Announcements
Non-Commercial announcements
Free Software Foundation Europe on Microsoft fines
The Free Software Foundation Europe has sent out a release cheering the new fines imposed on Microsoft. "Microsoft is still as far from allowing competition as it was on the day of the original Commission ruling in 2004. All proposals made by Microsoft were deliberately exclusive of Samba, the major remaining competitor. In that light, the fines do not seem to come early, and they do not seem high."
FSFE Newsletter
The July 7, 2006 edition of the Free Software Foundation Europe Newsletter is online. Topics include: GPLv3 conference in Barcelona, FSFE at UN WIPO PCDA/2, Anja Vorspel hired part time to help in FSFE office, Georg Greve at dorkbot.swiss, Linuxwochen in Linz (Austria) and Stefano Maffulli at Java Conference Milano.LPI Announces Initiative with Guangdong Linux Center in China
The Linux Professional Institute has announced a new initiative with the Guangdong Linux Center in China. GDLC will become a sub-affiliate for the Guangdong Province. "GDLC is a non-profit organization sponsored by seven major government departments which include the Development and Reform Commission of Guangdong Province, the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, the Department of Information Industry of Guangdong Province, the Department of Education of Guangdong Province, the Guangdong Provincial Finance Bureau, the Department of Public Security of Guangdong Province and the Department of Quality and Technology Administration of Guangdong Province. GDLC is managed and operated by the Department of Information Industry of Guangdong Province."
Commercial announcements
IBM Delivers Lotus Notes for Linux PCs
IBM has announced Lotus Notes for Linux. "IBM today announced the availability of IBM Lotus Notes on Linux, the industry's first business-grade collaboration software to support Linux on the desktop. Lotus Notes on Linux now provides millions of Lotus Notes users worldwide with software that enables an open desktop alternative to proprietary desktop operating systems."
Moroccan Ministry of Sea Fisheries chooses Mandriva Linux
Mandriva has announced that the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Sea Fisheries (MARDSF) has signed a contract with Liberty Tech to migrate all its servers to Mandriva Linux. Technical support will be handled by Mandriva and Liberty Tech via a yearly subscription to the Mandriva Corporate Club.Nagios Ready for Splunking
Splunk has announced Splunk 2 Nagios. "Splunk today announced the availability of Splunk 2 Nagios, an integrated module that provides seamless workflow between the Nagios project, the most popular open source systems management host and service monitor, and Splunk, the industry's first search software for fast moving IT data. Splunk 2 Nagios is a result of a partnership with the Nagios project announced in February of this year."
Ubuntu Makes Opera 9 available for easy download and installation
Opera Software has announced that the Opera 9 browser is now supported on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. "After the launch of Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, Canonical is pleased to announce the availability of Opera 9 for Ubuntu. With just a few clicks of the mouse, all Ubuntu users can download and install the latest version of the Opera browser, which was released to critical acclaim on June 20."
Trolltech Successfully Completes IPO
Trolltech has announced the completion of its IPO on the Oslo Stock Exchange, it will be listed with the symbol TROLL. "A total of 7.5 million shares were subscribed and the price has been set at NOK 16 per share. Approximately 65% of the demand in the institutional offering came from national investors. The offering increased the number of shareholders to more than 300. The underwriters of the IPO were ABG Sundal Collier and SEB Enskilda. ABG Sundal Collier has, in light of the demand, exercised an over-allotment option of 1,125,000 additional shares. Of the total number of shares offered, 94 % have been allocated to the institutional offering and 6% to the retail offering. After completion of the transaction the company has a total of 51,104,028 outstanding shares."
VMware Server available for free download
VMWare has announced that its VMWare Server product is available for free (beer) download. "With VMware Server, users can quickly create and provision new server capacity by partitioning a physical server into multiple virtual machines, bringing the powerful benefits of virtualization to every server."
