Linux Online - News from Jan 20, 2006

News from Jan 20, 2006

Lawyers Express GPL 3 Concerns, Jan 20, 2006

The first draft of the new GPL is out and lawyers are beginning to form their impressions of this open-source license.

TurboCASH debates moving to Linux, Jan 20, 2006

For small businesses, the move to a free desktop is hampered by the lack of viable accounting software.

HP considers selling tools for open source, Jan 20, 2006

HP is considering selling services designed to ease customer participation in the open source programming community, the company's new open source boss said.

Zierer jumps ship from Intel to Red Hat, Jan 20, 2006

Martin Zierer, a Red Hat Certified Engineer and an Oracle Certified Associate with 11 years of industry experience has left Intel to join Red Hat Australia and New Zealand as a solution architect.

US bank sees savings by moving to Linux servers, Jan 20, 2006

Cleveland's Key Bank is keeping its own bank balance healthy by moving much of its back-end infrastructure to Linux.

Coming Soon: The Linux Macintel, Jan 20, 2006

It's kind of funny. Everyone is excited about the new Intel-powered Macs, but perhaps the most excited of them all are the Windows users who want to run Mac OS X and Windows together on one.

The Linux pod people pocket $1500, Jan 20, 2006

Not often thought of as radio stars, Linux developers are now able to steal the limelight thanks to Dapto couple James and Karin Purser who produce the Linux Australia Update and the LUG Roundup podcasts from their lounge room.

Nokia's Linux tablet - the shape of things to come?, Jan 20, 2006

I believe that 2006 will be the year for Linux-powered consumer electronic devices. For the past few weeks I've been enthralled by one early example: the Nokia 770.

UK school showcases Linux suite, Jan 20, 2006

Head teachers from across the country are visiting a school in Essex to see its IT infrastructure, which includes a fully open source computer suite that was built for under £1,000

HP to Ship Linux PCs in Latin America, Jan 20, 2006

Computer maker Hewlett-Packard plans to sell PCs running Linux across 37 countries in Latin America, and has selected Mandriva to provide the open source operating system.

GPL 3 to take hard line on DRM, Jan 20, 2006

The new version of the most widely used open source licence takes a "highly aggressive" stance against the digital rights management software that's widely favoured in the entertainment industry, said Eben Moglen, general counsel for the Free Software Foundation (FSF).

Linux Users May be Violating Sarbanes-Oxley, Jan 20, 2006

Companies using Linux for embedded applications may be unwittingly violating the Linux license and even breaking federal securities laws, according to a research published by Wasabi Systems.

Linux builder eyes Apple .Mac site, Jan 20, 2006

The makers of Ubuntu Linux are planning to develop an equivalent to Apple's .Mac service.

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