Announcements
Non-Commercial announcements
OSAF Status Update Number 3
Status Update #3 is available from the Open Source Application Foundation (OSAF).
Commercial announcements
Linux application in Public Safety
A company called Eventide is introducing the VR778, its fourth generation digital logger. They claim this is the first Linux-based digital voice logging and archiving system on the market, built for mission-critical applications with fault tolerant features.Publisher's Books so Good They Get Hacked
No Starch Press reports that two of its titles, "Absolute BSD" and "Crackproof Your Software" were illegally circulated by a cracker. "Bill Pollock, President of No Starch Press, had this to say: "Clearly, this act violates copyright and is patently illegal. It's also very difficult to prosecute, especially since there is no smoking gun. While some might say that we should pursue both the online reference site and the maker of the tools likely used for the conversion, I disagree. The legal issue is with the copyright violator, not with the maker of the file conversion software.""
Red Hat gets into the content management business
Red Hat has sent out a press release announcing its new "Enterprise Applications" series of products, starting with content management system and portal server offerings. The PR is light on detail (the web pages linked above have a bit more). The CMS system does the usual workflow and content management jobs; the Portal server adds upper-level serving features, along with discussions, calendars, etc. It's all said to be open source, but there's very little information on which free packages it was built on (there is mention of PostgreSQL, Tomcat, and Jakarta).SSH demonstrates QuickSec Toolkit integration with MontaVista Linux
SSH Communications Security announced that it has demonstrated the SSH QuickSec Toolkit with MontaVista Linux. The SSH QuickSec Toolkit Family is specifically designed to let network device developers and OEMs implement IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) functionality.Sybase Developer Network Introduces Code Sharing Forum
Sybase, Inc. has announced the availability of the CodeXchange online forum, available via the Sybase Developer Network (SDN). CodeXchange will foster Sybase developer community interaction with free tools allowing members to share code samples, collaborate on open source projects and exchange ideas via newsgroups.WireSpring Announces Public Beta for Version 2.5 of FireCast Linux Kiosk Software
WireSpring has announced the beginning of a public beta test period for version 2.5 of FireCast, the Linux-based kiosk software suite.Ximian Releases Red Carpet Enterprise Version 1.4 for Centralized Linux Software Management
Ximian, Inc. has announced the availability of version 1.4 of Red Carpet Enterprise, its solution providing enterprises with centralized software management of Linux-based workstations and servers.
Resources
Resolution for University Support of Open Software and Standards
This Resolution for University Support of Open Software and Standards has been approved by the Faculty Senate, at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. "16 RESOLVED that the Faculty of the University at Buffalo call on the University to implement a policy of promoting open document formats and communication protocols wherever possible and, in the case of broadcast announcements and other documents intended for a general audience, discouraging the use of secret and proprietary formats (such as Microsoft Word format) in favor of open formats (such as plain text or HTML) that are universally accessible." (Thanks to Peter Bakker)
New Version of SAP DB 7.4 Documentation
A new version of the SapDB database documentation has been announced. "As of April 2003, the complete SAP DB documentation has been processed and several new documents were published. The documentation page has been completely reworked."
Linux.conf.au 2003 proceedings ISO now available
The Linux.conf.au 2003 organizers have announced the availability of the CD-ROM image of the conference proceedings. This marks the end of the line for the Linux.conf.au 2003 organizers - there'll be more coming from the 2004 crew when they get up and running.
Upcoming Events
Perl Booth by Israel.pm at GO-Linux (use Perl)
Use Perl has an announcement for the GO-Linux commercial Linux conference, to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel on April 10, 2003.Real World Linux
The Real World Linux Conference & Expo will be held in Toronto, Canada from April 28-30, 2003.Penguicon 2003
An event known as Penguicon will be held in Warren, Michigan on May 2-4, 2003. "Penguicon is a combination Science Fiction Convention and Linux Expo, doing the whole "you got peanut butter in my chocolate" thing. The overlap between the two worlds has been crying out for a combination event for years (the tux in a red starfleet shirt graphic predates us by a lot), so now there is one."
YAPC::NA Schedule
The tentative schedule for the YAPC::NA::2003 Perl conference has been posted. The conference will be held in Boca Raton, Florida on June 16-18, 2003.LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Announces Advisory Board For UK Launch Event
IDG World Expo has announced the support of several Linux 'gurus' who are helping to shape the inaugural LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in the UK, scheduled for September 3 - 4, 2003. Joining the Advisory Board are: Jon 'maddog' Hall, Linux International; Scott McNeil, Free Standards Group; Martin Hingley, IDC; Malcolm Herbert, Red Hat; Richard Moore, IBM; Arthur F. Tyde III, TYDE.NET; and Jasmin Ul-Haque, SuSE.ClusterWorld Conference and Expo
The ClusterWorld Conferenc & Expo will be held in San Jose, California on June 23-26, 2003.Events: April 10 - June 5, 2003
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| April 10 - 12, 2003 | MySQL Users Conference & Expo 2003 | (Doubletree Hotel)San Jose, California |
| April 13 - 17, 2003 | RSA Conference 2003 | (Moscone Center)San Francisco, CA |
| April 14 - 15, 2003 | Samba eXPerience 2003 | (Hotel Freizeit)Göttingen, Germany |
| April 22 - 26, 2003 | Embedded Systems Conference(ESC) | (Moscone Convention Center)San Francisco, CA |
| April 22 - 25, 2003 | The O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference | (Westin, Santa Clara)Santa Clara, CA |
| April 23 - 25, 2003 | PHPCon East 2003 | (Park Central Hotel)New York, NY |
| April 28 - 30, 2003 | Real World Linux 2003 | (Metro Toronto Convention Centre)Toronto, Canada |
| May 2 - 4, 2003 | Penguicon | Warren, Michigan |
| May 3, 2003 | International Conference on Software Engineering 2003 | Portland, Oregon |
| May 8 - 9, 2003 | International PHP Conference, 2003 | Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| May 11 - 14, 2003 | The International Symposium on High Performance Computing Systems and Applications(HPCS 2003) | (Sherbrooke Delta Hotel)Quebec, Canada |
| May 11, 2003 | Yet Another Perl Conference, Israel(YAPC::Israel::2003) | (C.R.I.)Haifa, Israel |
| May 15 - 16, 2003 | YAPC::Canada | (Carleton University)Ottawa, Canada |
| May 25 - 27, 2003 | GCC Developer's Summit | Ottawa, Canada |
| May 28 - 30, 2003 | Open Source Content Management, 2003(OSCOM) | (Harvard Law School)Cambridge, Mass |
Software announcements
This week's software announcements
Here are the software announcements, courtesy of Freshmeat.net. They are available in two formats:
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- Sorted by license.
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