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2006 July

Linux to power US Navy aircraft

When it comes to powering Navy aircraft, why settle for less when you can have Linux running the show for you.

Novell: Suse 10 Is Drawing a Crowd

No real shock here. To be honest, there should not be that big of a surprise that SuSE us drawing such a large user base.

Linux needs to disappear

Why in the world would Linux need to disappear? No seriously, this makes no sense to me. Then again, network computing never really did.

Fedora wants to draw in women

Linux women? Anyone out there considering this? Ah, perhaps this is the real issue that needs some further consideration? Could be and from the looks of it, this is beginning to change…

Oracle ‘Losing Patience’ with XenSource, VMware

OK, so it’s on now! It appears that Oracle is losing patience and quite frankly, I don’t really blame them for that.

Linux creator Torvalds still no fan of GPLv3

Linus is just not sold on GPLv3. And from the looks of things, I would not expect this to change anytime real soon, either.

Open Source On Windows Next Big Thing?

In many respects, I think that OSS already has a good start in Windows with Firefox, Thunderbird and Oo.

BoxCloud: “Dead Simple File Sharing”

Storage made so easy, even I can do it. Yes, BoxCloud has most certainly hit upon something here and we may not see it yet, but I think they are on the right track.

Close Firefox tabs with the clickwheel in Linux

Hey, now how is this for a cool Firefox-Linux trick. With just a flick of your wheel, you can close tabs effortlessly.

Microsoft Outlines Three-Pronged Linux Attack Plan

I think that two of the three can happen for Microsoft, but they are dreaming as to the third. Care to guess how that’s going to work?

Spotlight: Migration and interoperability

Still struggling with getting Linux and Windows to work together, consider these tips next time you get stuck.

How AMD’s Acquisition of ATI May Help Linux and Macs

And how is the merging of AMD and ATI a good thing for Linux? Actually, that answer may surprise you. Read on below to decide for yourself.

GPL 3: Making Room on Patents, DRM

Hmm, could it be that the GPL3 is simply a reality? Or perhaps instead, trying to find a way to make DRM and patents work in their world?

MorphOS: The Lightning OS

The Amiga legacy is not dead! And it seems that the MorphOS will be picking up where the other left off.

Nigeria orders first million OLPC laptops

To be honest, I would love to have a shot at actually getting my hands on one of these units. Unfortunately, we here in the US will have to continue to wait because we are not the target market it seems.

Adobe returns attention to Flash for Linux

The only thing that needs to happen is better sound to video synchronization with the Jack Sound Server. Short of this, who really cares? I do agree however, that Photoshop needs to be ported as GIMP is a very poor substitute.

NeroLinux revisited: No better than the alternatives

In the KDE space, I fail to see where K3B is not good enough and why anyone would rather be using Nero?

Will Linux Rule The Digital Home?

Even if Linux meets with limited success in the PC space, could it dominate in the home entertainment space? Some people appear to believe that it is a real possibility.

Legacy Group Ends Support for Early Red Hat, Fedora Versions

Well, that’s the end of that I suppose. The Fedora Legacy group is ending its support for both Red Hat 7.3 and Red Hat 9.

Competitors Turn Up the Heat on Microsoft Exchange

A competitor to MS Exchange? Sure, and the heat is being turned up as we speak. Will those competitors actually be able to catch up? That remains to be seen.

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