Announcements

Comdex and open source

The Comdex organizers have put out a press release on how open source will be one of the big themes in the newly reworked Comdex event (happening November 16-20). There are a number of related activities, mostly aimed at a relatively elementary level.

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Lycoris Tablet OS on Toshiba Tablet PCs

Lycoris has announced the launch of De-Tablet, an integrated Toshiba Portege Tablet Platform running Lycoris Desktop L/X Tablet Edition.

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Metrowerks Executive Elected to Leadership Position with ELC

Metrowerks Corporation has announced that its CTO and Vice President, Berardino Baratta has been elected to the Embedded Linux Consortium's board of directors.

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Metrowerks Adds Linux Kernel-Level Debugging Capabilities

Metrowerks has announced kernel-level debugging capabilities to its line of development tools for Linux environments with CodeWarrior Development Studio, ARMR ISA Edition for Linux Platform Development, Version 2.0.

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TimeSys Joins CE Linux(R) Forum

TimeSys Corporation has announced its membership in the CE Linux Forum (CELF). "TimeSys(R) Corporation, a leader in embedded Linux(R) and development tools for embedded systems, announced today that it has joined the CE Linux Forum (CELF), an industry group that is focused on the advancement of Linux as an open source platform for consumer electronics devices."

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Synergy Silver CAD/CAM for Linux

Weber Systems, Inc has announced a version of their Synergy CAD/CAM system that is available for Linux. Thanks to James Feeney.

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International PHP Magazine

A publication known as International PHP Magazine is now online. Take a look for ongoing discussions of PHP and related technology.

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AUUG 2003 Conference

The Australian UNIX and Open Systems User Group will hold the AUUG 2003 conference in Sydney, Australia from August 31 - September 2, 2003. "The conference will be in Sydney, at the Duxton Hotel, Milsons Point. on 3-5 September. Tutorials will be conducted prior to the conference on 31 August to 2 September."

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Third International Ruby Conference

Proposals are being accepted for the Third International Ruby Conference. The event will be held in Austin, Texas from November 14-16, 2003. Presentations are due on August 20.

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Events: August 14 - October 9, 2003

Date	Event	Location
August 18 - 21, 2003	New Security Paradigms Workshop 2003(NSPW 2003)	(Centro Stefano Francini)Ascona, Switzerland
August 22 - 30, 2003	KDE Developers' Conference	(Zamek Castle)Nove Hrady, Czech Republic
August 27 - 29, 2003	International Conference on Principles and Practice of Declarative Programming(PPDP 2003)	(Uppsala University)Uppsala, Sweden
August 31 - September 2, 2003	AUUG 2003 Conference	(Duxton Hotel)Sydney, Australia
September 3 - 4, 2003	LinuxWorld Conference & Expo (Cancelled)	(The NEC)Birmingham, UK
September 8, 2003	Boundaryless Information Flow: Open Source in the Enterprise	(Hilton London Paddington)London, UK
September 11 - 12, 2003	Python for Scientific Computing Workshop(SciPy'03)	(CalTech)Pasadena, CA
September 15 - 18, 2003 October 7 - 8, 2003	LogOn Web Days	Across Europe
September 15 - 18, 2003	Embedded Systems Conference(ESC)	(Hynes Convention Center)Boston, Mass
September 26 - 27, 2003	Third DZUG-Conference	Paderborn, Germany

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New ALU web site announced

The Association of Lisp Users has launched their new web site. "The new site contains more information about the ALU, its conferences and activities, and how to become a member. It also provides a Lisp resources section."

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BMC to unveil Linux Web site (News.com)

News.com reports on a new web site from BMC Software that focuses on Linux. "Management software company BMC Software will unveil a Linux-focused Web site called LinuxValue.com on Monday as part of an attempt to accelerate adoption of the operating system, the company said. The site will include news stories, interviews, tips, case studies, analyst views, book reviews and other information."

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Computers for India (OpenSector)

OpenSector takes a look at the Computers for India site. "Computers for India is a forum for knowledge sharing and collaboration between community organizations in the United States and India, with a focus on schools and community Internet centers in India. The site includes best practices information, including guidelines for choosing between open source and proprietary software."

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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.

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