Announcements
Commercial announcements
Convea adopts open-source paradigm
Convea has released its Enterprise Pro 5.1 software under the GPL. "Convea version 5.1 offers over 19 web based applications, tools and business utilities including: Email, Group Calendaring, Group Scheduling, Group Discussion, Instant Messaging, Instant Conferencing, Knowledge Management, File Management, And Much More."
Graphics Muse Tools CD Version 2.0 released
Version 2.0 of the Graphics Muse Tools CD is available. "Graphics Muse is pleased to announce the release of the latest version of The Graphics Muse Tools CD, a suite of plug-Ins, brushes, and patterns designed specifically for use with GIMP 1.2 on Linux systems."
"Hacking the Xbox" available
No Starch Press has announced that Hacking the Xbox by Andrew "bunnie" Huang is now available. Quoting the author: "No Starch Press distinguished itself as the only publisher with the courage to accept the book without any suggestion of censorship or caveats."
MandrakeSoft introduces "MandrakeClustering"
MandrakeSoft has introduced "MandrakeClustering". Designed to meet the high-demands of clustering solutions inside research laboratories and other compute-intensive industries, MandrakeClustering is an achievement of the CLIC research project. Supported architectures currently include AMD Opteron, Intel Pentium and compatible processors (IA-64 support to come later in September).Novell launches 'Nterprise Linux Services'
Novell has taken its next step into the Linux world with the announcement of its "Nterprise Linux Services" product which provides the Novell file and directory management, printing, and messaging services. It runs on the Red Hat and SuSE "enterprise" distributions (no word on whether it actually works on the cheaper Red Hat and SuSE versions). There are also deals with Dell, HP, and IBM to distribute Novell's new offerings.O'Reilly releases "Essential CVS"
O'Reilly has published the book "Essential CVS" by Jennifer Vesperman.SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Selected by Cray Inc.
SuSE Linux announced that it has been chosen by Cray Inc. to drive key aspects of the U.S. Department of Energy's new massively parallel processing (MPP) supercomputer called Red Storm at Sandia National Laboratories, California, which, when completed, will be the fastest supercomputer in the US.Trustix Offers Small Office Server and Suite Through US Channel
Trustix is making its Small Office Server available. "Trustix, the IBM independent software vendor of security and network management solutions for Linux, announced today that its Small Office Server is now available through US channel partners. Trustix also announced that Texum Technology, Inc. and Interpretis, Inc. have joined its growing list of US-based resellers."
UnitedLinux Launches partner program
Defying rumors of its death, UnitedLinux has announced a new partner program for independent systems vendors. The program allows vendors to get their products certified as "UnitedLinux Ready," use a special logo, and be listed on the UnitedLinux web site. It will be interesting to see what the level of uptake is.
Here's a quote from the PR:
"ISVs interested in self-certification will obtain a current
version of UnitedLinux -- a free, downloadable developer's version of
UnitedLinux for testing purposes is available from the UnitedLinux
Website's Developer's Zone.
" It would seem that SCO, whose name appears several times in the release, has not completely stopped distributing Linux.
Resources
The Linux vs. SCO Decision Matrix
Con Zymaris has put together the Linux vs. SCO decision matrix, a concise exploration of various ways in which the SCO lawsuit could play out. The conclusions ("Linux is unaffected" in all scenarios) may be a bit optimistic, but it is a worthwhile exercise regardless.Dasher paper and slides (GnomeDesktop)
Some slides and a paper on Dasher, a character entry system that uses visual tracking instead of a keyboard, have been published.JDO Persistence, Part 1 (O'ReillyNet)
O'Reilly has published an excerpt from the book Java Database Best Practices. "In this first of three excerpts from Chapter 7 of Java Database Best Practices, author George Reese describes all the available persistence options for Java architects and developers, and provides data to help you choose the persistence option that best fits the requirements and scale of your application."
Checking Hotmail with KMail/Gotmail
KDE.News covers a new tutorial on using Hotmail email in KMail. "At our Belgian SuSE LUG, we have written a handy bilingual HOWTO about how you can check your Hotmail email in KMail with the help of Gotmail."
Introduction to ZGDChart
Nidelven-IT has published a tutorial on ZGDCharg. "In this article we'll be looking at ZGDChart, a chart-rendering product for Zope. I'll show you how to get it, install it, use it and talk a bit about Zope's 'unification' abilities as well."
