Ted Ritzer: LinuxNo2MSThreat-Microsoft's Worst Dreams(Untitled)- December 14, 2003 Dan Gillmor: "China is adopting open-source software in a big way." Scripting Newshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/14.html#a3566 (Untitled)- December 14, 2003 Archos Recorder + Rockbox Plays Video. elinenbe writes "Rockbox, the open source firmware for the Archos Recorder, Player, FM, Recorder V2, and now the Neo can play grayscale videos at over 60FPS. A ... Meerkat: An Open Wire Servicehttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/14.html#a3564 (Untitled)- December 14, 2003 Canít find the perfect gift for someone special this holiday Give them the gift of software freedom: Download the free GNU Knoppix and burn some yuletide cheer! The CommuniquÈ is proud to offer the English edition ISO image of Knoppix 3.3 (2003-11-19), and as an added special bonus download a ready-made CD label in PDF for the 8694 format from Avery-Print (or you can do your own) Knoppix 3.3 is a fully-functioning multimedia Debian-based GNULinux...http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/14.html#a3561 (Untitled)- December 13, 2003 Access2MySQL Sync - ConverterSynchronizer. Bi-directional convertion and synchronization of MS Access and MySQL databases New Entries at Datamation Product Watchhttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/13.html#a3545 (Untitled)- December 13, 2003 Linux Flight Simulator Flying the Open Skies with FlightGear. Realms of geographic data are entering public use every day. Mappers, hikers, and navigators love it. What's in it for the rest of us Realistic flight simulators. That's what pilots, aeronautical engineers, and enthusiasts are building with FlightGear, a GPL'd flight sim. Howard Wen talks to the creator and the maintainers. O'Reilly Network Articleshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/12.html#a3516 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 How many years does an Azeri have to work to buy a copy of WinXP. Over at FirstMonday, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh has published a table showing how many years an average wage-earner in various countries around the world will have to work if they are to buy a copy of Windows. Country GDPcap PCs ('000s) Piracy WinXP Cost 3 Effective $ GDP months Albania 1300 24 n.a. 15196 5.17 Algeria 1773 220 n.a. 11140 3.79 Angola 701 17 n.a. 28184 9.59 Argentina 7166 3415 62% 2757 0.94 Armenia 686 24 n.a. 28806 9.80..http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/09.html#a3509 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 ObjectWeb, Apache team on open source J2EE. ObjectWeb and the Apache Software Foundation, which each develop an open-source Java application server, have reached a technology-sharing agreement designed to accelerate certification of their products under Sun Microsystems's latest J2EE standard. InfoWorld: Top Newshttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/09.html#a3502 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 DistroWatch: Distributions, December 8, 2003. Today's distributions: MEPIS Linux 2003.10.01, Lorma Linux 4, CRUX 1.3, Vine Linux 2.6r3, BLAG 9001, Feather Linux 0.2.1, SmoothWall Express 2.0, and Damn Small Linux 0.5.1. Meerkat: An Open Wire Servicehttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/09.html#a3500 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 Lindows Defends Netherlands Resellers. 9 Dec 2003: Lindows.com today launched ChoicePC, a rallying point for citizens of the Netherlands who object to the Microsoft Corporation's threats of legal action against Dutch resellers who are offering Lindows.com products. "There is a real battle happening in the Netherlands,&172;î said Michael Robertson. &172;ìThe richest company in the world is trying to block choice and maintain their monopoly by intimidating smaller companies, just as..http://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/09.html#a3499 (Untitled)- December 9, 2003 SmoothWall 2.0 Linux-Based Firewall Released. thegraham writes "Despite some earlier server problems, SmoothWall 2.0 has been released this evening - there are also release notes available. SmoothWall is ... Slashdothttp://blogs.salon.com/0001455/categories/linux/2003/12/08.html#a3490 |