Announcements
Non-Commercial announcements
Free Software Foundation Latin America releases Declaration of Intent
A new organization called Free Software Foundation Latin America has been launched. "Free Software in Latin America has taken a step forward. Yesterday, April 19th, six longtime Free Software advocates from Latin America published a Declaration of Intent, in which they announce the creation of a Free Software Foundation Latin America."
Gelato Foundation announces new members
The Gelato Foundation has announced new Latin American members from Chile and Buenos Aires. "In the last two weeks, Universidad de Chile and Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) became two of the newest members of the Gelato Federation (http://www.gelato.org), an international organization composed of leading universities, supercomputing centers, national labs, and research institutes, dedicated to advancing Linux on the Intel® Itanium® processor."
Linux Professional Institute Improves Certification Program
Linux Professional Institute has announced new improvements to its Linux certification program. "These improvements include regular rotation of exam questions, objectives review, and merging of the 101 exam forms that contain RPM and DPKG package management questions."
Software Freedom Law Center to represent the Wine project
The Wine project has sent out an announcement that it will be getting legal representation from the Software Freedom Law Center. If there is a pressing legal problem to be solved now, the release does not mention it. "The commercial value of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) today is increasing at an exponential rate and changing the playing field for the software industry. To be viable, productive and sustainable, open source projects, such as The Wine Project, need expert legal representation."
Commercial announcements
AMD/Tyan/SUSE Set LAN Server Throughput Record
The Neal Nelson & Associates benchmarking laboratory has announced the achievement of a new server bandwidth record using AMD Opteron processors running SUSE LINUX Professional 9.2. "One endurance test ran continuously for 48 hours and transferred over 1,000 terabits (1 petabit) of user data between 96 FTP client machines and the single FTP server. These data rates were achieved with the common IPV4 protocol and standard 1,500 byte packets."
BitDefender Antivirus for Samba Servers released released
BitDefender has released version 1.6.2 of its BitDefender for Samba Linux File Servers. "BitDefender for Samba Linux File Servers was upgraded to version 1.6.2 today, and parts of it have been released under an open-source license. The antivirus for Samba shares is capable of scanning and disinfecting shared files and folders on access and on demand, and can be installed easily alongside BitDefender for Linux Mail Servers."
Black Duck Software Joins Open Source Software Institute
Black Duck Software has announced that it has become a corporate member of the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI). As a member of OSSI Black Duck will serve as a technical contributor to the second open source software research and development programs between the U.S. Navy and the OSSI.Novell acquires Immunix
Novell has announced the acquisition of Immunix, a one-time creator of a hardened Linux distribution. Novell seems most interested in the company's AppArmor security product.Novell Announces Executive Departure
Novell, Inc. has announced that Richard Seibt has resigned his position as president of Novell(R) EMEA. Mr. Seibt was formerly president of SUSE LINUX, Inc.QUALCOMM announces Linux support for mobile phone chipsets
QUALCOMM Incorporated has announced that it will be supporting Linux on its Mobile Station Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) chipsets. "The new initiative provides manufacturers with further design and development efficiencies for 3G smartphones and other mobile handsets by leveraging the flexibility and reliability of the Linux operating system."
Red Hat to Present at Investor Conferences in May
Red Hat, Inc. has announced that it will hold two presentations at upcoming investor conferences. The events will be held on May 11 in San Francisco, CA and May 12 in Chicago, IL.Sys-con dumps O'Gara
Maureen O'Gara, the author of a set of increasingly vicious attacks on Linux and some of its defenders, has now been dropped from the lineup at Sys-con the publisher of LinuxWorld and several other sites. This change came about after LinuxWorld editor James Turner took a public "Maureen or me" stand. Whether Ms. O'Gara will resurface elsewhere remains to be seen.TimeSys Introduces Linux Customization Solutions
TimeSys has announced new Linux Customization Solutions for embedded system developers. "LinuxDepot and LinuxEngine are accessible through the TimeSys Network(TM), a secure, hosted infrastructure which includes a continuously evolving Component Repository, automated Embedded Linux Platform Builder and the knowledge and community of the Developer Exchange."
