Linux: May 2004 Archives
Lindows wins some in the Netherlands | The Register
Lindows has won the latest round in its trademark fight with Microsoft, with a Dutch court ruling that it can keep its name for general corporate purposes in the Netherlands.
The Linux distro had lost an earlier case in the Netherlands over the use of the Lindows name and had to change the name of its operating system and its web site to Linspire. However, it kept Lindows as its official company name.
Geek.com Geek News - First commercial Linux support for portable MP3 player
Dell's Digital Jukebox (DJ) portable MP3 player will now be supported on the Linux operating system, thanks to help from Lindows, Inc., which has updated its Lsongs application to support the Dell DJ. Lsongs is available from the Linspire software warehouse. The price of the application is US$19.95--unless you are a Linspire member, in which case it's free.
Linux News: Global: HP Debuts New Linux Business PC in UK
"In the United Kingdom today, HP (NYSE: HPQ) unveiled a new round of desktop PCs, offering customers a choice between Mandrake Linux 9.2 and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows XP as default operating systems. "
HP are following the route of tadpole, they usually are a lower cost alternative to the windows equivalent.
Having used the talin laptop at the robocode 2004 event, I have nothing but praise for its build and integration with Linux
Linux News: At Work: SCO Shrinks as Other Linux Companies Expand
SCO Group is laying off employees at its Santa Cruz office, prompting speculation as to the real motive for the move throughout the Linux industry, LinuxInsider has learned.
Competitors queried by LinuxInsider said they had not heard of the layoffs previously and found them "interesting."
Ready describes the emergence of Linux as an end-to-end operating system spanning from enterprise servers to embedded devices, the emergence of embedded Linux as a standard platform for cellphones (similar to the emergence of DOS for PCs), the competitive landscape in the embedded Linux and larger embedded markets, the work of Linux standards organizations, MontaVista's specific market strategies and plans, and more.
Suggestion: be on the lookout for lots of "Ready zingers," including:
* "It boils down to two things: Microsoft has infinite money, and the rest of the world, combined around Linux, has infinite money."
* "... you've gotta say the handset stuff we've gotten into has been the most surprising, because of the usual thinking that Linux is too big, too slow, not realtime enough.
* "It's clear that VxWorks is dead."
* "Eclipse is a 'gift from God' in some sense."
* "Software costs money. A lot of money."
* "Embedded Linux is an unstoppable phenomenon. The future is extremely bright, and that's all I can say."
Metrowerks tool supports entire embedded Linux dev cycle
"Metrowerks has announced a version of its embedded Linux development suite meant to support the entire device development cycle in a single integrated development environment (IDE). The "Platform Edition" of CodeWarrior Development Suite will ship in May for PowerPC, ARM, and ColdFire, with support for hardware-assisted debugging, kernel-level and application development and debugging, and more, with any Linux kernel, according to Metrowerks.
A Metrowerks spokesperson said that new kernel-level and board-level debugging capabilities in the Platform Edition tools add the final piece of the puzzle in terms of doing development on and for Linux. "
According to Linux devices.com
A whitepaper from IDC describes profound changes in enterprise computing that could bring a proliferation of embedded Linux devices to an IT department near you. The paper also examines Red Hat's evolving desktop and embedded Linux strategy in the context of this sea change.
The paper is entitled "Linux and Open Source Software as a Desktop Platform," and was written by IDC VP Dan Kusnetzky and Al Gillen. It was sponsored by Red Hat.
The paper begins with the opinion that enterprises are shifting, fundamentally, toward network- or server-centric systems, often in conjunction with simple thin (embedded) clients.
Well so says Microsoft Australias managing director Steve Vamos
LinuxWorld | Microsoft MD defines open source, Linux differences
"Open source is not Linux which means users should assess them separately, Microsoft Australia's managing director Steve Vamos said yesterday.
Stressing that Linux is "not free", Vamos said open source is a development methodology and should not be confused with the commercial, non-free nature of Linux distributions."
Red Hat eases into desktop Linux
Red Hat Inc. took a calculated leap into the enterprise desktop Linux race today with a set of offerings for smaller installations where users need only basic functionality.
Red Hat Desktop is definitely the start of something bigger for the Raleigh, N.C. Linux distributor, whose CEO Matthew Szulik announced that partnerships with VMWare, Real, Macromedia, Adobe and Citrix will enhance the productivity and interoperability of future versions.
