Apple Adds NDA to App Store Rejection Notices
The situation regarding Apple's App Store for the iPhone is getting weirder by the day. Several applications have been rejected from the App Store based on seemingly dubious claims such as duplication of functionality (even though they didn't duplicate anything), or alikeness to default applications. Two such cases made headline news over the past few days; Podcaster and MailWrangler. The developers of these applications openly protested against these rejections, and apparently, Apple doesn't really like that. Apple now reiterates that rejections fall under the NDA, prohibiting developers from speaking up about rejections.
The Android Awakens & Nokia's response
After months of anticipation T-Mobile and Google have unveiled the G1, the first commercially available handheld to run Google's Linux-based Android mobile operating system. The smartphone, made by HTC, will be available on Oct. 22. The G1 will support 3G, EDGE and WiFi, includes a wide touchscreen besides of a slideout QWERTY keyboard, a 3-megapixel camera, a music player and applications like Google Maps with Street View. More applications are expected soon, developed by the community. In response to Android's entry into the market, the leading cell phone maker Nokia is considering freeing and making its Symbian platform royalty-free too. Nokia's David Rivas, head of technology management at Nokia's S60 business sees little future for the practice of billing handset vendors for each phone sold with a particular operating system.
X.Org 7.4 Finally Released
It's been a hell of a time getting X.Org 7.4 out the door, but this afternoon Adam Jackson has released this long-delayed update to this X system. X.Org 7.4 is arriving after the release of X Server 1.5.1 earlier in the day. Yes, it's finally here! In this article we have information on the features that make up this release along with what it's taken to get X.Org 7.4 primed for release.
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Major Corruption Bug in e1000e Driver in Linux Kernel 2.6.27
I'm generally not very fond of reporting on security breaches or bugs, but OSNews reader and Mandriva employee Adam Williamson warned us of a pretty serious bug in pre-releases of the Linux kernel. "A major bug has been found in the e1000e module (which supports some Intel onboard ethernet adapters) in Linux kernel 2.6.27 pre-releases (up to and including 2.6.27rc7). It can cause the EEPROM of the adapter to become corrupted, rendering it non-functional. This may affect current pre-releases of distributions. Mandriva has posted a detailed notification about the issue, as has SUSE." So, watch out.
Cisco IP Alliance Formed, Based on Open Source OS
Cisco and a group of leading tech companies have formed an industry alliance that promotes the Internet Protocol (IP) for interconnecting millions of embedded devices such as thermometers and light switches, forming an "Internet of Things". Many OSNews readers should be familiar with the technical basis of the alliance: embedded open source developer Adam Dunkels' lightweight uIP TCP/IP stack from the Contiki operating system. Nice to see that open source OSes besides Linux and BSD also have a major impact on the technology industry.
Ease Linux Deployments With Cobbler
EnterpriseNetworkingPlanet: "As soon as you start administering more than a couple of Linux machines you become aware of two things: You need to be able to reinstall machines quickly and easily, and you need to be able to customize the load of each machine without starting from scratch."
The Open Source Contributions of Six Blind Men and an Elephant
OSTATIC: "The Linux Plumbers Conference may have ended last Friday, but the discussions will be analyzed, deconstructed, and argued for quite a bit longer."
Astrophysicists Rely on Linux to Crunch Data
OSTATIC: "Most were disappointed when technical issues forced the Collider's early shutdown for repairs. Few people, though, mentioned that part of the multi-billion dollar project relies heavily on Linux."
Is the Honeymoon Over for Google Chrome?
iTWire: "Despite all the totally understandable media hype about Chrome entering the market, the Google open source web browser was never going to make a truly huge dent in the market immediately."
Offline Ajax Apps With Apache Derby Persistent Data
developerWorks: "Learn how to use Apache Derby as a local data store that can be used to take your Ajax application offline."
Using LinuxDefender Live to Rescue Your Windows NTFS Drive
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "Did I actually mention Windows and NTFS in the title of this post? It's a good thing I managed to squeeze a little Linux in there or I'd commit myself to the nearest convalescent home immediately."
EEPROM Corruption Bug Discovered In Kernel 2.6.27
Mandriva Blog: "A major bug was recently discovered in the upstream Linux kernel (see also Mandriva bug #44147)."
Bandwidth Limiting HOWTO with Linux, tc and iproute2
Adam's Tech Talk: "The purpose of this is that I can take a 10mbit connection and limit the traffic to 5mbit ensuring that I don't break the 95th percentile that I want to maintain at the datacenter. I can increase and decrease this at any time as traffic requires or permits respectively."
The Android Phone Is Here! So What?
ComputerWorld Blogs: "OK, I'm really pleased that Linux does so well in the mobile phone space. I'm very happy to see Google's Linux-powered Android phone make its first appearance. But, come on, who buys a phone for its operating system?"
Eee-Box: Mini Desktop Doubles RAM in Linux Version
Linux Pro Magazine: "The Eee Box with the Intel Atom processor is available in Linux and Windows XP."
Mozilla CTO Sees an Upside to the Browser Wars
internetnews.com: "... in this new contest, it's not the vendors themselves that will ultimately prevail, but rather it is likely that it is the web itself which will emerge victorious."
My App Fails the LSB
Realeyes Technology: "While I am not a conspiracy theorist, I do believe in the law of unintended consequences. And I have a nagging feeling that the LSB could actually be detrimental to GNU/Linux."
VDI: Very Disappointed Indeed
Linux Magazine: "Would you be shocked to know that your favorite VDI vendors don't use their own technology?"
Chrome Antics: Did Google Reverse-engineer Windows?
ars technica: "Curious developers have been sniffing through the source code for Google's new Chrome web browser."
CME Taking an Option on Linux
internetnews.com blog: "Though the financial services market in the US is in bailout mode this week - the CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) is hedging its bets -- with Linux."
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