Is SCO's future 'all' up to judge?, Jan 25, 2007

The fate of the SCO Group's Linux-related lawsuits, as well as the Lindon software company's very future, could ride on how a federal judge interprets the word "all."

One longstanding Unix tradition is best summed up thus: "Write programs that do one thing and do it well. Write programs to work together." On a Linux machine, this philosophy is most clearly visible from the command line, where Unix hackers continue to provide simple, flexible tools that talk to one another and don't have the huge overhead of a graphical user interface.

Our Nokia friends were very generous to send us over their newest Internet Tablet, the N800, for a review

The U.K.-based team that released the "Satanic" version of Ubuntu last December -- nicknamed "Evil Edgy" -- earlier this month added a KDE-based Kubuntu version. Ubuntu or Kubuntu Satanic Edition can be installed over any Ubuntu Edgy variant, the team said.

Building and maintaining packages for multiple Linux distributions has never been an easy task. But Novell wants to change that with a pair of releases it hopes will make it easier to build Linux application packages and custom Linux distributions.

Xandros announced today that it is now shipping its new Desktop Professional 4.0 boxed product, which features enhanced network integration, advanced 3D capabilities, Bluetooth wireless support, and its own desktop search function. It sports a 2.6.18 kernel and the KDE desktop as a default.

As part of its commitment to help bridge the digital divide and make ICT affordable and closer to the people of West Africa, Mandriva Linux, the global editor of Linux distribution has incorporated a subsidiary, Mandriva Linux West Africa Limited with headquarters in Lagos.

I predicted Microsoft Vista would spur improvements in the Linux desktop world, and that's coming true. I wish the Linux people got their act together a bit sooner, but better late than never. Maybe they learned that slogan from Microsoft, as well.

A number of unique consolidations are happening in the industry just as Microsoft is trying to get a buzz going about Vista.

Xfce 4.4 is now available, boasting new features that will change the way that its Linux desktop looks and works.

In the face of a big vertical marketing blitz by Microsoft, keenly evident at last week's National Retail Federation (NRF) show, several retailers in the "household name" category keep forging ahead with Linux implementations of their internal computer systems anyway.

Free software doesn't come without a price, as BT recently discovered.

2.6.20-rc6 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.

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