IBM Denies Charges of Unix theft
Big Blue denies SCO Group's allegations that it misappropriated Unix trade secrets, but it isn't giving hints about what its eventual strategy will be for battling the lawsuit.
Libranet 2.8 Released
The Debian-based Libranet 2.8 is finaly released. Order & download, read the feature-set or an intro.
SuSE Linux 8.2 Approaches Computing Nirvana
"There's a lot to like in SuSE's latest edition, 8.2, and little to complain about. There are security enhancements and graphics tweaks partly due to KDE 3.1, and major administration bonuses in YaST-2. It's clear that SuSE has worked hard to accommodate the corporate desktop market as well as the home user since edition 8.1, which we did not recommend." Read the review at The Register.
OpenBSD 3.3 Released
DirectFBGL Goes DRI
Now it is possible to have hardware accelerated OpenGL with DirectFB.
Windows Server 2003: Incompatible, Fast & Confusing
"Is Server 2003 fast? Yes, it's easily outdistances anything that Microsoft has ever shown us before. And, yes, it's faster than Linux. It is stable? Based on about two weeks of testing with the final release, I would say that it's also the most stable Microsoft operating system I've ever seen. But then again, I'm not asking it to do much besides basic file/print. The functionality servers that any business needs are largely not there. Ironically, this reminds me of the old claim against Linux that it didn't have any applications. That was never true of Linux, but it is true of Server 2003." Read the article at Practical-Tech by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols.
What’s 64-bit Computing to Linux?
Unlike most areas of the technology business, 64-bit computing has somehow remained immune to the forces of commodity competition. Read the article at News.com by SuSE's CEO.
Yellow Dog Linux v3.0 Ships
Yellow Dog Linux version 3.0 for PPC is now shipping worldwide. Read more for the announcement.
WineX 3.0 Reviewed; Lycoris GamePak Released
This time around, Transgaming WineX 3.0 has some new tools as well as improvements in the number of games supported and gaming speeds. In this article, LinuxOrbit is going to take a look at the new features of WineX 3.0, with a focus on their new GUI installer called Point2Play.
TriangleOS 0.0.3 Released
TriangleOS 0.0.3-RELEASE and a floppy image is now available for download, along with a readme and changelog. There are some new screenshots. Since the previous release last year most of the kernel code has been rewritten, network support has been added, updated the GUI and added more applications, like an editor and webserver.
The Must-Fix List For 2.6.0
Andrew Morton posted a lengthy list of items that need to be done before the 2.5 development kernel tree should be turned into the 2.6 stable kernel tree. He prefaced his list by noting that 2.6.0 does not mean, "it's finished, ship it", alternatively offering, "I'd propose that 2.6.0 means that users can migrate from 2.4.x with a good expectation that everything which they were using in 2.4 will continue to work, and that the kernel doesn't crash, doesn't munch their data and doesn't run like a dog. Other definitions are welcome."
A Web OS in the Making
Will systems is the future come with bios enabled browsers or embedded browsers without an OS? At Convea they have been working on creating an web-based office suite which would complement such a device perfectly (this effort is not unique on the web though).
Solaris 9 4/03 Offers Enhanced Data Storage Scalability
Sun Microsystems released the Solaris 9 4/03 Operating System for the SPARC and x86 platforms. The third update to the Solaris 9 Operating System, Solaris 9 4/03 offers enhanced data storage scalability, allowing Solaris sites to use larger storage systems than ever before via the Solaris Volume Manager. Read more for additional features.
The Fine Art of Imaging to Deploy Apple Software
"In my career, I have managed the deployment of Macintosh labs and offices in colleges and elementary schools and at companies with a few workstations to those at major corporations.
My (Ongoing) Linux Odyssey
Compelled by the endless debate of whether Linux is ready for the desktop, I wrote my own rant. It morphed into some kind of "my experience with Linux". This is some kind of long term review of Linux, from the very specific viewpoint of someone who uses it to do research about computers and networks. It is not a distro comparison, or Linux vs Windows TCO comparison, or any such thing. It is just a story about a guy who found Linux.
UnixReview: User-Mode Linux April 2003
"I've always been fascinated by the idea of running an operating system under another operating system. It's a cool hack to make a piece of hardware do double (or triple, or quadruple...) duty by running virtual machines. I've been hearing such good things about User-mode Linux (UML) that I had to give it a whirl." Read the article at UnixReview.
For Windows, Less Fat Means Fewer Bugs
With Windows Server 2003, Microsoft is promising greater security. However, its 50 million lines of code mean it'll never be secure enough. Read the article at BusinessWeek.
If I Had My Own Distro
Lately, we've all read a lot of articles about desktop Linux - so many that it's getting hard to tell them apart. One says "Why Linux Sucks," the next "My Success With Linux." Even Michael Robertson of Lindows.com joined the fun with his "Why Desktop Linux Sucks, Today." But very few people have proposed anything radical, and I believe that's what's needed to take GNU/Linux to the next level.
Novell Plan for NetWare-to-Linux Path
With the announcement last week that Novell Inc. has tapped Linux as the migration path for NetWare, users said they finally have reason to believe that the folks in Novell's executive suite are as savvy as its engineers. NetWare 7 will put services on both OS kernels as means of providing migration option.
Lab Report: Windows Server 2003 Outperforms Predecessors
VeriTest, an independent test lab, has found that Windows Server 2003 outperforms Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 by a dramatic margin—typically performing two to three times faster on the same hardware. Compared to Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows Server 2003 is: Two times faster on average as a file server. Three times faster serving dynamic Web content. Four times faster serving static Web content. Update: Apparently, VeriTest is owned by Lionbridge.