Monthly Archive:: June 2002

KSE-MIII Merged Into FreeBSD-Current 5.0

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-30 FreeBSD 14 Comments

Julian Elischer announced that Kernel Scheduled Entities - Milestone 3 (KSE-MIII) have been merged into the -current FreeBSD source tree. The KSE project is a major effort to allow for multi-threaded applications to scale and perform better, especially on SMP servers. The effort involves a considerable amount of re-working the various internal kernel data structures, and though not actually considered part of FreeBSD's "next generation" symmetric multiprocessing project (SMPng), each project greatly enhances the other. Read the full story over at KernelTrap.

From Windows 1.0 to Windows .NET Server

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-30 Windows 69 Comments

This article summarizes Microsoft's decades-long effort to evolve Windows from a single, one-size-fits-all desktop operating system for everyone into a robust family of server and desktop operating systems.

DirectX 8.1b Runtime for Windows 98/Me

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-29 3D 7 Comments

Microsoft DirectX 8.1b is the latest version of the DirectX technology, an important and significant part of the Windows operating systems. This version of DirectX can replace the all previous released versions of DirectX. It includes several critical fixes for Direct3D and DirectShow components. In related news, industry sources have confirmed that Microsoft's DirectX 9 is likely to arrive in October, quite a while later than ATI's R300 Nvidia-buster.

Configuring TCP/IP under Linux

Submitted by Frank 2002-06-29 Internet 6 Comments

This tutorial (reg. required) reviews various network configuration files required by Linux, how to initialize a network interface, and how to edit the system's routing table. The tutorial closes with a brief look at how to analyze your network and ensure that data gets to where it's supposed to go, without error.

Security Update Fixes Apache, OpenSSH Vulnerabilities for MacOSX

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-29 macOS 5 Comments

Security Update July 2002 includes the updated components, Apache v1.3.26, mod_ssl v2.8.9 and OpenSSH v3.4p1, which provide increased security to prevent unauthorized access to applications, servers, and the MacOSX operating system. Download it via Software Update on your Mac.

TCPA/Palladium Frequently Asked Questions

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-28 Privacy, Security 38 Comments

From TheRegister: "Ross Anderson of Cambridge Uni has published a lengthy and informative paper, FAQ on Palladium, the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance, their relationship and their implications."

On the Importance of Providing RPMs with your Software Package

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-28 Linux 21 Comments

"In this article, I'll ignore for the sake of argument that I am a developer, and side with users. Nowadays we have tens of thousands of applications available for Linux. Some are simple, some are rather complex, some are huge. This ought to be enough to achieve world domination, according to some Linux proponents." Read the editorial at LinuxAndMain.

Flexible Hammer Knocks on Server Doors

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-28 AMD 9 Comments

AMD touts Athlon and Opteron, pointing out that Hammer-based servers don't require different chipsets for systems with one, two, four or eight processors--unlike Intel-based machines. Via will release its first Hammer chipsets in late 2002, the same time the chip will begin to ship to manufacturers. MandrakeSoft will adapt its distribution of Linux to Advanced Micro Devices' next-generation chip platform, the companies said on Thursday.

SuSE Linux Releases Three New Products

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-28 SuSE, openSUSE No Comments

Today, SuSE Linux announced the release of an updated version of the SuSE Linux Groupware Server as well as the immediate release of the SuSE Linux Pro-Office CD. The release date for SuSE Linux eMail Server 3.1 was also previewed to be in early July.

A User’s First Look at GNOME 2.0

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-28 Gnome 228 Comments

GNOME 2.0 was released less than two days ago and while I was using its betas on and off, for some time now, I was anticipating this final release with impatience. The project was supposed to see this release almost a year ago, but GTK+ 2.0 was not ready in time, dragging Gnome's development down as well. But now it is here, so let's see what this new release brings to the Unix desktop.

Life in Six Degrees: Confessions from a Beta-tester of a Killer App

Guest post by Christopher Murphy 2002-06-27 Office 39 Comments

Six Degrees is a remarkable new piece of software for Mac OS X and Windows. This article describes my experiences with the application and discusses some of its implications for the future of all software.

