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Announcements
Commercial announcements
WalMart.com now selling Lycoris Desktop/LX pre-installed on Microtel PCs
Lycoris Desktop/LX is now available on Microtel PCs at WalMart.com. After undergoing the Desktop/LX Certification process to ensure consumer satisfaction, nine different Microtel PCs from $228 and up are now available.
'Business and Economics of Linux' published
Prentice Hall PTR and HP announced the publication of "The Business and Economics of Linux and Open Source" written by open source expert Martin Fink. This book offers managers a guide to the role of open source in a corporate environment and how to use it to gain a competitive advantage.
Fujitsu Steps Up Linux Business Aimed at Large-Scale Enterprise Systems
Fujitsu Limited announced that it is positioning Linux as one of the key operating systems for its next-generation IT systems, and it plans to commercialize large-scale, mission-critical enterprise systems to run on Linux within the next three years. As a first step in its stepped-up Linux business efforts, Fujitsu released Linux versions of nine of its middleware and packaged software products, available initially in the Japanese market. (Thanks to Maya Tamiya)
TV Linux Alliance
The TV Linux Alliance has invited vendors in the cable, satellite and telecommunications industry to participate in the TV Linux Alliance by joining the Alliance as members.The Alliance has also announced the availability of its specification version 0.8.
AMD Announces Opening of AMD Developer Center
AMD has announced the opening of the AMD Developer Center and the availability of two additional development support resources - a beta x86-64 Linux distribution and the AMD x86-64 Architecture Programmer's Manual.
Cray Inc. Receives Cluster Order from Ford
Cray Inc. gets into the Linux cluster market with this announcement that the Ford Motor Company has ordered, installed and accepted a Linux-based cluster with 192 processors at its data center in Dearborn, Michigan.
Resources
Building Online Communities (O'Reilly)
O'Reilly has an article about building online communities. "The Internet exists to improve communication. Communities can grow anywhere communication occurs.Truisms or not, those statements have tremendous implications. Their adherents see a commercial Web site less as a brochure and more as an opportunity to communicate with customers. They consider those who run a television fan site not as copyright infringers but as a community of fans. They think in terms of conversations and relationships. Cultivate a community, and you'll attract eyeballs and ears willing to read and to listen to your message. Encourage discussion, and you'll attract people willing to share their own messages.
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KOrganizer Workshop: Outlook2Vcal
KDE.News points to an online workshop for KOrganizer.
LSB adds PPC32 and IA64 to certification program
The Linux Standards Base will be adding the PPC32 and IA64 architectures to its certification program.
Linux Audio Developers Techie Database
The Linux Audio Users Guide has added a section called the LAD Techies Database that lists Linux Audio Developers who are able to assist in setting up Linux audio software. Click below for the announcement.
Loving Lisp
An online Lisp book called "Loving Lisp" has been published by Mark Watson.
Upcoming Events
UMeet conference on IRC
The online IRC-based UMeet conference will be held from December 9-20, 2002. Participants will include Alan Cox, Rik van Riel, Dave Jones, Greg Kroah-Hartman, and Chris Wright.
educationaLinux 2003 cfp
A call for papers has been issued for the educationaLinux 2003 miniconf, to be held on January 21 and 22, 2003 at the University of Western Australia.
Major Tech Companies to Sponsor Desktop Linux Summit 2003
Lindows.com, Inc. has announced their sponsorship of a conference called the Inaugural Desktop Linux Summit, which will be held in San Diego on Feb 20-21, 2003. "The Summit will be the first event entirely devoted to desktop Linux and will be hosted by the top executives of leading technology companies worldwide including Codeweavers, Hewlett Packard, Lindows.com, Lycoris, MandrakeSoft, Sun Microsystems, SuSE, and Ximian. Key political and open source community advocates have also confirmed their place at the Desktop Linux Summit."
Events: October 31 - December 26, 2002
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2002 | International Lisp Conference 2002 - The Art of Lisp | San Francisco, CA |
| October 31, 2002 | Think-Linux, The Solutions Show | (The Pinnacle)Toledo OH |
| November 1 - 3, 2002 | 2nd Annual Ruby Conference(RubyConf 2002) | (Washington State Trade and Convention Center)Seattle, Washington |
| November 2, 2002 | Southern CaliforniA Linux Expo 2002(SCALE) | (Davidson Conference Center, University of Southern California)Los Angeles, CA |
| November 3 - 6, 2002 | International PHP 2002 conference | Frankfurt, Germany |
| November 3 - 8, 2002 | 16th System Administration Conference(Lisa '02) | Philadelphia, PA |
| November 6, 2002 | Red Hat Road Tour 2002 | St. Louis, MO. |
| November 9, 2002 | Lightweight Languages 2002(LL2) | (MIT)Cambridge, MA |
| November 14 - 15, 2002 | The Open Source Health Care Alliance(OSHCA) | (UCLA Medical Center)Los Angeles, CA |
| November 18 - 21, 2002 | Embedded Systems Conference, Boston | (Hynes Convention Center)Boston, Mass |
| December 3 - 5, 2002 | Linux Bangalore/2002 | (J.N.Tata Auditorium)Bangalore, India |
| December 9 - 20, 2002 | UMeet conference | On IRC |
Software announcements
This week's software announcements
Here are the software announcements, courtesy of Freshmeat.net. They are available in two formats:
- Sorted alphabetically,
- Sorted by license.
Miscellaneous
Over 15,000 UnitedLinux downloads
The UnitedLinux folks have sent out a press release claiming that over 15,000 copies of the UnitedLinux beta release have been downloaded over the last month.
Danish DMCA proposed
The Danish parliament is in the process of implementing the European Union directive called "copyrights and related rights in the information society" in the Danish law code. The directive is probably better known to LWN readers as the EU version of the DMCA. Protests are underway.
Bruce Perens calls for donations
Bruce Perens has sent out a personal message asking for financial support of his ongoing work to defend and promote free software.
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