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

Wed Jan 11 12:11:41 PST 2006

Hi Jim,

Thanks for posting the events list, I've already found it useful. Wasn't able to make it to the meeting the other night, would have liked to.

Adrien

jim stockford <jim at well.com> wrote: 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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> Date: January 5, 2006 12:20:00 AM PST
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> Subject: Linux happenings in '06
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> Today's focus:  Linux happenings in '06
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> Today's focus:  Linux happenings in '06
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> By Phil Hochmuth
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> 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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