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First Look: OpenMoko's Linux-based open smartphone platform (ars technica)

ars technica has posted a detailed look at the software choices available for the OpenMoko FreeRunner phone. "There are currently three separate software stacks that are available for OpenMoko handsets. The original OpenMoko software environment was built on top of GNOME Mobile and Embedded technologies including the GTK+ toolkit. As the FreeRunner launch date approached and the development priorities began to shift towards a stronger emphasis on mainstream consumer adoption, OpenMoko reevaluated its approach and decided to build a new stack on top of Trolltech's proven Qtopia mobile environment. The third stack, which will implement the FreeSmartphone.org APIs, is part of a long-term framework initiative that OpenMoko hopes will eventually ameliorate the problems created by fragmentation and redundancy while still offering developers a full range of choices."

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Linux Adoption

Invitrogen buys into Novell's SUSE Linux (c|net)

c|net reports on Invitrogen's switch to servers running SUSE Linux. "Invitrogen is a billion-dollar supplier to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, with 4,700 employees worldwide and a history of supplying many of the world's leading laboratories in groundbreaking research like the discovery of the AIDS virus. To help promote its innovative work, Invitrogen announced this week that it is standardizing on Novell's SUSE® Linux Enterprise for its servers."

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Move Your Business from Windows to Linux (PC World)

It often seems that the mainstream technical press focuses on various "problems" with Linux, either technical or otherwise, which is what makes this PC World article stand out. It is a basic introduction to Linux for businesses that might be looking to switch from Windows, especially for the cost savings. "If that feels like a waste of your small business's precious IT budget, and you're still looking for an alternative to Windows Vista, look no further than Linux. The latest distributions are free, easy to install, and highly customizable; they harness your existing hardware without overtaxing it; and they include a wealth of productivity applications and utilities. You may already have a closet Linux expert on staff, but if you don't, paid support is usually available at rates far less than Microsoft's."

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Legal

Reiser leads police to wife's body (MercuryNews)

This MercuryNews article would appear to bring an end to the speculation on whether Hans Reiser was really guilty. "Accompanied by heavily armed Oakland police, software programmer Hans Reiser on Monday led authorities to the body of his missing wife, buried in a shallow grave in the Oakland hills."

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Resources

GNU/Linux free software tools to preserve your online privacy, anonymity and security (FSM)

Free Software Magazine looks at some free software tools to protect freedom. "Whether you are online or offline, freedom matters. Like good health you never think about it or miss it until it is under threat or actually gone. If you love freedom, you probably love free software and it has given us some terrific tools with which to defend freedom. In this article I will give an overview of some of the available resources (Freenet, Wikileaks and Tor) to protect dissident opinion, facilitate whistle blowing and promote the safe and anonymous development of free software."

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Reviews

KDE 4.1 Beta 2: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back (Datamation)

Datamation reviews the second KDE 4.1 beta. "However, if the second beta of 4.1 is any indication, it will be only partly successful in quieting user dissent. On the one hand, KDE 4.1 includes the first 4.x versions of several major KDE applications, which goes a long way toward improving the user experience. And, in both other programs as well as the desktop, the second beta sports countless improvements in functionality and design. On the other hand, not only are many of the interface changes that people complain about still there, but the new Folder View raises a whole new set of issues about how users organize their desktops."

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KOffice 2 Alpha 8 Reviewed (TechWorld)

TechWorld takes a look at KOffice 2.0 Alpha 8. "KOffice 2.0 Alpha 8 ships as a suite of applications. In addition to the familiar word processor (KWord), spreadsheet (Kspread) and charting (Kchart), and presentation applications (KPresenter), KOffice has a wealth of tools for content design, manipulation and display. For the creative professional, there's Krita a fully-fledged graphic design and image manipulation tool, Karbon14 a Scalable Vector Graphics editor, and Kivio for flowcharts and diagrams. Also included is Kexi for database development (touted as "Microsoft Access for Linux"), and KPlato for project management. Other tools are KnetAttach, a network folder wizard, Kformula for mathematical formula editing, and a thesaurus." (Found on KDE.News)

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Acer's Linpus Linux Lite (Fedora) ultra portable laptop piles the pressure on Microsoft (FSM)

Free Software Magazine reviews the Acer Linpus Linux Lite ultra portable laptop. "It is due to launch here in the UK in early July with the GNU/Linux version with a price tag of £199. (Yes, surprise, surprise, theyre offering Windows XP too.) Given the specification (Intel atom N270 chip, 8.9 inch screen, webcam, 1024 x 600 resolution, 8GB SSD, three USB ports, VGA, and two SD card slots, two mini PCI slots (one for the WiFi and one for upcoming Wimax or HSDPA), Ethernet port, touchpad, 802.11b/g WiFi and a default 512MB of memory with a spare slot to add more) the Aspire One represents stonking good value for money."

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