May 2006 - Solar-general - lists.ourproject.org

ubunto version comercial
by Diego Saravia 22 May '06

22 May '06

http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS6471960209.html May 19, 2006 Anyone who follows Linux closely knows that Ubuntu is the most popular community distribution. But, is that enough for Ubuntu to make a go of it as a commercial business distribution? It looks like we're going to get to find out. Canonical Ltd., Mark Shuttleworth's UK-based company, has never made a secret of the fact that it has intended to support Ubuntu both as a free of cost Linux and as a commercial venture. That last part, though, has often been overlooked. During the last year-and-a-half, however, it has become clear that Canonical is moving toward making a real business of providing commercial support and customized distributions for business Ubuntu users. Specially, Shuttleworth has said, in his Ubuntu wiki, that Canonical "will never introduce a 'commercial' version of Ubuntu. There will never be a difference between the 'commercial' product and the 'free' product, as there is with Red Hat (RHEL and Fedora). Ubuntu releases will always be free." However, "There are proprietary apps that are certified for Ubuntu. Some Ubuntu-derivatives, like Impi (a South-African customized business Linux distribution) are targeted toward vertical markets that demand specific software, currently proprietary, which they bundle." Indeed, Shuttleworth started off the Ubuntu Foundation with a $10-million donation "to distinguish the philanthropic and non-commercial work that is at the heart of the Ubuntu project from the commercial support and certification program that is the focus of Canonical Ltd." Since then, Canonical has been putting the bricks in place for a major commercial Ubuntu launch. In November 2005, Canonical worked with IBM to get Ubuntu the "Ready for IBM DB2 Software for Linux" service mark. "Being Ready for DB2 UDB is a real step up for Ubuntu, and the whole project is moving into new and exciting areas. Our release last month included a server edition, which provides the perfect foundation for major database environments," Shuttleworth said at the time. This April, Canonical and the LPI (Linux Professional Institute), the backers of the popular LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 Linux certifications, jointly announced the development of a certification for the Ubuntu distribution -- the Ubuntu Certified Professional. Jane Silber, a spokesperson for Canonical said in a statement that the certification was in response to extensive demand from both individuals and enterprises. "Ubuntu use in the enterprise is increasing, leading to an increasing demand from engineers and managers for a certification which proves an individual's Ubuntu skills." In addition, there have been rumors linking Ubuntu with Dell, HP, and other computer vendors. In mid-May, one of those proved true. At JavaWorld in San Francisco, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz and Shuttleworth, announced that Canonical would soon release a Ubuntu server for Sun's UltraSPARC T1 chip, aka Niagara. It's a long way from a community Linux distribution to an enterprise level distribution that supports a high-end, multicore 64-bit processor, but that's where Ubuntu is headed. It's one thing to support just x86, but another thing entirely to port it to a new SPARC-base architecture -- even with Linux, I wouldn't want to try it! Shuttleworth is also looking to hire more Canonical employees, but he's no longer just looking for Linux coders. He wrote in his blog on May 11 that "As we've grown and as we start to shape Ubuntu into something that works well for the community and for commercial deployment, we need a whole new set of talent that speaks both the traditional language of management and marketing, as well as the new language of participation and community." With all this going on the question now is, "Can Canonical make a commercial go of Ubuntu?" According to two analysts, the answer is a firm "maybe." Gordon Haff, senior analyst for research house Illuminata Inc., said, "Business distro? Sure. Lots of community distributions are widely used in a variety of businesses." "But," Haff continued, "that's different from an 'enterprise distro' that comes with a list of hundreds of certified apps from major ISVs. It's hard to see the incentive for Oracle, IBM, BEA, and the rest to widely certify against yet another distro -- whatever its incremental advantages over the competition. Laura DiDio, a senior analyst at Yankee Group, agrees that "in order for these 'community' type distributions to gain more widespread deployment and acceptance in commercial environments, their models will have to adapt to the realities and demands of commercial businesses." Part of that "almost certainly means that a distribution such as Ubuntu will need the backing and support of a company such as Sun or Oracle -- with whose name it has been linked recently," added DiDio. "Corporate customers will want assurances on available documentation; rapid response in releasing patches and fixes for technical glitches or security issues; Ubuntu's integration and interoperability with disparate environments and after-market technical service and support. In other words, corporate customer must have accountability, particularly in light of increased regulatory compliance requirements," DiDio continued. She concluded, "If Shuttleworth, Ubuntu and other open source, Linux community distributions can fulfill these criteria, then they have a shot. But the aforementioned issues are only half the battle. The other big challenge to overcome is marketing and public perception and ultimately that's a much tougher sell." Shuttleworth, however, who became a multi-millionaire with his first high-tech venture, Thawte, now a division of VeriSign, seems to have the community, business, and technical savvy to challenge Red Hat, Novell, and the other business Linux powers. -- Diego Saravia Diego.Saravia(a)gmail.com NO FUNCIONA->dsa(a)unsa.edu.ar

