 | Sun to dangle prize money over open-source efforts - December 4, 2007 Sun Microsystems on Wednesday will release details of a new award program meant to spur growth and activity within the company's open-source efforts, according to a post by Sun's open-source officer, Simon Phipps, on his corporate blog. Compiere launches 3.0 version of ERP offering - December 4, 2007 Open-source ERP vendor Compiere released version 3.0 of its platform on Tuesday, touting a flashy new Web interface and various performance improvements. Linux, Unix, Mac, Windows PCs get authentication integration - December 4, 2007 Centeris, which provides cross-platform authentication via Microsoft's Active Directory, Tuesday enhanced its Likewise platform and an added open source project that will be distributed with the top Linux operating systems. Kernel space: Tightening symbol exports - December 4, 2007 The kernel puts limits on which functions can be used from a loadable module. But instead of an all-or-none approach, one plan would create access control lists of which modules are allowed to use which functions. Stratus' fault-tolerant, RHEL juggernaut - December 3, 2007 The last time I had a Stratus server in the lab, it was the ftServer W Series 4300, back in January 2006. That was a Windows-based system, and discussions with Stratus about Linux distributions showed that although it had a Linux version, it was the company's own distribution, and not standard. For some Linux shops, this wasn't a problem, but for those looking to run specific applications and services -- such as Oracle Database -- that require a certified distribution, it was an obstacle. Zonbu launches barebones subscription laptops - November 29, 2007 Unfazed by the failure of earlier subscription-based PCs from vendors like PeoplePC, Zonbu Wednesday launched an inexpensive Linux-based subscription notebook that the company claims will free users from the hassle of computer maintenance. |
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