Resources
May 4 EDRI-gram newsletter
The EDRI-gram newsletter for May 4 is out. Among other things, it covers the French court decision on copy-protected DVDs and the next stage of the software patent fight. "The Europarl JURI committee will vote on the amendments on 20 June 2005. The parliament is scheduled to vote in plenary on 6 July 2005. Meanwhile, the European Commission has issued an explanatory statement about the scope of the directive on Intellectual Property Enforcement (IPRE). It also includes any kinds of patents. The directive provides strong new enforcement powers to right holders and thus gives an extra incentive to MEPs to very carefully avoid patentability of software and business methods, to avoid competitors spitefully raiding each others offices."
FSF Europe Newsletter
The May 5, 2005 edition of the FSF Europe Newsletter is online with the latest happenings from the Free Software Foundation Europe.Dive Into Greasemonkey
Mark Pilgrim has written a book about the "Greasemonkey" extension for Firefox and put the whole thing online in several formats. It would appear to be the definitive reference for anybody wanting to create Greasemonkey scripts.The LDP Weekly News
The May 4, 2005 edition of the Linux Documentation Project Weekly News is online with the latest documentation releases.Linux Gazette #114
The May 2005 Linux Gazette is now available. Topics in this issue include Python for scientific use. Part I: Data Visualization, by Anders Andreasen, A Tale of Three Conferences, by Howard Dyckoff, Secure Knoppix on CD-ROM for Disaster Recovery, by Edgar Howell, Shelling your Linux box with Festival, by Maxin B. John, Right To Your Own Devices, by Kapil Hari Paranjape, Lock It Down With Arno's iptables-firewall, by S. Keeling, Introduction to Shell Scripting, part 4, by Ben Okopnik, and more.
Contests and Awards
Mozilla Community Awards (MozillaZine)
MozillaZine has announced the launch of the 2005 Mozilla Community Awards program. "It's been an amazing year, and it wouldn't have been possible without an inspired and dedicated community of contributors. We, no doubt, have one of the largest and most varied community of open source contributors, and while we cannot recognize each and every person who helped this last year to get us where we are, we'd like to take some time to acknowledge the outstanding contributions across the full breadth of community activities."
Upcoming Events
aKademy 2005: Ready For Your Registration (KDE.News)
KDE.News has announced the opening of registration for aKademy 2005. "As previously announced aKademy 2005 is to take place at the University of Málaga from Saturday 27th August to Sunday 4th September, with a KDE e.V. members-only meeting on Friday 26th. Everyone is invited to join the conference in Málaga."
Firebird World Conference 2005
The Firebird database site has an announcement for an upcoming conference. "The world-wide Firebird Conference will take place at the Hotel Olsanka in Prague, Czech Republic, from the evening of Sunday, November 13 (opening session) until the evening of Tuesday, November 15 (closing session)."
Free/libre and open source at MIE2005 (LinuxMedNews)
LinuxMedNews has announced the presence of open-source project members at the international Congress of the European Federation for Medical Informatics. "MIE2005 will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 28 August to 1 September, 2005"
Linux Desktop Development and KDevelop Developers Conference 2005 (KDE.News)
The 2005 Linux Desktop Development and KDevelop Developers Conference has been announced. "The KDevelop Team and Open Source Developers Network Ukraine are proud to announce the First Linux Desktop Development and KDevelop Developers Conference that will be held in Kiev, Ukraine, 1st to 6th of July 2005."
A Panel Discussion on Open Source
A Panel Discussion on Open Source software will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2005 at the University of Toledo, Ohio. "Bill McCreary, Pilkington, has actively recruited top industry leaders from Microsoft, IBM, HP, Dell, Novell (and possibly more) to represent their positions on the issue of open source. The panel will also feature two CIOs who have bet their careers on opposing sides of the issue. After opening remarks from each participant, five to six key areas related to Open Source will be moderated by local CIOs."
