In this article at DesktopLinux.com, Tom Adelstein says that UserLinux marks an important step for Linux. Commercial versions are available from big name vendors with support packages. But what happened to the roots of Linux and a freely available version that is standards-compliant and does not carry a large support price tag? Enter UserLinux and the spirit of open source.
This whitepaper by Bill von Hagen discusses how graphical tools can help developers create Linux filesystems and manage application packages and library dependencies. It uses TimeSys tools to illustrate several points, but is largely vendor neutral in its explanation of concepts fundamental to embedded Linux development.
The Gnoppix Project released Gnoppix 0.8. Gnoppix 0.8-Series comes with Gnome 2.6 and Kernel 2.6.7, gcc 3.4, egroupware, Openoffice, etc. The Mono/MonoDevelop environment is also included. There is also a GUI Installation tool, that lets you install Gnoppix with 7 clicks to disk.
Linux kernel 2.6.8 is now available (42 MB). Changelog is available here. Update: A patch (2.6.8.1) that fixes an NFS bug (a typo) has been released. Users who use NFS should upgrade.
The first beta of a Linux distribution that hopes to compete with enterprise server products from SuSE and Red Hat is set for release on 1 September - but few in the industry can see it gaining much support. Backed by open source advocate Bruce Perens, the free UserLinux distribution claims to offer the same functionalities as existing enterprise Linux distributions.
Linus Torvalds has been called on to help Australia's peak Linux association in a battle to stop local companies from trying to trademark the word "Linux."
LinuxGazette for August is released and includes articles --among others-- like: "Fvwm", "How To Enable Desktop Icons for Lightweight Window Managers", "White Box Linux Kickstart Tricks", "Securing a New Linux Installation" and many others.
Thin computing on Linux got a significant boost this week with a pair of separate releases. Wyse Technology, one of the world's leading thin-client vendors, announced its newest Linux thin client. And just yesterday, the Linux Terminal Server Project, the "granddaddy" of all Linux thin-client open source projects, released LTSP 4.1.
Yoper Linux V2 was released a few weeks ago (July 13, 2004). After reading the release announcement on Yoper's website, I decided I had to try it. Yoper claims that version V2 "is the fastest Out-of-the-Box Linux system in the World".
"Linux captured the No. 2 spot as desktop operating system in 2003," said IDC analyst Dan Kusnetzky. By 2007, IDC estimates that Linux will have 6 percent of the desktop market in terms of units.
LinuxWorld's Expo 2004 started today and we were there for a few hours discussing a few interesting matters with the Linux luminaries and companies. Check in for some info and images from the expo.
The IBM PowerPC 970 CPUs are well-designed, high-performance chips that ship in millions of end-user systems under Apple Computers' Power Macintosh G5 moniker. These CPUs greatly lower the bar for 64-bit computing on the desktop and on small servers. Currently, Terra Soft's beta Y-HPC is one of only two 64-bit Linuxes that run on G5s. As their names imply, the G5-enabled betas -- both 32- and 64-bit versions -- are for evaluation only. This article is an early look at the promise of Linux on a G5 and is intended for developers interested in trying out this combination in anticipation of production-ready releases to come.
Linare Corporation, a manufacturer of software and hardware focused on the Linux platform, now makes it easy for businesses to take part in the rapidly growing Linux revolution. Starting this week, Linare Linux Pro Edition will be available to corporate/government sector customers for $40 per license.
Linux potentially infringes 283 patents, including 27 held by Microsoft but none that have been validated by court judgments, according to a group that sells insurance to protect those using or selling Linux against intellectual-property litigation.
