Links 12/06/2008: Migrations to GNU/Linux in Government, Another Linux Sub-notebook, YDL Unleashes Quad-core PC
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2008-06-12 08:53:40 UTC
- Modified: 2008-06-12 08:53:40 UTC
- SITA braves open source
SITA has chosen Ubuntu for its desktop operating environment. Running on top of this will be open office, as well as several other FOSS applications, aimed at improving SITA's collaborative and engagement environments.
- Brazil explores SA open source push
Brazilian ICT companies are keen to capitalise on the South African government's latest e-government push.
- Tirupur Association Trains Partners on Open Source
Tirupur IT Association (TITA) recently conducted a two-day training programming on Linux desktop and server administration for dealers in Tirupur.
- Quad-core PowerPC workstation runs Linux
Terra Soft Solutions announced a development workstation billed as the heir to the Apple PowerMac G5 Quad, except more open. The Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) PowerStation offers four PowerPC cores clocked at 2.5GHz, up to 32GB RAM, and four bays for serially attached SCSI (SAS) drives.
- CTL's Sub-$400 Mini-Notebook For Business Debuts
Pricing for the IL1, which will be available by the end of the month, is $389 for the Windows version and $349 for the Linux model. The device comes with a one-year warranty.
- Review: Asus Eee 900
The Linux version of the Asus Eee PC 900, tested here, is probably the better option for customers who only want to use the machines for what they are best at – surfing the web, e-mail and word processing.
- Sugar Labs' Walter Bender on the Sweetness of Collaborative Learning
He has founded Sugar Labs, a foundation that seeks to advance development of Sugar, the user interface originally designed for OLPC.
- Are Cisco and Red Hat Getting Cozy?
Microsoft spent the 1990s ignoring and dismissing competitive threats from Linux. Apparently, Cisco is determined to avoid that mistake in the modern age of Web 2.0 and open applications.
- Mandriva Flash 2008 Spring released
KDE
- The Power of Plasma theming - a gallery of 23 themes
One of the most often mentioned concerns at the KDE booth at LinuxTag was the question if Plasma would force the user to have a black panel. While we did have a second machine showing another theme to resolve all doubts it showed that not all users now yet the power of Plasma theming.
- KDE Commit Digest - Issue 110 - 11th May 2008
A wordprocessor-like ruler for repositioning and resizing the Plasma panel. Scripting support re-enabled in KRunner. More developments in the NetworkManager Plasma applet. Initial work to allow closer interaction of Plasma with KNotify's popups. Work on theming, Magnatune membership support, and the ClassicView in Amarok 2.0.
- French KDE Day Conference Videos Available
To celebrate the release of KDE 4, the KDE French contributors and the Toulibre LUG organised a two-day event on January 25th and 26th 2008 in Toulouse, France.
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