Two Open Source Business Conferences Announced
OSBC has announced two new Open Source Business Conferences. "Expanding upon the San Francisco event, OSBCLegal in Seattle is scheduled to take place September 7, 2005 at the Grand Hyatt Seattle and will focus exclusively on the complex legal issues surrounding Open Source software. OSBC in Boston is scheduled to take place November 1-2, 2005 at the Boston Marriott Newton and will follow the format of the previous OSBC events in San Francisco."
Plone Symposium New Orleans 2005: Registration Opens
Registration is open for the next Plone Symposium. "New Orleans, LA. July 20-22 in the heart of the French Quarter. Learn about design, development and deployment techniques. Using Plone or Zope in a production environment? The Plone Symposium is the must-attend event of the year."
Sixth Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming
The sixth Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming will be held on September 23 and 24, 2005 in Tallinn, Estonia. "The 2005 Symposium on Trends in Functional Programming (TFP '05) is an international forum for researchers with interests in all aspects of functional programming languages, focusing on providing a broad view of current and future trends in Functional Programming." A call for papers has been announced.
Events: May 12 - July 7, 2005
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| May 12 - 15, 2005 | php|tropics 2005 | (Moon Palace Resort)Cancun, Mexico |
| May 13 - 14, 2005 | BSDCan 2005 | (University of Ottawa)Ottawa, Canada |
| May 19 - 21, 2005 | GUADEC-es 2005 | A Coruña, Spain |
| May 22 - 25, 2005 | Gelato Federation Meeting | (HP's Palo Alto and Cupertino campuses)San Jose, CA |
| May 23 - 26, 2005 | PalmSource Worldwide Mobile Summit and DevCon | (Fairmont Hotel)San Jose, California |
| May 24 - 27, 2005 | XTech 2005 Conference | (Amsterdam RAI Center)Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| May 25 - 26, 2005 | Linux World New York Summit 2005 | (New York City Marriott Marquis)New York, NY |
| May 28 - 29, 2005 | Linux Unix Group of Bulgaria Seminar | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |
| May 29 - 31, 2005 | GNOME Users and Developers European Conference(GUADEC 2005) | Stuttgart, Germany |
| June 1 - 3, 2005 | The Red Hat Summit 2005 | (Hilton New Orleans)New Orleans, LA |
| June 1 - 4, 2005 | Fórum Internacional Software Livre(FISL) | Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil |
| June 9 - 10, 2005 | Austrian Perl Workshop | (Kapsch CarrierCom)Vienna, Austria |
| June 9 - 10, 2005 | The French Perl Workshop | (Faculté des Sciences de Luminy)Marseille, France |
| June 11, 2005 | PHP West | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| June 15 - 17, 2005 | AstriCon Europe 2005 | (Auditorium Madrid Hotel)Madrid, Spain |
| June 17 - 19, 2005 | RECON 2005 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| June 19 - 22, 2005 | International Lisp Conference 2005(ILC 2005) | (Stanford University)Palo Alto, CA |
| June 22 - 25, 2005 | LinuxTag 2005 | (Kongresszentrum)Karlsruhe, Germany |
| June 23 - 24, 2005 | Italian Perl Workshop 2005 | (University of Pisa)Pisa, Italy |
| June 25, 2005 | LugRadio Live 2005 | (Molyneux Stadium)Wolverhampton, UK |
| June 25, 2005 | XML Prague 2005 | Malá Strana, Prague, Czech Republic |
| June 27 - 29, 2005 | Yet Another Perl Conference(YAPC::NA 2005) | (University of Toronto)Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| June 29 - 30, 2005 | Where 2.0 Conference | (Westin St. Francis Hotel)San Francisco, CA |
| July 1 - 6, 2005 | Linux Desktop Development and KDevelop Developers Conference 2005 | Kiev, Ukraine |
| July 5 - 9, 2005 | LSM 2005 Libre Software Meeting for Medicine | Dijon, France |
Miscellaneous
Ubuntu Certification Poll
The Ubuntu distribution is conducting a poll concerning a certification program: "Which of the following areas would you (or perhaps your staff) consider most important for official Ubuntu skills certification?"
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