Linux News for Sep 28, 1999

• IBM developerWorks: Making application programming easy with GNOME libraries (Sep 28, 1999, 23:40)
  "Why not just program directly with a GUI toolkit such as GTK+, Motif, or Qt, without any other libraries? These tools have their advantages, but I believe the advantages of using the GNOME libraries far outweigh them. By using the GNOME libraries, you can save a lot time, because a lot of code is already written, and a lot of widgets are already created."


• Kernel Cousin Wine #10 Is Out (Sep 28, 1999, 23:26)
  


• CNN: Can you install Linux? I think I can (Sep 28, 1999, 21:29)
  "Linux may be leading the open-source movement but is it the software for the people?"


• InfoWorld: Corel and Borland band for Linux (Sep 28, 1999, 21:17)
  "The accord between the companies also calls for joint marketing and distribution efforts."


• VNU NET: Amdahl jumps on Linux bandwagon with support (Sep 28, 1999, 21:06)
  "We want to establish ourselves as a Linux enterprise vendor"


• CNET News.com: Microsoft delays beta of Millennium OS (Sep 28, 1999, 21:01)
  "...the company's final release in its Windows 98 trilogy..."


• Tonight on The Linux(r)Show!!: Hot Off the Wire news (Sep 28, 1999, 20:19)
  "The Show starts at 6pm pst, 7pm rmt, 8pm cst, 9pm est or 1am GMT (however you have your clock set)."


• LinuxPR: ISP and Linux Media Company team up on creation of Linux Community benevolence group (Sep 28, 1999, 20:03)
  "The Linux(r) Show!!" announces creation of "The Benevolent Penguin Society"


• BW: Motorola Computer Group Embedded Platforms Selected for Voice Over IP Solution... (Sep 28, 1999, 19:25)
  "...the CCS-XL Call Control Server -- a next-generation switch aimed at the creation of IP network services -- will use Motorola's CPX2208T CompactPCI platform with the Linux operating system..."


• BW: CoCreate Announces Linux Version of Its 2-D Professional Drafting Package, ME10 (Sep 28, 1999, 19:21)
  "The combination provides the best of Linux -- high reliability, low cost of ownership, and stability -- with ME10's well-established ease of use, 2-D/3-D integration, and a growth path to allow collaborative engineering."


• PRNewswire: StarBase Announces License Agreement with OpenAvenue (Sep 28, 1999, 19:17)
  "Under the terms of the licensing agreement StarBase will provide its acclaimed StarTeam software to OpenAvenue for deployment as the key structural technology within OpenAvenue's comprehensive open-source portal to the software development community."


• GNOME Summary, September 21-28 (Sep 28, 1999, 18:58)
  


• SRO: IBM Cranks Up Open-Source Bid (Sep 28, 1999, 18:30)
  "With open source, why is alphaWorks relevant?" Wolpert asks. "If it's open source, it's a product. So when technologies graduate, we'll put them onto a true open-source site, like Apache's."


• PC Week: PC Week Labs' site gets hacks-and flak (Sep 28, 1999, 18:21)
  "As this story went to press, it appeared that a hacker had found an exploit in the permissions structure of the Common Gateway Interface scripts running on the Linux box. This appears to be a good hack."


• ZDNet: Evan Leibovitch -- In search of a really suite deal (Sep 28, 1999, 18:15)
  "Point is, Sun's thin-client model is not universally Good. But it's not universally Bad. By the same token, Microsoft's thick-client model won't fly or fall for everyone either. Both approaches have their advantages and their downsides."


• LinuxPR: IceWalkers.com Announces Beta launch (Sep 28, 1999, 18:02)
  "IceWalkers.com is intended to provide to authors a main place to announce their last software release."


• LinuxPR: INTECH Selects LinuxForce Inc. (Sep 28, 1999, 17:58)
  "LinuxForce Inc has been selected by INTECH to provide service and support for their entire network of Debian GNU/Linux based servers including a 16 node Beowulf Super Computer and their Internet gateway."


