Recent Original Stories (New Mobile Computing)
According to a benchmark, Sun's Niagara processor is over 4 times faster at serving dynamic PHP pages than a dual Xeon server. "We did real production benchmarks using different servers.
McCain vows to back changes to disabilities law (AP via Yahoo! News)
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is pledging support for a proposal to expand protections for disabled people under an 18-year-old landmark civil rights law.
Sun's New Web Stack Shines on Linux (Server Watch)
Much of the open source community relies on the popular LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) application stack, a setup that traditionally has been offered through Linux vendors.
Microsoft pledges love and money to open source (The Register)
Ponies up to Apache, endorses LGPL OSCON After years of hostility towards Free Software Foundation (FSF) licensing ( here and here ) Microsoft has announced the first in a series of PHP patches - and it's using an FSF license.…
When worlds collide: Microsoft funds Apache (CNET via Yahoo! News)
Microsoft, one of the biggest rivals to open-source programming, has begun funding the Apache Software Foundation, one of open-source software's biggest supporters.
Does IT Matter? (Linux Today)
", takes readers on a trip one decade into the future to see how IT will change and what those changes mean for IT professionals, hardware and software vendors, and corporations of all sizes.
Microsoft Gives Apache Cash to Promote Open Source (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Microsoft on Friday expanded its support for the open-source community by donating cash to the Apache Software Foundation.
California Prescription Drug Discounts (KEYT 3 Santa Barbara)
A new program gives californians discounts on their prescription drugs. It's called the "California Drug Card Program", and it offers up to 75-percent off some prescriptions at pharmacies statewide.
Linked by Adam S on Wed 13th Jul 2005 12:53 UTC (OS News)
The Question: With the emergence of .NET, J2EE, Python, PHP, et. al, has Perl lost its niche as a scripting glue language? The Answer: Tim O'Reilly gives his two cents .
It's a Crime-filled Week in IT Land (PC World via Yahoo! News)
In an unusual week for IT news, headlines were dominated by alleged crime, actual crime and crime that could be in the offing...
