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August 15th, 2005

This is the Linux area that I will be posting news and information about anything Linux.  Mostly articles that I have personal interest in.

If you have news that you would like others to share, please email me, and I will post it for you.


 
Perens shut out of OSI license committee

August 22nd, 2005

Bruce Perens, a luminary in the open-source software field, has been rejected in his attempt to join a new committee at the Open Source Initiative (OSI), a decision which has made Perens 'question the process.'

"In a posting to an open-source license mailing list, Perens on Sunday said that he applied to be a member of the license proliferation committee at the OSI but he was passed over...

Link: http://news.com.com/2061-10795_3-5841231.html


 
Carmack's QuakeCon Kenote Detailed

August 15th, 2005

JOHN CARMACK'S QUAKECON address has become something of an annual benchmark for the industry, summing up the news of his latest work and the state of game development's cutting edge, as intertwined as those two things are. Carmack spoke live and in person at QuakeCon this year, after having missed the last two years due to illness in 2003 and the birth of his child in 2004. He was back in typical form, delivering his speech without notes, seemingly off the top of his head. The speech was still crystal clear and reasonably well organized, as one might expect from a renowned programmer.

Link: http://techreport.com/etc/2005q3/carmack-quakecon/index.x?pg=1