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Announcements
Non-Commercial announcements
More Open Source Experts Join CSPRI at George Washington University
The George Washington University has announced that Brian Behlendorf, Miguel de Icaza, Hans Reiser, Jay Beale, Jeffery "hemos" Bates, Russell Coker and Brian May have joined its Cyber Security Policy and Research Institute (CSPRI). They join Bruce Perens, Rishab Ghosh, Martin Dean, Adam Turoff, John Viega and Tony Stanco, who are already part of the Open Source team at CSPRI.
Commercial announcements
A couple of Linux deployments
According to this press release from Dell and Oracle, mobile phone service provider Orange has switched over to a Linux cluster to run its (13 million customer) subscriber database.Meanwhile, MontaVista has announced that Peek Traffic will be deploying MontaVista Linux in its traffic signal controllers. The next time you have to stop at a red light, a Linux system may be to blame...
"Building Embedded Linux Systems" Released by O'Reilly
O'Reilly has released Building Embedded Linux Systems by Karim Yaghmour. "This book shows readers how to design and build their own embedded systems using Linux as the kernel and freely available open source tools as the framework. Written by an active member of the open source community, the book is structured to gradually introduce readers to the intricacies of embedded Linux, with detailed information and examples in each chapter that culminate in describing how Linux is actually put on an embedded device."
Lycoris and TransGaming Unleash the GamePak
Lycoris and TransGaming have launched the commercial GamePak package for Linux. "Breaking down one of the barrriers to widespread adoption of Desktop/LX as a mainstream operating system, Lycoris and TransGaming unleash the GamePak. A powerful package of five (5) native Desktop/LX games, the GamePak comes bundled with access to one free month of WineX which allows Desktop/LX users to play over 250 Windows games on their Desktop/LX PC."
OpenOffice.org 1.0: One Year Later
The OpenOffice team thanks the OpenOffice community for all your support over the past year.
OpenOffice.org scripting project
The folks at OpenOffice.org have sent out a new annoucement for the OpenOffice.org Scripting project. "The Scripting project aims to provide a repository for the assorted useful scripts & macros that have been posted to the OpenOffice.org mailing lists. It also provides a forum for the discussion & development of scripts and scripting within the suite."
Open Systems Visionary Mike Lambert Retires
The Open Group announced that Chief Technical Officer and Vice President Mike Lambert has been appointed the first Fellow of The Open Group. In this newly created role, Lambert will become a roving ambassador for The Open Group.
General Hugh Shelton Elected to Red Hat Board of Directors
Red Hat, Inc. has announced that General H. Hugh Shelton, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and counsel to the President, has joined Red Hat's board of directors. ""Red Hat's distinction is the sincerity of its management team and high standards they've set for themselves to lead responsibly," said General Shelton. "Red Hat's executive team has had tremendous vision and I have great enthusiasm to join the board of directors of this global technological leader.""
Resources
LDP Weekly News
The May 6, 2003 edition of the Linux Documentation Project Weekly News is out with a long list of Linux documentation updates.
Linux Gazette #90 (May 2003) available
The May 2003 issue of Linux Gazette is now available. This issue has articles about Software development for a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 Linux PDA; Perl One-Liner of the Month: The Mystery of the Red Worm; The CUPS printing system; and much more.
LPI-News April 2003
Here's the April edition of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Newsletter. Topics include Novell and LPI; LPI-Japan; Real World Linux - Toronto, Canada; and more.
Open Source Digest Issue #2
The second issue of Open Source Digest is now available, with five new articles an online magazine devoted to bringing quality articles about open source software.
GNOME Talk - Doolin Technology Series (GnomeDesktop)
According to gnomedesktop.org, Glynn Foster has published one of his technical presnetations on GNOME, this one is called "The GNOME Project - Where we're going, we don't need roads".
Upcoming Events
AFFS Annual Conference, Birmingham
The AFFS Annual Conference (AFFSAC), will be held in Birmingham, England on May 17, 2003."AFFSAC is a one-day plenary conference, with sessions about topics such as networking, multimedia and activism. The conference is free to AFFS members and those who have applied to join, with small charges for optional extras."
