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SEC probes IPO of VA Linux
Regulators are examining why two investment funds obtained relatively large chunks of VA Linux's initial public stock offering.
Linux 2.4 businesses' enterprising plans
It's bigger and better, but Linux vendors will only slowly be bringing the hot new Linux kernel, 2.4, to market in their commercial Linux distribution packages. Even SuSE, the most gung ho 2.4 supporter of the Big Four Linux distributors, isn't already burning new CD-ROMs with the latest and greatest Linux.
Linux at the Consumer Electronics Show
"We in the Linux world take for granted that Linux will be a player in the consumer-electronics space, if only for the fact that it has many attributes that make it a good choice for embedded systems, speed and reliability being among them. But judging by the vendors at CES, Linux isn't close to breaking into this space."
uClinux 2.4 kernel now available
Hard on the heels of Linus Torvalds' release of the Linux 2.4 kernel, Lineo has announced the availability of the uClinux 2.4 kernel. uClinux is designed to run on processors without memory management hardware and with a typical kernel footprint of only 512k bytes or less.
Nokia set-top box to bring combined Internet and Digital TV to U.S.
Nokia is basing its Media Terminal on open standard technologies, including Linux, Mozilla, and HTML, for which there are already a wide range of services and applications available. By giving access to its source code, Nokia provides an environment where developers can easily create new applications for the Media Terminal.
Linux to star on silver screen
The movie "Antitrust," set to open Jan. 12, pits the open-source movement against a multibillion-dollar technology company in the Pacific Northwest that, according to promos, "will stop at nothing" to maintain control of the computing world. "There is no second place," the film's official Web site states.
Linux vendors begin kicking tires of 2.4 kernel
The market has been anxiously awaiting the final release, which can be downloaded from www.kernel.org, even though some of the features found in the kernel have already made their way into vendors' current Linux offerings. However, vendors are being cautious about detailing exactly when the kernel itself will find its way into their lineups.
xMach news for 2001
"There should be a good stable source code release Real Soon Now. I'd like to invite the open source community to join the project, I know we've been a bit disorganised, but I'd love to see the readers of FreeOS.com join on and contribute. For those of you not in to kernel hacking, there's a number of sub-projects regarding security and devices and such that might be of interest to you. Also, the wishlist on the website is there now - use it!!"
Storage vendors' next challenge: Linux
As Linux grows in popularity, so do storage options. But application support and compatibility among different versions of the open-source operating system are seen as vital.
Linux service faces doubts
Companies that bet on Linux for business-critical applications should expect many of the same service issues that affect orthodox enterprise applications. Although the robustness of the open source operating system minimises some problems, Linux will eventually face the same lack of skilled support that other systems face today, according to new research by Gartner's Dataquest division.
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