Firefox marketing effort launches

20>Dec. 23, 2005 — Convinced that a more serious marketing effort will help Firefox claim a larger share of the browser sector from Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which currently holds approximately 85 percent of market, Mozilla officials are going the route of their deep-pocketed competitors and actively trying to gain more widespread recognition, Using a liveCD as your Linux Desktop Dec. 22, 2005 — Although most liveCD Linux distros are generally meant to be used for evaluation or demo purposes, such as trying the particular distro before installing it on your hard drive, some can be used quite successfully as a Linux desktop, without ever installing them to your hard drive. Why do this? Gadzooks! The gadget OSes are wrestling! Dec. 22, 2005 — Come one, come all! Linux and Windows are battling for dominance in embedded/device computing, and we're keeping score. Our Great Gadget Smack-down tallies up nearly 800 devices, from mobile phones to cow-milking machines, to find out which OS is actually shipping in the most gadgets, A sneaky Linux present for a Windows-using friend Dec. 21, 2005 — What holiday gift do you give the loyal Windows user who has everything? Columist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has a suggestion for something you might want to consider in these waning pre-holiday days a sneaky way to get your Windows friends to give Linux a try. Lightweight podcatching client targets Linux users Dec. 20, 2005 — There's a new, minimalistic and reportedly fast podcatching client for Linux now available for free download. BashPodder is a podcatching client written in bash code that requires the bash shell, wget, and sed all three of which are typically installed on any Linux system. Taking KDE 3.5 for a ride with SUSE Dec. 19, 2005 — Want to check out the latest version of KDE? This article by Steven J. Vaughan Nichols presents an easy way to upgrade a SUSE Linux system to KDE 3.5, using SUSE's YaST system management tool in conjunction with a dedicated KDE download area on Novell's website. Firefox 1.5 a small step up, reviewer says Dec. 19, 2005 — Much media and user attention has been afforded to Firefox's second big edition, v1.5, which was released Nov. 29 to a generally positive reaction and heavy demand. However, eWEEK.com reviewer Jim Raposo advises users to keep the product in perspective; it is, after all, a ".5" Torvalds takes sides on Gnome-vs.-KDE Dec. 15, 2005 — By now, you might already have heard of the latest hubub between Gnome and KDE desktop enthusiasts, the one about Linus Torvalds telling a developer on the Gnome mail list, "I personally just encourage people to switch to KDE." PCLinuxOS team releases v0.92 beta Dec. 15, 2005 — The PCLinuxOS development team has announced that PCLinuxOS 0.92 is now available for download. PCLinuxOS, a relatively new distribution (less than a year old), is an English-only Mandrake (now Mandriva) Linux derivative. SimplyMEPIS makes final RC available for download Dec. 15, 2005 — Following some major and minor changes, SimplyMEPIS Wednesday made available another release candidate, version 3.4-2 rc1. The latest Firefox 1.5 has been pulled in from Debian unstable, SimpleMEPIS creator and lead developer Warren Woodford said. "Barring unforeseen problems, we are ready to release SimplyMEPIS 3.4 in one week," he said. Taiwan's Quanta selected to build $100 Linux laptop Dec. 15, 2005 — Taiwan's Quanta Computer has been selected to produce $100 Linux laptops developed at MIT, for eventual distribution to children in developing countries. Between five and 15 million units are expected to be provided to children in China, India, Brazil, Argentina, Egypt, Nigeria, Thailand, and other countries, Desktop battle looms in China, Red Flag VP says Dec. 13, 2005 — Zhongyuan Zheng, vice president of Red Flag Software Co. Ltd. of Beijing, said he believes the next big battleground in China (as well as throughout the world, but in China now) will be the desktop, with desktop Linux continuing to creep in and fight Windows dominance in the country. Swiss government switches 3,000 systems to Linux Dec. 13, 2005 — Novell Inc. Tuesday announced an agreement with the government of Switzerland to replace the software in 3,000 of its servers with the company's SUSE Linux operating system. Operational efficiency and cost were key factors driving the Swiss government's decision to move to Linux, Free product secures Firefox browsing Dec. 13, 2005 — Virtualization software maker VMware released two free products for download Monday. VMware Player lets users run, evaluate, and share software in a virtual machine on Linux or Windows desktops. Browser Appliance, based on VMware player, allows PC users to securely browse the Web using Firefox, from within a virtual machine. Ark Linux 2005.2 available for download Dec. 12, 2005 — A new version of Ark Linux, v2005.2 touted as an "easy-to-use distribution designed for non-technical users" was released Monday. It's based on Linux kernel 2.6.14rc2 and boasts the new KDE 3.5 desktop, OpenOffice.org 2.0, overall improvements to system size and speed, and better automatic handling of inserted CDs Firefox 1.5 anti-phishing toolbar update available Dec. 11, 2005 — Internet services company Netcraft Ltd. invites Firefox users who haven't yet tried the Netcraft Toolbar to install its latest version, which has been updated for compatibility with Firefox 1.5. The latest stable version of the open-source browser went gold on Nov. 29. Setting up an Internet server on Mandriva 2006 Dec. 11, 2005 — A new, simplified but detailed tutorial on how to set up a Mandriva 2006 Free Edition-based server for Web and other Internet services has been published on HowtoForge.com. The server offers all services needed by ISPs and hosters (Web server SSL-capable), mail server (with SMTP-AUTH and TLS!), DNS server, FTP Mandriva a "RH/SUSE duopoly" alternative, CEO says Dec. 09, 2005 — [Updated Dec. 13] Mandriva Linux, known as Mandrakesoft eight months ago, has had quite a year. The Paris-based company believes it's ready to bounce back into the race to capture international market share from competitors such as Red Hat and Novell. Only 18 months ago, the company was in Turning your PC into a multimedia powerhouse Dec. 09, 2005 — Linux is often thought to be inferior to Windows and Mac OS when it comes to multimedia applications. However, by using open source software and a few simple tips, one can easily turn a simple Linux box into a multimedia powerhouse, according Is Firefox the new target for hackers? Dec. 08, 2005 — Given that Firefox has already entered double-digit market share territory in just one year, grabbing users from Microsoft's Internet Explorer, is it logical that hackers will increasingly target Firefox with a whole host of exploits? Ubuntu wraps up a super year Dec. 08, 2005 — Why is Ubuntu rising ahead of competing Linux distros? What features make it a good distribution for family use not just for Mom and Dad, but for children of all ages? Portable USB drive boots PCs into Mandriva Dec. 08, 2005 — Hard drive vendor LaCie has teamed up with Mandriva on a bus-powered USB 2.0 harddrive preloaded with desktop Linux. The "GlobeTrotter" boots Mandriva Linux LE 2005, and is available in 40GB and 80GB models priced at $140 and $199, respectively. Firefox 1.5 upgrade brings extension headaches Dec. 07, 2005 — The arrival of Firefox 1.5, with its new extensions architecture, has thrown a few curves to users who might not be quite so technically inclined. The new architecture has required a number of existing extensions to be rewritten, and new ones to be developed. Linux desktop architects team up on Portland Project Dec. 07, 2005 — Architects from two dozen desktop-oriented Linux projects converged in Portland, Ore. last weekend to collaborate on creating the best possible Linux desktop. To that end, the group launched the Portland Project, which aims to provide a common set of standards that allow applications to easily integrate with the Linux desktop. Rhapsody now plays on Linux and Mac machines Dec. 06, 2005 — RealNetworks' new Rhapsody Web-based streaming music service went live on Monday, expanding its formerly Windows-only US music subscription service to include Linux and Macintosh users. 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