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SCO Interview: Unix plus Linux equals trouble

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-13 SCO 25 Comments

SCO executive pleads case against Linux distributors using pieces of Unix. Read the interview.

Athlon: The Beginning of the End

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-13 AMD 20 Comments

AMD released the Athlon XP 3200+ for desktops, the last scheduled member of a chip family that helped turn the company's fortunes around. Benchmarks here ("it should have been called a 2800+").

Sun’s Schwartz on the Future of Software

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-13 Oracle and SUN 9 Comments

This is the final segment of a 3 part interview series with Jonathan Schwartz, EVP of Sun Software. In part 1, Mr. Schwartz talked about how Sun is expanding its software business. In part 2, he talked about why Sun isn't worried about Linux. Today, Mr. Schwartz talks about the future of the software business.

Four New Linux Server Tutorials/References

Submitted by Steve Litt 2003-05-13 Internet 1 Comment

Here are 4 new server tutorial/references for Linux: Tripwire, IPTables, NFS and NFS Linux installs. Two of these are Linux Productivity Magazine issues, and two are Troubleshooters.Com documents. Taken together, these documents provide a tutorial for the new Linux administrator, and a basic reference for the more experienced.

SuSE Linux Demonstrates Old PCs Still Have Use

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-13 SuSE, openSUSE 56 Comments

"What? Are you nuts? Running SuSE 8.2 Linux Professional on a 150 Mhz Pentium? That will never work. That's exactly what I did do and it did work, admirably." Read the article at LinuxPlanet.

SciTech Upcoming 2D Linux Drivers Promise Speed Enhancements

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 Wayland 47 Comments

The well-known graphics driver development company, SciTech Software, are closing on releasing a beta of their Linux port of their SciTech SNAP Graphics for Linux. These drivers replace the 2D XFree86 modules for a large number of graphics chipsets. SciTech claims that their latest beta drivers have shown up to 12-15% faster 2D performance than their XFree86 counterparts (for some chipsets). In the initial final release, accelerated 3D via DRI won't be supported though.

SGI Releases IRIX 6.5.20

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 SGI and IRIX 16 Comments

IRIX 6.5.20 is releasing with all new systems shipping from SGI worldwide manufacturing centers. The IRIX 6.5.20 release contains both maintenance and feature updates.

Sun Microsystems Fights Back After Caustic Report

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 Oracle and SUN 26 Comments

Sun Microsystems is spitting nails over a biting report from Meta Group, a market research and consulting firm, that suggested, among other things, that Sun's customers should rethink doing business with the company in the long term, and that CEO Scott McNealy should be replaced.

Lindows in the Living Room – Can You Live with It?

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 Linspire 3 Comments

"Earlier this year The Register expressed an interest in Lindows.com's Lindows Media Computer, and despite the accompanying back-handed compliments, Michael Robertson himself got in touch and arranged to have one shipped round. So for the past couple of months I've been able to check out LindowsOS itself, the Lindows.com business model in operation, the hardware, and the whole notion of the 'living room' PC, or the 'one per room' PC." Read the article at TheRegister.

Benchmarks: GeForce FX, Mac Vs PC, Opteron SPEC Results, XServe

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 Benchmarks 25 Comments

Everyone loves benchmarks, so here is your daily dose: NVidia has just released the (pricey) GeForce FX 5900 and pretty much regained the speed crown from ATi (possibly until the upcoming .13 ATi card comes out). Nvidia benchmarks here, here, here, here and here.

The Road to Windows “Longhorn” – Part Two

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 Windows 38 Comments

"At the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2003 trade show in New Orleans in May 2003, Microsoft finally revealed its roadmap for Longhorn, the next major Windows desktop version, and the successor to Windows XP. Longhorn, as readers of this site know, will be the most dramatic and exciting release of Windows ever, and the most important update to the product since Windows 95." Read the article at WinSuperSite.

How BSD Hurts OpenSource

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 Open Source 136 Comments

"This page isn't here to debate whether OpenSource Software(OSS) is high quality or not. The majority of programmers already know that OSS is responsible for the bulk of today's most superior software. In addition, BSD licensed software is known to be generally even Higher in quality than most other types of OSS. This page is here to explain how BSD and similar licenses hurt the OSS community more than they can ever help it, and why developers should use GNU licenses or similar instead." Read the editorial at FreeWebs. Our Take: Yeah... right... :P

Programming With Qt

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 Qt 25 Comments

In this article David Johnson will explain some key Qt concepts, create an example Qt program, and demonstrate how easy it is to program with Qt. This article is from the perspective of a FreeBSD developer, but the majority of it is suitable for those on any platform.

Interview: SCO’s Chris Sontag

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 SCO 12 Comments

SCO has filed a lawsuit alleging that IBM has misappropriated and misused SCO's Unix code. With two thirds gone of the 100-day period before SCO is due to revoke IBM's Unix licence, vnunet.com interviewed Chris Sontag, senior vice president and general manager of SCO Source. Sontag has overall responsibility for SCO's intellectual property.

Mandrake, SuSE Lift Linux

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 Mandriva, Mandrake, Lycoris 17 Comments

eWEEK Labs tested two such well-crafted Linux distributions: SuSE Inc.'s SuSE Linux 8.2 and MandrakeSoft S.A.'s Mandrake Linux 9.1. These distributions would be as good as Mac OS X as alternatives to Windows.

Review at IMAFish: SuSE Linux 8.2

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 SuSE, openSUSE 15 Comments

"I have read quite a few reviews on SuSEs latest product with different people giving their opinions so here are mine. SuSE in my opinion has made the biggest improvements to its distribution in recent years but will SuSE Linux 8.2 carry on with this trend or not?" Read the article at IMAFish.

Multitasking on Tap for Palm OS

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 Wireless 18 Comments

The next version of PalmSource Inc.'s handheld operating system will support true multitasking, bringing Palm OS 6.0 up to the level of its competitors and delighting developers who had been expecting it in the previous version.

x86 Opendarwin Box Available Online for Developers

Guest post by Ludovic Hirlimann 2003-05-12 BSD & Darwin 5 Comments

For software developers who wish to test/port applications to Darwin, a new box running x86 Darwin has been made available by the Opendarwin project.

Understanding Mac OS X: In Depth

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 macOS 37 Comments

There are multiple ways to look at Mac OS X and take it apart. Each way makes its own contribution to your understanding of the OS. In this long and interesting sample chapter of the "Mac OS X Disaster Relief" (updated edition) book, Ted Landau looks at the major ways to "take apart" Mac OS X.

Apple Wins Big with iTunes

Eugenia Loli 2003-05-12 Multimedia, AV 73 Comments

"It's too bad 97 percent of you will have to wait until the end of the year to check out Apple's new iTunes Music Store. It flat out rocks!" Read the article at KnoxNews.