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Exploring the Limits of Package Management with Nix

BruceByfield — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:26:00 -0800

Package management on Unix-like systems has improved out of all recognition in the last decade. However, improvements are being suggested all the time, ranging from improved utilities for existing package tools like apt and yum to Autopackage and Zero Install, both of which allow non-users to install software, to Conary, which combines package management with version control to permit multiple versions of the same software to co-exist.

Software Development Predictions for 2009

Community Manager — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:16:27 -0800

Neil McAllister portends the development future...

Interview with Stormy Peters - GNOME Foundation

Community Manager — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:12:26 -0800

Wondering what the new year will bring for GNOME? Here's some answers...

"Scott: It strikes me that people tend to think of GNOME as just the shell, but it is really a set of other stand-alone, independent applications, as well. Talk a little bit about that relationship between GNOME the shell and all those other projects, as well as what it means for something to be under that GNOME umbrella.

Perl 5 Now Uses Git for Version Control

oreilly — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:07:38 -0800

Perl development is now in a single open source repository...

Rumor: Palm to Unveil Nova-Powered Smartphone

OpenRoad — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:05:55 -0800

Nova, it's reported, is based on Linux...

"Palm is rumored to be launching a smartphone on Thursday that runs Nova, its next-generation operating system, according to a report Sunday on CrunchGear.

"The report, which cites 'a trusted source,' says the device will have a full QWERTY keyboard that will slide under the touchscreen..." [Read more at The Open Road]

The Google Linux Desktop Has Arrived

Community Manager — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:24:49 -0800

A very interesting insight into the future of Android...

Linux Needs Fewer Friends

LinuxToday — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:51:57 -0800

Ted's recent blog on Debian has stirred up dissenting opinions, and good food for thought...

"It's a cliche, but it's an apt one: 'God save me from my friends--I can protect myself from my enemies.' Theodore Ts'o wrote an anti-Free Software rant this week that could have come straight from the massive, never-sleeping Redmond FudMachine, Debian, Philosophy, and People. He seems to blame Free Software for Debian's ills.

Mickos: A New Year of 'Radical Transparency' for MySQL

OpenRoad — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:48:09 -0800

It will be interesting to see how this transparency affects developers...

Develop a GPS-Aware Application for the Nokia N810, Part 1

developerWorks — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:50:17 -0800

Paul Ferrill delves into the innter workings of the Nokia N810 platform...

"The Nokia N810 Internet Tablet is a great little device with lots of functionality, all in a package that fits in your pocket. It comes with several standard applications and links to the Maemo Web site, from which you can download a whole host of other applications...

Android-Powered G1 Phone is an Enticing Platform for App Developers

linux.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:46:56 -0800

A review of the G1 from a developer's point of view...

"The free and open source software community has been waiting for the G1 cell phone since it was first announced in July. Source code for Google's Android mobile platform has been available, but the G1 marks its commercial debut. It's clearly a good device, but is it what Linux boosters and FOSS advocates have long been anticipating?