Author: JT Smith
SGI’s Developer Central announces, the XFS filesystem for Linux has been Beta released.
Sun set to unveil UltraSPARC III
Author: JT Smith
Sun Microsystems Inc. said its new UltraSPARC III would be introduced in New York on Wednesday, along with a new Sun Blade 1000 workstation and a new Sun Fire 280 R server running the new chip, from Reuters.
Phone-to-net application supports Linux
Author: JT Smith
Anyone with a touchtone telephone can broadcast messages on the Internet as streaming audio with the cross platform DoTell Interactive application, says PRNewswire.
Appeals court wants to make short work of MS trial
Author: JT Smith
The US Court of Appeals acted swiftly to take control of the
Microsoft antitrust appeal, ordering the two sides to propose
schedules for the appeals process by October 2, reports ZDCOUK.
Microsoft antitrust appeal, ordering the two sides to propose
schedules for the appeals process by October 2, reports ZDCOUK.
Goodnight, Mac-Boy: living with Mac OS X beta
Author: JT Smith
MacWeek reporter John Welch shares the highlights of his week-long cohabitation with the new release.
MSN turns users into spammers
Author: JT Smith
A ZDCOUK story reports that users of the MSN Explorer beta may inadvertently be sending
their friends seemingly personal email gushing praise over the new
Microsoft program.
their friends seemingly personal email gushing praise over the new
Microsoft program.
BSDSearch.Com announces “BSD portal”
Author: JT Smith
An anonymous reader writes: “BSDSearch.Com aims to be the only portal a BSD user needs. We are the world’s largest search engine and directory for BSD.”
“We have an extensive category list. Here you can find the latest headlines from “BSD Today” and “Daemon News.” We also feature the most recent NetBSD News, the latest NetBSD Code Changes, and the latest NetBSD Packages Information.
“Check out the BSD Forums where our users can share information and
ideas. First and foremost, BSDSearch.Com is the most user-friendly engine and BSD Portal on the Net. So visit us at:
www.bsdsearch.com. We are the world’s largest search engine and directory for BSD.”
Linux is a religious community, sort of
Author: JT Smith
This engaging piece at OSOpinion, written by Wesley Paris, compares the needs of the Linux community to those of “any community.” –Kelly McNeill
Category:
- Open Source
Golden child Andreesen wants to strike it rich — again
Author: JT Smith
Hop on the gravy train as Netscape founder and boy wonder Marc Andreesen goes for a second record-breaking IPO with his latest venture, LoudCloud. The Star Tribune has a report.
Government plays Jekyl and Hyde with Microsoft
Author: JT Smith
How can the feds spank Microsoft with one hand, and feed them with the other by awarding big-money government contracts? “Read what Curt Wuollet has to say about it at OSOpinion.–Kelly McNeill