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Announcements
Non-Commercial announcements
New LWN feature: the guest author index
Occasionally an LWN reader asks how to find articles written by a specific guest author. We have finally managed to put together a solution in the form of the LWN guest author index. Therein you will find all articles we have published by outside authors, organized by author name. This index can also be found via the Archives link in the top navigation box.
KDE desktops for 52 million Brazilian students
Mauricio Piacentini writes about a deployment of systems running Linux and KDE in Brazil's schools; some 52 million students are to be served by this initiative. "What is interesting about this project is that it not only provides infrastructure (computers and net connectivity) but also open content to students in public schools. The software installed on these systems is 'Linux Educacional 2.0', a very clean Debian-based distribution, with KDE 3.5, KDE-Edu, KDE-Games, and some tools developed by the project."
To a good home: Linux Incompatibility List
David N. Welton has announced that he is looking for someone to take over the Linux Incompatibility List. "I originally had the idea for a list to keep track of stuff that doesn't work with Linux something like 12 years ago. I built an initial version, that proved reasonably popular at the time, but then the place it was hosted had some problems, and I was busy with other things. I finally got around to building a new version four or five years ago, and it's been doing ok since then, but with a baby on the way, I've been thinking of things to get rid of, and this is not something I do active work on, so maybe it would be best to find a new home for the site, located at http://www.leenooks.com."
Photo sets: OLPC distribution in Nepal
Recent coverage of the One Laptop Per Child project has focused on events
in the U.S. But there is a lot more than that going on. Recently, the
OLPC Nepal effort has posted two sets of photos (first
set, second
set) from the first distribution of XO systems in that country. It
looks like fun is being had by all.
Google Summer of Code projects announced (KDE.News)
KDE.News notes Google's posting of the 2008 GSoC projects. "Google have announced the projects and students for this years Summer of Code. We received the biggest number of students allocated to a project with 47 taking part. Applications which will be worked on include Amarok, KOffice, Marble and entirely new features such as a collaborative text editor." The full collection of projects are listed under each of the Mentoring Organizations on the main GSoC page.
Linux Box participates in GSoC
Linux Box Corporation has announced its participation in the 2008 Google Summer of Code. "Matt Benjamin, the CTO of Linux Box Corporation, will be mentoring Andreas Matsikaris implementing per-file access control lists for OpenAFS, one of 5 OpenAFS projects selected for funding in the 2008 Google Summer of Code."
Google Summer of Code: php.net students
The PHP project has announced its Google Summer of Code 2008 projects. "The PHP team is once again proud to participate in the Google Summer of Code. Ten students will "flip bits instead of burgers" this summer".
WorldForge Summer of Code 2008 students announced
The WorldForge project has announced its 2008 Google Summer of Code participants. "The final students for the Google Summer of Code 2008 have been announced. We were really pleased with all of the applications we got and had a really hard time selecting the top three to fill our three slots. The three lucky ones are: Student: Alexey Torkhov Mentor: Erik Hjortsberg Project: Implement advanced entity creator in Ember client Student: Tamas Bates Mentor: Kai Blin Project: Terrain Modifiers Student: Rômulo Fernandes Machado Leitão Mentor: Erik Hjortsberg Project: Implement a sound manager to allow Ember to have sounds"
Commercial announcements
ActiveState announces support for Oracle Enterprise Linux
ActiveState has announced support for ActiveState products on Oracle Enterprise Linux as part of the Oracle Unbreakable Linux support program. "ActiveState products including ActiveTcl, ActivePerl, ActivePython, Perl Dev Kit, Tcl Dev Kit, Komodo IDE and Komodo Edit have been tested by ActiveState for compatibility with Oracle Enterprise Linux. Oracle customers can leverage the ActiveState team's expertise and get full support for developing and deploying applications running on Oracle Enterprise Linux-based systems."
CadSoft releases Eagle 5.0
CadSoft has announced the release of version 5.0 of Eagle, a printed circuit CAD application. The what's new document list numerous changes. "CadSoft offers user friendly, powerful and affordable solutions for PCB design, including Schematic Capture, Board Layout, and Autorouter."
