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- Linux Distribution Testing and Quality Assurance: Current Developments of the EDOS Project and Open Questions
- This paper describes the developments done within the EDOS project regarding Linux distribution testing and quality assurance process. It will also point out remaining open questions that could be subjects for further research and which could bring significant advances for Linux distribution developers. As the number of testing units (the...
- White papers 2007-02-12
- Let the mergers begin
- Today MandrakeSoft announced that it was acquiring Conectiva, which was hailed as a merger of second-tier Linux sellers. A bit uncharitable, perhaps, but an apt description. Second-tier doesn't describe their products, but even as a joint venture the two companies are much smaller than either Red Hat or SUSE. All...
- Blog posts 2005-02-24
- Second-tier Linux sellers agree to merge
- Second-tier Linux sellers agree to mergeSecond-tier?Ouch. A little strong terms if you ask me. Mandrake is a great Linux distribution, and gets better with each release. I have no idea why this merger really happened, regardless of what the players say. I thought Mandrake was just starting to gets its...
- Discussion threads 2005-02-24
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- Open source has yet to learn it pays to advertise
- Open source has yet to learn it pays to advertiseCompanies making money from open source.Well, there's Red Hat... and there's Red Hat and, oh yes, I remember, Red Hat.There are ways to save expenses with open source, but that's different from making money with open source. If a company...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
- The Achilles Heel of open source?
- The Achilles Heel of open source?They need to learn how to solicit the non-programmerThis is the sort of contribution someone like myself should be getting into. I know nothing about programming languages, but I can do most anything else, including simple scripting. The more we non-programmers can contribute to F/OSS...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-02
- Ian Murdock, cat herder
- Ian Murdock, cat herderSounds interesting.Sounds interesting.Here's their blurb from their website - I'll copy/paste too, to save you clicking the link.http://www.freestandards.org/about/The Free Standards Group is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the use of free and open source software by developing and promoting standards. Key Free Standards Group projects...
- Discussion threads 2006-04-22
- Mandriva co-founder ousted from Linux firm
- Mandriva co-founder ousted from Linux firmas a longtime supporter of MandrivaMandrake I do feel...a bit upset Gael Duval was let go. I've used Mandriva since version 8.0 right up to the presentcontinue to try other distros version. I know how hard Gael has worked to make Mandrake the best linux...
- Discussion threads 2006-03-15
- Microsoft to expand low-cost Windows to Brazil
- Microsoft to expand low-cost Windows to Brazilthis is good...it proves that MS see's linux as a threat and they will do whatever it takes from allowing linux to gain a foothold anywhere. In the long run, this will help consumers, as MS will have to lower prices and make...
- Discussion threads 2005-04-11
- Mandrakesoft becoming Mandriva
- Mandrakesoft becoming MandrivaTrademark?!?!From webster.com:--------------Main Entry: man·drakePronunciation: 'man-"drAkFunction: nounEtymology: Middle English, probably alteration of mandragora1 a : a Mediterranean herb Mandragora officinarum of the nightshade family with ovate leaves, yellowish or purple flowers, and a large forked root traditionally credited with human attributes b : the root of a mandrake formerly...
- Discussion threads 2005-04-08
- Let the mergers begin
- Let the mergers beginLunch?[i]Is consolidation the answer, or will Novell and Red Hat have the little guys for lunch?[/i]That rather begs the question of whether small players are viable.Notice that when there are low barriers to entry small players do quite well. Despite "Mr. Goodwrench" ads and budgets, local...
- Discussion threads 2005-02-24
- The fork in Linux' road
- Today Matt Broersma at ZDNet UK offers some real wisdom on how the Free Standards Group FSG is fighting Microsoft's latest charge against Linux, the possibility of forking. The Microsoft charge that Linux "has the potential to fragment like Unix did" resonates with many enterprise customers. The response is the...
- Blog posts 2005-02-05
- In Brazil, Microsoft decries Linux use
- In Brazil, Microsoft decries Linux useOnce again MS railing at an enemy she can not control....Tax revenue...Well I've never known a government that had trouble finding new ways to generate tax revenue.Investment. Seems that if a buisness and a government is not spending monies of revenue and is in...
- Discussion threads 2004-06-04
- Red Hat overhauls flagship Linux
- Red Hat overhauls flagship LinuxThe cost of FREE softwareat $1000 + a server for this free software, what a bargin :)Underscoring the importance of the GPLUnix products long have been able to gracefully handle many threads, but Linux lagged behind until two Red Hat programmers--Ulrich Drepper and Ingo Molnar--came up...
- Discussion threads 2003-10-22
- VisualAge C++ V6.0 for Linux (SLES 8)
- IBM VisualAge C++ is part of a family of C and C++ compilers that supports all of IBM's major platforms. VisualAge C++ is available in versions to run on iSeries, pSeries, AS/400, and RS/6000 servers running AIX and selected Linux distributions. VisualAge C++ for Linux supports UnitedLinux V1.0 distributions, including...
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- XL Fortran V8.1 for Linux (RHEL 3)
- IBM XL Fortran Version 8.1 for Linux is fully compliant to Fortran 77, Fortran 90 and Fortran 95 standards. The compiler, based on the mature compiler technology of the IBM XL Fortran V8.1 for AIX compiler, now supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3 and UnitedLinux V1.0 distributions, including SuSE...
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