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AnnouncementsNon-Commercial announcements Dutch parliament opposes patent directiveHere's an FFII release stating that the Dutch parliament has voted - narrowly - for a motion asking the Dutch government to oppose the adoption of the European patent directive next week. "Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade Van Gennip has confirmed she will execute the motion as intended. It is now the Commission's turn to act."
FreeB 2.0 Draft API Specification Available (LinuxMedNews)LinuxMedNews mentions the release of a new FreeB API specification draft. "Following up on the recent news release regarding Uversa's position as the new project maintainer of FreeBilling (FreeB) we are now releasing a draft API specification of version 2.0 for public comment and review. Read on for details and how to comment."
FSF Announces New Executive DirectorThe Free Software Foundation (FSF) has announced the appointment of Peter T. Brown as its new Executive Director. The appointment follows the departure of Bradley M. Kuhn, who is taking up the post of Chief Technology Officer at the newly created Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC).
FSFE: "Microsoft seeking to bypass decisions of European Court"The Free Software Foundation Europe sent out a press release concerning a recent ruling by the EU Commissioner concerning software interfaces. "Software interfaces determine how computers communicate with each other to exchange information. This information is important for several Free Software projects. One of these is SAMBA, which connects the UNIX and GNU/Linux world with Microsoft's operating system and works against the monopoly that Microsoft has established on the operating system market. Without access to the software interface information, SAMBA will have a hard time keeping up."
GNOME-UK group launchedThe GNOME-UK group has announced their existence. "GNOME-UK is about organising and promoting GNOME awareness in the United Kingdom. This includes, among other things, organising stands and Linux Events, such as the Linux Expos in London."
Linux Installfest workshops in Davis - February 20The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) has announced another Linux Installfest. The event will be held on February 20 in Davis, California.
Perl Foundation Funding Goals: 2005-2006 (use Perl)use Perl has posted an update on the funding of the Perl Foundation. "Allison writes "Thanks to amazingly generous members of the Perl community The Perl Foundation was able to fund Damian Conway, Larry Wall, and Dan Sugalski in 2002-2003. In 2005-2006 we hope to repeat this pattern and fund Larry Wall, Patrick Michaud, Leopold Tötsch, and a second Parrot developer."
SourceForge.Net Update (SourceForge)The January 26, 2005 edition of the SourceForge.Net Update is online. Topics include a Java programming challenge, the project of the month, site statistics, the top 25 projects, and more.
Commercial announcements Interactive SQL 2.0 for PostgreSQL is availableVersion 2.0 of Interactive SQL, a database utility for building, executing and processing PostgreSQL queries, is available for evaluation.
InterMapper 4.2.4 AvailableVersion 4.2.4 of InterMapper, a commercial network mapping utility, is available. "This version makes it easier to install the WISPerMapper version of the program, improves paging support on Unix computers, and fixes many bugs."
Developing on Linux gets professional with Komodo 3.1ActiveState has released Komodo 3.1, the newest version of the integrated development environment (IDE). Komodo 3.1 now offers cross-platform developers a GTK2+ based user interface, improved Linux desktop integration, faster debugging with Python, support for Subversion, improved UTF-8 and PHP5 support, and increased performance on Linux.
World's first real-time Linux system for parallel computing based on Itanium® 2 processorMandrakesoft has announced the release of a Linux system capable of real-time computing on Itanium® 2 based parallel computing platforms (Symmetric Multiprocessing and cluster computing). Developed for the "ITEA-HYADES" research project which is intended to adapt standard technology for applications that require real-time response, associated with heavy, parallel computations, the new system has already shown its capabilities in two innovating research applications.
Microsoft on indemnificationMicrosoft Corp. has sent out a press release, citing research from IDC and Forrester Research that confirms the strong intellectual property protection customers receive from Microsoft. The release includes testimony from customers who chose Windows over Linux. "According to Stephen Graham, group vice president of Global Software Business Strategies at IDC, "Recent media focus on industry intellectual property disputes has brought the issue of indemnification to the forefront, and all signs point to this issue continuing to grow in significance. End users would be well advised to carefully review all software contracts to assess potential exposure, including the extent of coverage provided by vendors for legal costs and damages and the specific criteria for engaging this protection.""
ModViz Announces Virtual Graphics Platform 1.0ModViz, Inc. has announced the release of version 1.0 of its Virtual Graphics Platform: "a leading standards-based software solution that virtualizes 3D graphics intensive applications across clusters of commodity-based computers."
