Distcc, A Program You Should Know About
As someone who is always looking to maximize performance and efficiency from my computers, I was delighted to have stumbled upon a program named Distcc a while back. According to their website distcc is a “fast, free distributed c/c++ compiler.” http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5233
OSDL to Detail Development Process of Linux Kernel
The initiative comes as the war of words and litigation between The SCO Group, the open-source community, and the companies that support it, continues unabated, and ahead of the release of the Linux 2.6 kernel before the end of the year. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1397635,00.asp
New Linux version expected in December
The 2.6 version of the Linux core is expected in December and will be much more stable on arrival than its predecessor, according to the programmer in charge of the software. http://news.com.com/2100-7344_3-5111921.html?tag=nefd_top
Solaris 10 – What’s coming in 2004
Sun recently confirmed that they will do a full 64-bit port of Solaris to the AMD64 platform. This work started 6 months ago, with a beta expected in spring 2004 and a full release in the summer. Almost certainly, the AMD64 port will start with Solaris 10 – I would expect Solaris 10 to be [...]
Linux Desktop Underrated
Many writers have suggested that the first ever Desktop Linux Consortium conference, held November 10th near Boston, indicated a sign of the acceptance of Linux in the enterprise. As one of the speakers, I took my invitation as an opportunity to analyze the event. I walked away convinced that many of the speakers lacked the [...]
Next-gen console unveilings in spring ’04?
A number of Internet news sites have claimed that Microsoft and Sony will take the wraps off their next generation console offerings at events next spring – but what exactly might be shown is not discussed. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/34158.html
Java Tool Vendors Unite in Battle Against .Net
Several leading Java tool vendors are building an organization to link their respective frameworks in an effort to offer an alternative to Microsoft Corp.’s .Net framework and Visual Studio tools. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1395375,00.asp
The computer virus–no cures to be found
The University of New Haven professor used the phrase in a 1984 research paper, in which he described threats self-propagating programs pose and explored potential defenses against them. When he asked for funding from the National Science Foundation three years later to further explore countermeasures, the agency rebuffed him. http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5111442.html
EEUU. Consumidores aseguran que la ley antispam creará más spam
El proyecto de ley aprobado el pasado fin de semana por el Congreso de los EEUU genera criticas y alabanzas… Todo depende del cristal con el que se mire http://www.noticiasdot.com/publicaciones/2003/1103/2611/noticias261103/noticias261103-2.htm
Microsoft retira del mercado a Netmeeting
Según informó la empresa la aplicación será retirada del mercado definitivamente y será sustituida por Office Live Meeting, una aplicación que fue desarrollada por Placeware, firma adquirida por el gigante del software http://www.noticiasdot.com/publicaciones/2003/1103/2611/noticias261103/noticias261103-16.htm