Linux Trends Corel and SCO pare staffs, while Caldera's plan to acquire portions of SCO should help bolster both companies; meanwhile, Hitachi and Sony debut Transmeta- based notebook computers; and KDE declared that the next version of Qt will be released under the GPL. In an effort to cut expenses by $40 million, Corel plans to lay off 139 employees from its Ireland-based engineering facility and move that operation to its corporate headquarters. Santa Cruz Operation, one of the earliest Unix suppliers, will lay off a similar number of workers in response to Caldera's August acquisition of its server and services units, but analysts are skeptical about Caldera's ability to effectively incorporate SCO's assets. The first Transmeta-based notebook to hit store shelves looks to be Sony's Vaio PictureBook, with an ETA of late October. And chipmaker Hitachi has thrown its hat into the Linux arena with its announcement of notebooks that are also built around Transmeta's nascent Crusoe processor. However, it remains to be seen whether these units will ship with Linux or a Microsoft OS. On the software front, KDE dropped a bomb with its announcement that the Qt software library will migrate from its original Q Public License (QPL) to the standard GNU General Public License (GPL). This lets KDE compete on a more equal footing with GNOME technically, but both sides have admitted that a merger between KDE and GNOME is still unlikely. Peruse these CNET News.com features for more details: http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=ezt0BwZvE0FK0EhMn http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=ezt0BwZvE0FK0EhNo http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=ezt0BwZvE0FK0EhOp http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=ezt0BwZvE0FK0EewS http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=ezt0BwZvE0FK0EevR http://1.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin1/flo?y=ezt0BwZvE0FK0EhPq Regards, Chandra.R -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utk berhenti langganan, kirim email ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dapatkan FAQ milis dg mengirim email kosong ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Informasi arsip di http://www.linux.or.id/milis.php3 Pengelola dapat dihubungi lewat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
