Version 3.1 of GCC has been announced by the GNU GCC project . . .

In this release, we focused more on quality than new features; many bugs were fixed. We worked very hard to fix bugs that were introduced in GCC 3.0, but that were not present in previous releases of the compiler. We also worked hard to eliminate new bugs. (more…)

In March 2002 at the Embedded Systems Conference held in San Francisco, CA, the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) rolled out the requisite organizational infrastructure to allow it to begin developing embedded Linux standards. The ELC's primary effort will be to create what is being called the “ELC Platform Specification”, which will formally define a standardized core embedded Linux platform. (more…)

This LinuxDevices.com “Device Profile” takes a look at a new VoIP phone with a Linux kernel embedded inside, from a company in Germany. The snom 100 VoIP phone supports various open telephony standards including SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and H.323/H.450, as well as data protocols like HTTP,… (more…)

Oslo, Norway — (press release excerpt) — Opera Software ASA today released the final version of Opera 6.0 for Linux with features that improve the speed and Internet experience for Linux users worldwide. Opera's earlier version for the Linux platform, Opera 5 for Linux, was downloaded and installed over one million times. (more…)

A telnet daemon should be the most simple application on earth — but nevertheless, there is no easy-to-use standalone telnetd for embedded systems out there. utelnetd changes this. (more…)

A small company named snom (Berlin, Germany) has recently begun offering a VoIP telephone which uses Linux as its internal software platform. The snom 100 VoIP phone supports various open telephony standards including SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) and H.323/H.450, as… (more…)

London, England — (press release excerpt) — The Eclipse Tools project management committee has announced formation of the Graphical Editor Framework (GEF) Project, that will develop a framework for rapidly creating and customizing visual development tools. Visual tools are a key component of today's integrated development environments, allowing developers to depict design objects and their… (more…)

Wayport has announced a special offer to owners of Sharp Zaurus Linux PDAs . . .

For a limited time, Sharp Zaurus customers can try Wayport's service for 30 days absolutely free, with no obligations and no hassles. Get unlimited access at any of Wayport's hotels or wireless airport locations. (more…)

Framingham, MA — (press release excerpt) — WIN Enterprises Inc. today announced two new single-board computer platforms that support operation under Linux: the WIN 440MX 2LAN Entry-Level Communications Appliance Reference Design with 700MHz CPU; and the WIN 810 4LAN Communications Controller based on Intel Corporation communication appliance reference designs. (more…)

Peter Kaplan reports for Reuters that Microsoft executive Joachim Kempin urged his company to 'quietly retaliate' against supporters of the Linux operating system in an August 2000 memo to Bill Gates. Kaplan writes . . . (more…)

Tel Aviv, Israel — (press release excerpt) — Araneo Ltd., a developer of IP TV platforms for enabling real-time video on demand, will demonstrate its innovative streaming TV solution in the IBM Microelectronics booth (Stand F10) at the upcoming Mediacast 2002 show, which will take place on May 21-23 at the ExCel Center in London's Docklands. (more…)

NewsForge editor Tina Gasperson reports on Carnegie Mellon's 'Sustainable Computing Consortium' and its apparent embrace of proprietary standards. Gasperson writes . . . (more…)

Stephen Shankland reports that Sun is taking further steps to 'ensure that Linux and Solaris play well together' in this article at CNET . . . (more…)

The LPI 102 exam prep tutorial series at IBM's developerWorks website concludes with this fourth installment, which shows how to implement basic Linux security including proper Network File System (NFS) configuration and use of the secure shell (ssh). By the end of this series of tutorials (eight in all: four related to the 101 exam and four related to the 102 exam), you'll have the knowledge you need to… (more…)

While most Open Source projects are applications and utilities intended for single users, David Bryan and David Kelly did something different. They created an infrastructure project — a Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone system that either can run on a single box attached to a couple of IP phones or can scale up to a network of hosts processing hundreds of calls between thousands of users. (more…)