Life Easier For Linux Makers, Apr 10, 2007

New products released Monday by the Linux Foundation will likely make life easier for software makers and promote further adoption of open-source software.

Flash memory and consumer device specialist SanDisk is shipping the first portable multimedia player (PMP) able to download music directly via WiFi, without the use of a PC. The "Sansa Connect," which runs embedded Linux and Mono, connects directly to online music services via WiFi, according to sources.

Linux's bark is turning into a bite for Microsoft. As a result, the software giant is stepping up to protect itself and keep corporate customers from turning to the open-source operating system to satisfy server and desktop needs.

Some loose change rattling around, so I'm thinking what use it could be put to. Amongst the things I thought of, try an objective Linux install!

A decade-old concept of moving a desktop computer's everyday tasks onto the Web is gaining steam.

Ubuntu Linux backer Canonical has launched a beta version of its Launchpad service, part of an effort to make open-source programming methods a better match for Microsoft.

.. if you ran a server based on Debian Sarge, you should definitely consider for an upgrade to Debian Etch, but if you want to use it as a workstation, I think you should get Ubuntu or Freespire.

A few months late, Debian 4.0, aka Etch, has been released, but how many people actually will be running it?

While eWEEK Labs believes Red Hat is off to a good start with its Xen implementation, companies in search of an out-of-the-box server virtualization solution should not expect it here.

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