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Archive for July, 2005

Another Cheap Linux Desktop

Thursday, July 7th, 2005

File this one in the Let’s Load It On Our Cheapest Desktop PC Because It’s Free category.
Systemax today unveiled its first desktop PC that comes preloaded with the Linux Operating System. The Systemax Venture L335 Desktop PC with the Linspire distribution of the Linux OS. It is available in the US for $299 including a […]

Tiny Matchbox Window Manager Goes Big

Tuesday, July 5th, 2005

This is it — the dream of all open source and linux software developers. Develop open source software — for linux — in your spare time — for your own use — offer it to anybody for free — and have a large company contact you out of the blue and offer you money to […]

Rackspace Most Reliable Host for June 2005

Monday, July 4th, 2005

Netcraft has posted the results of their rankings of the Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites for June 2005.
There was a three way tie for the number one spot between Rackspace, Interland, and 1and1.com. Rackspace is listed first due to faster dns response times and quicker initial connect times. The three hosting companies were tied for […]

TransGaming’s Cedega Now Available on Linspire

Monday, July 4th, 2005

TransGaming has announced they have released their Cedega Gaming Portability Technology for the Linspire Linux distribution. This is the same software that TransGaming has been selling directly, but now it is available to users of Linspire through their website using their “Click and Run” automated install.
Cedega from Linspire also includes the Point2Play Setup Wizard for […]

Palm Platform Moving to Linux

Monday, July 4th, 2005

According to this article on InformationWeek, PalmSource announced this week that not only did they sign a deal with a “tier 1″ handset vendor, but they are also planning to move the Palm platform to Linux.
During a teleconference to announce quarterly results, CEO Patrick McVeigh announced that PalmSource is moving quickly to transition the Palm […]