<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Open-source News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=47&amp;catid=339</link><description>News Feed for - Open-source</description><item><title>PGP Plugin for Thunderbird (instructions)</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96618506&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T02:27:00</pubDate><description>Recently, I had to use the PGP for the first time when one of my colleague wanted to send some documents securely. Over all, this is an easy process and works quite well. I use Windows XP, Thunderbird </description><source>Enterprise Open Source Magazine</source></item><item><title>Orchestrating Services Using Open Source BPEL</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96619120&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T02:33:00</pubDate><description>Magazine on Ulitzer WS-BPEL 2.0 is the dominant specification to standardize orchestration logic and process automation between Web services. The BPEL model is used to assemble a set of discrete, essentially </description><source>Enterprise Open Source Magazine</source></item><item><title>PrismTech Claims DDS Middleware User Leadership after Outstanding Success of its </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96618749&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T02:30:00</pubDate><description>PrismTech, a world leader in high-performance software integration and infrastructure solutions, is celebrating the six-month anniversary of its Open Source strategy for OpenSplice DDS (its implementation </description><source>Enterprise Open Source Magazine</source></item><item><title>Wind River and Kontron Sign Global, Multi-Year Distribution Agreement for VxWorks </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96580377&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T02:29:00</pubDate><description>Wind River and Kontron today announced a global, multi-year agreement under which Kontron will distribute Wind Rivers industry leading VxWorks and Wind River Linux operating systems. This agreement extends </description><source>Enterprise Open Source Magazine</source></item><item><title>Mozilla ready to hatch Thunderbird 3</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96612402&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T03:16:00</pubDate><description>at 10:07 Mozilla Messaging has unveiled the release candidate of Thunderbird 3, the latest iteration of its popular email client. The realease candidate brings a number of significant new features to </description><source>PC Pro</source></item><item><title>Editor's Note: Saffire on Linux, KDE on Windows, No Gimp in Ubuntu</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96620986&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T03:11:00</pubDate><description>I wrote about getting a nice new Focusrite Saffire Pro 26 I/O to do multi-channel recording on my 64Studio Linux box. Since then I've hooked it up and gotten it running, but not on 64Studio. It doesn't </description><source>Linux Today</source></item><item><title>Mastering Characters Sets in Linux (Weird Characters, part 2)</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96484245&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T03:11:00</pubDate><description>'First, when you're testing anything involving character encoding, gucharmap is invaluable (Figure 1). 'Every Unicode character is in some category, shown in the list on the left -- in addition to Basic </description><source>Linux Today</source></item><item><title>Thunderbird 3.0 Release Candidate: Just in Time for Thanksgiving</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96450019&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T03:11:00</pubDate><description>'What's new and interesting? The user interface changes are probably the first thing you'll notice, especially the new tabbed interface. Instead of opening messages in a new window, they'll now open in </description><source>Linux Today</source></item><item><title>Kuki Linux will be resumed shortly</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96618233&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T02:22:00</pubDate><description>Just recently Kuki Linux developersâ?? team has stopped working on the netbook Linux platform, citing real-life distractions. But Thanks to Liliputing, I got to know today that they have resumed their </description><source>Notebookcheck</source></item><item><title>Does using Firefox lead to netbook overheating?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96615887&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T01:46:00</pubDate><description>using extensively could increase the risk of on . Now this is certainly something netbook owners should read. According to the write-up, this issue might be true as according to itself, requires significantly </description><source>Techie.com.ph</source></item><item><title>My life with Linux: Day 4 - The daily ups and downs of switching to open source</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96612117&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T01:06:00</pubDate><description>Stuart Turton spends the fourth day of his one week odyssey with Linux, hailing the ease of GIMP, before a graphics card meltdown causes his computer to 'kill' his desktop. In days one , two and three </description><source>PC Authority</source></item><item><title>NSW ponders open source, SaaS</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96536332&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T04:49:00</pubDate><description>The NSW Government is evaluating the benefits of software as a service (Saas) and in a bid to rationalise and reduce the costs of its software procurement, according to a Request for Information (RFI) </description><source>ZDNet Australia</source></item><item><title>Red Hat Linux