Issue 85 (November 2006) - Smashing the Enterprise stack
Novell re-invent Linux for business - are we safe in their hands?
Features
Novell's Linux enterprise
Three years after Novell bought into Linux with SUSE, we investigate if its new strategy is working. (Mike Saunders, Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
The problem with desktop Linux
Or: Why I'm afraid of Gnome 3.0. Are our desktop environments losing direction? Is this the end of the 'release early, release often' principle that has guided open source for so long? (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Ulteo: a new hope
What has Gael Duval been doing since he left Mandriva? How does he think the Linux world has changed since Mandrake 5.1? (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Interview: Kristian Van Der Vliet
An open source desktop OS that isn't yet another Linux distro? LXF speaks to the man behind Syllable v- an intriguing project to take free software to the masses. (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Coverdisc
SLED 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 - full rock-solid distro. Plus: ReactOS, PCLinuxOS MiniMe, RUTE, Blender, Inkscape, sound apps, system tools, and more (Mike Saunders) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Data is useless if you can't find the information you're looking for. In this second database installment, we refine our form and report on queries. (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Inkscape: What's new in 0.44?
Inkscape is getting better all the time - don't get left behind! Here are some of its latest refinements. (Dmitry Kirsanov) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Security: Restrict rogue services
Unnecessay services on your machine could be the enemy within. Find out how to locate them, shut them down and keep crackers out. (Chris Brown) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Ogre: Add enemy bots with AI
Bored with wandering around your world all by yourself? Add some bad guys for company... (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Compiz: Take on new effects
A bit of quality time with the community branch of Compiz can give you the best effects from Vista, OS X and more! (Jonathan Austin) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Virtualisation is big money, and the industry leaders are battling for customers. One of the spoils of war: free enterprise-level software. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Blender 2.42a
Is it worth writing a review for a version that is only different by 0.01? If the software in question is Blender, then it certainly is. (Ben Harling) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Xandros Desktop 4
With Vista late, Linux desktop vendors smell blood... and money. We check out an alternative for Windows refugees. (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Cairo 1.2
Graham Morrison gets lost amid the widget-selling souks of Cairo, the shiny vector rendering engine now an integral part of Gnome. (Graham Morrison) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Java IDEs
Rated: Eclipse Callisto, IntelliJ IDEA, Sun Java Studio Creator, JBuilder, MyEclipse, NetBeans IDE, Oracle JDeveloper (Richard Drummond) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
More
News: $100 laptop edges closer
One laptop per child project begins trials with a new price tag. But not everyone is happy... Plus: Spain (Extremadura) linux adoption, Maya 8 for Linux, Xen and Window Server, Novell drops proprietary drivers, Linus speaks out on GPL v3 (Andy Channelle) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Which technology would generate the loudest buzz this year? We hit the Moscone carpet to find out. (Nick Veitch) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
Distrowatch: A new leaf
Fedora Core 6 - rejuvenated project wins back its fans. Plus: Dreamlinux 2.0, Linux From Scratch 6.2, development cycles (Ladislav Bodnar) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
What on Earth: CSS 3
As the semantic web strips the internet of its style, why not join the hordes of developers fighting back? (Paul Hudson) Available as a PDF to subscribers.