EuroPython 2003 Call for Talks extended
The call for talks for the EuroPython Conference 2003 has been extended until Monday, May 12, 2003. "If you haven't done so or are still hesitating, you can still propose a 30 minute talk, a 45 minute talk, or a 90- minute tutorial."
Netfilter Developer Workshop 2003
The Netfilter Developer Workshop 2003 will be held in Budapest, Hungary from August 18-20, 2003.
Open Source in Government Conference in Paris, Nov 24-26, 2003
The Call for Papers is out for the EGOVOS conference. This is a high-level international event covering the topic of free/open source software (commonly referred to as Libre Software in Europe), interoperability and open standards in the government sphere.
O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference Wrap-Up
Here's a wrap-up of O'Reilly's Emerging Technology Conference. "Observed Tim O'Reilly, "O'Reilly's customers, the hackers and alpha geeks, are the ones who show us the shape of the future. The Emerging Technology Conference is a way for us to frame what they're showing us about new technologies into a coherent picture, think about the implications, and share it with interested--and interesting--parties." Added Program Chair Rael Dornfest, "This year's conference was rich with creativity and community, and we can't wait to see what comes of it.""
2003 Perl Conferences (O'Reilly)
Simon Cozens has put together a list of 2003 Perl Conferences on O'Reilly. "The season of Perl conferences is almost upon us! In fact, the first of the YAPCs for this year is in less than a week. So I thought this would be a good time to give a tour of the various conferences and see what's going on at each."
Events: May 8 - July 3, 2003
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| May 8 - 9, 2003 | International PHP Conference, 2003 | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| May 11 - 14, 2003 | The International Symposium on High Performance Computing Systems and Applications(HPCS 2003) | (Sherbrooke Delta Hotel)Quebec, Canada |
| May 11, 2003 | Yet Another Perl Conference, Israel(YAPC::Israel::2003) | (C.R.I.)Haifa, Israel |
| May 15 - 16, 2003 | YAPC::Canada | (Carleton University)Ottawa, Canada |
| May 17, 2003 | Association For Free Software Annual Conference(AFFSAC) | (Aston University)Birmingham, England |
| May 25 - 27, 2003 | GCC Developer's Summit | Ottawa, Canada |
| May 28 - 30, 2003 | Open Source Content Management, 2003(OSCOM) | (Harvard Law School)Cambridge, Mass |
| May 30 - 31, 2003 | 4th European Tcl/Tk Users Meeting(Tcl'Europe 2003) | Nürnberg, Germany |
| June 4 - 6, 2003 | Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo | (Santa Clara Convention Center)Santa Clara, California |
| June 9 - 14, 2003 | USENIX 2003 | (Marriott Hotel)San Antonio, TX |
| June 10, 2003 | Linux For Business | (The Commonwealth Institute)London, England |
| June 16 - 18, 2003 | Yet Another Perl Conference::North America(YAPC::2003) | (Florida Atlantic University)Boca Raton, FL |
| June 16 - 18, 2003 | GNOME User and Developer European Conference(GUADEC) | (Trinity College)Dublin, Ireland |
| June 18 - 23, 2003 | Open Source Clinical Application Resource Workshop(OSCAR) | (McMaster University)Ontario, Canada |
| June 21 - 22, 2003 | EuropeanRubyConference | (University of Karlsruhe)Karlsruhe, Germany |
| June 23 - 26, 2003 | ClusterWorld Conference & Expo | (San Jose Convention Center)San Jose, California |
| June 24 - 26, 2003 | LinuxUser & Developer Expo | (Birmingham National Exhibition Centre)Birmingham, UK |
| June 25 - 27, 2003 | European Python and Zope Conference 2003 | (CEME)Charleroi, Belgium |
Web sites
Pawfal site becomes a Wiki
The pawfal.org site (audio/visual foolishness for linux) has been revamped and is now operating as a wiki.
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.
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