Linux News for Dec 30, 1999

• E-Commerce Times: Amazon Boycott Rhetoric Reaches Absurd Heights (Dec 30, 1999, 23:22)
  "If 1-Click was so easy and obvious, then why didn't someone else come up with it? Or other "obvious" items like the steam engine or the light bulb, for that matter?"


• PC Magazine: Winners and duds of 1999 (Dec 30, 1999, 23:17)
  "[Winner #]4. Linux. ... [Dud #]4. Microsoft Windows CE hand-held computers."


• LinuxPR: Easy Software Products Releases ESP Print Pro v4.0.3 (Dec 30, 1999, 22:49)
  "ESP Print Pro v4.0.3 is a free patch upgrade for current users of ESP Print Pro."


• LinuxPR: Common UNIX Printing System 1.0.4 Released (Dec 30, 1999, 22:48)
  "The Common UNIX Printing System provides a portable printing layer for UNIX® operating systems."


• Jabber.org: Year-End Status Report (Dec 30, 1999, 22:18)
  "This message is from the Jabber.org project, and is intended to provide a current overview, for both technical and non-technical users, of the many related technologies, projects, and plans for Jabber."


• CNET News.com: Judge rejects group's request to block DVD program (Dec 30, 1999, 21:41)
  "Another hearing on the matter is scheduled for Jan. 14, but legal experts say the movie industry, represented as plaintiffs by a group called the DVD Copy Control Association, may have a hard time proving the Web owners have done anything unlawful."


• ZDNet: Seven People You Should Follow Into the Next Decade (Dec 30, 1999, 21:01)
  "HARDWARE: LINUS TORVALDS... OPERATING SYSTEM: BOB YOUNG..."


• Upside: Apache on Deck (Dec 30, 1999, 20:26)
  "I think that this sort of thing helps the community understand how we are aligned in terms of the of software and the open source community."


• Linux.com: The Nelson Rush interview (Dec 30, 1999, 19:44)
  "Nelson Rush...is leader of the QuakeForge Project, whose goals are to extend Quake 1 (and any future releases by Id Software) into a whole new realm of virtual gaming and virtual reality, while maintaining a backwards compatibility layer with the original Quake and other Quake projects."


• Linux.com: Nicholas Petreley: Is Red Hat Really the Next Microsoft? (Dec 30, 1999, 19:39)
  "It seems as if Red Hat is being singled out primarily because it is financially successful and receiving a lot of commercial attention."


• Tcl-URL! for December 30, 1999 (Dec 30, 1999, 19:26)
  


• PC Week: Java partners at odds (Dec 30, 1999, 19:21)
  "Java partners such as IBM, which are not as reliant on Java branding efforts, are in a cold war with smaller vendors that depend on Sun's official stamp of approval to sell Java-based products."


• Kernel Cousin samba #5 Is Out (Dec 30, 1999, 18:24)
  


• Compaq.com: Alpha Linux Beowulf Testdrive (Dec 30, 1999, 18:17)
  "We are proud to announce the addition of an Alpha Linux Beowulf cluster in the Compaq Testdrive program. We have set up an eight node cluster of XP1000s for developers to try their applications on."


• BetaNews: Debian 2.2 Release Schedule Announced (Dec 30, 1999, 18:11)
  "Developers of the Debian distribution of the Linux operating system have announced the release schedule for the latest version of Debian, dubbed "Potato." As of January 2nd, no new packages will be accepted for inclusion in the Potato release."


• E-Commerce Times: Linux Hysteria Will Fade In 2000 (Dec 30, 1999, 18:05)
  "According to a new report by Forrester Research, Linux hysteria will give way to pragmatism in the new year."


• LinuxPR: OpenDVD.org leads the fight for DVD players for every OS (Dec 30, 1999, 17:57)
  "The OpenDVD.org website was on top of the story when the DVD Copyright Control association petitioned for a Temporary Restraining Order against 72 web site operators for hosting or linking to code that broke the almost useless encryption on DVD movies."


• LinuxPR: The Linux(r) Show!! confirms Alliance with TheLinuxStore.Com for LinuxWorld Expo Broadcast (Dec 30, 1999, 17:55)
  "TheLinuxStore.com & The Linux Show!! Form a Strategic Alliance to Provide a Live Broadcast At the Upcoming Linux WorldExpo 2000."


