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Wanted: the First GNU/Linux Distro for the Cloud
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| Who, then, will come along and similarly stitch the pieces of the cloud
| together into a cohesive platform? Who, as Tim predicts, will integrate the
| hodgepodge into a true Internet operating system, with the result neatly
| packaged for mere mortals who don’t know how to “mash up” XML feeds or tweak
| their browsers or iPhones to take advantage of the latest innovations? And
| what will be the equivalent of package management for the cloud, the
| technology that weaves all the independent pieces maintained by those
| thousands of hands together in a way that makes it easy for developers and
| users alike to assemble those pieces together for a multitude of different
| purposes?
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| Perhaps most importantly, will the platform be a silo (or a small number of
| silos), or will the platform be open, enabling developers and users to
| combine services no matter where they live?”
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1787&blogid=14&pn=2
Desktop distros inch closer
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| MEPIS and Mandriva are moving closer to new releases of their Linux
| distributions, and a French project called Jolicloud has posted a screen
| (pictured) from its upcoming netbook distro. MEPIS posted SimplyMEPIS 8.0
| RC2, and Mandriva released its second alpha for Mandriva Linux 2009 Spring.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3934545870.html?kc=rss
Recent:
Not Linux' Quietest Couple of Weeks
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| The US has a new president this week (perhaps you heard), though still faces
| some serious economic challenges. Those challenges seem to have caught up
| with a major Linux competitor, as Microsoft announced an immediate layoff of
| 1,400 employees and up to 5,000 total in the weeks ahead.
|
| In an interview with LinuxDevices, LF Executive Director Jim Zemlin made note
| of the fact that Microsoft admitted it had underestimated the size of the
| netbooks market: "It's a combination of Linux, missteps by Microsoft, and not
| enabling Vista for a low-power, long battery-life device."
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| Definitely not a slow couple of weeks. Looking forward to next week, that's
| for sure.
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http://ldn.linuxfoundation.org/blog-entry/not-linux-quietest-couple-weeks
Russia To Develop a National Operating System
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| "According to Russian media, the Russian Government is going to develop a
| National Operating System (Google translation; Russian original) to lower its
| dependencies on foreign software technology licensing. The Russian plan will
| base its efforts on Linux and expects a worldwide impact. Microsoft is also
| involved in the roundtable process that led to the recommendation. The
| Chinese government successfully lowered its Microsoft licensing costs through
| an early investment in a national Linux distribution. I wonder if other large
| markets, such as the European Union, will also develop their own Linux
| distributions or join in the Russian initiative."
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http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09%2F01%2F23%2F1450224&from=rss
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