Announcements
Non-Commercial announcements
OpenVZ Virtualization Software Available for Power Processors
The OpenVZ project has announced its operating system-level server virtualization software technology has been ported and is available for systems using Power 64-bit processors giving users full access to OpenVZ software, which helps increase server utilization rates. "Kir Kolyshkin said the OpenVZ project will support additional processor architectures, which only requires having access to hardware for development and testing. Currently, OpenVZ supports x86, x86_64, and IA64 processors."
Mark Shuttleworth Becomes the First Patron of KDE (KDE.News)
KDE.News has announced that Mark Shuttleworth has become the first Patron of KDE. "For people and organisations who wish to contribute to KDE by providing financial support in an ongoing manner, the KDE e.V. now offers the new Supporting Members scheme. KDE e.V. is both excited and proud to announce Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, as our first Patron of KDE."
Commercial announcements
LaCie's free Linux LightScribe CD/DVD Labeler
LaCie has announced its free Linux-based LightScribe CD/DVD Labeler system. "LaCie today announced it is the first to offer a complete burning and LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling solution for all operating systems. This includes the first-ever LightScribe Labeler software for Linux, a new version of LightScribe Labeler software for Mac, and SureThing LightScribe Labeler for Windows. Innovative LightScribe technology enables consumers and businesses to burn silk screen-quality labels on to LightScribe-enabled CDs or DVDs right in the drive no printing supplies are required."
LPI Announces OSC Corporation as Master Affiliate in Europe
The Linux Professional Institute has announced its latest European Master Affiliate, OSC Corporation. "Reiner Brandt, CEO of the new OSC Corporation and President of LPI e. V. also noted LPI's historical work in Europe and outlined plans for future growth: "OSC Corporation will build upon the traditional support LPI has established within German-speaking countries to reach out to new markets and establish new partnerships and sub-affiliates. LPI is well recognized within Europe as the global standard for Linux certification. We trust that this recognition will increase as there is a growing climate of adoption in Europe for Linux solutions within the IT industry, business enterprise, and government.""
LPI Appoints Area Operations Manager for Europe
The Linux Professional Institute has appointed John Meaney as Area Operations Manager for Europe. "John Meaney brings to LPI more than 30 years experience in Sales and Business Management of leading technology and software companies within the European region."
MySQL Enterprise subscription service announced
MySQL AB has announced MySQL Enterprise. "MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced 'MySQL Enterprise', a new version of its flagship commercial subscription service that includes new automated, proactive technology to help corporate users monitor and tune their production MySQL database systems."
Novell Delivers Integrated Stack for SUSE Linux Enterprise
Novell, Inc. has announced the release of the Integrated Stack for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: "a software bundle that combines SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell(R) with a mixture of open and private source software from IBM, tailored for IBM* systems."
OpenLogic launches indemnification for its library of open-source products
OpenLogic has announced a new indemnification program for its certified library of open-source products. "OpenLogic, Inc., a leading provider of software, stacks, and support that enable enterprises to easily deploy and manage customized open source environments, today announced that it will now offer customers indemnification coverage for intellectual property infringement on each of the more than 160 open source products included in OpenLogics Certified Library."
Real-Time Base Technology Accepted in Mainline Linux Kernel
TimeSys has announced its contribution of real-time technology to the Linux kernel. "Basic support for real-time Linux features is now available in the 2.6.18 kernel and will be further extended in future kernel versions. Core technologies related to real-time performance accepted for inclusion into the mainline Linux kernel source have resulted from the leadership of open source contributors such as Red Hat's Ingo Molnar and TimeSys Senior Open Source Developer Thomas Gleixner. These key technologies submitted by developers at companies such as TimeSys, Red Hat and others are being permanently merged by Linus Torvalds into the mainline Linux kernel."
Terra Soft to Provide Linux for the Sony Playstation 3
Terra Soft has announced the release of Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 for the Sony PLAYSTATION 3 platform. "Yellow Dog Linux v5.0, Terra Soft's next generation Linux operating system for Power will support PLAYSTATION 3, providing an end-user experience far surpassing previous versions. Through an aggressive, rapid co-development project conducted by Carsten Haitzler and the Enlightenment development team, Yellow Dog Linux v5.0, built upon Fedora Core 5, now integrates the next generation "E17" desktop in order to provide an unprecedented level of function and interface aesthetic. Designed for users of all ages and all levels of experience, Yellow Dog Linux v5.0 is Terra Soft's most advanced distribution to date."
