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Another 15 years of Java: JBoss’ Fleury on the GPL, IBM, patents and Microsoft, 11/27/06
Speaking at JBoss World in Berlin yesterday, Marc Fleury, the founder and leader of the JBoss Division of Red Hat, told LinuxWorld that he was pleased that Sun had chosen to release Java under the GPL as “it will extend the life of Java by at least 15 years.
Attack of the Pod Penguins 5 11/30/06
In this installment of the “Attack of the Pod Penguins” series, we’ll move away from the GUI tool Audacity and into the realm of the command line. Use batch processing to normalize all the input files for your podcast, and get a professional sound.
This week’s Linux news
Oracle launches open identity protection project, 11/29/06
Oracle, working with other technology vendors, has launched an open framework initiative to develop software to protect identity-related employee, customer and partner information, the company said Wednesday.
Corel to fully support ODF, Open XML in WordPerfect, 11/29/06
Corel is adopting a neutral approach to the electronic-document-format duel and updating its WordPerfect word-processing software to support fully both the OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Microsoft’s Office Open XML formats.
Novell pulls plug on Hula collaboration server project, 11/29/06
The future of Hula, the open source collaboration server project initiated by Novell, is in jeopardy since Novell pulled staff and funding from the project, according to a Hula newsgroup posting.
Binary blobs, free software, and Fedora, 11/29/06
Unlike some distributions, Fedora makes a point of squeaky-clean licensing. Is the hassle of avoiding tainted drivers worth it in the long run?
Xandros releases updated desktop Linux OS, 11/28/06
Linux vendor Xandros Inc. Tuesday unveiled its latest Xandros Desktop Professional Version 4 of its enterprise Linux operating system, which debuts two days before Microsoft Corp. launches the enterprise version of Windows Vista.
Novell adds to management portfolio, 11/28/06
Novell Tuesday unveiled desktop and data center management products designed to tackle heterogeneous virtual, physical and clustered server environments.
Q&A: Novell CEO on the Microsoft deal, 11/28/06
The landmark technology collaboration agreement between Microsoft and Novell that was announced earlier this month took a controversial twist.
For open source networking, no open source guru required, Vyatta execs say, 11/28/06
Open source router company Vyatta debuted earlier this year with a Red Hat-style alternative to Cisco and Juniper offerings: the Open Flexible Router, an open source-based WAN router and firewall stack, freely downloadable, with service and support.
JBoss grows market share and share of projects on Linux, 11/28/06
The JBoss World expo and conference in Berlin last week was something of a celebration of the continued growth of open source in EMEA over the last 12 months.
Linux hot, standards not with China, Taiwan, 11/27/06
At an IT trade show in Shanghai, IDG News Service (IDGNS) caught up with Roger Liao, deputy director of international affairs at one of Taiwan’s biggest industry groups, the Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association, to discuss Linux and IT standards.
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We try out Inkling, a prediction market site, to look for an answer to the question “Will Oracle support its database on Ubuntu Linux?” Looks like the community is optimistic about Ubuntu’s chances in the enterprise market: the virtual stock is already drading at more than $36 (in play money). Got a prediction you want to test with the power of markets? Let us know.
Podcast: Ean Schuessler on Apache Open For Business, 11/30/06
Corporate developers who are tired of reinventing business logic wheels will be happy to learn about this little-known but full-featured open source Java project. Find out how it’s helping Dallas-based Brainfood deliver business applications faster, with fewer programmers on each project.