GitHub and Lighthouse tap private cluster from Engine Yard
Engine Yard has announced the launch of GitHub. "Engine Yard, provider of the leading Ruby and Rails deployment platform, today announced it is sponsoring the newly launched GitHub service, a distributed version control system, and the popular Lighthouse bug tracking application. By hosting both GitHub and Lighthouse on Engine Yard's scalable platform, Ruby and Rails developers can be confident that their source code and ticket tracking remain highly available and secure."
Novell and Xandros announce Linux Management Solutions and Heterogeneous Systems Center Capabilities
The Microsoft Management Summit 2008 is currently happening in Las Vegas, and both Novell and Xandros are there, announcing their collaborative efforts.Novell, Inc. has announced it is working with Microsoft Corp. to develop advanced Linux management solutions that will allow customers to simplify the management of mixed IT environments.
Xandros has announced the beta presentation of Xandros BridgeWays Management Packs, which are designed to help extend the capabilities of the Microsoft System Center to heterogeneous environments.
OpenLogic certified library now includes over 400 open-source packages
2008-OpenLogic, Inc. has announced passing the 400 package mark with its OpenLogic Certified Library. "OpenLogic Expands Certified Library, Adds Open Source Comparison Matrix OpenLogic's Certified Library is a collection of certified and indemnified open source packages that are supported by OpenLogic, as well as through the OpenLogic Expert Community. The OpenLogic Certified Library is freely available through the OpenLogic Exchange (OLEX) at olex.openlogic.com."
Opera 9.5 beta 2 now ready for testing
Version 9.5 beta 2 of the Opera browser has been announced. "Opera today unveiled the second beta preview of the forthcoming Opera 9.5 desktop browser, code-named Kestrel. The new beta improves on security, speed and performance, while refining some of Opera's most popular features. For the enthusiastic, curious, adventurous or just interested, please visit http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/next/ to try the new beta. Opera is completely free to download and use."
Trusted Computer Solutions partners with Carahsoft
Trusted Computer Solutions has announced a partnership with Carahsoft to distribute Security Blanket 2.0. "Security Blanket, an automated system lock down and security management tool for Linux operating systems, enables systems administrators to automatically configure and enhance the security of their Linux operating platforms by simplifying the "hardening" process that must be undertaken on a regular basis to meet security compliancy requirements."
VIA's open source driver development portal
VIA has sent out a press release proclaiming the availability of its new "open source driver development portal." What's available now falls a bit short of that, though; it's essentially a distribution site for binary drivers. "The VIA Linux Portal will initially offer graphics drivers for the VIA CN896 digital media IGP chipset for the new Ubuntu 8.04 LTS distribution. Documentation and source code for these drivers will be released over the coming weeks, with official forums and bug tracking scheduled for implementation later this year."
New Books
Head First Servlets and JSP, Second Edition - New from O'Reilly
O'Reilly has published the book Head First Servlets & JSP, Second Edition by Bryan Basham, Kathy Sierra, and Bert Bates.
Meeting Minutes
Perl 6 Design Meeting Minutes (use Perl)
The minutes from the April 23, 2008 Perl 6 Design Meeting have been published. "The Perl 6 design team met by phone on 23 April 2008. Larry, Allison, Patrick, Jerry, Will, Jesse, Nicholas, and chromatic attended."
Calls for Presentations
CFP: Workshop on Open Source Software for Computer and Network Forensics
A call for papers has gone out for the Workshop on Open Source Software for Computer and Network Forensics. "We are currently inviting the submission of full papers to the 1st Workshop on Open Source Software for Computer and Network Forensics (OSSCoNF), which will be held in conjunction with OSS2008, the Fourth International Conference on Open Source Systems. The conference will take place in September 7-10, 2008, in Milan, Italy. Workshops will be on September 10th, immediately after the main OSS2008 conference." The submission deadline is June 7.
Upcoming Events
YAPC::NA 2008 schedule posted (use Perl)
use Perl has announced the posting of the schedule for YAPC::NA 2008. The event takes place in Chicago, IL on June 16-18, 2008. "Presentations range from Rakudo, the Perl 6 compiler targeting Parrot, to techniques for cleaning up your Perl 5 code and from using Perl for programming social networking sites to stopping malicious software from effecting your systems."
