Emerging Details Regarding Dell's Ubuntu Desktop PRO::PHP Podcast Has Returned Paul Brown Attempts to Sum Up SOA in Under 700 Words Django 0.95.1 Released Anti-patterns? "Introducing the Java Pet Store 2.0 Application" XML.com Provides an Overview of SOA from Apache PyCon 2007 Wrapup from ONLamp.com The Linux Link Tech Show Firebug Add-on for Firefox Keeping the BeOS Alive Commenting on Patents Zend Platform™ 3.0 Released Red Hat 4.5 includes Xen Dell Not Ready to Take the Lead with Linux Rails Cooksbook MINIX is Growing Up New Red Hat Magazine for March
DesktopLinux.com offers some details on Dell's upcoming desktop with Ubuntu pre-installed.
PRO::PHP Podcast Has Returned
Buzzword? Service architecture of the future? A little bit in between? Service-oriented architecture (SOA) has truly moved into the mainstream during the last couple of years - even though few agree on what it actually means. Pushing through lengthy discourse, Paul Brown offers a summary of SOA on the O'Reilly Network.
(This was released in January, but I thought I would make a note of this release -JW)
"We've just rolled out Django 0.95.1, a new minor release of Django which includes fixes for several bugs discovered in the original 0.95 release; 0.95.1 includes:
* A patch for a small security vulnerability in the script Django's internationalization system uses to compile translation files (changeset 4360 in the "0.95-bugfixes" branch).
* A fix for a bug in Django's authentication middleware which could cause apparent "caching" of a logged-in user (changeset 4361).
* A patch which disables debugging mode in the flup FastCGI package Django uses to launch its FastCGI server, which prevents tracebacks from bubbling up during production use (changeset 4363)." Read more at http://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2007/jan/21/0951/.
IBM's developerWorks offers an article on Five Ajax anti-patterns, patterns that should be avoided.
"Creating a Web 2.0 web application with Ajax, a technology that includes but is not limited to Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, for seamless data interaction is a complex undertaking. To help you understand exactly what Web 2.0 is and how Ajax works to improve the user experience, the Java BluePrints program team developed the Java Pet Store 2.0 reference application. By exploring the use cases, design, and implementation of the Pet Store 2.0 application, you can learn more about building an application with similar functionality." View the use cases at http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2EE/petstore/?feed=JSC.
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a phrase that is certainly making the rounds in the tech world. Forgetting the buzzword aspect, an article at XML.com illustrates how Apache.org is leaping into the world of SOA technology.
"I recently attended PyCon 2007. It's interesting to look back on the previous year when trying to figure out where to focus my attention in the next year. In organizing my thoughts, I hope to give you some useful information on what's coming." More at
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2007/03/08/pycon-2007-wrapup.html.
"The Linux Link Tech Show was Started in September 2003 by the founders of the Lehigh Valley Linux User Group. Our goal is to provide a weekly *live* webcasted radio style show about GNU/Linux and Technology. So far we've been doing very well with it!" Check out this great show at http://www.tllts.org/.
Despite the number of development tools available, HTML that makes extensive use of CSS, can be difficult to troubleshoot. Linux.com offers a great article on using Firebug, an open source Firefox Add-on, that makes dealing with mixed HTML a little bit easier. More at http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/28/1513207.
Software distributor magnussoft recently released magnussoft ZETA 1.5. Read about it at OSNews.com.
"The Patent Office is taking steps to turn itself into a Web 2.0 web service, allowing the public to comment on software patent applications in an effort to improve and speed up the review process, The Washingotn Post reports." More at http://government.zdnet.com/?p=2968.
"Zend Platform is the only application server for PHP that supports the performance, management, integration and enterprise scalability requirements of organizations using PHP for their business-critical applications. By providing capabilities that streamline development and deployment, Zend Platform improves the user experience, application responsiveness, integration to your existing infrastructure, and increases application reliability and scalability."
Read more at
http://www.zend.com/products/zend_platform
Internetnews.com presents some details about the upcoming release of Red Hat 4.5. Of particular note is that Xen virtualization is included...to some degree.
Dell is talking Linux.
Why doesn't Dell release a robust list of specifications to the Linux community for distribution? I'm all for Linux to be installed by Dell, but they should come up with some guidelines and then help the Linux community conform to them. This would allow Dell to provide a wide range of choices to the customer instead of picking out one distro. The strength of Linux relies upon community and competition, not on the strength of one popular distribution.
"When reading the foreword of Rails Cookbook I felt a strong kinship with Zed Shaw, I too have fond memories of the first edition of Perl Cookbook and the way I relied on it once I'd taken the training wheels off. Since that one I have relied on several of the O'Reilly Cookbook series. It is only when I discard the early tutorial and dive in the deep end with a "cookbook" on my desk that I really start to learn proficiency."
More at http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/26/1554256
A review of MINIX 3.1.2a over at OS News
It even covers how to create documentation! Check it out at http://www.redhatmagazine.com/?sc_cid=bcm_bnrrhmfeb_042.