Does Microsoft with Linux?
Microsoft and Linux
The paradoxes of history that makes the enemies are seen as infinite, often working in agreement, and that those who are taken as friends unparalleled adopt strategies that place them at opposite paths. This is the case with Microsoft and Linux, two enemies close if any in the world of software and operating systems. Well as you know Microsoft users often prefer to take Linux as strange freaks who can not understand. And, in turn, Linux users adopt the flag of their environment as if it were a political identity, and fighting for the open source campaign like a liberating oppressed peoples.
However, things are not so simple. As mentioned, the extremes meet. And in this case we can say on the subject of the agreement that Microsoft has taken shape with Linux, working collaboratively on a new open source. One might wonder how can two economic enemies as strong as these two giants together to gain entry into the Linux kernel code.
And the answer must be provided, sadly, from the standpoint of individual interests. None of cooperative masters. No. Here is what is giving priority to the pursuit of their own profitability. Is that Microsoft has an end goal in this collaboration: making use Linux as a lure for people who hate Microsoft, so as to expand their target customers. Read more
Active Plasma, KDE
Active KDE Plasma
The enterprises are projects that implement contemporary men. Under a picture of technologized and globalized world, these ventures tend increasingly to turn to software development projects varied. By not requiring an initial capital too heavy but a great time availability and a bulletproof imagination, programmers have come on the market to offer their own projects. But when it starts to do well, when these projects are economic benefits, the small ball of snow increases the micro-enterprise making a long-term project are subcontractors and several outbuildings.
A little this has been the adventure of KDE, an open source project for creating a PC desktop environment its course shows that after the success KDE decided to diversify by expanding the target of their products. And as of version 4.4 include multi-touch support, just as Plasma intervened for the purpose of also found the order of the day in what refers to small screens (netbooks).
These days can be known inside the new KDE. What do we mean? Active Plasma birth. This is a simple environment and very convenient to use for Linux. So in terms of functions no change (as what Dominic mainly in its objectives is easy navigation and use of social networks), but the novelty appears in the interface.
We have no assurances of how KDE will fare in this his new project, taking into account against whom it competes.
Errors in Fedora 15 Beta
Error in Fedora 15
Fedora has achieved what many operating systems and not secretly want to fail to make a profound way: stability. It was this quality that has allowed him to position within one of the best options to unleash the genuine experience of open source and free software for Linux.
Some time ago I had come to light in the world of specialized discussions about operating systems a release schedule of Fedora 15 "Lovedock." This calendar, which many people put their faith after learning the deficit problem and Alpha version of the operating system, claimed that the April 12 all users could access the Beta. On the latter had created high expectations, that the nucleus would be 2.6.38, that when it comes to issues of novelty desktop environment to Gnome would Gnome3 Shell, KDE 4.6 and Xfce another 4.8; that would rule out OpenOffice to replace by LibreOffice, etc..
Clearly there are many reasons to hope. However, you can check just try the Beta version is not available for download. ¿Unfulfilled promise? Not be generated much fear and unfounded fears. It usually happens that developers do not arrive on time with self-imposed deadlines on more than one case for an issue that has more to do with marketing than with the real work required for each program. Read more
OpenSolaris falls, Illume arises
In recent days has shown selfless Oracle for the future of OpenSolaris, which has not sat well with the community. Failing that Oracle's response to community concerns, some developers from Nexenta Illume has created the project.
It involves using all possible open source Solaris, and create an open source replacement for pieces that are not. This will create a base operating system, not to create a new distribution, but to serve as the basis for current projects based on OpenSolaris (Nexenta, BeleniX, etc).
Initial goals include being able to develop Illume from the operating system itself, be totally open source, binary compatibility with Solaris, not conflict legal users have no business premises, and eventually be the basis for other distributions.
Siesta, an operating system for tablets Iberian
The OS comes with iFreeTablet Siesta.
EATC research group at the University of Córdoba (UCO) developed a free operating system for tablets and laptops. The OS is called Siesta and was designed primarily for the newest iFreeTable, another product 100% Iberian.
According says Carlos Castro, Director of the research group, Siesta is SO easy to use, geared especially for elderly and disabled, as it not only allows applications access to touch, but also supports instructions through gestures , voice or sound.
It seems that this new OS can also perform a wide variety of actions such as turning on an appliance or perform some medical tests whose results can be sent directly to a hospital or clinic, which has a very direct and convenient for the target to aim for developers. Read more
GNOME, you may have liquidity problems in the future
Filed under: Desktop Environments , Linux , Software , Operating Systems
One does not realize how hard it is to carry out such complex open source projects like GNOME until you see news like this. Have in Linux Journal that the organization GNOME Foundation, which is responsible for the management of this desktop environment, it could be economic difficulties in the coming months.
Best Documentary on FOSS
Little more to say about this documentary about free software, we can hear the opinion of the great myths and "heroes" of free software. Explains perfectly, which means free software, because motivation to defend and move people working in this type of project.
Russia could have an operating system "national" to compete with Windows
This is the headline I see www.20minutos.es. Apparently Russian President Vladimir Putin wants the government of his country lost independence on issues like security and software. Russia pretent to create a proprietary operating system that meets national needs. Also from the telecommunications ministry is making an effort to ensure all Russian schools use free software in 2009. Without doubt a great challenge. Microsoft seem difficult times in Russia.
Driver VIA OpenSource Graphic Cards
The owners of graphics cards and users of free software-based systems are in luck. VIA has decided to collaborate with openchrome driver in the development of free graphics cards. The openchrome development community seeks to offer an open driver that provides all the functions of acceleration chip VIA UniChrome, UniChrome Pro and Chrome9.
A step forward for open source software.
Large companies have become interested in free drivers for their components and supporting documentation.
Graphical programming manuals for the VX800 chipsets VIACX700M and are available in X.org and VIA framebuffer driver has been implemented in the next kernel version 2.6.28.
More information about the collaboration with openchrome and VIA OpenSource Video Driver .
And link to the official project page openchrome .
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