Announcements
Non-Commercial announcements
A new FUD angle: securities laws
Wasabi Systems has sent out a press release regarding the GPL and U.S. security laws. "Many companies using Linux for embedded applications may be unwittingly violating the Linux license and even breaking federal securities laws, according to a white paper released today by Wasabi Systems, a leading embedded operating systems provider. The white paper, When GPL Violations are Sarbanes-Oxley Violations, is the first in a series of legal studies analyzing the common misperceptions and risks associated with Linux and its license, the GNU General Public License (GPL)." (Thanks to Brock Frazier.)
SourceForge.net announces Subversion Support
SourceForge.net has added support for the Subversion Software Configuration Management system. ""Like every facet of SourceForge.net's evolution, the beta-launch of Subversion has been in response to the demands of our community," says Jay Seirmarco, SourceForge.net's General Manager. "SourceForge.net's deployment of the system validates its usability; our community knows that if SourceForge.net offers Subversion, it is scalable and stable.""
Commercial announcements
American Arium Announces Linux Shared Libraries Debug Feature
American Arium has announced the release of the latest version of its flagship debugger, SourcePoint 6.2.1 for ARM-architecture processors. SourcePoint 6.2.1 features Linux shared libraries debug support for ARM7, ARM9, ARM11, Intel XScale, and TI OMAP cores. The debugger interfaces with Arium's LC-500 JTAG debugger and SC-1000A, GT-1000, and GT-1000D trace port analyzers.Ampro announces 1U embedded computers
Ampro Computers, Inc. has announced the reintroduction of their ReadySystem(TM) family of embedded computers. "Featuring desktop-style Fedora Core 3 Linux pre-installed on the hard drive, the ReadySystem 1U uses an industry standard 1U height [180mm (w) x 44mm (h) x 203mm (d)]. The ReadySystem 1U features Ampro ReadyBoard(TM) SBCs with Intel(R) processors from 400 MHz Celeron(R) to 1.4 GHz Pentium(R) M, bringing high computing performance with low power consumption and all electronics in a compact housing for stand-alone applications."
MySQL AB fourth quarter results
MySQL AB has announced its 2005 fourth quarter financial results. "MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced its second straight quarter of financial profitability and another record year of enterprise sales wins and technical achievement. "Our fourth quarter shipment of MySQL 5.0 allowed us to close the strongest month, quarter and year in our ten-year history," said Marten Mickos, CEO of MySQL AB. "With 4 million downloads since it launched in October, MySQL 5.0 is proving its relevance to open source developers and corporate enterprises alike. In 2006, we look forward to another great year of growth for the MySQL ecosystem of community users, industry partners and commercial customers.""
rPath enables Linux software appliances for ISVs
rPath, provider of a platform for creating and maintaining Linux software appliances, has announced that the company has closed a $6.4 million round of venture financing. The Series A round was led by North Bridge Venture Partners and General Catalyst Partners out of Boston, Massachusetts.SWiK, the Online Community for Open Source Projects, Shows Significant Traffic Gains
SourceLabs has announced that SWiK continues to experience strong momentum. "SourceLabs provides SWiK as a service to promote the use and adoption of Open Source software. A unique attribute of SWiK is its wiki functionality, which allows anyone to edit or re-structure information or add comments. It also offers RSS syndication and tagging tools to create an intuitive and useful online community to help users find, discover and exchange information about Open Source projects."
New Books
Google Advertising Tools - O'Reilly's Latest Release
O'Reilly has published the book Google Advertising Tools by Harold Davis.Prentice Hall Publishes Linux Patch Management
Prentice Hall has published the book Linux Patch Management by Michael Jang.
Contests and Awards
PyWeek - Python Game Programming Challenge
The PyWeek challenge has been announced. The goal is to quickly develop Python-based games during the week of March 26 - April 2, 2006.Tridge wins the 2005 Free Software Award
The Free Software Foundation has announced that Andrew Tridgell is the winner of the 2005 Free Software Award. The announcement credits his work as the originator of the Samba project, the developer of rsync, and the guy who got BitKeeper withdrawn, paving the way for a free replacement.
Upcoming Events
CodeCon 2006 program announced
CodeCon 2006 will take place on February 10-12, 2006 in San Francisco, CA. "CodeCon is the premier showcase of innovative software projects. It is a workshop for developers of real-world applications with working code and active development projects. All presentations will given by one of the lead developers, and accompanied by a functional demo."