Architect</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96533713&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T04:19:00</pubDate><description>Nov 2009 Reference 7708355 My client has a requirement for a Red Hat Architect. The ideal candidate will have an extensive background in Windows/Linux/Unix environments &amp; have solid experience with design, </description><source>ZDNet UK</source></item><item><title>Microsoft delays open-sourcing of Windows 7 tool</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96492998&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T19:48:00</pubDate><description>Microsoft has delayed re-releasing a Windows 7 installation tool that it has admitted included open-source code, saying that it's still testing the revamped utility. The company now plans to issue a new </description><source>Computer Dealer News</source></item><item><title>European ministers favour open specifications and open source</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96584469&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T18:51:00</pubDate><description>European ministers responsible for eGovernment policy of the European Union say the open source model could be promoted for use in eGovernment projects, they said in a statement last week in the Swedish </description><source>Metamorphosis</source></item><item><title>The Live CD/DVD of Scientific Linux 5.4 Is ...</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96466750&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T13:31:00</pubDate><description>Announced three weeks ago, the operating system brought improved support for Atheros wireless chipsets, the iwlwifi 5150 ucode firmware, updated iwlwifi 4945, 3945, and 5000 ucode, the Lua programming </description><source>Softpedia</source></item><item><title>Open Source Science: A Revolution From Within</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96547279&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:01:00</pubDate><description>It worked for software, so why not science? The open source science movement has been gaining momentum, and it's shaping the future of scientific research and discovery. Everyone -- scientists, the general </description><source>E-Commerce Times</source></item><item><title>Mandriva releases USB FLash drive Linux distribution</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96575964&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T21:20:00</pubDate><description>available from mid-December Linux developer Mandriva has updated its operating-system-on-a-stick with the release of , which includes a bootable version of the software on a USB Flash drive. Available </description><source>What PC</source></item><item><title>At its best, is open source unbeatable?</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96505513&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T23:03:00</pubDate><description>When an open-source project is working optimally, can proprietary-software companies hope to compete? Greg Kroah-Hartman, a prominent Linux kernel developer and Novell fellow, suggests that the answer </description><source>CNET News.com</source></item><item><title>Why to embrace Firefox 3.6's new-tab ethos</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96496892&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T20:21:00</pubDate><description>The most prominent feature of Firefox 3.6 is Personas, which let you reskin the browser with thousands of different looks. But my single favorite change is a subtler change to the open-source browser's </description><source>CNET News.com</source></item><item><title>Open source has not reached apex</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96604893&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T23:29:00</pubDate><description>Marten Mickos is probably best known for his time as chief executive of open source database company MySQL, a position he held from 2001 until the beginning of 2009. During his time there, he guided the </description><source>ZDNet Asia</source></item><item><title>Freedom of Choice: Open-Source Software</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96556996&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T09:06:00</pubDate><description>by Published: November 2009 Understanding open-source software The continuing dominance of software solutions within information technology (IT) has made for a confusing landscape for contractors and </description><source>Electrical Contractor</source></item><item><title>Mozilla dishes up fourth Firefox 3.6 beta alongside deep-fried turkey</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96549686&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-27T04:45:00</pubDate><description>If we got something wrong please email webmaster@theregister.co.uk noting exactly where you found the problem. A screenshot often helps too. You could try: Or, if you know the subject, try our site search:</description><source>Channel Register</source></item><item><title>Happy Thanksgiving from Mozilla</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96582974&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T17:11:00</pubDate><description>Today marks the beta 4 release of Mozilla's upcoming browser, Firefox 3.6. Technology gurus worldwide have been rubbing their hands for this one, because it is not only faster and more customizeable. </description><source>TG Daily</source></item><item><title>The Ever-Nimble, Mobile Linux</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96565599&amp;Channel_ID=47&amp;Category_ID=339</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T14:15:00</pubDate><description>I know that not many people ever believed it, but the old complaint about free software never innovating is being disproved magnificently in a whole new field: mobile phones. It's becoming increasing </description><source>Computerworld UK</source></item></channel></rss>