[dundee] Taylug weekly articles 22 - SOLARIS

[gordon dunlop]

Hi All,
This week the theme is SOLARIS as Sun has released OpenSolaris under
the CDDL (Common Development and Distribution License). Whilst some
commentators are trying to compare OpenSolaris and Linux Sun's Rich
Green said that Solaris-Linux code sharing would be inevitable. Will
we get Dtrace and the ZFS file system in Linux? The problem of this
could be that the two systems are under a different license structure
which brings me to another subject – Licenses. I am just an ordinary
Linux user, I am not a lawyer, with all the different types of
software licenses now springing up it is getting more confusing by the
day. Is it all turning into a legal minefield?


S – Sun Microsystems:
OpenSolaris available for download.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/050608-opensolaris-available.html?page=1

Interview with Sun's Rich Green on OpenSolaris.
http://www.abclinuxu.cz/clanky/rozhovory/rich-green?page=1

Different points of view about OpenSolaris.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-Open-Source/Reinventing-OpenSolaris/
http://practical-tech.com/operating-system/opensolaris-arrives-just-to-die/
http://blog.internetnews.com/skerner/2008/05/does-opensolaris-matter.html

Pamela Jones talking about Sun.
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080506120544368

The future of Sun/MySQL.
http://www.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9936820-16.html

Sun's Glassfish (JavaEE) application server.
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62041156,00.htm?scid=rss_z_nw

JavaFX Sun's answer to Silverlight.
http://ostatic.com/161322-blog/javafx-a-bright-future-on-open-source-based-mobile-devicesss

Virtual Box 1.6 released.
http://www.ubuntu-unleashed.com/2008/05/virtualbox-160-just-released-for-ubuntu.html


O – Open source:
The Open Source Cluster and Grid Conference. What! No mention of OSCAR?
http://www.isgtw.org/?pid=1001050

School I.T. Exams in Kerala to be FOSS only.
http://educatorslog.in/kerala_blazing_the_trail_for_foss_in_schools

This about Black Duck's acquisition of Koders.
http://socializedsoftware.com/2008/05/02/black-ducks-excellent-acquisition-a-community/

Open source in the health sector.
http://linuxmednews.com/1209820721

Via donating open source code.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjQ2Nw


L – Linux:
Linux in Brazil.
http://duartes.org/gustavo/blog/post/why-brazil-loves-linux

Saving money in Kenya.
http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2392

An interview with Jim Lacey of the LPI.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/interview-lpis-jim-lacey

Puppy Linux 4 released.
http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2398

A map of the Linux kernel. You can't use a TomTom for this.
http://www.makelinux.net/kernel_map

A small Linux box for the military.
http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS3096391731.html

The state of Oracle Linux.
http://practical-tech.com/operating-system/the-state-of-oracle-linux/

Multi-Pointer X in X.Org.
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=mpx_master&num=1

Seven Linux distros looked at by this guy.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/linux/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207200145


A – Applications:
Korn, a Linux shell.
http://www.linux.com/feature/133683

Will Valve be coming to Linux?
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=source_linux&num=1

Entertainer for playing multimedia content.
http://www.linux.com/feature/133967

PCMan & Specto in Linux.
http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=8123

Firebird 2.1 released.
http://firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devel&sub=engine&id=fb210_release


R – RMS & Licenses:
RMS in India.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/stories/20080523251008900.htm

The Creative Commons ccREL.
http://www.linux.com/feature/133835

The APGLv3 and Software as a service
https://fossbazaar.org/?q=content/agplv3-keeps-open-source-vibrant-age-saas

A blog about open source licenses.
http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2008/05/the-curse-of-op.html

Samba 3,2 will be GPLv3.
http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2403


I – Internet:
TCP/IP in Unix.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-speakingunix_tcpip/?ca=dgr-lnxw97speakunixtcpip&S_TACT=105AGX59&S_CMP=GR

Sourceforge is now using OpenID.
http://ir.corp.sourceforge.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=82629&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1141734&highlight=

IBM, Google and cloud computing.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/data/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207601200

Network packet reading.
http://systhread.net/texts/200805lpcap1.php

Dillo, a lean browser.
http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/dillo_the_lean_browser


S – Security:
An article on SELinux.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-selinux/?ca=dgr-lnxw02aSELinuxAnat&S_TACT=105AGX59&S_CMP=GR

80 Linux security applications.
http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20080429140249467/Security.html

Securing your Linux box.
http://tuxtraining.com/2008/05/09/avoid-big-brother-and-hackers-on-a-linux-box/

Google backs oCERT
http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/050608-google-backs-open-source-cert.html


The next meeting will be on the 22nd May and the speaker will be me,
who gave me that short straw? The talk will be entitled "Virtual
Private Servers: OpenVZ paenevirtualisation in Fedora and SuSE Linux.


Gordon
TayLUG Administrator