New Books
Java Generics and Collections - O'Reilly's Latest Release
O'Reilly has published the book Java Generics and Collections by Maurice Naftalin and Philip Wadler.Programming Embedded Systems, Second Edition - O'Reilly's Latest Release
O'Reilly has published the book Programming Embedded Systems, Second Edition by Michael Barr and Anthony Massa.
Contests and Awards
QUICKTOOTS: Most Loaded Desktop Competition
Quicktoots has announced the Most Loaded Linux Audio Desktop Competition. "This is a little competition to see who can come up with the most heavily loaded and well laid out (cluttered might be a better word) desktop screenshot while running Linux Audio Applications." Round 1 Submissions have been closed and voting is taking place.
ActiveState Announces Tcl ActiveAward Winner
ActiveState has announced the winner of the Tcl ActiveAward, Daniel Steffen. "Daniel is a postgrad research student at Macquarie University in Australia and an invaluable member of the Tcl community. As maintainer of the original TclTkAqua distribution, he beat Mac OS X build issues into submission as it was extended to support the Intel architecture and Universal builds. In addition, he has been key to ensuring a smoother native platform experience for Mac OS X users, as well as consistently assisting users in their transition to or increasing usage of Tcl/Tk on Mac OS X."
Education and Certification
First LPI Level 3 "Beta" exams at LinuxWorld Utrecht
The Linux Professional Institute has announced the recent hosting of the new beta LPIC-3 certification program. "The LPIC-3 certification is scheduled for release in January 2007. Over a dozen Linux professionals from the Netherlands and Germany volunteered for the test development event at LinuxWorld Utrecht. Similar "beta" LPIC-3 exam events are scheduled in 2006 for Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan, South Africa, UK, and the USA and will involve over 300 Linux professionals."
Calls for Presentations
CFP: Linux 2007 File System and IO Workshop
A call for papers has gone out for the Linux 2007 File System & IO Workshop. The event takes place in San Jose, CA on February 12-13, 2007, Submissions are due by November 24, 2006.Linux Audio Conference Call for Papers, Music, etc
A call for material has gone out for the 2007 Linux Audio Conference. "The LAC2007 is taking place at the TU-Berlin, Germany from the 22nd - 25th of March 2007." Submissions are due by January 8.
Upcoming Events
Akademy 2007 Will be Held in Glasgow (KDE.News)
KDE.News reports that Akademy, the annual KDE World Summit, will take place in Glasgow, Scotland from June 30 to July 7, 2007. "Our hosts will be the Department of Computer & Information Sciences at the University of Strathclyde. There are three sub-events: a contributors conference, the KDE e.V. annual general assembly and a week long hacking session that offers the opportunity to discuss all sorts of things face-to-face. We also look forward to the chance to mingle with local KDE enthusiasts."
Boston: A conference on software patents
The Public Patent Foundation and the Software Freedom Law Center announced that they will be holding a conference on software patents in Boston on November 17. See the program for a list of speakers and topics. "Initially, there was little empirical evidence to gauge what the effect of allowing patents to cover software would be. Since then, many have analyzed the effect of patents on the development of software. The conference being co-sponsored by PUBPAT and SFLC will provide an opportunity to consider this growing body of research and its implications for software patent policy."
