Adam Scheinberg Archive

Red Hat Announces New Corporate Desktop OS

Submitted by Scott Robinson 2004-05-04 Red Hat 36 Comments

"In a sign that demand is growing for alternatives to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows software, Red Hat Inc. will release a version of the Linux operating system and other programs tailored for desktop computers in corporations, universities and government agencies." The AP story is here, Red Hat's site here. It is available for purchase only in bulk volumes or as part of an RHEL "pack". Also, Red Hat's road map leads to SE Linux.

SkyOS 5.0-beta5 Quick Review

Submitted by Kelly 2004-04-27 SkyOS 30 Comments

There is a new review of SkyOS 5.0, complete with a number of screenshots. The review can be found at the new Sky System website. In other SkyOS news, the ISS (Integrated Sound System) is progressing quickly, and Robert has completed and implemented drivers for both the Ensoniq/Creative ES1371 sound cards and VIA vt82xx / AC'97 chipset.

Fedora Core 2 Test 3 Released

Adam Scheinberg 2004-04-27 Fedora Core 65 Comments

zed was one of many to tell us about the availability of Fedora Core 2 Test 3. Release notes here, downloads here, torrents here.

Turbolinux Announces Support for Windows Media

Submitted by Roger Braun 2004-04-27 Linux 21 Comments

Japanese distributor Turbolinux announced that their next distribution will include support for Windows Media files, including DRM. The development cost are said to be around $75,000, including license fees paid to Microsoft.

Cobind Desktop: Linux Done Right

Adam Scheinberg 2004-04-26 Linux 34 Comments

Linux is all about choice. Endless debates carry on each day, but a new company with a new distribution, Cobind, has a classic, but novel, approach: Do one thing, and do it well.

SkyOS: A Sticky Development

Adam Scheinberg 2004-04-26 SkyOS 57 Comments

Am I the only one amazed at the progress being made on SkyOS? Kelly writes in to tell us that SkyOS has just gotten sticky note support (screenshot). Read on for more.

NetBSD Trademark Application Completed

Submitted by Daniel de Kok 2004-04-26 NetBSD 9 Comments

The NetBSD Foundation announced that it has registered the 'NetBSD' trademark...An official policy on the use of the NetBSD trademark is currently being drafted and will be made public soon.

Miguel de Icaza on Longhorn

Adam Scheinberg 2004-04-25 Linux 111 Comments

In Miguel de Icaza's latest blog entry the Mono project leader discusses the threat Longhorn's new technologies and frameworks pose to Linux and open source. He also directs uses to this recent USENET post about the goals of Mozilla, which is a very interesting read.

SkyOS Gets an ISS

Submitted by Robert Szeleney 2004-04-25 SkyOS 17 Comments

ISS (Integrated sound system) has been implemented into SkyOS. The ISS is a very well integrated sound system which makes it very easy to access the audio multimedia services of SkyOS, though providing a very powerful interface.

Unofficial Win98 SE Service Pack

Submitted by Karl vom Dorff 2004-04-25 Windows 33 Comments

Majorgeeks.com has posted a link to an unofficial independent release of a Service Pack for Windows 98SE. While it does introduce some fixes and additional support, it is important to note that this is not official software.

Computer Loyalty

Submitted by Claudio 2004-04-25 In the News 37 Comments

"People tend to develop strong ties to a specific computer, even if it means waiting to use their favourite machine, say researchers. A team at Pennsylvania State University found that people were drawn to a PC because of their tendency to assign human attributes to machines." Read the article here.

Data Access Performance in ADO.NET

Submitted by Frank 2004-04-25 .NET 2 Comments

This article introduces some of the basic data-access performance issues to consider while developing database applications using ADO.NET. It shows you how to analyze network load, load on the database server, un-optimized SQL, opening and closing a connection, fetching a result set, blob access, and metadata retrieval. It then provides suggestions for improving database application performance.

DVD Forums Adopts Windows Media

Submitted by Claudio 2004-04-25 Windows 14 Comments

"The battle to create and own a proprietary industry standard generates rapid improvements in price and performance, at least until somebody emerges totally dominant. If fact, even after a monopolist emerges, there is still considerable pressure to innovate, because unless you can induce your installed base to upgrade frequently, you have a hard time continuing to grow." More at streamingmedia.com.

Windows Programs on Linux?

Submitted by Gsurface 2004-04-21 Linux 82 Comments

Project David is the codename for a new middleware program that sits on top of Linux to enable it to run Windows based applications seemelessly. Flexbeta has more. Editor's Note: With no proof and no source code, there's little reason to regard this as more than a hoax. However, if it's true, it would be a huge development.

Windows XP SP2 RC2 in May

Submitted by Gsurface 2004-04-21 Windows 24 Comments

CRN is reporting that May will be the release date of the second release candidate of Windows XP SP2. Microsoft executives speak of integrating more features into the new service pack, including a spyware tool. More detials here.

Linspire Introduces New Linux Applications

Adam Scheinberg 2004-04-19 Linspire 130 Comments

On Monday, Michael Robertson of Linspire (née Lindows) preannounced two new applications, Lsongs (screenshot) and Lphoto (screenshot). Although details are scant, the applications appear to fill a gap in the Linux world currently being filled by iTunes, WinAmp, RealPlayer, iPhoto, and other apps on other platforms. The latest Michael's Minute has more, as does this flash presentation on Lphoto.

KDE 3.2.2 Released

Adam Scheinberg 2004-04-19 KDE 38 Comments

Metin Amiroff was the first of many readers to let us know that KDE 3.2.2 is now available. According to the press release, "The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.2.2, a maintenance release for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop for GNU/Linux and other UNIXes." Downloads can be found here.

Modeling a Database with Rational XDE Developer for Java

Submitted by Frank 2004-04-19 Java 3 Comments

A data model provides application developers a much better understanding of the overall application architecture, even though generally speaking they are not required to know in-depth about database architecture details. A database designer can use a tool like Rational XDE to model and visualize the database, ensure database rules, add different database objects, and play around with relationships. The article shows you the basics of how to model a DB2 db using Rational XDE Developer for Java.

Automating Your Desktop with KJSEmbed

Submitted by Ian Reinhart Geiser 2004-04-19 KDE 5 Comments

Ian Geiser at SourceXtreme, Inc has posted the second in a series of articles on development with KJSEmbed. KJSEmbed is the KDE JavaScript engine with bindings for Qt/KDE.

SkyOS Beta Giveaway, New Screenshots

Submitted by Kelly 2004-04-19 SkyOS 34 Comments

Head over to the SkyOS website to see the latest screen captures of the WindUI interface, as well as to sign up for your chance to win a copy of an upcoming internal beta release of SkyOS 5.0. All you need to do is fill out a short questionnaire. In other news, a large bug in the SkyFS has been fixed, and a few new features such as customizable viewer backgrounds and a new "flag" option to call attention to important files have been added.