Debian Day, Mexico CFP
A call for papers has gone out for Debian Day at the 2006 Debian Developers Conference. Debian Day takes place on May 13, 2006 in Oaxtepec, Mexico, the conference runs from May 14-22. Papers are due by February 22.GNOME Women Bug Day! (GnomeDesktop)
GnomeDesktop has announced the next GNOME Bug Day event, sponsored by the GNOME Women group. The event takes place online on January 28.Upcoming GNOME Events
A series of GNOME events have been announced, including GNOME.conf.au in Dunedin, New Zealand (ongoing), FOSDEM in Brussels, Belgium, and LinuxWorldExpo in San Francisco, CA.European Common Lisp Meeting 2006
The European Common Lisp Meeting will take place in Hamburg, Germany on April 29-30, 2006.Penguin Day (LinuxMedNews)
LinuxMedNews has an announcement for the 2006 Penguin Day conference. The event will be held in Seattle, WA on March 25, 2006. "Penguin Day Seattle will bring together non-profit technology staff and open source software (OSS) developers for a day of learning and conversation. We'll demystify open source for nonprofits, frankly address the challenges of developing open source tools for non profits, and celebrate strengths and successes of open source in the nonprofit sector."
SambaXP 2006 call for papers
A call for papers has gone out for SambaXP 2006. The event takes place in Göttingen, Germany on April 24-26, 2006, papers are due by February 28.SCALE: Peter Quinn To Be Keynote Speaker (Groklaw)
Groklaw notes that Peter Quinn, former CIO of Massachusetts, will present the keynote at the Southern California Linux Expo. "The Southern California Linux Expo 2006 is holding a conference, with a lead-in workshop, on ODF and document accessibility standards in state and local government. February 11-12. The ODF workshop is on the 10th. The conference is on February 11-12. It has just been confirmed that Peter Quinn will be a keynote speaker for the ODF workshop." A SCALE press release has more information on the presentation.
Opening Keynote Speaker Announced for SELinux Symposium
The opening keynote speaker for the second Security-Enhanced Linux Symposium and Developer Summit has been announced. "Steve Walker, president of Steve Walker & Associates and managing partner of Walker Ventures, will be the opening keynote speaker for the second annual Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) Symposium scheduled for February 27-March 3, 2006 in Baltimore, Maryland."
UKUUG Spring Conference 2006
Registration is open for the UKUUG Spring Conference 2006. The event will be held in Durham, England on March 21-23, 2006.Events: January 26 - March 23, 2006
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| January 26 - 28, 2006 | linux.conf.au 2006 | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| January 26, 2006 | O'Reilly Emerging Telephony Conference | (San Francisco Airport Marriott)San Francisco, CA |
| February 6 - 7, 2006 | ICMCC Conference on EHR Standards and Interoperability | (World Forum Convention Center, The Hague)The Netherlands |
| February 7 - 9, 2006 | OSCMS Summit | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| February 8 - 10, 2006 | X Developer's Conference(XDevConf) | (Sun Campus)Santa Clara, CA |
| February 8 - 10, 2006 | LinuxAsia Conference and Expo 2006 | (India Habitat Centre)New Delhi, India |
| February 10 - 12, 2006 | CodeCon 2006 | San Francisco, CA |
| February 10, 2006 | SCALE Workshop On Open Standards For Government Organizations | (Airport Radisson)Los Angeles, CA |
| February 10, 2006 | PHP Conference UK 2006 | (Keyworth Centre)London, England |
| February 11 - 12, 2006 | Southern California Linux Expo(SCALE 4x) | (Airport Radisson)Los Angeles, California |
| February 20 - 21, 2006 | EuSecWest/core06 conference | London, England |
| February 24 - 26, 2006 | PyCon 2006 | (Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum hotel)Addison, TX |
| February 25 - 26, 2006 | FOSDEM 2006 | (ULB Campus)Brussels, Belgium |
| February 26 - 28, 2006 | OSDC::Israel::2006 | (Netanya Academic College)Netanya, Israel |
| February 27 - March 3, 2006 | SELinux Symposium and Developer Summit | (Wyndham Hotel)Baltimore, MD |
| February 28 - March 3, 2006 | Black Hat Europe Briefings and Training 2006 | (Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky)Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| March 3 - 4, 2006 | LinuxForum 2006 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| March 6 - 9, 2006 | O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference(ETech) | (Manchester Grand Hyatt)San Diego, CA |
| March 17 - 19, 2006 | Libre Graphics Meeting 2006 | (Ecole d'Ingénieurs CPE)Lyon, France |
| March 19 - 24, 2006 | Novell BrainShare 2006 | (Salt Palace Convention Center)Salt Lake City, UT |
| March 21 - 23, 2006 | UKUUG Spring Conference 2006 | Durham, UK |
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