New Books
Prentice announces A Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux
Prentice Hall has published the book A Practical Guide to Red Hat Linux: Fedora Core and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 3rd edition by Mark G. Sobell.Ajax Design Patterns - O'Reilly's Latest Release
O'Reilly has published the book Ajax Design Patterns by Michael Mahemoff.Dictionary of Information Security--latest from Syngress
Syngress has published the book Dictionary of Information Security by Rob Slade.BigNum Math--latest from Syngress
O'Reilly has published the book BigNum Math by Tom St Denis.
Resources
Linux Hardware Compatibility (Technocrat.net)
Technocrat.net takes a quick look at a new database that documents Linux hardware compatibility. The Phoronix Linux Compatible Hardware database was launched July 7, 2006.LinuxUser & Developer articles available
Several articles from the latest issue of LinuxUser & Developer magazine are available online. Titles include The US Patent System--Reform or Collapse? by Pamela Jones, "Trusted" Computing by Jeremy Allison, The politicians and the database by Suw Charman, and more.The EFF's Frequently Awkward Questions
The EFF has posted a set of questions to pull out the next time you attend a talk by a representative of the entertainment industry. "Sony BMG recently implemented a DRM technology that damaged users' computers. But for independent researchers' analyses, this serious flaw may have gone undiscovered. After this scandal, will record labels allow any computer scientist or security expert to examine these products and agree not to sue them under the DMCA?"
Education and Certification
Infosec San Diego Boot Camp Training Courses
The Infosec San Diego Boot Camp Training Courses have been announced. They will be held at the San Diego Training & Conference Center in San Diego, CA 92101 on November 7-10, 2006.
Upcoming Events
OSI open board meeting at OSCON
The Open Source Initiative will hold a board meeting on July 27 in Portland, Oregon at the O'Reilly OSCON.Events: July 13 - September 7, 2006
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| July 13 - 14, 2006 | Detection of Intrusions and Malware, and Vulnerability Assessment(DIMVA) | Berlin, Germany |
| July 15 - 16, 2006 | Crystal Space Conference | (University of Aachen)Aachen, Germany |
| July 16 - 19, 2006 | 2nd International Symposium on Free/Open Source Software, Technologies and Content(FOSSTEC 2006) | Orlando, Florida, USA |
| July 19 - 22, 2006 | Ottawa Linux Symposium 2006(OLS 2006) | Ottawa, Canada |
| July 22 - 23, 2006 | LugRadio Live | (Wolverhampton University)Wolverhampton, UK |
| July 24 - 28, 2006 | O'Reilly Open Source Convention(OSCON 2006) | Portland, Oregon |
| July 29 - August 3, 2006 | Black Hat USA 2006 Briefings and Training | (Caesars Palace)Las Vegas, NV |
| August 4 - 6, 2006 | DEF CON 14 | (Riviera Hotel)Las Vegas, NV |
| August 4 - 6, 2006 | Wikimania | (Harvard Law School)Cambridge, MA |
| August 4 - 6, 2006 | Vancouver Python Workshop | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| August 8 - 10, 2006 | Flash Memory Summit | (Wyndham Hotel)San Jose, CA |
| August 14 - 17, 2006 | LinuxWorld San Francisco 2006 | (Moscone Center)San Francisco, CA |
| August 14 - 17, 2006 | ApacheCon Asia | (Trans Asia Hotel)Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| August 17 - 18, 2006 | Python for Scientific Computing(SciPy2006) | (Caltech)Pasadena, CA |
| August 18 - 19, 2006 | The Ubucon Conference | (Google headquarters)Mountain View, CA |
| August 28 - 31, 2006 | Bellua Cyber Security Asia 2006 | (Jakarta Convention Center)Jakarta, Indonesia |
Web sites
LinuxQuestions.org Adds Linux and Open Source Job Marketplace
LinuxQuestions.org has announced its new LQ Jobs Marketplace site. "LinuxQuestions.org is proud to announce the addition of the "LQ Job Marketplace", which will allow employers to post available positions for Linux, Open Source and programming related jobs. The LQ Job Marketplace will allow postings for full-time, part-time, permanent, temporary and contract positions. There will be a nominal one time fee associated with posting a new job, while viewing available positions will remain free for both LQ members and guests."
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