MontaVista launches Mobilinux Open Framework for Linux PhonesMontaVista Software has announced the launch of their Mobilinux Open Framework. "The Mobilinux program encourages leading semiconductor, mobile software, and phone integrators to create reference architectures for handset vendors and mobile operators looking to build Linux handsets."
Novell Teams With IBM to Promote SUSE on the POWER architectureNovell, Inc. has announced a joint promotion with IBM. "Novell and IBM have launched a joint promotion to encourage software developers to build their applications for Novell's SUSE(R) LINUX Enterprise Server on IBM POWER platforms. SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9, with the scalability and performance enhancements of the 2.6 Linux kernel, combined with the processing capabilities of IBM POWER5 processor-based servers, including IBM eServer OpenPower, IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20, IBM eServer pSeries and IBM eServer iSeries, provides a strong foundation for a full range of applications."
Novell's LinuxWorld announcementsNovell has made several announcements this morning. Here are just a few:
OSDL Issues First Release of Desktop Linux Capabilities DocumentThe Open Source Development Labs has announced the availability of Desktop Linux Capabilities, version 1.0, a document created with the participation of key industry vendors, large end user customers and leaders in the development community that defines a target for what will make Linux desktops successful in the enterprise.
The php|symphony Seriesphp|architect has announced the php|symphony training series, starting on February 23. "php|symphony series is a series of great talks designed to dramatically improve your knowledge of PHP by introducing you to new ideas presented by some of the very best speakers and authors in the PHP world. Each talk is delivered through our exclusive online training system, designed to work with practically any operating system capable of running Macromedia Flash, including Windows, MacOS and Linux, over a 28.8kbps or faster Internet connection."
Red Hat to Present at NCInvest 2005 Regional Investor ConferenceRed Hat, Inc. has announced that it will present at the NCInvest 2005 Third Annual Regional Investor Conference in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on February 16, 2005. A replay of the presentation will be made available online.
Turbolinux Reaches Profitability in 2004, Both in Japan and ChinaTurbolinux, Inc. has announced that it has achieved profitability in two Asian offices. "Turbolinux, Inc. announced today that its Japan office and Chinese subsidiary have achieved substantial profits both in gross sales and net income for the year 2004".
Linux World Press Releases for ThursdayThe flood of press releases for the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo has begun, here is the first round:
LinuxWorld AnnouncementsLinuxWorld started today in Boston, bringing with it the usual flood of press releases and articles. Here are just a few:
More LinuxWorld announcements
LinuxWorld Announcements for February 16Here are the LinuxWorld announcements for Wednesday, February 16, 2005:
Contests and Awards digiKam Artwork Contest (KDE.News)KDE.News has announced a digiKam photo management application artwork contest. "Photo management application digiKam and KDE-Look.org are teaming up to have a contest for the best new Superimpose Templates which will be included in digiKam's next release. The prizes are a digital memory card and kde-look t-shirt."
Upcoming Events Big Nerd Ranch Announces April PostgreSQL BootcampThe Big Nerd Ranch will be holding another PostgreSQL Bootcamp on April 18-22, 2005 near Atlanta, GA.
The San Francisco techCongressThe San Francisco techCongress has been announced. The event will be held in Palo Alto, CA on April 19-20, 2005. "The San Francisco techCongress will examine the common best practices across industries and frank discussions of and pitfalls to those solutions, advantages and benefits."
GNOME.conf.au 2005 announcedGNOME.conf.au will be held in Canberra, Australia on April 19, 2005 as part of the Linux.Conf.Au conference. Also, the UbuntuDownUnder conference will take place from April 25-30, 2005.
Free Audio and Video Event, Bristol, UKThe Free Audio and Video Event will be held in Bristol, UK on August 13, 2005. "We are putting on a Free Audio/Video Event which will cover a range things including Audio Software for Music and Radio Production, Video Editing, Visuals and 'Creative Commons' Type licencing. This is a user event focusing on what is possible with Free, Open source and FLOSS Software."
Events: February 17 - April 14, 2005
Miscellaneous O'Reilly Launches MAKE MagazineO'Reilly has announced the publication of a new magazine called MAKE. "The urge to make things is primal and unstoppable. In service of that universal urge, humans grab the tools and materials at hand--while a previous generation picked up a saw and bullnose rabbet plane, today's makers are likely to reach for a soldering iron and Cat 5 cable. MAKE, a new magazine from O'Reilly Media, celebrates and inspires those who are driven to make cool and unusual things with technology, for the pure fun of it."
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