OSGeo Selects Tyler Mitchell, Open Source Advocate, as Executive Director
The Open Source Geospatial Foundation, or OSGeo, today announced that Tyler Mitchell has been hired as its new executive director. Mitchell-who has a decade of Geographic Information Systems (GIS…
Songbird 0.2 Released
Songbird 0.2 is a preview release to let developers and early birds who can’t wait for 1.0 explore Songbird’s potential.
More information in the release notes:
http://publicsvn.…
Open-Source Version of MSDN Launched
The Free Standards Group (FSG), the organization behind the Linux Standard Base, this week launched what it hopes will become an open-source answer to the Microsoft Developer Network, giving…
Tips and Tricks for the Linux Network Admin
There's always something new and progressive in the free and open source software universe. Here's a roundup of some recent worthy happenings in the fun worlds of iptables and VoIP: getting SIP…
Ubuntu 6.10 RC Released
The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the Release Candidate for version 6.10 of Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu - codenamed "Edgy Eft". The Release Candidate includes installable live Desktop CDs,…
Sun begins work on Niagara 3 chip
John Fowler, executive vice president of Sun's server division, confirmed the development in an interview here Tuesday and suggested it will continue Sun's push to squeeze more processing cores…
When is Asia ready for major open source conferences
My friend Bjorn Stabbel posed some interesting questions about the lack of enthusiasm for open source in China. Bjorn is an owner in a software development company, Exoweb, that specializes in…
Debian and the Creative Commons
I feel I must finally post something, since the 2nd half of the "Spirit..." essay is turning into the second 9/10ths and I've been very, very occupied with other problems, mostly work, but also…
The Secret to Linux Dominance
With Microsoft's Vista looking more like a joke everyday, there is a real opportunity for Linux to make a true attempt to go for the mainstream user. Unfortunately, it’s their openness and freedom…
How to install boot and run Live Linux on a USB flash pen drive
By installing Live Linux on a memory stick, you can potentially bring your operating system, favorites, e-mail applications, personal settings and files with you. A USB Linux installation enables…