FreeSBIE 1.0 released (FreeBSD Live CD)
What is FreeSBIE? It is a live system on CD, or an operating system that is able to load directly from a bootable CD, without any installation process, without any hard disk. It's based on the FreeBSD OS.
Arch Linux Release 0.6; Get to Know Rubyx
Arch Linux 0.6 (Widget) was released yesterday. You can find out more at their website here. Elsewhere, Rubyx is a new linux distribution based on some interesting concepts like user-mode packages installation and a modern init system, and a rationalized services control. It is based on a new pkg managment system that features parallel build/make.
KDE Announces the Quality Team
In an effort to attract more contributors, programmers or not, the Quality Team was lauched today. Read the announcement at The Dot, and an opinion piece on the benefits of the new project is at Newsforge.
NetBSD 1.6.2 Released
NetBSD 1.6.2 has been released, with binary distributions for 40 architectures. More information is available in the 1.6.2 release announcement.
SkyOS meets GTK
GTK (The GIMP Toolkit) has been ported to SkyOS. With this GTK port, major GTK applications like GIMP, Abiword, and Gaim can now be ported to SkyOS. A number of additional libraries were ported as well to make the GTK port possible. These libraries will be available in source and binary form when SkyOS 5.0 is publicly available (internally, SkyOS 5.0-beta4 will be the first beta to include this).
New IBM Software PowerPack Eval for Java and .Net Developers
Are you developing in Java, ANSI C++, Visual C++6, CORBA, IDL, MIDL, or XML, Or are you a .NET developer using Visual C#, Visual Basic, NET, ASP, .NET, or evaluating the .NET platform? Either way with the new PowerPack you’ll get a robust collection of resources that will enable you to evaluate IBM software development tools designed to help you with your specific developer needs. Go here and pick the resources you want and get it mailed to you at no cost.
Using Swing’s Pluggable Look and Feel
This article discusses the Swing concept of a pluggable look and feel and offers some thoughts on how to use it in a way that is both convenient for the programmer and desirable for the user experience.
Does Microsoft .Net measure up?
Microsoft's bet-the-company initiative turns 4 this year. Are developers happier? Has the Windows experience improved? InfoWorld reviews .Net's tools and technologies for a top-to-bottom evaluation.
Mini Interview with Xandros Executives
Today we feature a mini but interesting interview with Xandros executives, Dr. Frederick H. Berenstein (Chairman & CTO) and Ming Poon (VP of Software Development). Read on for more.
SCO alters claim in IBM case, signs licensee
The SCO Group Inc. was granted leave last week to amend its case against IBM Corp. Trade secret claims have been dropped, and replaced with copyright infringement claims, Blake Stowell, SCO's corporate communications manager said Monday.
Qt 3.3.1 Released
Support for animated cursors on Mac OS X was added. Compiler and platform-specific issues were addressed. General bugfixes were made in Qt 3.3.1. Announcement, changelog, download.
Confessions of a Latter-Day BeOS Convert
"My shift in focus was further solidified by my first user experiences with BeOS following my installation of R5 PE on a Windows box. What I had read was true! I was captivated, completely enamored. But I was also suddenly deeply remorseful." What kind of person falls in love with BeOS for the first time in these "late" BeOS days? Read the editorial at BeOSJournal.
IBM Widens Embrace of 64-Bit Linux
With a strategy dubbed Linux-on-Power, Big Blue is pairing its Power platform and Linux as a way to expand its reach into 64-bit computing.
Introduction to NachOS
You want to build a thread system? Experiment with an OS with memory protection and virtual memory? You want to do that without a lot of rebooting, Bochs/VMWaremagic and writing drivers? Well, then Nachos (Not Another Completely Heuristic Operating System) is for you. Nachos is an Operating System simulator. Hmm... . If you're a bit like me, you'll be wondering what in the world that is.
Gentoo Linux 2004.0 Released
Gentoo Linux is proud to announce the release of Gentoo Linux 2004.0 for the x86, AMD64, PowerPC, Sun SPARC, and SGI MIPS architectures.
Microsoft Enlists Developers in Security Push
Microsoft is readying updates to its programming tools that will be released in tandem with Windows XP Service Pack 2, a security-oriented release of Windows due later this year. Elsewhere, ActiveWin published a preview of the SP2 for XP.
Mandrake 10 RC Review
Luis Alves put together a review of Mandrake Linux's 10-RC with a handful of screenshots.
Apple’s Elusive Corporate Configuration
"Gunningham's departure dredges up lingering questions. Can Apple ever escape its desktop perch and march into the data centers of America Inc.? And what does Apple have to show for the past two years of efforts to sell powerful servers to businesses?" Alex Salkever is wondering for eCommerceTimes.
XFree86 4.4 Released
The XFree86 Project released XFree86 4.4.0 for seventeen platforms. Release notes here.
NetBSD in 2003 – Annual NetBSD Status Report
On February 7th, The NetBSD Foundation held it's annual meeting, during which the developers discussed, among other things, how NetBSD progressed over the last year and what things are planned for the coming year.