LQ Radio Episode #1, May 18, 2005

It’s finally here - the inaugural episode of the LQ Radio Show.

Regarding the geographic focuses, Conectiva will boost our research & development forces, but on the business side, they will start to concentrate on what they know: selling Linux & Open-Source solutions to the Brazilian government and local corporates. Progressively we will introduce additional Mandriva services such as the Club to former Conectiva users.

The interview features Tom Adelstein and Sam Hiser. Topics covered include an in-depth look at the Sun Linux strategy, current trends in the Linux market, thoughts on Novell and Red Hat, Linux OEM preloads, the importance of open document formats, Linux in emerging areas, Open Sourcing OS/2, Linux standards and much more.

LQ) What do you see as the biggest obstacle for Linux becoming a mainstream gaming platform?

NV) Having better game developer tools for Linux, more installed base of consumer users for Linux and the general availability of Linux gaming titles.

LQ) How did you get involved with the gaim project? How does it feel to be the Maintainer of the most active project on SourceForge?

RF) It was November of 1998 and Mark Spencer had just started the project. I had met a girl at the beach that used AIM, and I had no way to talk to her, so, I joined the project to help development. I eventually just took over maintainership. It's a pretty good feeling, and has given me a lot of experience. I still like hearing from the various users of the project, even though the experience can be unpleasent at times. This usually happens from people that feel that I do the work as a paid job and complain when things aren't implemented as quickly as they'd like.

Voting has closed for the 2003 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards and the winners have been decided. The Members Choice awards allow members of the Linux community to choose their favorite products in a variety of categories including Linux Distribution of the Year, Office Suite of the Year and Web Browser of the Year. The polls were open from November 15th to January 10th. Winners will be presented with their awards at the LinuxQuestions.org booth in the .org Pavilion during the LinuxWorld Expo in New York City on January 21-23, 2004.