corbet via LWN.net on Wed, 03 Sep. 2008
KDE 4.1.1 has been released. This is primarily a bug-fix release; see the full changelog for all the details. readmore
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KDE 4.1.1 released
corbet via LWN.net on Wed, 03 Sep. 2008
KDE 4.1.1 has been released. This is primarily a bug-fix release; see the full changelog for all the details. readmore
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corbet via LWN.net on Wed, 03 Sep. 2008
KDE 4.1.1 has been released. This is primarily a bug-fix release; see the full changelog for all the details. readmore
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VIA releases open source Xorg driver
ris via LWN.net on Fri, 29 Aug. 2008
Harald Welte reports in a blog post that VIA has released an open source Xorg driver for their integrated graphics chips. "I am very happy to see this! It's one more step that VIA has been working on to improve and show their support for Free Software and Linux. Please notice that this driver ( readmore
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ris via LWN.net on Fri, 29 Aug. 2008
Harald Welte reports in a blog post that VIA has released an open source Xorg driver for their integrated graphics chips. "I am very happy to see this! It's one more step that VIA has been working on to improve and show their support for Free Software and Linux. Please notice that this driver ( readmore
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Intel acquires Linux mobile developers for Atom (ZDNet UK)
ris via LWN.net on Fri, 29 Aug. 2008
ZDNet UK covers the Intel acquisition of Opened Hand, a London-based company which specializes in mobile Linux development and services. "Opened Hand will focus on participating in the Moblin Software Platform community, which is developing a Linux software stack for Intel's Atom processors. The software will be readmore
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ris via LWN.net on Fri, 29 Aug. 2008
ZDNet UK covers the Intel acquisition of Opened Hand, a London-based company which specializes in mobile Linux development and services. "Opened Hand will focus on participating in the Moblin Software Platform community, which is developing a Linux software stack for Intel's Atom processors. The software will be readmore
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Ubiquity from Mozilla Labs
corbet via LWN.net on Wed, 27 Aug. 2008
Mozilla Labs has announced the first release (an "early experimental prototype") of "Ubiquity," a Firefox plugin intended to add a high-level command-line language to the browser. The best place to see what Ubiquity is trying to do may be the Ubiquity us readmore
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corbet via LWN.net on Wed, 27 Aug. 2008
Mozilla Labs has announced the first release (an "early experimental prototype") of "Ubiquity," a Firefox plugin intended to add a high-level command-line language to the browser. The best place to see what Ubiquity is trying to do may be the Ubiquity us readmore
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Fun patent of the day
corbet via LWN.net on Fri, 22 Aug. 2008
It seems that Microsoft was awarded patent #7,415,666 on August 19, 2008. The bleeding-edge technology, which was evidently invented around 2005, is: "In one im readmore
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corbet via LWN.net on Fri, 22 Aug. 2008
It seems that Microsoft was awarded patent #7,415,666 on August 19, 2008. The bleeding-edge technology, which was evidently invented around 2005, is: "In one im readmore
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Canonical joins the Linux Foundation
corbet via LWN.net on Mon, 18 Aug. 2008
Here's a press release from the Linux Foundation, announcing that Canonical has just joined as a member. "'Canonical is an important new member for The Linux Foundation,' said Jim Zemlin, executive director of The Linux Foundation. 'Matt [Zimmerman] and his team have created an exciting distribution that readmore
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corbet via LWN.net on Mon, 18 Aug. 2008
Here's a press release from the Linux Foundation, announcing that Canonical has just joined as a member. "'Canonical is an important new member for The Linux Foundation,' said Jim Zemlin, executive director of The Linux Foundation. 'Matt [Zimmerman] and his team have created an exciting distribution that readmore
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Lessig on the model train decision
corbet via LWN.net on Wed, 13 Aug. 2008
Lawrence Lessig comments on the appeals court's decision establishing the validity of the Artistic License, calling it "huge and important." "In non-technical terms, the Court has held that free licenses such as the CC licenses set conditions (rather than covenants) on the use of copyrighted work. When you viol readmore
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corbet via LWN.net on Wed, 13 Aug. 2008
Lawrence Lessig comments on the appeals court's decision establishing the validity of the Artistic License, calling it "huge and important." "In non-technical terms, the Court has held that free licenses such as the CC licenses set conditions (rather than covenants) on the use of copyrighted work. When you viol readmore
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Federal Circuit Says Open Source License Conditions are Enforceable asCopyright Condition (New Media and Technology)
corbet via LWN.net on Wed, 13 Aug. 2008
