Author: JT Smith
The cartoonist and partner Snaggy, of After Y2K fame, are signing posters at the Compaq booth at Linux World, according to LinuxPR. Check out their Joy of Tech in NewsForge, too!
Metro Link officers to speak at LinuxWorld Expo
Author: JT Smith
CTO Garry Paxinos and Technical Director Stuart Anderson will speak Thursday about the advantages of using the X Window System in embedded systems, according to LinuxPR.
How to get color charts and graphs in Linux
Author: JT Smith
Linux Journal gives readers a how-to article on making pretty charts and graphs.
Category:
- Linux
Russian company wins patent for glass bottle
Author: JT Smith
The Russian patent bureau has awarded a company there the legal rights for the glass beer bottle, according to the CBC. Intellekt, which now owns the patent, is demanding half a dozen Russian breweries pay up to 0.5 percent of their total income in royalties.
Category:
- Management
Intrinsyc, MontaVista team up for embedded Linux
Author: JT Smith
The two companies will combine research, engineering and marketing expertise to meet a demand among equipment manufacturers for Linux-based embedded systems. The press release is at LinuxPR.
State Department bans MP3 downloads
Author: JT Smith
The U.S. State Department has banned music downloads on employee computers, but not because of copyright concerns, ABC News reports.
AOL kills MP3 search engine
Author: JT Smith
America Online pulled the plug on an MP3 search engine Thursday, citing concerns that it aids “piracy,” the Associated Press reports.
Category:
- Open Source