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Advanced FreeBSD Installation Issues

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 FreeBSD 8 Comments

Get the basic information necessary to begin installing FreeBSD on a system with another operating system that was previously installed. You will see how to prepare for a FreeBSD installation that will allow the system to operate with Windows, and you will also see how to install FreeBSD on a system that is running Linux.

Will Microsoft’s Browser Engine Backfire?

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 Internet Explorer 33 Comments

Some experts say Microsoft's plan to integrate Internet Explorer into the operating system may bring "unwelcome side effects" and drive customers into the arms of the competition.

New Itanium a Breakthrough for Intel?

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-30 Intel 36 Comments

The third member of the Itanium chip family is the company's best shot to date at taking on Sun and IBM in the market for high-end server chips. With Madison, Intel is hoping the third time's a charm. Update: Red Hat announces support for the latest Intel Itanium 2 processor.

Analyzing Apple’s Market Position

Guest post by Miguel 2003-06-29 Apple 100 Comments

I have to friendly argue about the OSNews article about Apple: "Could an eMac Strategy Bring More Market Share to Apple?" That article is written from the Computer enthusiast point of view rather from the business man point of view, which usually diverges from the hobbyist, because it considers things that nobody that is not in the Marketing business is aware of. I understand Marketing as defined by Kotler: the right mix of Price, Product, Place and Promotion.

Macintosh in the Land Behind the 64-bit Looking Glass

Submitted by Montreal Quebec 2003-06-29 Apple 36 Comments

The Inquirer has an editorial about Macs, the 64-bit market and how they compare with AMD Opteron.

Interviews:Thomas Chung of LinuxInstall, Gael Duval of MandrakeSoft

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-29 Linux 3 Comments

OSForge interviews Thomas Chung, the founder and developer of the LinuxInstall.org distribution while MozillaQuest interviews Mandrake's founder Gaël Duval about MandrakeSoft's current financial status and MandrakeClustering.

Getting to Know Debian

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-29 Debian 32 Comments

Introduction article to the Debian GNU/Linux at Sitepoint.com.

FreeBSD First Open Source OS to Support 802.11a and 802.11g

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-28 FreeBSD 53 Comments

Sam Leffler has added 802.11a and 802.11g support in FreeBSD-Current. Sam says that the 'ath' drivers support all Atheros devices, making FreeBSD the first open source OS to support both standards.

Are HP, Sun, and Oracle Destined to Flame Out?

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-28 Unix 35 Comments

In a recent interview with CNET Asia's Winston Chai, Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen said that several venerable computer companies are on a downward slope. Are HP, Sun, Oracle and other the next DEC? Read the editorial at Tech Update. Our editorial on the subject is here.

JAMD: Your Neighbor’s Distribution

Submitted by SMH 2003-06-28 Linux 25 Comments

The Tux Team just published a look at the JAMD 0.0.6 distribution. "We continue our look at rpm-based distributions with JAMD 0.0.6, the latest release from Jim Lucha. It is his third release in less than one year. Each release has focused on the personal desktop experience for users who wish to use Linux but who are not interested in the details of learning Linux; such as compiling software, editing configuration files, and customizing the environment. In other words, this distribution is directed toward your neighbor." Full article at TuxReports.

My Secret Life as a Linux User

Submitted by CooCooCaChoo 2003-06-28 Linux 32 Comments

"To us at PC World HQ in Auckland, there seemed nothing different about Geoff as he seamlessly exchanged documents and email with our Windows/Intel PCs. But inside his Wellington home office, things were anything but business as usual as Geoff tried his luck with a Windows alternative (Linux), a Microsoft Office alternative (OpenOffice.org) and even a whole new platform (Apple). Here are notes from his new life beyond Wintel." Read the article here.

More Amiga OS 4 Screenshots; Fleecy Moss Q&A

Submitted by Derek Hofmann 2003-06-27 Amiga & AROS 69 Comments

Some new Amiga OS 4 screenshots are here while session 13 with Fleecy is up too.

Yes, there are USB Drivers for DOS

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-27 OS News 30 Comments

Miracle-driver from Panasonic does the unthinkable, The Inquirer says: there are USB drivers for DOS.

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Preview

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-27 macOS 52 Comments

MacNet2 holds a full preview article of Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and screenshots here.

Running Linux with Office XP: Is it Ready for Business?

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-27 Linux 40 Comments

Linux has made a big impact in the server room, but usability issues and lock-in to Microsoft Office have conspired to hold it back on the desktop. That all just changed, ZDNews says.

Group Claims Linux Advance on Xbox

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-27 Games 29 Comments

A group of Xbox security researchers say they've found a way to run the open-source operating system on the game console without using a so-called mod chip.

Roadmap for Java 2 (J2SE) 1.4.2 and 1.5

Submitted by Kim Pedersen 2003-06-27 Java 32 Comments

The release of the beta version of Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 1.5 (J2SE 1.5) is just around the corner. A recent session at the 2003 JavaOne Conference provides a roadmap.

REBOL/View Desktop Now Open Source

Submitted by Brian Francis 2003-06-27 General Development 29 Comments

REBOL Technologies recently released the source code for the REBOL/View Desktop to promote open source development of future versions. The Desktop module is the default user interface displayed when REBOL/View is started. The Desktop is essentially a non-web-based Internet browser that provides a simple method for users to execute REBOL applications distributed across systems the world over.

Download Windows Debugging Symbol Packages

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-27 Windows 15 Comments

If you are a driver/system developer and need the entire set of symbols for Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000, then you can download a symbol package and install it on your computer. The symbol download packages are listed by CPU type (x86 and Itanium) and build type.

Mono 0.25 Released

Eugenia Loli 2003-06-27 Mono 36 Comments

A new release of the Mono runtime and SDK is available for UNIX and Windows. Packages for various distributions are also available from our download page. Many new things have been improved, implemented, fixed, and tuned from the last release. The team at Ximian has been working on three areas to pass the tests provided by the SourceGear team. Elsewhere, dotGNU has made big progress.