Interview with the Opera CEO

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-27 Opera 24 Comments

"Opera Soft. CEO Jon von Tetzchner can claim an achievement held by few of his fellow tech entrepreneurs: He's competed head-on against Microsoft and lived to tell the tale." Interview is at CNet.

Struggling Caldera Swaps CEOs

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-27 SCO 5 Comments

"Linux seller Caldera International has replaced longtime Chief Executive Ransom Love and agreed to buy back shares held by two major investors." Read the report at News.com.

Fill Out the OS News Survey

David Adams 2002-06-27 OS News 37 Comments

We've prepared a short survey to collect some basic demographic information about OS News readers and collect your opinions about what we can do to make OS News better. Please take a few minutes to fill it out. Link to Survey. If you'd like to share your thoughts about OS News, its present and future, with everyone, please comment on this posting below.

GNOME 2.0 Released

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-26 Gnome 60 Comments

Gnome 2.0 is finally here! Read the press release, download Gnome 2.0 for various architectures, mirrors here, while the Sun Solaris 8 version can be found here. Update: Compilation instructions here. You might want to use the CVSGnome script which downloads and compiles everything for you, but make sure you will give it a subdir on your ~/ or on /opt/gnome2 as PREFIXDIR, and not anywhere outside your $HOME or /opt. Type "world stable" when you are asked to, and it will do everything for you. You will need to modify the script's compiler CPU defaults from "athlon" to whatever you got. Or, you could use Garnome.

Microsoft’s Palladium: Security, but for Whom?

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-26 Privacy, Security 29 Comments

ExtremeTech features a series of articles regarding Microsoft's new security chip, codenamed Palladium. It seems that Intel, AMD and even National are part of this plan, while it is not clear if alternative operating systems will be given specs for this technology. Even if these OSes will choose to not use the chip, Microsoft is quite likely to advertise the "feature" as a Good Thing (TM) for the users (which may or may not be true), making the other OSes to sound unsecure.

WindowsXP Tablet PC Edition Reviewed

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-26 Windows 30 Comments

"Since the dawn of the PC era, various companies have undertaken various initiatives to move computing away from keyboard and mouse-based input and towards the more natural interfaces of pen and voice. And while voice computing has seen some limited success, pen computing is set to explode with the introduction of Microsoft's Tablet PC platform, driven by a new Windows XP version logically named Windows XP Tablet PC Edition." The review and screenshots can be found on WindowsSuperSite. In related news, Microsoft today announced that "Mira," the code name for new software technologies that will power a wide range of smart displays, will officially be named Microsoft Windows CE for Smart Displays.

Microsoft Releases Web Matrix Development Tool

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-26 .NET 17 Comments

"Microsoft is pitching a new development tool at non-professional developers who want to make use of the features of .NET. The new tool, known as the Web Matrix project, offers all of the basic single-user features that would be expected and doesn't have some of the management features that are to be found in Visual Studio .NET. The idea is to provide a simple and easy to use development tool that will promote the use of .NET at all levels and also engender the idea of a development community where individuals help each other to come up with solutions. Web Matrix is available free of charge as a relatively small 1.2 MB download." Read the story at TheRegister.

Interview with Joseph Cheek of Lycoris

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-25 Original OSNews Interviews 39 Comments

The beta build 45 of Lycoris was released just a few days ago, and this is a good opportunity to learn more about the product, the company and its plans. So today, we are happy to host a mini-interview with Lycoris' CTO and founder, Joseph Cheek.

Tablet PCs, Wireless to Make Noise at High-Tech Show

Eugenia Loli 2002-06-25 Microsoft 7 Comments

Handheld PCs and their computing cousins plan to take the stage in New York City. Microsoft and Fujitsu will be making the case for tablet PCs, while PC makers will spin visions of a wireless paradise. Read the report at C|Net News.com. In the meantime, all major mobile operators in Europe and the US will launch cell phones and other wireless devices in the coming year that use Microsoft software, sources say. Read this story at News.com.

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