rich heritage, indeed.

Sun put up a "planet" page consisting of blogs of Sun engineers. Check it out here as they mention some Solaris news among other things.

This downloadable file will update the .NET Compact Framework 1.0 module of your existing Microsoft Windows CE .NET 4.1 Platform Builder installation to the 1.0 SP2 version of the .NET CF.

Novell is an interesting company, and has only become more so since it decided to dive head first into GNU/Linux last year. Nat Friedman, formerly of Novell acquired Ximian and now the veep of Novell's Linux Technologies Group took some time to answer OfB.biz's questions about exactly where the company is heading with GNU/Linux.

"Linux represents a threat and an opportunity for every software and hardware company. Apple is once again at the crossroads. While it will take a couple of years before we know whether the company will make the right choice, one thing is clear: Apple's path is about to become vastly more interesting" says Rob Enderle for TechNewsWorld.