InceptionOS is a new Linux distribution aimed at full LSB compliance, but not based on an existing Linux distribution. The project is currently looking for people to participate in the creation of a new distribution, including coders to create an installation interface and setup tool, testers and source hackers who …
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IBM and SuSE Linux have announced that SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 has achieved Common Criteria Security running on IBM eServer xSeries, making it the first ever security certification of Linux.
This is a significant milestone in the maturation of Linux and enables its adoption by governments and companies for …
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The Free Standards Group announced that the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has introduced Linux Standard Base (LSB) as a requirement in its platform compliance for Linux-based products.
This is a significant milestone for the Free Standards Group, which first released the LSB specification in 2001. Since January …
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3ware Inc., a leading provider of high-capacity, switched Serial ATA (SATA) RAID storage solutions, announced that its second generation SATA RAID controllers and sixth generation Parallel ATA RAID controllers - the Escalade 8506 and 7506 series, will be showcased at this year's LinuxWorld Expo. The Escalade 8506 series now features 64-bit …
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IBM has announced new customers from various industries that are moving to Linux, marking the astounding growth in demand for Linux, from the smallest to the largest customers. From small and mid-sized business (SMB) customers Netflix and Marinalife to enterprise customer NYFIX, companies in every industry and throughout the world …
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MontaVista Software has announced that MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition (CGE) will support the IBM PowerPC 440GX, 440GP embedded processors and the 750FX microprocessor. These PowerPC processors are being successfully deployed in telecommunications, networking and network storage applications. CGE is designed specifically to address the needs of telecommunications equipment manufacturers …
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OSDL, a global consortium of leading technology companies dedicated to accelerating the adoption of Linux, announced that Ulticom Inc., a leading provider of telecommunications signaling software, has joined OSDL with a focus on Carrier Grade Linux (CGL). Ulticom provides signaling software enabling mobility, location, payment, switching, and messaging services within …
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Columbia University Law Professor Disputes Copyright and Trade Secret Claims; Unsubstantiated Litigation Threats Not a Deterrence To Linux Customers The Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) has released a position paper authored by one of the world's leading legal experts on copyright law as applied to software, Professor Eben Moglen of …
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IBM has announced that Japan's largest national research organization is the first customer to order the breakthrough technology of the new IBM eServer 325 to deliver the world's most powerful Linux supercomputer as part of a massive, distributed computing Grid. The IBM eServer 325, a new DB2 Linux cluster with …
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This year's Debian conference was a great success and demonstrated the importance of real-life meetings even for virtual communities. About 140 people attended the conference, which took place from July 18th to 20th at the University of Oslo, Norway. Of these circa 90 people attended the first Debian working camp …
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The German Kroupware project has announced reaching its goals with stable releases of Kolab Server and KDE Kolab Client. The system offers common groupware functions such as E-Mail, Group Calendaring, Notes and Tasks. It is designed to be scalable and secure, using matured Free Software components like Cyrus IMAPd, Postfix …
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theKompany.com has released Quanta Gold Version 3.6, a web development tool that supports Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. The software is designed for professional web developers who need sophisticated project management abilities and all the features and hooks required for modern websites. This new release adds several …
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Xandros, Inc. has released a 1.1 edition of Xandros Desktop Deluxe.
Version 1.1 enhancements include support for Microsoft Office XP and Adobe Photoshop 7.0, Mozilla 1.3.1 with spell checking and spam filtering, OpenOffice.org office suite 1.0.3, Evolution groupware client 1.2.4 …
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Sleepycat Software has announced that Berkeley DB, the most widely deployed application-specific data management software in the world with over 200 million deployments, now ships with the latest Python Software Foundation's (PSF) Python programming language, version 2.3. The Python 2.3 Windows installer includes the Berkeley DB libraries, while …
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The Open Source Development Lab (OSDL) announced that Unilever, a global consumer goods giant, has joined the organization as its first member from the ranks of Global 2000 corporations. Unilever plans to migrate its information technology systems from Unix to Linux on Intel-standard hardware in all 80 countries where it …
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The Desktop Linux Consortium (DLC) has begun a public comment and review period for its charter and corporate structure, which aims to promote and drive the improvement of Linux for desktop users. The DLC is a completely vendor-neutral trade association and marketing group that draws membership from all parts of …
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Perforce Software has announced its first full graphical user interface (GUI), the Perforce Visual Client (P4V), for the Macintosh and Linux platforms.
This new GUI complements Perforce's existing interfaces - command line, Windows, Web, and IDE plug-ins - and means that Perforce can now support GUI-based development across multiple platforms. Combined with …
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The ERP5 and Collaborative Portal Server teams announced at the Libre Software Meeting (LSM) international conference on Open Source / Free Software that they would join forces to provide the world first global Information System exclusively based on Open Source / Free Software. The Alliance of ERP5 and CPS will provide corporations …
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MontaVista Software Inc., a company that powers the embedded revolution, has announced MontaVista Linux support for the AMD Alchemy Solutions Driver Information Reference Design Kit (RDK). The AMD Alchemy reference designs and MontaVista Linux provide an enhanced hardware/software combination to power the next wave of high-performance information and entertainment …
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MontaVista Software has announced a range of complementary products to assist developers building advanced consumer electronics devices on MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition (CEE). These offerings include IBM WebSphere Studio Device Developer 5.0 for MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition, Qtopia for CEE, Qt/Embedded for CEE, and MontaVista Graphics …
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