2005 August

Wow, from I am hearing about Asianux 2.0, I think it could really spell trouble for US Linux distributors trying to penetrate the Asian marketplace.

And yet, another story of how Knoppix made recovery from a Windows crash a wonderful possibility.

I must admit, programing is not something that I excel in. Still, I do enjoy discovering reading about projects that implement new programing ideas in exciting ways. Take this article below involving the Mac mini for instance…

Finally, a little more information about the secretive Cell Microprocessor. It seems that we are beginning to find more and more information is being made available to us - finally. One interesting thing to note, by the way, this that it will be able to work with Linux.

Well, it seems that old Novell is not doing so hot in the third quarter. And while they can always make a recovery later, Novell has got to be feeling the heat from other OSS developers out there.

Are you into visual novel games for the PC? Willing to take a ported version for a spin? Then you might wish to check out Narcissu, now available for Linux.

New to Linux? Maybe you are just looking for a change of distros? Well then my friend, I have the article for you. Below, Paul Thurrott gives us a great round up of some of the most popular distros out there.

I’ve got to tell ya, it sure is nice to discover that it is getting easier and easier to get the graphic drivers we need these days. Don’t believe me, just think back like 3 years ago!

It would appear that MS support for Linux is not going anyplace. According to InfoWorld, Virtual Server 2005 R2 will be supporting Linux wholeheartedly.

While I am not sure if Windows will be loosing its grip on the desktop market anytime soon, I do feel that we will definitely be seeing Google taking over the desktop app market at a lightning pace.

On Solaris I have cron job which creates some log files and it puts it under a directory, this directory name is created based on system date for example directory name are like 08162005, 08172005 so on..
What I need is I want to do a rotation for these log directories every 14 days since these [...]

Sometimes the best way to get into OSS is just to take the plunge. For others, it makes sense to implement methods that will allow them to move into it a little slower while still making some progress in that direction.

Most of us have either played Quake or at least have known someone who was addicted to this great PC game. Well, it seems that it has just been tossed into the wilds of the GPL for everyone to have a stab at it. Cool, eh?

While everyone has their favorite OSS editors, I tend to lean toward KWord myself when in a Linux environment. But then again, that’s just me.

This article below outlines the who, what and why surrounding OSS. Very clear and definitely something that I can point people to when they question me about the Open Source movement.

Hmm, perhaps the fact that Apple has dropped PowerPC chips is not a problem, but instead an opportunity for some crafty companies that see the opportunity.

The more I think about Linus trademarking ‘Linux’, the more I can actually see his perspective on the matter. I believe that his reasoning for doing this is not something that is designed to line his pockets.

Digital Rights Management without the proprietary technology? Yes! It’s finally here! And we can look to Sun for more on this.

Spreading Mono has never been so easy! OK, that came out all wrong I guess. Nevertheless, being able to take this Linux implementation of .NET technology along with you on a bootable Knoppix CD is definitely a great option to have.

Speaking for myself, I think that I would wait a little bit before getting too excited about the possibility of a Google instant messenger client. Seriously, should we not wait for some more facts first?