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Announcements
Non-Commercial announcements
FreeB Bounty Program Announced (LinuxMedNews)
FSF India on electronic government
The Free Software Foundation of India has submitted a lengthy opinion to India's Department of Information Technology on a proposed electronic government initiative. In particular, the group argues against the use of PDF files. "Please note that our objections are not to use of the PDF format; we accept and recognise PDF as a free format -- 'free as in freedom'. Our objections are based on the control over the format; and the inappropriateness in a democratic and sovereign government legislating mandated use of a format controlled by a corporate body, thus giving virtual legislative powers to that corporation."
Irish Free Software Organization goes live
The Irish Free Software Organization (IFSO) has been launched on the 20th anniversary of the beginning of the GNU project.
COE Linux Platform Review Comments Available
The Open Group has announced the availability of comments and proposed resolutions for its COE Linux Platform Review.
Wikimedia.org receives some funding
The Wikimedia Foundation sent out an open letter to request funds for much needed hardware and bandwidth. Twenty-four hours later the Foundation had raised over $20,000.
Commercial announcements
Novell's Updated Ximian Desktop 2 Supports Latest SUSE LINUX
Novell has announced that Ximian Desktop 2 now supports SUSE LINUX Desktop and SUSE LINUX 9.0. The update also includes the Ximian Edition of OpenOffice.org 1.1, GAIM instant messenger client and updated Ximian Red Carpet 2.0 configuration management client software.
Astaro to Bundle its Security Software with Toshiba Servers
Astaro has announced extended support for Toshiba's server platforms. Astaro Security Linux will be available loaded and sold on the Toshiba Digital Solutions Division's compact Magnia SG25 server, the Magnia SG30 server and the Magnia Z310 microtower or rack server.
New Books
Building Software with Apache Jakarta Commons
Charles River Media has announced the release of Applied Software Engineering Using Apache Jakarta Commons, a software engineering-based guide to the Apache Jakarta Commons components and other Apache projects. The book includes a companion CD-ROM with samples and source code.
Exploiting Software: How to Break Code
Addison-Wesley has published the book Exploiting Software: How to Break Code by Greg Hoglund and Gary McGraw.
Resources
AGNULA launches Libre Music project
The Libre Music project has been announced. "The AGNULA IST-Project is proud to announce its new "Libre Music" (aka the "muzik" project) project, whose goal is to create a publicly accessible database of Libre Music, i.e. music licensed under either the Creative Commons licenses or the EFF Open Audio License. One of the objectives of the AGNULA-IST project is help spreading sensibility on the topics of Libre Software, with specific attention paid to audio/video applications and content distribution."
LDP Weekly News for December 30, 2003
The December 30, 2003 edition of the LDP Weekly News is out with another collection of new and changed documentation.
Decatur Jones' SCO Analysis (Groklaw)
Groklaw has come up with a copy of a research report on SCO prepared by Dion Cornett at Decatur Jones. It's available in PDF format. This report is very much worth a read; this analyst has at least one eye open. "Furthermore, other courts have ruled that software interfaces are not protected in that their 'fair use' allows for interoperability. Finally, the fact that these header files contain definitions but not functional code sheds more doubt on SCO claims, in our view."
Contests and Awards
Nominees selected for the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award
Bioinformatics.Org has announced the nominees for their 2004 Benjamin Franklin Award. "The Benjamin Franklin Award is presented annually by Bioinformatics.Org to an individual who has, in his or her practice, promoted free and open access to the materials and methods used in the scientific field of bioinformatics."
Event Reports
Linux Bangalore 2003 presentation slides available
The slides from talks given at Linux Bangalore 2003 are now available on the net; click below for the full details.
Upcoming Events
UKUUG LISA Winter Conference and Tutorial
The UK Unix User Group has announced its LISA/Winter Conference and Tutorial. The event will be held in Bournemouth, UK on February 25 and 26, 2004.
GSA and GWU Co-Sponsor Open Source in Government Conference
The Center of Open Source & Government and the General Services Administration are co-sponsoring a conference in Washington, DC, March 15 - 17, 2004 at George Washington University. The conference will focus on the question, "How does Open Source provide an Innovative Solution for E-Government?"
Call For Submissions: Digital Media Project (Linux Journal)
Linux Journal has a call for submissions for a workshop covering the Traditional Rights and Usages (TRU) of media users. The workshop is presently being planned by the Digital Media Project and is to be held in Los Angeles April 26 - 27, 2004.
PaWS PHP and Web Standards UK 2004
The PaWS PHP and Web Standards UK 2004 conference will be held on February 20-24, 2004 in Manchester, UK.
Vancouver PHP Conference
The Vancouver PHP Conference will be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada on January 22 and 23, 2004.
FSF to host Free Software Licensing Seminars
The Free Software Foundation has announced two seminars in New York. "The Free Software Foundation (FSF) will host two seminars on Free Software Licensing and the GNU GPL and a series of conversations with Professor Eben Moglen on the SCO v. IBM lawsuit. These events will take place at Columbia Law School in New York City on January 20 and 21, 2004."
Events: January 8 - March 4, 2004
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| January 12 - 13, 2004 | Linux.Conf.au Miniconfs | Adelaide, Australia |
| January 12 - 13, 2004 | EducationaLinux 2004 | Adelaide, Australia |
| January 14 - 17, 2004 | Linux.conf.au | Adelaide, Australia |
| January 20 - 23, 2004 | LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2004 | (Jacob K. Javits Convention Center)New York, New York |
| January 20 - 21, 2004 | FSF Free Software Licensing Seminars | (Columbia Law School)New York, NY |
| January 22 - 23, 2004 | Vancouver PHP Conference | (SFU Harbour Centre)Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| January 31 - February 1, 2004 | WineConf 2004 | (Court International Building)St. Paul, Minnesota |
| February 2 - 6, 2004 | EclipseCon 2004 | (Disneyland Hotel)Anaheim, CA |
| February 2 - 4, 2004 | Open Standards and Certification Conference | (San Diego Marriott Mission Valley)San Diego, CA |
| February 3 - 5, 2004 | Linux Solutions 2004 | Paris, France |
| February 9 - 12, 2004 | O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference(ETech) | (The Westin Horton Plaza)San Diego, CA |
| February 20 - 22, 2004 | CodeCon 2004 | (Club NV)San Francisco, CA |
| February 20 - 24, 2004 | PaWS PHP and Web Standards UK 2004 | Manchester, UK |
| February 21 - 22, 2004 | Mozilla Developers Meeting in Europe 4.0 | Brussels, Belgium |
| February 21 - 22, 2004 | FOSDEM 2004 | (SOLBOSCH)Brussels, Belgium |
| February 23 - 27, 2004 | PostgreSQL Bootcamp | (Big Nerd Ranch, Inc.)Atlanta, GA |
| February 25 - 26, 2004 | UKUUG LISA/Winter Conference and Tutorial | (Lansdowne Campus, Bournemouth Univ.)Bournemouth, UK |
| March 1 - 5, 2004 | PHP|Cruise | The Caribbean |
Web sites
InstallSlash.org Launched
For people using the slashcode content management software, the new installslash.org site is online. "This is a new community site whose goal is make it as easy as possible to install slash, while at the same time provide support and valuable information on modifying slash to your liking, no matter what skill level you may reside."
New KDE Application Database Online
KDE-Apps.org, a new online database for KDE applications, has been announced. "KDE-apps.org is the new database for KDE applications. Since the site is still very fresh Frank would like to hear your suggestions for improvements. The database is also still a bit empty but YOU can change that by submitting the KDE applications that you have written to the site."
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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