[sf-lug] Fwd: Linux happenings in '06

Thu Jan 5 08:19:26 PST 2006

The forwarded email below includes a list of
significant linux developments expected in
2006, including notably (to me):
* XEN inclusion in Fedora Core 5
* PalmSource Linux offering
* Open Source Development Lab's Project
...Portland (targets the desktop)
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
* IBM's continued promotion of Open Data
...Formats (Peter Quinn RIP).

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> From: "NW on Linux" <Linux at nwfnews.com>
> Date: January 5, 2006 12:20:00 AM PST
> To: jim at well.com
> Subject: Linux happenings in '06
> Reply-To: Linux Help <NWReplies at bellevue.com>
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> NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: PHIL HOCHMUTH ON LINUX
> 01/02/06
> Today's focus:  Linux happenings in '06
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> Today's focus:  Linux happenings in '06
>
> By Phil Hochmuth
>
> As we return to work this first week of 2006, Linux users with
> the post-holiday blahs, cabin fever or seasonal affective
> disorder should be glad to know there is a lot to look forward
> to this year.
>
> Here is a rundown of expected Linux happenings in 2006.
>
> February
>
> Users of Red Hat's free Fedora Core operating system will get an
> upgrade when Version 5 of the software is released. The new code
> will include Xen virtualization software - a precursor of more
> to come from Red Hat in '06 - as well as an SELinux security
> package and a LDAP directory administration tool.
>
> March
>
> Expect to see Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (SLES)
> released around the time of its BrainShare conference in Salt
> Lake City. Improved system management features, and server
> virtualization management.
>
> April
>
> LinuxWorld Expo organizers decided last year's February show in
> Boston might have been a little to chilly. The 2006 show,
> running April 3-6, will take place at a larger venue as well -
> the new Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
>
> May/June
>
> Expect PalmSource to make its first Linux offering around the
> end of the first half of the year. Palm OS for Linux will give
> Palm devices a broader set of hardware and application options
> as Linux becomes a more popular platform for handheld computing.
>
> June/July
>
> The Open Source Development Lab is expected to have the first
> release of its Project Portland out by the beginning of the
> summer. The desktop-focused Linux effort sets common application
> criteria for personal Linux PC software and includes input from
> Adobe Systems, AMD, Eclipse, FSG, Gnome, IBM, Intel, KDE,
> Mozilla, Nokia, OpenOffice, Red Hat and others.
>
> August
>
> LinuxWorld Expo takes place for the seventh year at the Moscone
> Center in San Francisco. At LinuxWorld, expect to hear from
> Novell again, as it launches an update to its Open Enterprise
> Server, which includes both its NetWare and SuSE Linux operating
> system kernels.
>
> September/October
>
> Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is expected to launch at the
> beginning of the fall. The new software will wrap in the Xen
> virtualization software for servers, as well as a new "Stateless
> Linux" feature, allowing thin clients to run a full desktop
> client environment hosted on a RHEL 5 server.
>
> November/December
>
> IBM is expected to move more aggressively towards Open Data
> Formats (ODF), also known as the OpenDocument format. Documents
> created in IBM applications - such as its Lotus suite - will use
> a standard, open source file format, allowing the documents to
> be viewed by users who do not have the originating software.
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