Author: JT Smith
InfoWorld.com reports: The battle between KDE and Gnome heated up again with the announcement of the newly formed KDE League.
Category:
- Linux
KDE League created by industry leaders
Author: JT Smith
LinuxPR announces: The League will focus on promoting the use of the advanced Open Source
desktop alternative on PCs, workstations and handheld devices by
enterprises and individuals and on promoting the development of KDE
software by third-party developers.
desktop alternative on PCs, workstations and handheld devices by
enterprises and individuals and on promoting the development of KDE
software by third-party developers.
RIAA’s Rosen doesn’t like law suits
Author: JT Smith
ZDNet has a story detailing the opinions of various RIAA executives, among which is Hilary Rosen, the RIAA’s CEO, who claims to not like to sue people.
Category:
- Open Source
Controlling sattelites
Author: JT Smith
The New Scientist reports that Internet users may soon be able to control sattelites in space. Sattelites are being launched to orbit the planet in such a way as to cause mass damage and we, the user, may get our chance to poke at them if all goes well.
Category:
- Linux
XML security specifications on the way
Author: JT Smith
NW Fusion reports on the upcoming specifications for the secure use of XML.
Category:
- Protocols
DA Computing builds Linux Cube
Author: JT Smith
FairFax I.T. reports that Taiwanese computer company DA computing is releasing the Linux Cube, a see-through customised Linux server, following Apple’s lead with the Mac Cube.
Category:
- Linux
Red Hat teams with Indian company
Author: JT Smith
“The worldwide market leader for Linux OS, Red Hat, has tied up with Clover Technologies to float Red Hat India, which will offer technical support and training to its customers in India”…reports Reuters in CIOL Read the report–Shark
Category:
- Linux
U.S. consumers not on cutting edge of e-commerce
Author: JT Smith
nandotimes.com story claims, “Germans and Koreans have a bigger appetite than Americans for buying certain goods online…” So, apparently, do many other countries. It seems that (sob) we USian consumers are no longer the center of the Internet business universe.
Category:
- Open Source
RealNames opens challenge to “.com” naming system
Author: JT Smith
“LOS ANGELES–Privately held RealNames said on Wednesday it plans to open its proprietary system for
marketing common words as replacements for complex Internet addresses, in a challenge to plans for an
incremental expansion of the existing Web site naming system.” Story at CNet.
marketing common words as replacements for complex Internet addresses, in a challenge to plans for an
incremental expansion of the existing Web site naming system.” Story at CNet.