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AnnouncementsNon-Commercial announcements Mandriva signs the AFUL petitionMandriva has announced that it has signed the AFUL petition against the sale of bundled software. "Nowadays, when you buy a new computer, several pieces of software are already pre-installed, be it the operating system, antivirus software or burning software. It is almost impossible for consumers to know the selling price, contracts and conditions of use of these applications and, if they wish to, to refuse to purchase them. On average, the price of this software constitutes between 10% and 25% of the purchase price of the computer - that is to say from 100 to 300 Euro. Although the French Consumer Code forbids tied sale of goods (the computer hardware) and services (software licenses), the situation continues and deprives consumers of real freedom of choice."
Commercial announcements Fluffy Spider Technologies partners with Technical SolutionsFluffy Spider Technologies (FST) and Technical Solutions (Techsol) have announced an international joint research, development, and marketing alliance. "The FST and Techsol alliance enables developers of products such as smart phones, TV set-top boxes, point-of-service terminals, in-car systems and building automation devices to outsource innovative hardware design and manufacture, with further cost reductions, and benefit from the embedded software platform that allows them to dramatically enhance the user experience."
Gaia Flash Framework releasedSteven Sacks has announced the release of the Gaia Flash Framework. "Technology author Steven Sacks today announced the free public release of his Gaia Flash Framework(R). Gaia is an open-source framework that provides powerful solutions for building Flash websites to designers and developers of all skill levels. Gaia dramatically reduces development time and is the first tool to feature a scaffolding engine for Flash."
Intuit's QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions Embraces LinuxThe press release is thin on technical details and there is no mention of client-side Linux support, but Intuit is, perhaps for the first time, actually admitting that Linux shops exist. It appears they are offering a way to store the database for their mid-range QuickBooks on Linux servers. "The offering will enable the tens of thousands of growing companies that are passionate about using open source environments to take advantage of Intuit's award-winning mid-market system while maintaining the increased security, manageability and lower total cost of ownership of Linux. The decision to extend the offering beyond Windows, made at the QuickBooks Enterprise Solutions User Conference, is part of Intuit's effort to continue to meet the needs of more complex businesses."
Another day another Microsoft patent dealMicrosoft has announced that it has signed a patent agreement with LG Electronics. "The specific financial terms of the agreement are confidential, but the parties are disclosing that Microsoft will be making a net balancing payment to LGE and MicroConnect for patents related to operating systems and computer systems. LGE will be making ongoing payments to Microsoft for the value of Microsoft patents as they relate to Linux-based embedded devices that LGE produces."
Microsoft hires a Director of Linux InteroperabilityAs announced on Microsoft's 'PORT 25' weblog, Tom Hanrahan, formerly the Director of Engineering for the Linux Foundation, has joined the company. His title is most likely new to Microsoft org charts. "Tom will join as the Director of Linux Interoperability, and will head our Linux/Windows interoperability work, including leadership of the Microsoft/Novell Interoperability Lab. This development lab will undertake much of the engineering work involved in the multi-year technical partnership. Among other things, Tom has much to teach us on 'developing in the open' -- how to work in a transparent way with a broad engineering community."
OpenLogic Partners with AegifOpenLogic, Inc. has announced a partnership with Aegif. "Aegif employs experienced consultants who offer strategic advice and solutions on content and document management -- and has a wide variety of clients including the largest companies in Japan. As a part of today's agreement, Aegif will use OpenLogic to provide and support the open source software needed to run major open source ECM products, as well as other open source packages. The underlying software stacks needed to run ECM open source products in Japan are often different than in the U.S. and require localized support."
PrismTech uses Gumstix for Software Defined RadioPrismTech has announced a Software Defined Radio Solution that uses the Gumstix miniature computer. "PrismTech, an acknowledged leader in the provision of high performance middleware and tools, today announced the availability of its SpectraT Operating Environment (OE) on the GumstixT family of small form factor computers. This technology breakthrough delivers the first complete COTS Software Communications Architecture (SCA) software defined radio (SDR) solution on the world's smallest full-function computer, offering significant cost, size, weight and power (SWaP) benefits for SDR developers."
Qt Jambi 4.3 releasedVersion 4.3 of Qt Jambi, a rich client Java development framework with a dual license, has been has been announced by Trolltech. "With an intuitive, easy to learn API and integrated development tools for User Interface (UI) design and internationalization, Qt Jambi enables rapid development of advanced rich-client applications."
Zenoss Releases New Version of Open Source IT Management ProductZenoss Inc. has released the next major version of Zenoss Core, version 2.0. "The new version of Zenoss Core, an integrated IT management software solution, allows IT administrators to track the configuration and health of their entire IT environment. Zenoss Core is the first commercial open source IT management solution to include a configuration management database (CMDB), and adds several other features that deliver on the company's mission of simplifying enterprise IT management."
New Books Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 2nd Ed, New from No StarchNo Starch Press has published the book Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 2nd Edition by Rickford Grant.
Resources Comparing ODF and OOXMLSam Hiser has put up a detailed comparison of the OpenDocument and Microsoft OOXML document formats. "ODF is the only format unencumbered by intellectual property rights (IPR) restrictions on its use in other software, as certified by the Software Freedom Law Center. Conversely, many elements designed into the OOXML formats but left undefined in the OOXML specification require behaviors upon document files that only Microsoft Office applications can provide. This makes data inaccessible and breaks work group productivity whenever alternative software is used."
Calls for Presentations StorageSS deadline extended to June 15The 3rd International Workshop on Storage Security and Survivability (StorageSS) paper submission deadline has been extended to June 15.
Upcoming Events aKademy keynote speakers announced (KDE.News)KDE.News has announced the keynote speakers for aKademy 2007. "The opening talk will be from Lars Knoll of Trolltech who will tell us about their plans for Qt 4.4 and their relationship with KDE. Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical will be talking on the 10 Challenges to Open Source. On Sunday, Dan Kohn of The Linux Foundation will talk on the state of Linux Standardisation on the Desktop. Continuing the week the Edu and Schools Day will be opened by Sulamita Garcia with a talk on Intel's Classmate PC."
CIFS Engineering Workshop in Mountain View, CaliforniaA CIFS Engineering Workshop will be held in Mountain View, California on September 26-28, 2007. "This event is intended for engineers working on any CIFS products and services, not just products based on the Samba codebase. We welcome engineers from any implementers of the CIFS and SMB2 protocols, or from people shipping products based on these protocols, or people with a deep interest in advancing the standardization of these protocols."
Invitation to EBU SeminarAn European Broadcasting Union international training seminar will take place in Geneva, Switzerland on October 1-2, 2007. "Want to learn if Free and Open Source Software provides relevant alternatives for your TV & Radio production and delivery platforms? This seminar is designed for you. The seminar will be your guide through the specifics of FOSS and address key issues such as licensing, costs & support."
Registration is Open - Flash Memory Summit 2007Online registration is open for the second annual Flash Memory Summit taking place in Santa Clara, California, August 7 - 9, 2007.
Events: June 21, 2007 to August 20, 2007The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
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