2006 June

Oh this can’t be good! It seems that distros such as Simply Mepis be violating the GPL? It does appear this way to me….

Hey, remember the open source app Songbird? Well they remember you, and are backing this up with an app that is ready to roll cross platform.

Yes, the mobile market is going to be the next big battle ground for the Linux OS. However I don’t think we should be forgetting that it’s far from over on the desktop front.

Red Hat is doing pretty well for themselves it seems. Subscriptions are up, money is flowing and all is good in the world of Red Hat Linux.

I am inclined to agree with this. Netware is dead. So complete adoption of Linux needs to happen for Novell to be able to stay focused on the prize.

What can we say. It’s certainly nicer to give someone a bootable CD than a shank, right? Besides, it allows prison inmates to learn that there is a world outside of Windows.

I enjoy articles like this one below. They allow me to live through others and see what it would be like to give up the Windows habit for good. As things stand now, my work requires me to use Windows. Lucky for me that it also requires me to explore different Linux distributions as well.

The idea is cool, a handheld tablet-like devices running Linux. But realistically, we need something that is a little more usable. The interface is just not happening in my opinion.

Taiwan has mandated that all PCs purchased for government use must now be compatible with the Linux operating system.

Some might argue that setting up a separate PC as a router is a waste of time. Perhaps for most, this is true. However for the Linux geek, it provides a great opportunity to come out and play.

So Novell has their new head guy in place, but are they really as ready to rumble as they seem to be publicly? I remain a little guarded on the matter, myself.

The airport check-in desk could be where “desktop” Linux usage takes off, according to Unisys’ European coordinator of open-source software activities.

Does this mean that “DSL” is going to become bloated? From some perspectives, it already has based on it’s offerings.

Even as a huge fan and advocate of open source software, I am not sure whether or not I would care if my CMS is open or closed. With the exception of needing to add-on to it some how, I just can’t see this as a real need I don’t think.

And I still disagree. I believe that the previous CEO could in fact have done fine had he been given access to people who could help to smooth other some rough spots. Expecting him to do more with Novell may have been the wrong item to expect, really. Perhaps they need to look further down […]

Wow, mainframes. It’s not something that you really hear much about anymore. But Stallings from IBM is working to change that and also explains how they are coming into focus in emerging markets.

Today ‘cobolhacker’ explains that the answer to many of the server based challenges stems from making the move to Bittorrent.

Now before you go getting too excited here, understand that VMWare is involved here. So there is not going to be a bunch of hoopla about a new native option of anything to that regard. Having said that, it’s still pretty cool.

The Opera browser. It’s not open source or even as popular as the Firefox browser. Nevertheless they are trying to broaden their appeal by making themselves available to the Linux crowd as well as to other OS’.

This means something if you ask me. Nokia has a knack for picking out the winners and if they believe in the Linux tablet, then perhaps it is worth our consideration?