Upcoming Events
4th Libre Software Meeting
The fourth Libre Software Meeting willl be held in Metz, France from July 9-12, 2003.Linuxtag in Karlsruhe (GnomeDesktop)
GnomeDesktop has posted the announcement for the GNOME participation in the Linuxtag conference, to be held in Karlsruhe, Germany on July 10-13, 2003.A report from the first day at EuroPython
Stéfane Fermigier (of Nuxeo) is attending the EuroPython Conference in Charleroi, Belgium. He has written up a report of happenings from the first day at that conference. Click below for information on Guido van Rossum's talk on Zope 3, along with other talks on through-the-web development, extreme programming, Zope in public administration, the Silva environment, PyPy, Python metaclasses, and more.Embedded Systems Conference, Boston
The Embedded Systems Conference will be held in Boston, Mass. on September 15-18, 2003.ILC 2003 Programming Contest
A lisp programming contest will be held at the International Lisp Conference 2003 in New York City during October, 2003. "The contest will involve solving the Last Piece Puzzle, a "small but fiendish puzzle"."
LogOn Web Days Europe Call for Submissions
A call for submissions has gone out for LogOn Web Days Europe, a series of events that will be held across Europe in September and October, 2003.International PHP Conference 2003 CFP
A Call for Papers has gone out for the International PHP Conference 2003, to be held in Frankfurt, Germany on November 4 and 5, 2003. Abstracts are due in by July 14, 2003.First round of GU4DEC slides (GnomeDesktop)
GNOMEDesktop.org presents some slides from the GU4DEC talks.Second round of GU4DEC slides (GnomeDesktop)
GnomeDesktop.org has put together a second roundup of articles and slides from the GU4DEC conference.YAPC::NA::2004 Call for Venue (use Perl)
A Call for Venue has gone out for the YAPC::NA::2004 conference. "With YAPC::NA::2003 over, it's time to get ready for YAPC::NA::2004, and that means it's time to throw open the call for venues for next year's YAPC."
Events: June 26 - August 21, 2003
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| June 26 - 27, 2003 | European Python and Zope Conference 2003 | (CEME)Charleroi, Belgium |
| June 26, 2003 | ClusterWorld Conference & Expo | (San Jose Convention Center)San Jose, California |
| June 26, 2003 | LinuxUser & Developer Expo | (Birmingham National Exhibition Centre)Birmingham, UK |
| June 26, 2003 | Fourth Workshop On UML for Enterprise Applications | (Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel)Burlingame, CA |
| July 7 - 11, 2003 | O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2003(OSCON) | (Portland Marriot)Portland, Oregon |
| July 9 - 12, 2003 | Libre Software Meeting | Metz, France |
| July 10 - 13, 2003 | LinuxTag | Karlsruhe, Germany |
| July 12 - 17, 2003 | Debcamp | Oslo, Norway |
| July 18 - 20, 2003 | Debconf 3 | (The University of Oslo)Oslo, Norway |
| July 23 - 26, 2003 | Ottawa Linux Symposium | Ottawa Canada |
| July 23 - 25, 2003 | YAPC::Europe 2003 | (CNAM Conservatory)Paris, France |
| July 25 - 27, 2003 | Fifth Annual Linux Festival in Kaluga Region | (bank of the river Protva)Kaluga region, Russia |
| July 29 - August 2, 2003 | The 10th Annual Tcl/Tk Conference | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| July 31 - August 3, 2003 | UKUUG Linux Developers' Conference(LINUX 2003) | (George Watson's College)Edinburgh Scotland |
| August 4 - 7, 2003 | LinuxWorld Conference and Expo 2003 | (Moscone Convention Center)San Francisco, CA |
| August 7 - 10, 2003 | Chaos Communication Camp 2003 | Paulshof, Altlandsberg, Germany |
| August 18 - 21, 2003 | New Security Paradigms Workshop 2003(NSPW 2003) | (Centro Stefano Francini)Ascona, Switzerland |
Web sites
Ogg Vorbis Help
A new web site called OggHelp is online, take a look for answers to common Ogg Vorbis audio compression software questions and related resources.Provo Linux users protest at SCO
On Friday, June 20, the Provo Linux Users Group decided to head on over to SCO's offices and hold a protest; information on the event, including pictures and press coverage, can be found on the PLUG page. Among other things, the protesters claim that SCO employes came out and joined the event holding pre-prepared signs saying things like "I love software piracy" and "Try communism - use Linux." (Thanks to Phillip Warner).Update: in case you're not following the comments, photos of SCO's (insulting) anti-protest signs can be found on this page. Thanks to amaoui for posting the pointer.
Software announcements
This week's software announcements
Here are the software announcements, courtesy of Freshmeat.net. They are available in two formats:
- Sorted alphabetically,
- Sorted by license.
Miscellaneous
Zend PHP Usage Survey
Zend is conducting a PHP Usage Survey. Fifty randomly chosen participants will receive a PHP T-shirt.
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