The New Media & Technology weblog covers a new ruling in the model train case; it reaffirms that free software license terms are, in fact, license terms. "The central issue in the case is whether the conditions in the open readmore
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corbet via LWN.net on Wed, 13 Aug. 2008
The New Media & Technology weblog covers a new ruling in the model train case; it reaffirms that free software license terms are, in fact, license terms. "The central issue in the case is whether the conditions in the open readmore
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Udev rules and the management of the plumbing layer
corbet via LWN.net on Tue, 12 Aug. 2008
Udev is now a key component in almost all Linux systems. It's like the plumbing in a house; most people never notice it until it breaks. Then they realize how important a component it really is. A recent discussion on harmonizing udev rules across distributions has highlighted some of the changes which are being made in the low-level Linux system plumbing; click below (subscribers only) for LWN readmore
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corbet via LWN.net on Tue, 12 Aug. 2008
Udev is now a key component in almost all Linux systems. It's like the plumbing in a house; most people never notice it until it breaks. Then they realize how important a component it really is. A recent discussion on harmonizing udev rules across distributions has highlighted some of the changes which are being made in the low-level Linux system plumbing; click below (subscribers only) for LWN readmore
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Anyone can play guitar...or hack the Linux kernel (C|Net)
ris via LWN.net on Tue, 12 Aug. 2008
Matt Asay covers the Linux Foundation's publication of a guide to Linux kernel development. "Well, perhaps not anyone, but navigating kernel development just got easier thanks to the Linux Foundation's publication of a guide to Linux kernel development. I don't think this means that I'm going to become the Linux kernel's top co readmore
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ris via LWN.net on Tue, 12 Aug. 2008
Matt Asay covers the Linux Foundation's publication of a guide to Linux kernel development. "Well, perhaps not anyone, but navigating kernel development just got easier thanks to the Linux Foundation's publication of a guide to Linux kernel development. I don't think this means that I'm going to become the Linux kernel's top co readmore
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VMware joins Linux Foundation--while reportedly violating the GPL (C|Net)
cook via LWN.net on Thu, 07 Aug. 2008
Matt Asay discusses VMware's joining with the Linux Foundation on C|Net. "Today the Linux world broke out the champagne to celebrate VMware joining the Linux Foundation. I agree. It's good news. What it doesn't resolve is the allegation that VMware is in active and conscious violation of the GPL. Some of these allegations appe readmore
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cook via LWN.net on Thu, 07 Aug. 2008
Matt Asay discusses VMware's joining with the Linux Foundation on C|Net. "Today the Linux world broke out the champagne to celebrate VMware joining the Linux Foundation. I agree. It's good news. What it doesn't resolve is the allegation that VMware is in active and conscious violation of the GPL. Some of these allegations appe readmore
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Freespire moves back to Debian
corbet via LWN.net on Wed, 06 Aug. 2008
Xandros, which recently acquired Linspire, has announced that the "Freespire" distribution will drop its Ubuntu base and move back to Debian. "We will have a leading edge code base while preserving our commitment to Debian, stability, Windows interoperability, and ease of use. This commitment allows us to meet the needs of a wide range of users, from open source enthusiasts to demanding ent readmore
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corbet via LWN.net on Wed, 06 Aug. 2008
Xandros, which recently acquired Linspire, has announced that the "Freespire" distribution will drop its Ubuntu base and move back to Debian. "We will have a leading edge code base while preserving our commitment to Debian, stability, Windows interoperability, and ease of use. This commitment allows us to meet the needs of a wide range of users, from open source enthusiasts to demanding ent readmore
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Building custom appliance distributions with rBuilder
corbet via LWN.net on Tue, 05 Aug. 2008
Linux distributions can be a pain. Users have to go through the whole process of installation, configuration, and updates, and, often, all they really want to do is to run a single application. The vendors of that application, meanwhile, feel the need to support as many distributions as possible, even though the actual system running underneath their code is nearly irrelevant. Wouldn't it be ni readmore
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corbet via LWN.net on Tue, 05 Aug. 2008
Linux distributions can be a pain. Users have to go through the whole process of installation, configuration, and updates, and, often, all they really want to do is to run a single application. The vendors of that application, meanwhile, feel the need to support as many distributions as possible, even though the actual system running underneath their code is nearly irrelevant. Wouldn't it be ni readmore
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IBM, Canonical, Novell, and Red Hat go for the desktop
