Satoshi Okubo, Staff Editor for Nikkei reports that Sharp will begin selling the Zaurus SL-A300 on July 12. Many other interesting details are provided in this article on AsiaBizTech. This is the particularly significant, as it marks the initial offering of a Linux-based PDA in Japan by Sharp, according to Okubo . . . (more…)

From Michael Steil, of The Xbox Linux Project . . .

An anonymous donor, whose identity is known to the Xbox Linux project leaders, has announced to award at total of US$ 200,000 for the completion of various tasks on the Xbox Linux Project until December 31st 2002. (more…)

LinuxDailyNews Hits the Web during wIndependence Week

July 2, 2002 (The INTERNET). Five popular independent Linux websites today unveiled LinuxDailyNews, a collaborative portal site where visitors can get thumbnail glimpses of the latest news and content from each participating site. (more…)

Pull up a Zaurus and make yourself comfortable.

You just got your Zaurus and you are very proud of it. You tried every single application, then even typed some commands in the terminal, like uname -a, ping localhost and ifconfig to prove to yourself that it really is a GNU/Linux machine in the palm of your hand. (more…)

According to CNET editor Wylie Wong, Microsoft has released a new programming tool aimed at attracting Java developers to its .Net software strategy . . . (more…)

Oakland, CA — (press release excerpt) — A mere six months after the initial release of the Linux Standard Base 1.1 (LSB 1.1), the Free Standards Group announced the launch of the LSB Certification program. LSB Certification will utilize an independent authority to verify whether a Linux distribution or Linux-based application is adhering to the community and industry developed standard. (more…)

Writing for EE Times, Charles J. Murray once again questions the Embedded Linux business model . . . (more…)

Beijing, China — (press release excerpt) — Redflag Software Technologies Co., Ltd and Opera Software today announced their strategic agreement to work together on embedded browser solutions for the Chinese market. (more…)