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Non-Commercial announcements
Austin Group Teleconference Minutes
The minutes are available from the Austin Group's March 11, 2004 Teleconference.
LPI invites participation
The Linux Professional Institute is updating exams and working on new certification tests. There are four active projects in which the community is invited to participate.
Portlock Joins OSDL
The Open Source Development Labs has announced that Portlock, a storage management solution provider, has joined OSDL and will participate in the Lab's Data Center Linux Working Group.
Commercial announcements
Database Companies Prove Strength of Dual-License Model
Three companies have jointly announced the successes of using the dual-license model, according to this press release. "Sleepycat Software, Trolltech AS and MySQL AB today jointly announced that 2003 software license revenues for the companies increased an average of 65 percent over the previous year, largely due to their use of the dual-license business model. This increase is 10 times the overall growth of U.S. IT industry spending in 2003, measured at only 6.4 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce."
Carly Fiorina Opens Door on New Enterprise Linux Lab
The China Ministry of Information Industry (MII) and Hewlett-Packard (HP) have signed a memo of understanding to cooperate in establishing a Linux Software Lab.
HP's Asian desktops to feature Turbolinux
Remember Turbolinux? The company has surfaced with this press release stating that HP's new Asian desktop systems will be running the Turbolinux 10 Desktop distribution. Among other things, Turbolinux 10 Desktop is based on the 2.6 kernel.
Mandrakesoft returns to the stock exchange
As a follow-up to the recent announcement regarding Mandrakesoft's return to profitability, MandrakeSoft now announces that Mandrakesoft stock has resumed trading on the European Euronext stock exchange.
How to trade MandrakeSoft shares
MandrakeSoft has put up a page describing how interested parties in Europe and the US can buy and sell its newly relisted shares.
Nature's Linux Alliance consortium formed in Japan
A new Japanese Linux consortium called Nature's Linux Alliance (NLA) has been formed. "A group of 14 information technology (IT) companies said Friday they have established a consortium to develop an advanced information system using a Linux-based operating system (OS)." The group aims to use Linux to provide a network services infrastructure to government offices and corporations.
Red Hat Embarks on World Tour with IBM and HP
Red Hat, Inc. has announced a seven-city international tour to meet, educate, and present to customers and users around the world. The tour is sponsored by IBM and HP, with stops in Tokyo, Brisbane, Sydney, Munich, London, Boston and Toronto.
SCO announces stock buyback program
The SCO Group has announced that the company will be buying up to 1.5 million of its own shares. "'This action reflects our strong belief in the fundamental value of our intellectual property and core business,' said Ralph Yarro, chairman of the board, The SCO Group. 'At current prices, we believe our stock represents an attractive investment opportunity and that this action reflects our ongoing commitment to improving long term stockholder value.'" Right.
SGI Declares Linux as Driving Force in Innovation
SGI has put out a press release on its role as a Gold Sponsor in the upcoming Open Source Business Conference.
Turbolinux to become Livedoor subsidiary
Maya Tamiya has sent us this Turbolinux announcement (in Japanese), along with this partial translation: "Turbolinux's parent company, Livedoor, the largest toll-free ISP in Japan, also Lindows' Japanese exclusive agency, announced that Livedoor would acquire Turbolinux in a stock swap. Turbolinux will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Livedoor."
New Books
Perl Medic: Transforming Legacy Code published
The book Perl Medic: Transforming Legacy Code by Peter Scott has been published by Addison-Wesley/Prentice Hall.
Resources
The LDP Weekly News (NewsForge)
The March 10, 2004 edition of the Linux Documentation Project Weekly News is out with the latest new documentation releases.
The LDP Weekly News
The March 16, 2004 edition of the Linux Documentation Project Weekly News is available with the latest new documentation.
Milter Introduction and Products List
Some new documentation on the MILTER mail filtering system is available. "MILTER is a great API but really deserves more "exposure". Hence, a contributed document offering an Introduction to Milter and lis of Products based on it. Comments/suggestions/help welcomed."
Upcoming Events
KDE Presence at CeBIT 2004 (KDE.News)
KDE.News has an announcement that details the KDE presence at CeBIT in Hannover on March 18-24, 2004. "The KDE Project will be present and showcasing the latest developments of the innovative KDE 3.2 desktop. The KDE Team can be found in the booth of Linup Front, come around and visit the developers, translators and representatives who are there."
Novell's Chris Stone and Apache Founder Brian Behlendorf to Deliver Keynotes at MySQL Users Conference
MySQL AB has announced the keynote speakers for the MySQL Users Conference, coming to Orlando in April.
French Perl Workshop (use Perl)
A French Perl Workshop will be held in Paris on June 6 and 7, 2004.
Italian Perl Workshop - Call for Papers (use Perl)
A call for papers is online for the First Italian Perl Workshop. The event will take place at the University of Pisa, on July 19-20, 2004.
SALPA - Pisa forum on open source in government
A gathering called SALPA ("Sapere Aperto e Libero nella Pubblica Amministrazione") will be held March 22 and 23 in Pisa, Italy. The Forum is organized by the Pisa provincial government; it is intended to provide space for "political debates, best practices, tutorials for public employees, and an exposition area." Click below for the details, or see the SALPA web site (both in Italian).
Events: March 18 - May 13, 2004
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| March 18 - 24, 2004 | CeBIT | (Hannover Exhibition Center)Hannover, Germany |
| March 21 - 26, 2004 | Novell BrainShare 2004 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| March 22 - 23, 2004 | Pisa forum on open source in government | Pisa, Italy |
| March 24 - 26, 2004 | PyCon DC 2004 | Washington, D.C. |
| March 25 - 26, 2004 | Open Source Forum 2004 | (The Sydney Marriott Hotel)Sydney, Australia |
| March 27 - 28, 2004 | Nordic Perl Workshop 2004 | (Symbion Science Park)Copenhagen, Denmark |
| March 27 - 28, 2004 | YAPC::Taipei::2004 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| March 29 - April 1, 2004 | Embedded Systems Conference | (Moscone Center)San Francisco, CA |
| April 5 - 7, 2004 | Samba eXPerience 2004 | (Hotel Freizeit In)Göttingen, Germany |
| April 5 - 8, 2004 | ClusterWorld Conference & Expo | (San Jose Convention Center)San Jose, California |
| April 13 - 15, 2004 | Real World Linux 2004 Conference & Expo | (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| April 14 - 16, 2004 | MySQL Users Conference and Expo 2004 | (Peabody Hotel Orlando)Orlando, FL |
| April 14 - 17, 2004 | ACCU Spring Conference 2004 | (Randolph Hotel)Oxford, England |
| April 16 - 18, 2004 | Penguicon 2.0 | (Detroit Sheraton Novi Hotel)Novi, MI |
| April 20 - 21, 2004 | LinuxUser & Developer Expo | (Olympia)London, England |
| April 22 - 23, 2004 | 2004 Desktop Linux Summit | (Del Mar Fairgrounds)San Diego, California |
| April 26 - 27, 2004 | Digital Media Project Traditional Rights and Usages Workshop | Los Angeles, CA |
| April 29 - May 2, 2004 | 2nd Linux Audio Developers Conference | (Institute for Music and Acoustics)Karlsruhe, Germany |
| May 3 - 5, 2004 | International PHP Conference 2004 Spring Edition | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| May 6 - 8, 2004 | TheServerSide Java Symposium | (The Venetian)Las Vegas, NV |
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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