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OLPC Project Working on Windows and Linux Dual-boot System (TMCnet)

TMCnet covers comments by Nicholas Negroponte about dual-booting the OLPC. "Negroponte told IDG News Service that OLPC working with Microsoft very closely to make a dual-boot system so that, like on an Apple, you can boot either one up. “The version that’s up and running of Windows on the XO is very fast, it's very, very successful,” Negroponte said. “We're working very hard to do both.” He pointed out that this is a brand-new development for the XO laptops, as the low-cost notebooks are known, and came about because of Microsoft’s friendlier attitude toward open source software."

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Why Microsoft Must Control One Laptop Per Child (Technocrat.net)

Bruce Perens examines Microsoft's reaction to the OLPC. "It's a threat Microsoft can't let stand: the entire third world learning Linux as children, and growing up to use it. And Microsoft is going to get its way. It comes after a sudden wave of SCO-like problems for the OLPC project. A specious patent lawsuit over keyboards. Board-member Intel thrown out of the project for attempting to convince national governments to drop OLPC purchases and go with its own (Windows) product. First, OLPC is shown what its problems will be if it doesn't cooperate with Microsoft. Then, Microsoft approaches with money and technical help - you just have to run Windows to get it."

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Broadcom and Trolltech announce VoIP partnership (InformationWeek)

InformationWeek covers a partnership between Broadcom and Trolltech. "Chipmaker Broadcom and software developer Trolltech this week formed a partnership to create a multimedia voice over IP development platform based on Linux. The development platform is intended for original equipment manufacturers that want to build what the companies call "next-generation" IP phones. It combines Broadcom's VoIP technology and Trolltech's Qtopia Linux platform and user interface for mobile devices."

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Linux PC Models Multiply As Vista Struggles (InformationWeek)

InformationWeek has an overview of the recent proliferation of "mainstream" Linux systems. The article highlights various machines, targeted at regular consumers, that run Linux. "What's behind the growing interest in open source computing, long the preserve of self-styled computer geeks? Linux's increasing popularity among mainstream PC users may in part reflect a backlash against Microsoft. The company's new Windows Vista OS has failed to capture users' hearts and minds, let alone their wallets."

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Linux guru offers sneak peek at Kernel Report (ComputerWorld)

ComputerWorld interviews LWN editor Jonathan Corbet about his upcoming linux.conf.au talk. Your editor promises that he had nothing to do with the title they chose for this article.

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Linux phone stack bonds with Android (LinuxDevices)

LinuxDevices looks at A la Mobile's Linux phone stack. "A la Mobile demonstrated its Linux phone stack working with Google's Android APIs (application programming interfaces). The demonstration is intended to show how the Linux kernel, drivers, and middleware in a la Mobile's Convergent Linux Platform (CLP) can accelerate Android development, the company said."

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Web Services Without Pain: gSOAP Writes Your XML, SOAP, and RPC. (Technocrat)

Technocrat looks at gSOAP. "[gSOAP] takes a header defining C or C++ functions, or a URL for someone else's web service definition, and automatically writes both clients and servers in C or C++. The impact of this program on a programmer's task is as great as that of a compiler converting a high-level-language to assembly code."

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Shuttleworth on Bazaar and open-source project development (Linux-Watch)

Linux-Watch takes a look at Bazaar. "In a blog posting, Canonical CEO and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth observed that the new version has many "small but useful branches with bug fixes for various corner cases, operating systems and integrations with other tools." In particular, Shuttleworth noted the rapid development of the Bazaar Plugin for the Eclipse IDE (Integrated Development Environment). Since Eclipse, according to the 2007 Linux Foundation survey is the single most important Linux desktop application development platform, this integration effort is likely to be well used by Linux programmers."

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Two-pound Linux UMPC on sale Jan. 25th (Linux Devices)

Linux Devices takes a peek at the Everex CloudBook Ultra-Mobile PC, which was officially announced at the Consumer Electronics Show. "As reported, the two-pound laptop is equipped with a Via C7-M ULV processor clocked at 1.2GHz, plus 512MB RAM, a 4-in-1 memory card reader, and a 30GB hard drive. The laptop features a 7-inch, 800x480-pixel screen, plus WiFi, Ethernet, two USB ports, and DVI-Out. The story adds new details such as the CloudBook's 1.3M-bps Ezonics webcam and its touted ability to average five hours of battery life."

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Shuttle's $199 Linux PC (News.com)

News.com covers Shuttle's new KPC line of inexpensive Linux PCs that were unveiled at CES. "It'll have an Intel Celeron processor, a 945GC chipset, 512MB of memory and either a 60GB or 80GB hard drive. What it won't have: an optical drive or a PCI Express slot. Despite that, it's a pretty good-looking box, and comes in red, blue, white, and black, each with a different icon stamped on the front. Shuttle(Credit: Shuttle) Shuttle also says there will be a $99 barebones version of the KPC."

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Lightzone: A Powerful Camera RAW Editor for Linux (Wired)

Wired takes a look at LightZone, a commercial photo editor package. "If you're finding DigiKam or F-Spot, two of the many photo organization and editing tools for Linux, a bit limiting you may want to give Lightzone a try. The software isn't free, and curiously, isn't available for purchase either, but judging by the 20-day demo version currently available, it could end up a serious contender in the hybrid photo editing/managing market."

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