Eugenia Loli Archive

Microsoft Releases WTL Source Code

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-13 Windows 42 Comments

The software giant announced plans to release the Windows Template Library (WTL) project on SourceForge under an externally created open-source license. The WTL is a lightweight windowing C++ (define) template library that allows the creation of simple Windows GUI interfaces on Windows apps.

An Open Dialogue with Russ Castronovo, Sun Microsystems

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-13 Oracle and SUN 22 Comments

OrangeCrate's Chuck Talk talks to Russ Castronovo, in charge of Global Communications for Sun Microsystems about a lot of Sun-Linux issues.

Microsoft Outlines Windows Server Roadmap

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-12 Windows 9 Comments

NeoWin has posted the roadmap for Windows Server versions. Notice in the screenshot the "Virtual Server", which probably will include an integrated runtime engine to run multiple Windows on the same machine (for similar purposes to what IBM does with Linux). Update: Neowin removed the story but the roadmap image is still up (for now). To view the image you need to manually copy/paste its URL to your browser's address bar. Direct linking won't work. Update 2: The story is back up.

SysAdmin to SysAdmin: Linux is the Unix reference implementation

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-12 Linux 32 Comments

"When you quit picking on Windows and start picking on Unix vendors for not being "Linuxy" enough, you've become a true zealot. However, if you consider administration, education, software development, and the labor market (at least in the U.S.), the notion of Linux being the de facto standard Unix starts to look a little less goofy." Read the rest of the article at Linux.com.

Microsoft delays Virtual PC 7 for Macs

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-12 Microsoft 22 Comments

Microsoft has delayed until later this year the release of Virtual PC 7, the latest version of a program that allows Windows software to run on the Macintosh.

Avalon and the Future of the Longhorn UI

Submitted by The Big Bananna 2004-05-12 Windows 41 Comments

Take a look at these new screenshots on Paul Thurott's site and also at the new .Net Show video, mainly the section between 00:52:24 and 01:19:50. This is a discussion of how XAML is being used to develop the presentation of the UI, separating it from the development of programming code and making it possible for designers to be more integral to the development of the UI itself.

RISC OS 5.0.6 Released

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-12 RISC OS 7 Comments

Castle Technology has provided Iyonix owners with a new version of RISC OS 5. Version 5.06 promises better USB, NVidia and mouse-wheel support and a working copy of !Edit which had been broken in the previous release.

Analysts: Tablet PC Could Quietly Vanish

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-12 Windows 13 Comments

The ballyhooed "slate" version of the Tablet PC platform pioneered by Microsoft looks to be a victim of a desire to fold "electronic ink" technologies into ordinary notebook PCs.

Opera 7.5 Released for Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris and Windows

Submitted by Jakob Snilsberg 2004-05-12 Opera 63 Comments

With its brand new UI, Opera has launched a new version of its web browser with integrated e-mail-, irc chat- and newsreader clients. In addition there are rss feeds, integrated searches and much more.

Extensible Programming for the 21st Century

Submitted by Treza 2004-05-12 General Development 25 Comments

This article argues that next-generation programming systems will accomplish this by combining three specific technologies: compilers, linkers, debuggers, and other tools will be plugin frameworks, rather than monolithic applications; programmers will be able to extend the syntax of programming languages; and programs will be stored as XML documents, so that programmers can represent and process data and meta-data uniformly.

MandrakeSoft: An inside look

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-12 Mandriva, Mandrake, Lycoris 26 Comments

MandrakeSoft recently emerged from the bankruptcy protection it sought last year. To find out what happened and why MandrakeSoft is enjoying success, Joe Bolin caught up with MandrakeSoft CEO François Bancilhon, and Mandrakelinux co-founders Jacques Le Marois and Gaël Duval.

Make shared memory work for you, not against you

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-12 General Development 10 Comments

In terms of time and space shared memory is probably the most efficient inter-process communication channel provided by all modern OSes. This article explains how to Use Shared Objects On Linux.

Ximian Connector Released Under the GPL; CrossOver 3.0 Released

Submitted by Chris Vickerson 2004-05-12 Novell and Ximian 67 Comments

Novell today announced its Connector for Microsoft Exchange Server will be integrated into Evolution 2.0 and made available as open source, beginning today with the current Connector 1.4. Evolution is Novell's award-winning e-mail and workgroup client for Unix and is the most widely used collaboration suite on Linux. Elsewhere, the CrossOver Office 3.0 plugin was also released.

Why Steve Jobs is Still Important

Submitted by readers 2004-05-12 Apple 78 Comments

Steve Jobs is delivering on the digital dream however he has never understood the use of computing in large companies. The minute he or Apple mentions "enterprise," run in the other direction." Read the editorial here by George Colony, chairman and chief executive officer of Forrester Research. Update: On other Mac news, Apple Computer has won a patent for the interface of its iTunes music software, underscoring the growing importance of the multimedia business for the company.

Sun completes ‘Niagara’ chip design

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-12 Oracle and SUN 22 Comments

Sun Microsystems has completed the design of its Niagara processor, a crucial product in the server maker's effort to keep its own UltraSparc chip family competitive, a source familiar with the project said.

Syllable Live CD Available

Submitted by Knut S. Åbjørsbråten 2004-05-11 Syllable, AtheOS 15 Comments

This is the first release of a Live CD for Syllable (30 MB), created by BurningShadow, based on Syllable 0.5.3 while it includes Arno's dock Alpha 1. This first version of the Live CD is far from perfect, as there are some random crashes to the fact that it is running off a read-only filesystem, we were told.

Microsoft readies XP Update Giveaway

Submitted by Ziad Nsarellah 2004-05-11 Microsoft 24 Comments

Microsoft says it will give away Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, but remains coy about the exact nature of "XP Reloaded." Additionally, Microsoft said that the SP2 won't be available to pirates.

Red Hat, MS Clash in Conference; MS Refines Image After EU Ruling

Submitted by danjr 2004-05-11 Rumors 9 Comments

Day 2 of the KMDI Open Source conference started with Robert F. Young, cofounder of Red Hat, Inc. presenting a positive view about open source business models. At the end of a conference day lasting nearly 13 hours, Young returned to deliver the conference's keynote address.

Xandros Serves as Foundation for ION Linux Laptops

Submitted by Xenia 2004-05-11 Oracle and SUN 12 Comments

Xandros today announced that the Xandros Desktop operating system serves as the core framework for the new line of ION laptops from Element Computer. Element customized the Xandros Desktop OS with their ION Parchment icon theme, the new Mozilla Firefox browser, and "Unbreakable Upgrade" support to bring an Apple-like customer experience and Windows compatibility to mobile Linux computing.

Providing file meta-data support with KFile plugins

Eugenia Loli 2004-05-11 KDE 4 Comments

This document describes how to provide meta-data support for a specific file type. It is presented as an example based tutorial. In this context, meta-data is information in the file that describes the file itself. For example, typical meta-data for an image is the number of pixels in the image. This document is matched to Qt 3.3 and KDE 3.2.