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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:32:40 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: [LXP] Linux Pipeline 8.17.2004 - Get 'Em When They're Young Linux Pipeline Newsletter | Get 'Em When They're Young | 08.17.2004
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Tuesday, August 17, 2004


In This Issue:
  • Editor's Note: Get 'Em When They're Young
  • Top Linux News
        - Munich Presses On With Microsoft-to-Linux Move
        - Embedded Linux Gains On Microsoft, Wind River
        - Microsoft To Send Cut-rate Windows XP To Asia
        - SCO Considers Upping 'Linux' Licensing Fee
        - American Arium Unveils Linux Debugging Solutions
  • Editor's Picks
        - The Big And The Small Of IT Security
        - How To Compete Against Microsoft
        - Entry-Level Market Opens For Sun's Low-End Servers
        - The Feds Get Cozier With Open Source
        - Intellectual Property Law Threatens Innovation
  • Voting Booth: Cast Your Vote On User Interfaces
  • Get More Out Of Linux Pipeline

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    Editor's Note: Get 'Em When They're Young

    1. Editor's Note: Get 'Em When They're Young
    A Microsoft announcement a few weeks ago passed largely
    unnoticed, at least compared to the big stories of the day. The
    company stated that it would market cheap, lightweight versions
    of its Visual Studio and SQL Server development tools.
    Microsoft's stated goal is to grab "the next generation of IT
    professionals" while they're still learning the ropes of software development.
    http://www.developerpipeline.com/22104566

    There's an important subtext here: Microsoft wants to get its
    development products into the hands of young programmers who are
    just deciding which tools to use. Those decisions, in turn, will
    affect their long-term choices about which platform to focus on
    as they continue their educations and eventually enter the work force.

    In certain fields, students follow a time-honored tradition when
    they need software tools: They steal them. Try to find a graphic
    designer who paid for their first copy of Photoshop or
    Illustrator, and you might die of old age first. Novice
    developers, of course, have another option: a wealth of
    open-source programming tools, server software and other free
    toys, many of which are exactly the same as the tools they'll
    eventually use on their first paying gigs.

    Microsoft is also marketing its Express tools to hobbyists,
    casual developers (including the communities growing around
    e-commerce sites such as Amazon.com and eBay) and non-technical
    business users who can use them for prototyping and simple
    development projects. But given the company's existing strong
    push into high school and college computer science programs, it's
    clear where these tools could have the biggest long-term impact.

    Will Redmond's cradle-robbing offensive pay off years down the
    road? A lot depends on whether open-source vendors respond with
    versions of their tools that emphasize usability and role-based
    development environments--exactly the sort of thing that Eclipse
    3.0 is doing today. If the open-source community is going to win
    over the next generation of developers, they'll have to start
    thinking further ahead and giving students a practical set of
    educational tools.

    Matthew McKenzie
    Editor, Developer Pipeline
    uhoh@well.com
    www.DeveloperPipeline.com


    Top Linux News

    Munich Presses On With Microsoft-to-Linux Move
    The mayor of Munich urged the EU to clarify the patent
    controversy, which could nullify Munich's move to Linux.

    Embedded Linux Gains On Microsoft, Wind River
    A market research firm finds revenues from embedded Linux
    operating systems is growing at the expense of proprietary
    systems from Microsoft and Wind River Systems.

    Microsoft To Send Cut-rate Windows XP To Asia
    Dubbed Windows XP Starter Edition, the stripped-down OS is
    designed to battle software piracy and Linux.

    SCO Considers Upping 'Linux' Licensing Fee
    The SCO Group is considering an increase in the cost of the
    intellectual-property license it says companies should buy for
    using the open-source Linux operating system.

    American Arium Unveils Linux Debugging Solutions
    The solution allows a user to debug the Linux kernel at the source code.


    Editor's Picks

    FEATURE: The Big And The Small Of IT Security
    Enterprise security vendors are targeting the small-business
    market with scaled-down versions of their staple products. But do
    these more complex solutions make sense for small companies?

    OPINION: How To Compete Against Microsoft
    Companies like Hewlett-Packard and Logitech manage to
    successfully compete against Redmond. Columnist Rob Enderle tells how.

    FEATURE: Entry-Level Market Opens For Sun's Low-End Servers
    Sun's new Opteron-based servers and its push to move its Java
    Enterprise System to Windows and non-Sun Unix platforms show the
    company is serious about growing its share of the entry-level market.

    FEATURE: The Feds Get Cozier With Open Source
    The software is gaining ground in the government sphere and may
    be about to move ahead in a big way.

    OPINION: Intellectual Property Law Threatens Innovation
    A rush of support for open source by major proprietary vendors
    carries a certain amount of risk.


    Voting Booth: Cast Your Vote On User Interfaces

    Cast Your Vote Now!
    Best user interface: KDE, GNOME, Command line, other?

    -- THE RESULTS SO FAR --
    KDE: 55%, 1060 votes out of 1920
    Gnome: 22%, 423 votes out of 1920
    Command line: 14%, 277 votes out of 1920
    Other: 8%, 160 votes out of 1920


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