corbet via LWN.net on Tue, 05 Aug. 2008
IBM, Canonical, Novell, and Red Hat have jointly announced a scheme aimed at making progress in "the one billion-unit desktop market." "The four leaders are working with their local business partners in markets around the world to bui readmore
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corbet via LWN.net on Tue, 05 Aug. 2008
IBM, Canonical, Novell, and Red Hat have jointly announced a scheme aimed at making progress in "the one billion-unit desktop market." "The four leaders are working with their local business partners in markets around the world to bui readmore
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Fedora 10 Alpha released
corbet via LWN.net on Tue, 05 Aug. 2008
The first Fedora 10 alpha release is now available. "In an ongoing effort to prevent premature kitten death, the Fedora Project is ecstatic to present the availability of Fedora 10 (Cambridge) Alpha. Test now, make it better now, keep Cambridge on schedule, and protect the kittens in the future." See the release readmore
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corbet via LWN.net on Tue, 05 Aug. 2008
The first Fedora 10 alpha release is now available. "In an ongoing effort to prevent premature kitten death, the Fedora Project is ecstatic to present the availability of Fedora 10 (Cambridge) Alpha. Test now, make it better now, keep Cambridge on schedule, and protect the kittens in the future." See the release readmore
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Why Free Software has poor usability, and how to improve it
jake via LWN.net on Mon, 04 Aug. 2008
Free software usability is the focus of an article on Matthew Paul Thomas's blog. He identifies 15 problems and proposes solutions to each. "With volunteer projects, though, any incentive is much weaker. The number of users rarely makes any financial difference to developers, and with freely redistributable software, readmore
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jake via LWN.net on Mon, 04 Aug. 2008
Free software usability is the focus of an article on Matthew Paul Thomas's blog. He identifies 15 problems and proposes solutions to each. "With volunteer projects, though, any incentive is much weaker. The number of users rarely makes any financial difference to developers, and with freely redistributable software, readmore
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File descriptor handling changes in 2.6.27
corbet via LWN.net on Mon, 04 Aug. 2008
One of the changes merged for 2.6.27 is a set of system call extensions designed to get around some longstanding security issues with POSIX file descriptors; LWN covered these extensions back in May. Now the author of that work (Ulrich Drepper) has posted a description of these changes, why they readmore
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corbet via LWN.net on Mon, 04 Aug. 2008
One of the changes merged for 2.6.27 is a set of system call extensions designed to get around some longstanding security issues with POSIX file descriptors; LWN covered these extensions back in May. Now the author of that work (Ulrich Drepper) has posted a description of these changes, why they readmore
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Bits from the Debian Eee PC team, summer 2008
jake via LWN.net on Mon, 04 Aug. 2008
A report from the Debian Eee PC team looks at the support for various models of the Eee, as well as progress towards free drivers for the wireless hardware. "Nick Kossifidis has submitted patches on linux-wireless supporting the Eee models currently supported only by the non-free madwifi in ath5k. This means we'll soon realize our goal of a completely DFSG free system for the earli readmore
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jake via LWN.net on Mon, 04 Aug. 2008
A report from the Debian Eee PC team looks at the support for various models of the Eee, as well as progress towards free drivers for the wireless hardware. "Nick Kossifidis has submitted patches on linux-wireless supporting the Eee models currently supported only by the non-free madwifi in ath5k. This means we'll soon realize our goal of a completely DFSG free system for the earli readmore
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Firefox 3.1 Alpha 1 now available for download
ris via LWN.net on Tue, 29 Jul. 2008
The first developer milestone of the next release of Firefox (code name Shiretoko) is now available for download. Shiretoko is built on a pre-release version of the Gecko 1.9.1 platform. Please note that this release is intended for developers and testers only. readmore
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ris via LWN.net on Tue, 29 Jul. 2008
The first developer milestone of the next release of Firefox (code name Shiretoko) is now available for download. Shiretoko is built on a pre-release version of the Gecko 1.9.1 platform. Please note that this release is intended for developers and testers only. readmore
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Tuesday's security updates
ris via LWN.net on Tue, 29 Jul. 2008
Mandriva has updated libpn (denial of service). rPath has updated fetchmail (denial of service), httpd (multiple vulnerabilities), tshark (denial of service), readmore
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ris via LWN.net on Tue, 29 Jul. 2008
Mandriva has updated libpn (denial of service). rPath has updated fetchmail (denial of service), httpd (multiple vulnerabilities), tshark (denial of service), readmore
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