Events: May 8, 2008 to July 7, 2008
The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
| Date(s) | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| May 5 May 9 |
Ruby on Rails Bootcamp with Charles B. Quinn | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| May 8 | Embedded Masterclass 2008 | London, UK |
| May 8 May 11 |
Libre Graphics Meeting 2008 | Wroclaw, Poland |
| May 8 May 9 |
IV WHYFLOSS CONFERENCE MADRID 08 | Madrid, Spain |
| May 9 May 11 |
Pycon Italia Due | Firenze, Italy |
| May 12 May 14 |
Where 2.0 Conference | Burlingame, CA, USA |
| May 13 | Embedded Masterclass 2008 | Bristol, UK |
| May 15 | NLUUG spring conference 2008 | Ede, the Netherlands |
| May 15 May 16 |
YAPC::Asia 2008 | Tokyo, Japan |
| May 15 May 16 |
V WHYFLOSS CONFERENCE CORRIENTES 08 | Corrientes, Argentina |
| May 16 May 17 |
FOSSCamp 2008 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| May 17 May 18 |
4th Int. Workshop on Software Engineering for Secure Systems (SESS'08) | Leipzig, Germany |
| May 17 May 18 |
French-speaking Python Days | Paris, France |
| May 19 May 23 |
AFS and Kerberos Best Practices Workshop 2008 | Newark, NJ, USA |
| May 20 May 23 |
PGCon 2008 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| May 20 May 21 |
Digital Standards Organization (Digistan) Workshop | The Hague, The Netherlands |
| May 21 May 22 |
EUSecWest 2008 | London, England |
| May 21 May 22 |
linuxdays.ch Genève | Genève, Switzerland |
| May 28 May 31 |
LinuxTag 2008 where .com meets .org | Berlin, Germany |
| May 29 June 1 |
RailsConf 2008 | Portland, OR, USA |
| May 29 May 30 |
SyScan’08 Hong Kong | Hong Kong, China |
| May 30 May 31 |
eLiberatica 2008 - The benefits of Open and Free Technologies | Bucharest, Romania |
| June 2 June 5 |
VON.x Europe | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| June 3 June 4 |
Nordic Nagios Meet | Stockholm, Sweden |
| June 6 June 7 |
Portuguese Perl Workshop | Braga, Portugal |
| June 6 June 7 |
European Tcl/Tk User Meeting 2008 | Strasbourg, France |
| June 9 June 13 |
Python Bootcamp with David Beazley | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| June 10 June 15 |
REcon 2008 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| June 11 June 13 |
kvm developer's forum 2008 | Napa, CA, USA |
| June 16 June 18 |
YAPC::NA 2008 | Chicago, IL, USA |
| June 17 June 22 |
Liverpool Open Source City | Liverpool, England |
| June 18 June 20 |
Red Hat Summit 2008 | Boston, MA, USA |
| June 18 June 20 |
National Computer and Information Security Conference ACIS 2008 | Bogota, Columbia |
| June 19 June 21 |
Fedora Users and Developers Conference | Boston, MA, USA |
| June 22 June 27 |
2008 USENIX Annual Technical Conference | Boston, MA, USA |
| June 23 June 24 |
O'Reilly Velocity Conference | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| June 28 June 29 |
Rockbox Euro Devcon 2008 | Berlin, Germany |
| July 1 July 5 |
Libre Software Meeting 2008 | Mont-de-Marsan, France |
| July 3 July 4 |
SyScan’08 Singapore | Novotel Clarke Quay, Singapore |
| July 3 | Penguin in a Box 2008: Embedded Linux Seminar | Herzelia, Israel |
| July 5 | Open Tech 2008 | London, England |
If your event does not appear here, please tell us about it.
Audio and Video programs
Realtime Linux with Paul McKenney (IBM)
IBM's Linux Technology center presents a podcast series with Paul McKenney on the Realtime Linux Project.
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