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microsft demandada por symantec
by Diego Saravia 22 May '06

22 May '06

Symantec demandó a Microsoft por apropiación indebida de propiedad intelectual y violación de un acuerdo de licencias firmado con Veritas, empresa que Symantec compró en 2005. La demanda pretende que la justicia paralice el futuro desarrollo y la venta del próximo Windows Vista, entre otros productos de Microsoft. Concretamente, Symantec la acusa de incorporarle sin autorización la tecnología de su producto Volume Manager, que permite que los sistemas operativos almacenen y manipulen mucha información. Microsoft comunicó que trató de resolver el conflicto y que actuó conforme a sus derechos. -- Diego Saravia dsa(a)unsa.edu.ar Diego.Saravia(a)gmail.com (usar solo si hay problemas con unsa.edu.ar)

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open source en CNN
by Gerardo Diaz 22 May '06

22 May '06

El sábado ví por CNN una serie de entrevistas muy interesantes Entrevistaban a Linus Torvalds, Jimmy Walles, y otros Pero lo que más me interesó fué ver a los de Lego (los de los ladriyitos) metidos en la cultura open source, y un grupo de freaks :) reciclando compus en la yermania Acá se mencionan algo sobre el tema: http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k6/may/mayrel40.htm Quizás alguien pueda encontrar algo mejor, me gustaría releer la transcripción de las entrevistas Salutes -- Gerardo Díaz gerardo.diaz(a)gmail.com (15) 5132 1507

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RXART en TV
by josx 21 May '06

21 May '06

Ayer por la noche vi en un programa tipo noticiero llamado America 24 al el Sr. Ortiz presentando la nueva versión del sistema operativo 3d hecho por argentinos. Supongo que era un XGL comun pero realmente no lo se. Por otro lado me gustaria saber que hicieron ellos aqui en argentina si es que hicieron algo. Alguien tiene algun dato de esto? -- Ing. Di Biase José Luis Contactos -->[ <http://www.joseluisdibiase.com.ar> - Blog] Contactos -->[ <http://www.interorganic.com.ar/josx/> - Info Personal] Contactos --> Tel: +54-11-4382-9533 GnuPG Public Key: 0xF6396FCC

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una palabra: GNU
by Marcos Guglielmetti Gmail 21 May '06

21 May '06

Hola, Parece que casi nadie utiliza la palabra GNU en los diarios de noticias por Internet, miren lo que logré desde mi puesto de redactor: http://news.google.com.ar/news?q=gnu&oe=UTF-8&client=firefox&rls=org.mozill… -- Marcos Guglielmetti * Director del desarrollo de Musix GNU+Linux, 100% Software Libre * Descarga el CD de Musix: (www.musix.org.ar) (www.pc-musica.com.ar/musix) * Videos, programas y otras cosas en: ftp://musix.ourproject.org/pub/musix/

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Micosoft une la Televisión al Chat
by Gerardo Diaz 19 May '06

19 May '06

Micosoft une la Televisión al Chat http://www.mastermagazine.info/internet/9837.php Lo más interesante me pareció un vínculo que tiene el artículo (plop!) -- Gerardo Díaz gerardo.diaz(a)gmail.com (15) 5132 1507

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DRM: El futuro del cine, el software e Internet en manos de Nintendo, Sony y Microsoft
by Marcos Guglielmetti Gmail 19 May '06

