Sun Microsystems is setting out to create an open source, royalty-free video codec. Given the considerable head start of well-known, royalty-free video codecs like Dirac and Theora, you might ask why the world needs another. The answer, according to Sun, is the process the company will use to develop it -- starting with a full-on, careful examination of the patent situation.
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Queinnec's book, at last!
http://exploring-lisp.blogspot.com –
This is a good opportunity to learn Lisp and french at the same time :) => Principes d'implantation de Scheme et Lisp
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Linux popularity across the globe
http://royal.pingdom.com –
The Linux landscape is constantly changing and has a strong community of both developers and users. But where is Linux the most popular, and where are the different Linux distributions the most popular?
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Isn't Linux just UNIX under a different name?
http://www.itwire.com –
What's the big deal about Linux? Isn't it at heart just a PC-based version of UNIX – the ‘70’s hit operating system which has outlived the predictions of its demise throughout the ‘90’s? If you’ve come from a Solaris or HP/UX or AIX background isn’t a PC-based UNIX a bit, well, passé?
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The GNU project, the GNU Operating System and the Linux kernel
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"...As we reach the 25th anniversary of the GNU project, I’d like to thank GNU and the thousands of free software developers and supporters, past and present.
Read more »AppArmor is Dead
http://etbe.coker.com.au –
"For some time there have been two mainstream Mandatory Access Control (MAC) systems for Linux. SE Linux and AppArmor.
Read more »Linsux.org Now Endorsing FreeBSD
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It is with great pleasure to announce that Linsux.org, the premiere Linux Hating site is now officially endorsing FreeBSD, as well as all other BSDs.
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Microsoft + Novell = Monopoly 2.0?
http://opensource.org –
The O'Reilly Open Source Conference is one of the premier events for hackers, executives, users, and industry analysts to share and discuss open source trends, strategies, and perspectives. It has been so successful for so long that Microsoft couldn't let it continue without becoming a top sponsor, which they have now been for a number of years.
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Users want Microsoft/Novell packages
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While many Linux users hated the idea of the Microsoft/Novell partnership from the start, Ian Bruce, director of Novell public relations, says that “Customers drove” the latest expansion of the Novell/Microsoft deal.
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Mozilla, ARM and Others Eyeing a New Class of Device
http://ostatic.com –
I read with interest this item, along with analysis from Matt Asay about Mozilla, ARM, MontaVista Software and four other companies working together on a new category of device.
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Move towards patenting software draws flak
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Bangalore: While many people take the slogan “Saying no to software patents” to mean the right to usage of free Internet software, the issue of patenting is rooted in a larger milieu, affecting not only users of software, but also those who develop software and service it.
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Jim Zemlin: The New Center of Linux Gravity
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Standing at the headwaters of the ecosystem that is Linux is the Linux Foundation and its executive director Jim Zemlin. The Linux Foundation was forged out of the merger of the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and the Free Standards Group in 2007 as a new group with a new mandate for Linux.
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Show me the light in the darkness
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Members of the Free Software User Group stage a candle light vigil to protest patenting of software in front of Twonhall in Bengaluru on Saturday.
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It sucks because it's good
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Back in the mid-90s, when Linux was still at 1.something, website design was a simple exercise that left matters such as font choice up to the user. It was blessedly free of the Tyranny of Typography, the Legacies of Layout, and other controlling influences from the Provinces of Print.
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Some Random Linux Observations
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Ubuntu is the only Linux distro I know of that has its alpha
releases slashdotted and dugg...which is a real shame; I think there
are more that deserve this treatment from linux media sites.
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