Monthly Archive:: October 2004

Novell’s Linux desktop available soon

Submitted by spank_da_monkey 2004-10-01 Novell and Ximian 101 Comments

Novell plans to launch its first Linux desktop offering, which incorporates technology it acquired from German Linux vendor SuSE last year, within the next month. The vendor says it is combining its own proprietary technology with open source software in an “enterprise-ready” desktop operating system that will be a low-cost alternative for most organisations.

September Syllable Newsletter; Flash Demo

Submitted by Michael Saunders 2004-10-01 Syllable, AtheOS 27 Comments

September was the busiest month in the Syllable project's history, and developments are summarized in the latest newsletter. Highlights include the 0.5.4 release, driver updates, and software enhancements. Also, a Flash demo of Syllable in action is now available, illustrating some of the new desktop features.

Hurd: K7 Debian CDs Available

Submitted by Rob Butler 2004-10-01 Debian 29 Comments

Philip Charles has announced the availability of the K7 series of Debian GNU/Hurd CDs. He says: "The main feature of the K7 set is its quality. I would say it is the best set to date. IMHO, this set could be used to promote GNU". This version features XFree86-4.3 for the first time, resulting in greatly improved X11 support. It is also the first version featuring the hurd package itself built against a recent glibc (current Debian unstable).

SimplyMepis 2004.01 Review

Submitted by Darrel Kennedy 2004-10-01 Linux 19 Comments

Mepis is making the transition to a full-fledged easy-to-use desktop and general-purpose Linux distribution. The following is both an overview and review of this excellent new Linux distribution.

Bundling Java/SWT Applications for Mac OS X

Submitted by Nathan Callender 2004-10-01 Java 8 Comments

There are several ways to package a Java/SWT application on Mac OS X. However, if you want your application to look and feel like a native Mac OS X application, you will want to opt for creating an application bundle. Read more to learn how to bundle your Java/SWT application.

The FAQs on FAQs

Submitted by Steve Mallett 2004-10-01 General Development 3 Comments

Maintaining and deploying useful FAQs can be a very tedious process. Luckily there are a number of open source FAQ generation and management tools out there that exist to try and make it a bit easier. In The FAQs on FAQs we take a look at some tools and what FAQs demand of administrators.

Challenges and Opportunities in Mobile Games

David Adams 2004-10-01 Games 1 Comment

The Austin Game Conference has emerged as one of the primary conferences for game designers, developers, and entrepreneurs in North America. This year, more than 1400 professionals from over 350 companies attended the conference to discuss the technical and business challenges that face today's game industry.

Professional Looking Interface Icons for Developers

Submitted by InerfaceLIFT 2004-10-01 Graphics 27 Comments

InterfaceLIFT, a source for freeware icons for both Mac OS X and Windows has launched a new section of its web site devoted to developers. The new stock icons collection makes it easier for programmers to find high-quality, royalty-free interface icons that are designed specifically for use in software and web site projects.

Sun looking to patent 3D desktop interface

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-01 Oracle and SUN 38 Comments

Sun's 3D desktop dubbed Project Looking Glass, was released under the GPL a few months ago. However, it now seems Sun is looking to patent the Project Looking Glass interface according to this report.

Linux on desktop will be ‘cheaper and more secure’, claim vendors

Eugenia Loli 2004-10-01 Linux 38 Comments

A senior IT executive at a major pharmaceutical company summed up the challenge for Linux at the ZDNet UK IT Priorities conference when he asked one simple question: what are the benefits in migrating from Microsoft to Linux at the desktop?