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

Thu Jan 12 07:35:49 PST 2006

Thanks for the thanks, Adrien. Come on
down to Javacat this coming Monday,
January 16 (the regular meeting, third
Monday of the month) from 6:00 till 8:00.

On Jan 11, 2006, at 12:11 PM, Adrien Lamothe wrote:

> 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).
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: "NW on Linux"
>  > Date: January 5, 2006 12:20:00 AM PST
> > To: jim at well.com
> > Subject: Linux happenings in '06
> > Reply-To: Linux Help
>  >
> > 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
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> > 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 d! ecided 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 form! at, allowing the documents to
> > be viewed by users who do not have the originating software.
> >
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> >
> > 1. Mad as hell, switching to Mac
> >
> > 2. How to solve Windows system crashes in minutes
> >
> > 3. McAfee, Omniquad top anti-spyware test
> >
> > 4. This net screams
> >
> > 5. Networking skills are still hot
> >
> > 6. The 2005 salary survey
> >
> > 7. Cracking the wireless security code
> >
> > 8. 10 ways to stop spyware
> >
> > 9. VoIP analysis tools tested
> >
> > 10. Shattered Mac illusions
> >
> >
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> >
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