19 May '06

http://www.mastermagazine.info/informes/9828.php El futuro del cine, el software e Internet en manos de Nintendo, Sony y Microsoft El futuro del cine, el software e Internet en manos de Nintendo, Sony y Microsoft Autor: Marcos Guglielmetti Al terminar de redactar este artículo había decidido titularlo: "La próxima generación de consolas: ¿dónde estamos parados?", pero, siendo que en el texto hablamos sobre todo de las consolas, es cierto que en el fondo lo que se juega es gran parte del futuro de la electrónica de consumo en general y a largo plazo... http://www.mastermagazine.info/informes/9828.php -- Marcos Guglielmetti * Director del desarrollo de Musix GNU+Linux, 100% Software Libre * Descarga el CD de Musix: (www.musix.org.ar) (www.pc-musica.com.ar/musix) * Videos, programas y otras cosas en: ftp://musix.ourproject.org/pub/musix/

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[OT] Re: [Foro Informáticos] Presentaciones: Los problemas de la Información en el Estado
by Martin Olivera 19 May '06

19 May '06

no se si es OT o no, no habla de software libre, pero en el tema< de la interoperabilidad el asunmto FORMATOS es muy importante y pertinente > Estimados: > >Se los invita al ciclo "Restricciones a la Interoperabilidad en la Administración Pública: Los Problemas de la Información" > >1. Presenta: Jorge Pintos - Inspección General de Justicia - Ministerio de Justicia > >Lugar: Av. Roque Saenz Peña 511 - 4º piso Auditorio >Fecha: Martes 23 de mayo a las 15:00 > >2. Presenta: Gustavo Butteri - SINTYS > >Lugar: Av. Roque Saenz Peña 511 - PB - Microcine >Fecha: Lunes 29 de mayo a las 15:00 > > >3. Presentan: Miguel Quarto: RENAPER - (Registro de la Propiedad del Automotor: a confirmar) > >Lugar: a confirmar >Fecha Tentativa: Jueves 1 de junio a las 15:00 > > > Por favor se ruega confirmar asistencia identificando reunión a la que > asistirá > > Saludos > -- > >Ing. José Manuel Carllinni > >Director de Recursos Informáticos >Oficina Nacional de Tecnologías Informáticas >Subsecretaría de la Gestión Pública >Jefatura de gabinete de Ministros > >E_Mail: jcarllinni(a)sgp.gov.ar >TE: 4343-7458/4331-4962 > >

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Software Freedom Day 2006? - CRISOL
by Alejandro René Fernández Blanco 19 May '06

19 May '06

Hola Comunidad. Les escribo para preguntarles si adherimos al Software Freedom Day que se está organizando para el ****dieciseis de septiembre**** "SFD '06: September 16" "Written by Matt Oquist" "Monday, 06 February 2006" "In today's meeting the board of Software Freedom International voted to establish the third Saturday of each September as Software Freedom Day. For 2006, SFD will be September 16th.In addition, we're moving to a new website (settling down, finally, on a Moin-based site) and -- soon -- running a contest. Details will follow later!" Hasta ahora NO hay coordinador para Argentina, preguntaré en anillo-lst. Además tengo entendido que CRISOL 2006 se haría en La Plata y en la misma fecha aproximadamente ¿creen factible unirlos? -- Alejandro Rene "El Corrector Empedernido" Fernandez Blanco Fecha Definitiva para el Segundo Festival Latinoamericano de Instalación de SOftware Libre (FLISOL 2006): 25/3/2006 Apodos (por el look =) ): "El Stallman Platense" (autor Paolo "Mojo" Stancato), Jesucristo, El "Che" Guevara, ........ Bin ........... (arabe mundialmente famoso desde el 11-S-2001) Buscando a Adrian "el Chueco" Suar para hacer las 4 películas: Localizado en Polka Producciones. Miembro de PLUG (Argentina). www.plug.org.ar Petitorio contra el Programa de Malversacion miPC http://www.petitiononline.com/noamipc1/ Coordinador General del I FLISOL La Plata http://www.installfest.net/Argentina

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Gleducar y CaFelug unidos para CaFeConf 2006
by Rafael Bidegain 19 May '06

19 May '06

Gleducar estará este año trabajando en la organización del CaFeCONF 2006, por el momento se ha decidido realizar una capacitación destinada a docentes, de dos días de duración, dentro del mismo evento. sigue en: http://www.cafeconf.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2 -- /* Rafael Bidegain Linux Registered User # 204304 CaFeLUG Grupo de Usuarios de Software Libre de Capital Federal http://www.cafelug.org.ar */

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