Events: October 26, 2006 to December 25, 2006
The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
| Date(s) | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| October 22 October 27 |
Colorado Software Summit | Keystone, CO, USA |
| October 23 October 26 |
Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conf | Lisbon, Portugal |
| October 25 October 26 |
LinuxWorld UK 2006 | London, UK |
| October 25 October 27 |
Plone Conference 2006 | Seattle, WA |
| October 26 October 27 |
IT Underground | Warsaw, Poland |
| October 26 October 27 |
Free Software and Open Source Symposium | Toronto, Canada |
| October 28 | LinuxDay 2006 | Many of them, Italy |
| October 31 November 2 |
Zend/PHP Conference and Expo | San Jose, CA |
| November 1 | Ingres Users Association Conference | London, England |
| November 4 November 8 |
I Jornadas técnicas KDE de | Zaragoza, Spain |
| November 4 November 11 |
Open Source in Performance and Exhibition | London, England |
| November 5 November 8 |
International PHP Conference | Frankfurt, Germany |
| November 5 November 10 |
Ubuntu Developer Summit - Mountain View | Mountain View, CA, USA |
| November 6 November 10 |
Colorado Python seminar | Estes Park, CO, USA |
| November 7 November 9 |
2006 Web 2.0 Conference | San Francisco, CA |
| November 9 November 10 |
Forum PHP 2006 | Paris, France |
| November 10 November 12 |
Chicago Perl Hackathon 2006 | Chicago, IL, USA |
| November 11 November 17 |
Supercomputing 2006 | Tampa, FL, USA |
| November 11 | FSFE Fellows Meeting | Bolzano, Italy |
| November 12 November 14 |
Firebird Conference 2006 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| November 14 November 16 |
LinuxWorld Cologne | Cologne, Germany |
| November 16 November 17 |
III Latin American Free Software Conference | Iguassu Falls, Brazil |
| November 16 November 17 |
Conference on Software Patents | Boston, MA, USA |
| November 18 | Richard Stallman speaks in Seoul | Seoul, South Korea |
| November 21 November 24 |
15th International Conference on Computing | Mexico City, Mexico |
| November 24 November 26 |
FOSS.IN 2006 | Bangalore, India |
| November 25 | FAVE 2006 - free software multimedia event in London | London, UK |
| November 27 November 30 |
PacSec Applied Security Conference 2006 | Tokyo, Japan |
| December 1 December 2 |
PHP Conference Brasil | Sao Paolo, Brazil |
| December 2 December 3 |
Technical Dutch Open Source Event | Eindhoven, the Netherlands |
| December 3 December 8 |
Large Installation System Administration Conference | Washington, D.C. |
| December 5 December 8 |
Open Source Developers' Conference 2006 | Melbourne, Australia |
| December 7 December 8 |
Desktop Architects Meeting | Portland, OR, USA |
| December 9 | London Perl Workshop | London, England |
| December 12 December 19 |
Virtual Congress UnInet Meeting UMeet'2006 | irc.uninet.edu, #linux |
If your event does not appear here, please tell us about it.
Event Reports
Boston GNOME Summit Sessions
A number of new session reports have been posted from the Boston GNOME summit. Topics include:- Banshee Lyrics Plugin
- Beagle hackfest
- GStreamer sessions
- GeoClue project launched
- GDM hallway-bof
- Tomboy Summit
- Making Personal Data Available
Web sites
Boston Summit 2006 is on Echelon's radar
Patrick Wagstrom has announced Echelon For GNOME, a social networking site. "Does it sometimes feel like managing all your GNOME related information is like drinking from a firehose? Are you disappointed with how difficult it can be to find that marble of interesting projcet information in the swimming pool of oatmeal that is the constant chatter of GNOME worldwide? Are you looking for a better way to understand what's hot in email, CVS, blogs, bugzilla, and still get all the useless links off #gnome-hackers?"
The LSB Developer Network launches
The Free Standards Group and O'Reilly Media have joined together to create the Linux Standard Base Developer Network. "For the first time, developers writing portable, LSB-compliant Linux applications will not have to cobble together information from various sources; rather they can make use of and contribute to software tools, standards, forums and content provided by the Free Standards Group." Click below for the full press release.
Audio and Video programs
FLOSS Weekly 14: Jeremy Allison of Samba (TWiT)
The TWiT Netcast Network presents an audio interview with Jeremy Allison from the Samba project: "Jeremy Allison on Samba, Vista, and James Bond..."
Waldo Bastian and John Cherry Speak About Akademy on LugRadio (KDE.News)
KDE.News mentions the latest LugRadio episode. "The latest LugRadio episode features interviews with Waldo Bastian and John Cherry from before aKademy 2006 speaking about what they hoped to get from the conference and what they'll be talking about in their keynotes. Waldo talks about the Portland Project and what desktop cooperation is all about, and John talks about the state of the Linux desktop from OSDL's point of view."
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