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Infrastructure Linux News for May 20, 2001
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CNET News.com: Game machines tackle new jobs
(May 20, 2001, 21:00)
This article is a broad overview of the state of game boxes such
as the XBox, Nintendo GameCube, and the Sony Playstation2. It also
includes some insight on plans for the Linux-based Nokia
MediaTerminal, which it calls a resurgence of the convergence
pitch.
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LinuxPR: SuSE Linux 7.1 for the Alpha CPU ships by the end of May
(May 20, 2001, 19:01)
"Today, SuSE Linux, the international technology leader and
solutions provider in Open Source operating system, announced that
SuSE Linux 7.1 for Compaq's AlphaServer systems will be available
by the end of May."
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O'Reilly Network: Linux Soundcard Drivers: A brief guide for users and developers
(May 20, 2001, 18:00)
This guide explains how soundcard drivers work, some common
sources for them (using the kernel's built-in drivers, ALSA, or
4Front's OSS), and where Linux soundcard development is headed in
the future.
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RootPrompt.org: Unix Wizards: A Path To Knowledge (May 20, 2001, 15:47)
RootPrompt has dug out and dusted off an amusing enough
counterpoint to the item linked earlier regarding passing the Sair
certification: "O Nobly Born, if thou dost all these things, thy
Wizardhood shall surely come upon thee; but not of a sudden, and
not until after thy arrogant Mind hath more than half Forgotten
that such was its Aim. For know this --- you may not by thyself in
Pride claim the Mantle of Wizardry; that way lies only Bogosity
without End."
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LA Times: Initiative to Bar Pirated Music on Portable Players Takes Break (May 20, 2001, 15:00)
As an interesting enough follow-on to the item we linked to
yesterday about the RIAA's softened stance toward the team that
cracked SDMI, this article says "the once-ballyhooed SDMI may be
irrelevant" as the recording industry moves on to other
solutions.
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UnixReview: The Top 50 Things to Know to Pass the Sair Exam 103
(May 20, 2001, 14:00)
UnixReview continues its series of "things to know to pass the
Sair Exam."
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O'Reilly Network: The Agenda VR3: Real Linux in a PDA (May 20, 2001, 12:00)
O'Reilly kicks off a three-part look at Linux PDA's with this
in-depth on the Agenda VR3. As with most reviews on this particular
device, it boils down to the coolness of a Linux handheld vs. the
Agenda's general unsuitability for people looking for "just a
PDA."
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