Author: JT Smith
Slashdot brings us the scoop about an amusing Microsoft add put in German newspapers proclaiming that Linux is bad because it can adapt. “So essentially they’re saying Win2k can’t adapt,” quipped one poster.
Category:
- Management
GroupIT Engine v0.95.0 Released
Author: JT Smith
GroupIT Engine has been released under the OOSL licence. More details are available from the PRWeb press release.
Linux developer taps into Japanese market
Author: JT Smith
“Palm Palm Technology, a domestic Linux solution developer, has established a Japanese operation in an effort to enter the wireless Internet market in Asia“
Installing Debian Potato
Author: JT Smith
Tutorial at linux.com that leads new Linux users step-by-step through the process of adding Debian Linux to a computer that already has Windows on it. Debian is considered by many to be the “purest” Linux there is, but Debian installation has never been easy compared to Red Hat or Mandrake. This tutorial can help overcome that barrier.
Category:
- Linux
Software patents reviewed
Author: JT Smith
The European Union will be asking the public about their stance on Software patents, before reaching a final decision on the topic in early 2001 (story courtesy ZDNet UK).
LDPS 1.0 lays an egg
Author: JT Smith
According to this opinion column on Linuxworld, the Linux Development Platform Specification falls far short of its goals. “Does it meet that goal? Not at all. Although LDPS 1.0 falls short in nearly every aspect, I can illustrate the problem through one example: ncurses. The ncurses library provides programmers a common way to write sophisticated character-mode applications. In order to be LDPS 1.0 compliant, a distribution must include either ncurses version 4.2 or ncurses version 5.0. ”
Category:
- Linux
TWiki: Advanced version of WikiWeb
Author: JT Smith
TWiki, an open source WikiWeb implementation, is an enchanced version of the original WikiWeb. “The TWiki web is a web based collaboration tool. Imagine having a tool to create and maintain an Intranet instantly, not just by a webmaster, but by anybody using just a browser? That is what TWiki is, an instant Intranet (or an instant Internet web site if you would like). There is no need to learn a new HTML authoring tool, if you know how to fill in an HTML form, you already know how to create and change documents in TWiki.”
Category:
- Open Source
MP3 author Brandenburg honored in Germany
Author: JT Smith
Slashdot is carrying a discussion of a German Yahoo news article saying that the developer responsible for MP3 has been honored in Germany.