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Panther Server: Is it Ready for the Enterprise?

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-27 macOS 34 Comments

This week MacWorld is going to show the Panther Server operating system in general, identifying the new tools and structures and offering a closer look at the evolution of the user and share-management tool called Workgroup Manager.

VMWare Graphics Driver for QNX4

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-27 QNX 1 Comment

The QNX4 driver for VMWare is now available. The package includes a graphics driver for Photon and a vmtool for accessing VMWare information (date, clipboard, etc.).

Linux 2.6.0-test11 “Beaver In Detox” Kernel

Submitted by Jeremy Andrews 2003-11-27 Linux 50 Comments

Linus Torvalds has released his final 2.6.0-test kernel, calling it the "Beaver In Detox". Following this release Linus says that 2.6 development will be lead by Andrew Morton. The kernel's name refers in jest to the previous release, which Linus had named "Stoned Beaver". It contains a fix for the aic7xxx driver, proper error handling in do_fork(), some firewire fixes, and correction of a few skbuff leakage points. Download it from a kernel.org mirror.

Linux Desktop Distro Shootout: Just Something I Can Live With

Guest post by Barry Smith 2003-11-26 Linspire 76 Comments

It seems to me that a lot of attention lately in the commercial Linux development area has concentrated on either large enterprise customers, or wooing the home user who can barely turn a computer on. Even distros claiming to offer the perfect solution for both ends of the spectrum don't quite seem to fit what I am looking for.

HP Heads Up Unix Server Market

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-26 Unix 8 Comments

HP displaced Sun as the market leader in Unix systems this quarter, according to IDC figures released today. Read the news at TheRegister and at LinuxElectrons.

New SkyOS 5.0 GUI Screenshots Released

Submitted by Hexydes 2003-11-26 SkyOS 79 Comments

The first round of screenshots showing off the new GUI for SkyOS 5.0 have been released. The three screenshots show various features of the new GUI, including the new WindUI theme, new Viewer window, and various window effects such as curves, shadows, and transparency. In addition to the new GUI, SkyOS 5.0 will have other additions, such as more support for hardware (e.g. an ATI driver to go alongside the NVidia driver), speed and stability improvements, anti-aliased text, and Bochs support.

Panther: A whole new Macintosh

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-26 macOS 44 Comments

GlobalTechnology features a review of Mac OS X Panther 10.3.

Bill Gates Answers Reader’s Questions

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-26 Microsoft 28 Comments

What’s the next killer app? What’s your biggest wish? The Microsoft chairman responds to readers’ letters in MSNBC's online forum.

Distcc, A Program You Should Know About

Guest post by Paul V 2003-11-26 General Development 34 Comments

As someone who is always looking to maximize performance and efficiency from my computers, I was delighted to have stumbled upon a program named Distcc a while back. According to their website distcc is a "fast, free distributed c/c++ compiler."

New Linux Expected in December; How the Kernel is Developed

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-26 Linux 33 Comments

The 2.6 version of the Linux core is expected in December and will be much more stable on arrival than its predecessor, according to the maintainer. Update: OSDL to detail development process of Linux.

SuSE Releases Service Pack for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8

Submitted by Tristan Woudenberg 2003-11-26 SuSE, openSUSE 6 Comments

SuSE releases latest Linux Technology for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8: Service Pack enhancements include improved hardware support, enhanced storage access.

Mini-Review: dbRadar – Not Quite Ready for Primetime

Guest post by Will Senn 2003-11-25 Databases 9 Comments

When I was presented with the opportunity to review The Kompany's dbRadar product, I jumped at the chance. I seem to be on a continual quest for good database tools.

Solaris 10 – What’s coming in 2004

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-25 Solaris 35 Comments

"Sun recently confirmed that they will do a full 64-bit port of Solaris to the AMD64 platform. This work started 6 months ago, with a beta expected in spring 2004 and a full release in the summer. Almost certainly, the AMD64 port will start with Solaris 10 - I would expect Solaris 10 to be released for SPARC, x86 and AMD64 on the same day, probably in Q3 2004." Read the article at AcesHardware.

How to Install QNX 6.2.1 under FAT Partition

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-25 QNX 5 Comments

QNX 6.2.1 setup.exe removed the capability of installation into a Windows FAT partition. This article tries to provide a manual way to have QNX installed under FAT partition, with or without burning a CD.

Linux Desktop Underrated

Submitted by Sam Hiser 2003-11-25 Linux 66 Comments

Linux is very ready for the desktop, says Tom Adelstein, consultant and member of the Open Government Interoperability Project.

The Computer Virus–no Cures to be Found

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-25 Bugs & Viruses 37 Comments

Two decades and counting, the technology industry has yet to find a blanket solution to the ever-growing list of viruses and worms that constitute the greatest risk to computers on the Internet.

Will We See New Game Consoles in the Spring?

David Adams 2003-11-25 Games 22 Comments

An article at the register speculates that new consoles from Sony and Microsoft will be announced in Spring 2004. The speculation is that Microsoft may be planning on giving some details about its new console at the Game Developers Conference in March, but that Sony may try to steal their thunder by also giving details on the upcoming PS3.

Ten Years of FreeBSD: Anniversary Party a Success

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-25 FreeBSD 36 Comments

It is 12:10 AM PST (Tuesday morning) now that I write this, we just came back from FreeBSD's 10th Year Anniversary Party at the DNA Lounge club in San Francisco. Dig in for info and some pictures.

Visopsys 0.3 Released

Guest post by Andy McLaughlin 2003-11-25 OS News 15 Comments

As previously reported on OSNews, Visopsys is a kernel and operating system for PC compatible computers. It has been in development since late 1997. The kernel is small, fast, and open source. Check inside for more info and a screenshot.

ekkoBSD 1.0 BETA1B Released

Eugenia Loli 2003-11-25 BSD & Darwin 20 Comments

ekkoBSD is a BSD OS which offers security, stability, and flexability to your infrastructure. As a default installation, it gives you an email server, Web Server, ssh, and several other services that would normally need to be added and secured. This release is the first native build under an ekkoBSD host. Some highlights include the replacement of bsd-ftpd with pure-ftpd, security fixes, changes to the hierarchy, the introduction of the new installer, and the new fdialog.