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New Linux kernel arrives with little fanfare
Less than two weeks after earning the No. 4 slot on Wired.com's Top 10 list for the biggest vaporware projects of 2000, the Linux kernel development team finally unveiled a pre-production release of the long-awaited 2.4 kernel.
Big Blue boosts AIX Linux affinity
IBM will roll out the latest trick in its Linux affinity bag with its AIX Toolkit for Linux applications. The toolkit enables developers to build and package Linux applications for use on the IBM eServer family running AIX, IBM's heralded UNIX operating system.
Turbolinux plans to acquire services company Linuxcare
Turbolinux is in talks to acquire Linuxcare, a deal that would unite two established Linux companies that missed the prime time to go public.
Firms weigh up Linux 2.4
Managers will have to wait at least a few months before taking advantage of the new 2.4 Linux kernel, by which time they should have a clearer picture of the new version's potential as an enterprise-class operating system.
Linux a ready-made solution
Linux’s shortfall has always been the lack of “off the shelf deliverable” or “the easy to install”. But there are now over twenty companies in the UK and many more in the U.S that offer preloaded products and business support services. A whole range of options is available, from Notebooks and workstations to extremely large server platforms.
Security is out of step with ebusiness
Business managers are guilty of demanding ebusiness at all costs and security is overlooked, according to research by analyst group Xephon. Unix was rated as the safest mid-range server environment, beating NT/Windows 2000 into second place. The Linux platform was rated as the least secure platform to store data.
Turbolinux plans to acquire services company Linuxcare
Turbolinux is in talks to acquire Linuxcare, a deal that would
unite two established Linux companies that missed the prime
time to go public. The two companies have started discussions
to band together, representatives for each company confirmed
Friday. "We have services, and they have products," a
Linuxcare representative said.
New License
xMach is now released under the BSD license, with the understanding that certain portions of the code, which were taken from an outside source, which will be modified and incorporated into xMach at will, but all modifications to them must be made available under the terms of the original license. In other words, you can make a closed-source xMach derivative, but the GPL'd code has to be released publicly under the GPL.
IBM revs up for Turbolinux
IBM has given a boost to Turbolinux as the companies announced that they will jointly market, distribute, and support IBM's Linux-based ebusiness applications. The software giant's move builds on a 2-year-old agreement with privately held Turbolinux, which enjoys backing from IBM, Compaq, Intel, Dell, and other high-tech heavyweights. Among the offerings to be bundled by summer are IBM's WebSphere servers, Small Business Suite for Linux, and DB2 Universal Database.
Linux + Java turbocharge "Super8 Hemi" concept car
DaimlerChrysler unveiled its newest concept car at the North American International Auto Show: the Dodge Super8 Hemi "all-American sedan" -- with Linux and Java inside. The project team chose Linux primarily due to the requirement for complete and unencumbered access to all low level drivers -- something much easier and simpler to do with Linux than with most other operating systems.
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