Linux company to release key software, Mar 12, 2001

Eazel will release Nautilus 1.0 as a free download this week, said Tom Goguen, director of product management at the Mountain View, Calif., company.

Nautilus, which lets users organize files and surf the Web, is the linchpin of Eazel's business plan. The software lets people connect to online services--some of which Eazel will charge for--such as online storage space or computer system updates.

Agenda Computing said Monday that it will launch what it says is the first "pur Linux" handheld on April 3.

The $249, four-ounce VR3 will come both with 8MB of RAM and 16MB of Flash memory, the company said. The device will have a 240 x 160 pixel LCD that supports 15 gray scales and will support infrared information transfers. It will have a 66Mhz, 32-bit processo

... the beauty of open source in general and Linux's approach specifically. When you have the source, you can tailor your computer's operating environment to do just about anything you want. This level of customization is unthinkable and unattainable in the closed-source world

We can argue about whose recipe is best, or complain about the speed and quality of delivery, but underlying all the discussion is the quiet confidence that vendors may come and go, but the product will always be with us.

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