2011 Predictions
Which projects, people, products, and events will capture our attention in 2011?
Rikki asks the Magic 8 Ball (actually, her Facebook friends) what 2011 will bring. Also, updates on Gnome and CeBIT.
New Year’s might be my favorite holiday – no one expects any gifts, we all get a fresh start, and a toast and midnight kiss is encouraged. Best of all, New Year’s is cross-cultural, celebrated by Linux users and their Windows-running friends alike. In the spirit of fresh starts and New Year’s resolutions, I asked my Facebook friends to chime in with their 2011 predictions for the tech world. Luckily, my friends have strong opinions and are always eager to share them!
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News
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Munich Adopts Kolab
The Bavarian capital shuns Microsoft, Google, and other alternatives to implement an open-source groupware solution.
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Canonical Announces Ubuntu Smartphones
Phone vendor partnerships bring Mark Shuttleworth's dream of Ubuntu on a phone a step closer to reality.
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Piviti Seeks Funding
Donors will get to vote on new features for the free video editor.
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Debian Tech Committee Votes for systemd
Debian project puts init out to pasture and says no to Ubuntu's Upstart.
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The Mask: Scary New Face of Internet Intrusion
Ultra-sophisticated attack tool might have originated from a state-sponsored intelligence service.
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Epoch 1.0 Released
New alternative for init comes with a small footprint and minimal configuration.
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Wayland 1.4 Challenges X11
X marks the target for the next-generation windowing system.
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Red Hat Adopts CentOS
Super-clone CentOS Linux gets beamed up to the mother ship.
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W3C Promotes Media Source Extensions
HTML technology will enable new video editing and playback options.
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Valve Announces SteamOS Beta
New Linux distro is optimzed for gaming.