Linux Online - News from Apr 08, 2005

News from Apr 08, 2005

Yankee Group slams 'Linux extremists', Apr 08, 2005

Laura DiDio, an analyst at the Yankee Group who has been at the receiving end of much of the criticism from Linux advocates, claimed the radical elements of the community could damage the reputation of open source software.

Battle continues over true cost of Linux, Apr 08, 2005

An analyst firm claims that Windows offers equal or better TCO than Linux, but open source companies say the survey has ignored some of the advantages of Linux

Linux tool turns your office into a supercomputer, Apr 08, 2005

An Australian security firm is about to launch a clustered Linux distribution that aims to utilize the unused nightly processing power of desktop PCs.

New Linux initiative targets Germany's financial sector, Apr 08, 2005

German banks and insurance companies interested in implementing open source Linux in their operations can click to a new portal for information about products, suppliers, applications and more.

Wind River's Linux transformation, Apr 08, 2005

In the past two years, Wind River Systems got over its scorn for Linux. Now it's up to Ken Klein, chief executive for 15 months, to do more than embrace the open-source operating system: He's got to find a way to profit from it.

'We are ... entering the age of the Linux desktop,' proclaims new book, Apr 08, 2005

"The Linux desktop has come a long way," says O'Reilly publishing in its promotional announcement of Linux Desktop Hacks, a new book by Nicholas Petreley and Jono Bacon.

Volvo to use IBM supercomputer for crash test simulations, Apr 08, 2005

Volvo Car Corp., which has been using supercomputers for vehicle crash test simulations for years, has selected IBM to build a powerful, new Linux supercomputer for its safety tests.

Battle brews over unlocking PC secrets, Apr 08, 2005

"We need a free BIOS, because if we don't control the BIOS we don't control our computers," said Richard Stallman, president of the Free Software Foundation

Ubuntu Release Now Scheduled For Friday, Apr 08, 2005

The next release of the Ubuntu free Linux distribution, dubbed the "Hoary Hedgehog," now will be released on Friday, according to new messages posted on the Ubuntu site.

Microsoft accused of stifling innovation, Apr 08, 2005

Microsoft is preparing an all-out war against Linux using patents, Lawrence Lessig claimed at the Open Source Business Conference in San Francisco.

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