• M2 Presswire: GraphOn breathes new life into UNIX and Linux applications (Sep 28, 1999, 17:43)
  "The company's products enable users to access their applications across any connection or network from any device using the thinnest of desktops."


• VNU Net: Inprise unveils Kylix RAD tool for Linux (Sep 28, 1999, 17:36)
  "Pricing and packaging has not yet been decided, but the tool is likely to be called Delphi for Linux."


• E-Commerce Times: Lineo Moves Linux Into Set-Top Internet Access Market (Sep 28, 1999, 17:25)
  "The Lineo product was chosen, according to MeterNet, because it will lend OEM customers a greater degree of flexibility over other platform-based solutions."


• IBM: developerWorks Creates Open Source Zone (Sep 28, 1999, 16:22)
  "developerWorks is making the source code available for the very popular Jikes compiler for Java and IBM Classes for Unicode, which are used for Unicode-based international support for an application."


• Linux.com: Linux equivalents (Sep 28, 1999, 16:12)
  "Linux has moved on from being the latest IT fad. It is now a viable development platform."


• Slashdot: Review: Network Intrusion Detection: An Analysis Handbook [Book Review] (Sep 28, 1999, 15:55)
  "Recently published, this book is designed for those of you trying to keep people outside of your machines."


• 32BitsOnline: Dock Applications (Sep 28, 1999, 15:39)
  "Naturally, no WindowMaker user would be caught dead without a color co-ordinated desktop."


• ZDNET UK: Is Linux Cluster Cabal the Teflon of the 90s? (Sep 28, 1999, 15:20)
  "The open source cluster project calling itself the Linux Cluster Cabal could be for the next decade what TCP/IP was to the last."


• PRNewswire: VA Linux Systems Launches Professional Services Group (Sep 28, 1999, 15:09)
  "VA Linux Systems' Professional Services Group will offer its Linux expertise in five areas: architecture and planning; deployment and installation; systems integration (including open source product implementation); performance analysis; and security consulting."


• BW: Cygnus' Open Source eCos Marked by Rapid Adoption in the Embedded Market (Sep 28, 1999, 15:06)
  "The industry response to eCos and its royalty-free, open source development model has been tremendous."


• PRNewswire: Survey Says Future Looks Bright for Linux Technology (Sep 28, 1999, 15:03)
  "In a recent nationwide survey, 57 percent of chief information officers (CIOs) polled said that the use of Linux by companies will increase over the next three years."


• BW: Global Effort Solves Elliptic Curve Crypto Challenge... (Sep 28, 1999, 15:00)
  "The "ECC2-97 problem" involved a set of nearly 10 to the 29th points on an elliptic curve chosen by Certicom. The participants attacked ECC2-97 by calculating 119,248,522,782,547 (well over 10 to the 14th) of the points using open-source software developed by Mr. Harley."


• PRNewswire: PrivacyX.Com Goes Global With OpenSource Anonymous Browsing Project (Sep 28, 1999, 14:55)
  "PrivacyX.Com is offering to the Internet community a tool that will assist them in retaining control of the privacy that is being chipped away on the Internet."


• PRNewswire: Inprise Announces Commitment to Support C, C++ and Delphi Development on Linux (Sep 28, 1999, 14:46)
  "Project Kylix is currently planned to be a Linux component based development environment for two-way visual development of graphical user interface (GUI), Internet, database, and server applications."


• mutt-1.0pre3 released - fixes security problem (Sep 28, 1999, 14:46)
  "The reason for immediately releasing this version is a buffer overflow in the text/enriched handler which can be triggered by means of suitably-formatted e-mail messages."


• PRNewswire: Webb Announces Expanded Partnership With Corel (Sep 28, 1999, 14:42)
  "Webb will create a Linux-based Instant Message service, based on the Jabber.org open source, XML-based instant messaging platform."


