Adopt an orphan
In the Debian project they refer to packages that no longer have mantainers as orphaned. I think it's a good definition, and I'd extend it to free software packages that are no longer developed.…
VBA in OpenOffice. Do you celebrate or scrutinize further?
Many people celebrated the inclusion of VBA support in Novell's version of OpenOffice. If you read between the lines, Novell is now putting what MS paid for in retrospect! While I can not confirm…
Howto install Fedora Linux on a Sony Playstation 3
Full install instructions for installing Fedora Core 5 on a Sony Playstation 3 using OtherOS Installer released by Sony.
http://ps3.qj.net/PS3-Linux-The-void-has-been-filled-Full-install-…
Novell to Samba: We're Not Terminating MS Agreement
According to statements from Novell, in Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier's article in Linux.com, they are not repudiating their Microsoft deal. We also learn that Eben Moglen has finished the audit and is…
Help us convince AMD/ATI to Open Source their drivers
Tell them what you think about the state of their drivers. You may ask for a fully open source driver (like Intel does) and/or better specifications for the x.org developers. Also tell them about…
Weekly Wrap-up
Since Linuxlookup news isn't updated over the weekends, here is our weekly wrap-up to hold you over till Monday.
Some top stories this week were:
- Large public-sector Linux project…
The implications of Sun open sourcing Java
The long-awaited open sourcing of Java is finally upon us, with Sun announcing the first of a set of releases planned through into 2007. The question of which license Sun would adopt is now…
Making manpages work for you
One of the most important skills to have for navigating the command line in Linux is the ability to use manpages. The term "manpage", also sometimes spelled "man page", is short for "manual page…
Gates on Vista, Linux and more
But, in general, Linux is not nearly as high-volume as Windows is on servers. But (it's) significant, so customers want new kinds of interoperability.
http://news.com.com/Gates+on+Vista%2C+…
Criticism mounts over Birmingham's Linux project
Criticism is mounting over the termination of a large-scale Linux project in Birmingham.
As reported earlier this week, Birmingham City Council pulled the plug on its £535,000 open-source…