Posted in News Roundup at 3:37 pm by Dr. Roy SchestowitzSuccess StoriesSuncorp envisages Linux, ODF for 20,000 desktopsOpen source software is set to play an increasingly important role at Australia’s sixth largest bank, according to Smith, who said that Suncorp will look to use open source “wherever we can”.Italian Ministry of Justice Adopts Red Hat SolutionsOpen source tour of Europe: AustriaOpen source tour of Europe: SwitzerlandDistributionsPress Release – 64 Studio 2.1 ‘A Minha Menina’ released!64 Studio is a GNU/Linux distribution tailor-made for digital content creation, including audio, video, graphics and publishing tools.Release Notes for Linux Mint 5 ElyssaThis is Linux Mint 5, codename Elyssa, based on Daryna and compatible with Ubuntu Hardy and its repositories.[IAEP] Sugar Digest 2008-06-09It has been a busy week for Sugar Labs.1. Sucrose: On behalf of the Release Team, Simon Schampijer announced Sucrose 0.81.2 (Development Release). Features of this new release include elimination of some platform dependencies, an improved activity-list view, a graphical user interface to the Sugar control panel (including settings for Frame activation delays), and expanded internationalization of Etoys. The next development release is scheduled in two weeks. Thanks to everyone who made this release possible!DSL 4.4 ReleasedMandriva 2008.1 Spring Edition : Breath Of Fresh AirMandriva always stands one step ahead of other distribution in terms of overall experience.. Though ranked #6 in Distrowatch.. Mandriva features and utilities makes it one of the best newbie friendly distro out there.. The best feature of Mandriva is that the developers try to re master the new release from the scratch..How’s Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Doing?As I reported two weeks ago, Red Hat expects to get an updated to RHEL 4–the 4.7 release, to be precise–out the door on July 21, which will include updates for hardware, bug fixes, and security patches. Red Hat hopes to have RHEL 5.3 ready in January 2009 or so.Debian Weekly News – June 9th, 2008Debian news : Debian Weather is backExperiencesStanding On The EdgeFirst off, I have been asked by Christian not to name the school. Microsoft is terribly sensitive to the loss of any school in California, as they have to pay for millions in replacement equipment and software due to a court order.Flipping the Linux switch: Linux web tools and HTML editors, Pt. 1Linux – A Social Justice IssueLaptopsComputex 2008 – Linux ultra-portables galoreASUS Eee PC 4G (701)Add multitouch gesture support to a TouchPad-equipped laptopTrying Out Ubuntu’s Netbook RemixMobileSmartphones, Linux gaining shareNokia: Linux role growing, not yet mainstreamNokia’s Chief Financial Officer Rick Simonson last month called Linux’s role “terribly important” at an investor conference, saying Nokia had been developing the next generation of Linux-based products, which are starting to come to the market.The Happy Collision of Collaboration and Competition in the Mobile WorldLiMo’s transparent governance model and a critically important intellectual property (IP) safe harbor to refine the Foundation’s common, Linux-based middleware platform — while remaining entirely free to deliver their own compelling and differentiated services to mobile customers.Kernel/EmbeddedLinux IPC stack adds protocol negotiation$150 board sports Cortex-A8Getting the right kind of contributionsIGEL introduces 9 different models with Citrix XenDesktop™ Appliance functionalityLooks Like a Million To Me: How I Realized that [Linux-based] Amazon’s Kindle and Sony’s E-Reader Were Exceeding Sales EstimatesF/OSSGPL: why can’t a lawyer understand it?GNewSense, the Present and the FutureTuxpaint is fun for kids and adultsWho Will Rule The New Internet?In many ways, these companies are technology’s standard-bearers, though their guiding philosophies differ. Google, for instance, advocates an “open” Web and tends to push for open standards and alliances among developers.Boy Scouts of America look to open-source community for helpVideo: Firefox 3 ScreencastFirefox 3: Past, Present, and FutureMozilla’s open source phone systemOpen-source Asterisk appliance takes on NortelInterview: John De Goes Introduces a Newly Free Source Code Editor“The tools market is dead. Open source killed it. The only commercial tools that can survive today are the ones that leapfrog open source tools.” Thus argues John De Goes, president of N-BRAIN, which creates and provides UNA, a source code editor.BJP to launch ambitious tech initiative to gain edge in electionsOpengear Adds Open Source Network UPS Tools to Range of Console ServersOpen Enterprise Interview: Bernard Dalle, Index VenturesWalking Three TightropesRowgen the full package, IRI CoSort saysSun Java CAPS chugs down SOA open source trackCompiere Releases Open Source ERP Solution UpgradeEtelos Adds Open-Source HostingGamingComic touches keeps Rain-Slick Precipice funPenny Arcade GameQuake 3: A True Classic Never DiesMicrosoftWindows 7: R.I.P.Dell touts Windows XP to 2009 – and ‘likely longer’Buy Windows XP, Get Vista FreeVista’s so bad no one steals itYahoo-Microsoft partial deal not imminentSecuritySkype: We can’t comply with police wiretap requestsSecurity firm asks for help cracking ransomware keyBots to blame for Amazon.com outages?Racing Against ReversersPrivacyBig Brother: Sarkozy calls for it, his government does it.Woman claims Comcast violated privacyNo ID Card Function Creep? 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