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Linux in the newsRecommended Reading Using Linux for Photography, where we stand (Linux Photography)The Linux Photography weblog has posted a lengthy summary of the state of the art for basic Linux-based photographic tools. "Linux definitely needs a credible high quality photo retouching program. Cinepaint has a Ferrari engine inside an old 2CV, while Gimp has the 2CV engine inside a Ferrari. Krita is taking more the direction of a high flying painting program than a photo editor. So this piece is badly needed although being worked on with Cinepaint's next generation (Glasgow) and the integration of GEGL in Gimp.'
21 of the Best Free Linux Text Editors (LinuxLinks)LinuxLinks has compiled a list of "the best" text editors for Linux. "Whatever the level of sophistication of the editor, they typically have a common set of functionality, such as searching/replacing text, formatting text, undo/redo, importing files, as well as moving text within the file. However, many of the editors included in this article are feature-rich, and can be further extended using plugins and libraries."
The SCO Problem SCO fined in Germany over Linux claims (ZDNet)ZDNet reports that SCO has been fined by a German court. "SCO Group has been ordered to pay a 10,000 (£7,900) fine in Germany for making claims that Linux includes intellectual property from Unix. SCO has repeatedly claimed that Linux is an unlawful derivative of Unix, but had agreed not to make this claim anymore in Germany, following a lawsuit in 2003. The current case found that the claims were still present in US material available on the site of SCO Group GmbH, the group's German subsidiary. As well as paying the fine, SCO will have to monitor its German presence" For more information on this, see the following Groklaw article.
Interviews Interview with Richard Hulse of Radio New Zealand, on the decision to offer Ogg Vorbis (Groklaw)Groklaw has an interview with Richard Hulse about Radio New Zealand's decision to offer Ogg Vorbis as one of their audio formats. "One of the great things about Public Radio is that you can take a longer view of things. You can put something in place for the future, looking to changes that you see on the horizon. So at this stage I am not concerned about the number of downloads - new services are not always popular when you first introduce them. For example, we had only 300 subscribers to our podcast feeds in the second month of offering the service. Two years on there are over 20,000 people who download about 250,000 items every month. If you played all that audio end-to-end 24/7 it would run for nearly 18 months. [ ... ] I do hope that people use the Ogg files because apart from the freedom aspect, the quality is better than MP3 for the same data rate. I'll be happy if we get up to a couple of percent by the end of the year."
Jim Zemlin: The New Center of Linux Gravity (internetnews.com)internetnews.com talks to the Linux Foundation's Jim Zemlin. ""Things have gone better than I would have expected," Zemlin told InternetNews.com. "We're in the business of growing the Linux platform and making sure the development process of Linux is maintained in a way that is productive and safe." The Linux Foundation also has the task of making sure that key developers of Linux such as Linus Torvalds have a neutral place to work. Torvalds is employed by the Linux Foundation. "One of the things that make Linux work as a development project is the fact that Linus [Torvalds], who is the final decision maker on the release of the kernel, works at a place that is not one of the competitors that collaborates on the project," Zemlin commented."
Resources Oops! I Fixed the Linux Kernel (internetnews.com)Over at internetnews.com is an article that takes a look at the kerneloops.org project. The project keeps track of Linux kernel "oops" signatures by collecting them from mailing lists and via a client program that will automatically send them to the server. "As a result, Van de Ven sees Linux developers fixing bugs thanks to those reports -- thereby making an impact on overall kernel quality. The exact numbers are difficult to quantify, however, as the number of reports that Kerneloops.org gets on any given kernel release varies, as does the occurrence of repeating oops reports."
Reviews Using GNOME on a Small Screen (OS News)OS News takes a look at the Aspire One, originally with Linpus Linux. "Last week, we reviewed the Aspire One, Acer's entry into the netbook market. The small but powerful device comes preloaded with either Linux or Windows XP, and we reviewed the Linux version. Even though most people will never need to go beyond the default Linpus Linux offering on the One, more advanced users will quickly hit the wall Acer set up: it has more or less completely locked down the Xfce 4.2.2 installation on the One. This bothered me - this is a powerful machine, so I want a powerful operating system. I went for Ubuntu 8.04.1 - read on for a few thoughts on how well GNOME's user interface fares on a small-screen device such as the One."
Intel previews next-gen Classmate PC (DeviceGuru)DeviceGuru takes a look at Intel's new Classmate PC. "Intel offered a sneak peek of the next-generation of its Classmate PC design at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco today. The new design features a tablet, touchscreen, and motion-sensing user interface, and is powered by you guessed it an Atom processor. Intel expects this new, more flexible Classmate PC design to cater to more of the needs of the worlds 1.3 billion students. Our ethnographic research has shown us that students responded well to tablet and touch screen technology, explains Lila Ibrahim, GM of Intels Emerging Markets Platform Group."
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