• BW: EBIZ Enterprises Engages Mesirow Financial for Investment Banking Services (Sep 28, 1999, 14:39)
  "EBIZ is an innovator in the emerging Linux market, both as a manufacturer of its Element-L branded family of desktop/notebook computers and servers, as well as a leading full-service specialty distributor of 'Everything Linux' through their e-commerce web site."


• BW: Idealab! Announces Free E-commerce Software Offering... (Sep 28, 1999, 14:34)
  "The free retailing catalyst, which can be deployed on Linux, Solaris, UNIX and Windows NT platforms, is currently being used by select Internet retailers and will be bundled with VA Linux Systems servers later this year."


• Linux-Mandrake posts updated Gnomehack (Sep 28, 1999, 14:25)
  "An exploit (buffer overflow attack) has been found in the Gnomehack package."


• Linux GNOME exploit (Sep 28, 1999, 14:21)
  "Virtually any program using the GNOME libraries is vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack."


• Salon: Do penguins eat apples? (Sep 28, 1999, 13:52)
  "Once upon a time, Apple dreamed of killing giants. Today, that hope belongs to a new generation -- of open-source programmers."


• LinuxPR: Inprise and Corel Form Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Linux® OS And Application Adoption (Sep 28, 1999, 13:50)
  "Companies Agree To Form R&D Alliance"


• ext2: libNids and NIDS (Sep 28, 1999, 04:30)
  "libNids's ability to defrag IP packets and build up TCP streams means that it isn't just useful for building NIDS. Having a window showing you what is going down the network can be a godsend when you have to debug some network enabled app or reverse engineer some protocol."


• ext2: Pingus [Review] (Sep 28, 1999, 04:11)
  "I'd like to dismiss any thoughts I had about open source gaming. I must say, Pingus ends any misconceptions I ever had."


• LinuxPR: Easy Software Products Releases ESP Print Pro Beta 8 (Sep 28, 1999, 02:12)
  "ESP Print Pro is based on the Common UNIX Printing System and provides PostScript and image file RIPs to support non-PostScript printers."


• Linux Today Summary, September 20 - September 26 (Sep 28, 1999, 02:02)
  Here's a summary of the most popular stories posted to Linux Today during the last week.


• LinuxPR: Linuxcare To Provide 24x7 Technical Support Services For Macmillan's (Sep 28, 1999, 00:55)
  "Leader in Linux Customer Services Teams with Leader in Linux Retail Sales to Offer Comprehensive Solution."


• LinuxPR: Linuxcare Appoints Douglas C. Nassaur as Chief Information Officer (Sep 28, 1999, 00:34)
  "Nassaur brings 17 years of information technology and operations experience, most recently as Vice President, Technical Operations, for E*TRADE Technologies."


• LinuxPR: Motorola...Group's SLX Series Network Appliance Passes KeyLabs Linux Compatibility Tests (Sep 28, 1999, 00:23)
  "Linux-Tested" is an open test program that affords both hardware vendors and IT departments the opportunity to test and verify hardware compatibility across multiple Linux distributions."


• LinuxPR: Linuxtopia.com launched (Sep 28, 1999, 00:11)
  "Our main goal for this site is to provide a place where Linux users of all levels of experience can learn about Linux, and find ways to make their Linux experiences better. Submissions and feedback are encouraged."


• LinuxPR: Ada Core Technolgies and Zentropix announce the development of GNATPRO (Sep 28, 1999, 00:08)
  "The open source model of both the RealTime Linux operating system and the GNAT Ada compiler, guarantees long term product quality and maintainability. Under open source licensing, you control the software."


• LinuxPR: Corel Corporation and TheLinuxStore.com...Announce Distribution Agreement (Sep 28, 1999, 00:04)
  "Under the agreement EBIZ will pre-load Corel® WordPerfect® 8 for Linux® Personal Edition onto its Element-L computer systems and the PIA (Personal Internet Appliance)."