Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Whatever happened to UnitedLinux? - Computerworld Whatever happened to UnitedLinux? - Computerworld - "The first version of UnitedLinux debuted that November, but the group's Web site hasn't been updated since April 2003. Meanwhile, its four original partners -- SUSE Linux AG, the former Caldera International Inc. (now known as The SCO Group Inc.), Turbolinux Inc. and Conectiva SA -- have undergone a number of changes. " 2:55:06 PM    comment []  trackback []

NewsForge | What's an OSTG? NewsForge | What's an OSTG? - "Yesterday NewsForge was owned by OSDN -- the Open Source Development Network. Today it's owned by OSTG -- the Open Source Technology Group. Same company, new name. As a reader, the only real difference you'll probably notice is that we're running more stories now (and that we're more open than ever to your story submissions). For more on the name change -- and to see a video clip of Slashdot co-founder Jeff 'Hemos' Bates explaining it -- please check OSTG.com. " 2:37:33 PM    comment []  trackback []

InfoWorld: World's biggest computing experiment in trouble: July 28, 2004: By Kieren McCarthy, Techworld.comandChris Mellor, Techworld.com : APPLICATIONS : DATA_MANAGEMENT : HARDWARE : PLATFORMS : STORAGE InfoWorld: World's biggest computing experiment in trouble: July 28, 2004: By Kieren McCarthy, Techworld. "An IBM Corp. storage product has failed the world's biggest computing experiment, Techworld has learned." 2:34:13 PM    comment []  trackback []

Owl Intranet Engine Owl Intranet Engine:"Owl is a multi user document repository (knowledgebase) system written in PHP4 for publishing files/documents onto the web for a corporation, small business, group of people, or just for yourself." 11:17:34 AM    comment []  trackback []

Wired News: Group Warns DVRs Endangered Wired News: Group Warns DVRs Endangered - "To fight the impending rule and to stoke backlash from TV viewers, the Electronic Frontier Foundation earlier this month launched the Digital Television Liberation Project to guide people on how to make their own personal video recorders from off-the-shelf parts. The digital-rights group is encouraging people to buy digital TV, or DTV, tuner cards for their PCs, and is distributing instructions on how to build TiVo-like digital video recorders. The idea is to get people hooked on the charms of time-shifting -- recording a program and then watching it at a later time -- and to help them understand what they would be missing once the broadcast flag rule goes into effect." 11:13:10 AM    comment []  trackback []

WAMP Up Your Open Source Development on Windows for Free WAMP Up Your Open Source Development on Windows for Free - "A look into the Windows world revealed that PHP, Apache, and MySQL have made some serious progress in Windows compatibility. The MySQL, PHP, and Apache teams have done an excellent job of producing a Windows installer for each of these applications. What's more, the PHP team has branched out to make PHP compatible with a number of servers, including Microsoft PWS, IIS, Apache, and Xitami." [DevX] This is a great article for anyone interested in dipping into the Apache/MySQL/PHP waters without doing a Linux install. 11:12:07 AM    comment []  trackback []

Web Hosting Industry News | Zend Launches PHP Certification Program Web Hosting Industry News | Zend Launches PHP Certification Program - "The program covers curriculum criteria specified by the Zend PHP Education Advisory Board, an organization established by PHP experts to create a certification program that will set industry standards for recognizing and certifying PHP expertise." 11:08:43 AM    comment []  trackback []

Interact - Online Learning and Collaboration Platform Interact - Online Learning and Collaboration Platform:"Interact is an Online Learning and Collaboration platform developed by the Christchurch College of Education, New Zealand. It is a free alternative to the likes of WebCT and Blackboard. It is an open source cms, lms designed with the intention of making it easy for students and lecturers to interact online, based around constructivist and vygotskian views of teaching and learning. " 11:06:46 AM    comment []  trackback []

Microsoft: Windows Server Service Pack, 64-Bit Editions Not Until 2005 Microsoft: Windows Server Service Pack, 64-Bit Editions Not Until 2005 - "Don't expect to see by the end of 2004 any of the new 64-bit Windows Server or Windows XP versions that Microsoft was shooting to deliver this year. And ditto with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), the security-focused update originally targeted to ship this year."  [Microsoft-Watch] Analysts are saying this could impact the sale of 64-bit systems, especially on the desktop.  Of course they fail to note that 64-bit Linux is alive and well. 11:01:13 AM    comment []  trackback []