If you’re using Debian or a derivative, you *really* need to read this summary.
I could make snide remarks about Debian’s penchant for modifying upstream code, but I won’t :-)
If you’re using Debian or a derivative, you *really* need to read this summary.
I could make snide remarks about Debian’s penchant for modifying upstream code, but I won’t :-)
It’s that time again, and the next “best Slackware release ever” is out!
See the Slackware home page and Release Announcement for more information.
Well I run my linux computers like I have my desk. There are things all over the place. But one thing I have noticed is when I have four instances of VLC open anything else that I have that needs to output to the sound card is muted. Meaning there is no sound. Just one of those quirks that I find when comparing Linux to Windows. With the 2k box I have I got many different things using sound open. Never does the sound stop.
Back to dreaming about driving fast. Happy computing
Panzer
by jim vines
Good : Fedora 9 Preview is now out downloads here.
Bad: Fedora 9 is 2 weeks late, The original release date for Fedora 9 was April 29th, the new date is May 13th.
There are about 2 million installations of Fedora 8.
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Pay-to-play fires up grassroots hoots
Less than two months into Sun Microsystems’ MySQL acquisition, Sun has succeeded in upsetting the grassroots types with plans to close off features to the community.
It’s emerged Sun may release extra data back-up features in the Enterprise Edition of the next version of MySQL, due in Q4, to paying enterprise subscribers only.
The move is seen by some as a betrayal of MySQL’s open source roots and, by others, as part of an evil master plan by Sun to commercialize open source development. Mickos strongly denied both accusations and claimed the decision was made before the Sun takeover.
This points out the difficulty with either making profit with open source or by businessmen or corporate mindset regarding open source. In theory the source is free, but services and add on’s are not.
Some 90 per cent of MySQL customers do not pay for the product.
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Red Hat delivers its state of desktop Linux address: There’s no money in targeting consumers
Red Hat outlined a good chunk of its desktop Linux plans in a blog post, but noted that it has no intention of delivering a traditional consumer product. link
In a blog post, Red Hat delivered what could be called a state of its desktop Linux plans and outlined its goals for 2008 and 2009. It plans to dish out its client technology to the Linux community, generate revenue through its products and use desktop software to compliment its middleware and server lineup.What’s missing? A traditional desktop product for consumers. That’s not too surprising since it’s unclear whether there’s money in it–consumers are unlikely to pay support–and it makes more sense to allow others like Ubuntu (all resources) take the lead on desktop applications for the masses. If Ubuntu got traction, Red Hat could always acquire the company.
In short Red Hat has determined it cannot make a profit at the desktop so it will leave the market. Following is the text of concern:
It’s worth pointing out what’s missing in the list above: we have no plans to create a traditional desktop product for the consumer market in the foreseeable future.
An explanation: as a public, for-profit company, Red Hat must create products and technologies with an eye on the bottom line, and with desktops this is much harder to do than with servers. The desktop market suffers from having one dominant vendor, and some people still perceive that today’s Linux desktops simply don’t provide a practical alternative. Of course, a growing number of technically savvy users and companies have discovered that today’s Linux desktop is indeed a practical alternative. Nevertheless, building a sustainable business around the Linux desktop is tough, and history is littered with example efforts that have either failed outright, are stalled or are run as charities. But there’s good news too. Technical developments that have become available over the past year or two are accelerating the spread of the Linux Desktop.
The implication is that Microsoft has won the desktop wars. Unmentioned is Ubuntu, which is listed at the top Linux distribution link and the top page hits link
Ubuntu is not a profit driven product so it is not driven by the same concerns as Red Hat which targets corporate clients. With the new release out soon, we will see.