• LinuxPR: LinuxComponents.COM: Mandrake GoldPack 2000 is now shipping. (Dec 30, 1999, 17:54)
  "The Linux Mandrake Gold Pack 2000 is geared to newcomers to Linux world as well as experienced users who want to take the benefits of the last improvements of the distribution."


• Linuxnewbie.org: The Linux Newbie Replies: WFM? (Dec 30, 1999, 17:18)
  "Skilled computer users nowadays often tire of newbies asking questions that are fully answered in the available documentation."


• CRN: Ailing Corel Gambles On Linux Future (Dec 30, 1999, 17:17)
  "There is so much hype around Linux . . . but it's real stuff," said Bill Claybrook, research director at Boston-based Aberdeen Group Inc. "The real kicker will be in the next year when applications start porting to Linux."


• Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Y2K compliant sharutils available (Dec 30, 1999, 17:10)
  "Sharutils 4.2 and earlier used a two digit formatting routine for years in shar.c (the source code for the program to create shell archives)."


• Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Apache bugfix release available for Red Hat Linux 6.1 (Dec 30, 1999, 16:40)
  "A bugfix release of Apache is available which corrects problems with httpd.conf default values, fixes building third party modules with apxs, and performs other general cleanups."


• Intranet Design News: Pervasive Software Releases New Application Server for Linux (Dec 30, 1999, 16:36)
  "Tango 2000 is a next-generation development studio designed to dramatically improve the amount of time necessary to develop and deploy critical e-business applications."


• Intranet Design News: Dell to Factory-Install Red Hat Linux on Servers (Dec 30, 1999, 16:10)
  "Until this announcement, Dell would only factory-install Windows NT on its servers, other OSes would have to be done through the DellPlus organization. This move will increase market growth for both Red Hat and Dell."


• Fool.com: Linux, Coke, and We're Buying More Intel (Dec 30, 1999, 16:03)
  "I'd like to let everyone know of the widespread scorn and derision the geek community has expressed towards the initial public offering (IPO) of LinuxOne Inc., future stock symbol LINX. Despite the name, this company is NOT one of the veteran Linux companies, which have been having multi-billion dollar IPOs recently."


• Slashdot: DVD Hearing Victory: We Won - For Now (Dec 30, 1999, 15:52)
  "The expression on the judge's face looked rather enlightened when the point was made that you don't need the encryption key in order to make illegal copies of movies or DVD discs."


• BW: Track Data Announced the Release of myTrack-Linux (Dec 30, 1999, 15:38)
  "We are very excited about this release as the Linux platform is gaining growing acceptance and there is presently a dearth of trading related software available for the Linux platform."


• Linux Weekly News for December 30, 1999 (Dec 30, 1999, 08:09)
  Front Page Feature: Another year ends, What awaits Linux in 2000 and protection of algorithms. Read it here.


• Ottawa Citizen: Inprise Corp. (formerly Borland) now a soldier in Linux revolution (Dec 30, 1999, 08:04)
  "More significantly, demand for a Linux version was double that for a Windows version."


• TheStuff.net: GNOME Transfer Manager [Review] (Dec 30, 1999, 07:50)
  "Since switching from Windows to Linux last June, I had been looking for a feature laden download manager which functions natively under X Windows, has a queue for downloading files sequentially, supports resuming on dropped connections, and is roughly equivalent to GetRight in Windows."


• Penguinistas Get DSL >>The Rest of the Story! (Dec 30, 1999, 07:46)
  "We have been bombed with requests for service availability. We are processing those requests as fast as we can. As of 1:15 am Chicago time we are caught up and are going home to go to bed."


• InfoWorld: Vendor NameSys Aims at Holy Grail of File System Searches (Dec 30, 1999, 07:40)
  "It's not every day that a group of people come together to work towards a goal that they never plan on reaching, but Hans Reiser formed his company on that very concept."


• DoLinux.org: 10 Predictions for 2000 (Dec 30, 1999, 07:33)
  "After reflecting some on the events of 1999, I decided to try my hand at prognosticating what might occur in 2000. The Linux community is anything but stagnant, so this is no small task."


• osOpinion: Linux Sucks, NT Rocks / Use Linux, NT Sucks Rocks (Dec 30, 1999, 07:28)
  "No, no, no, no, no!", the old white-bearded fellow shouted at the new kid. "That's supposed to be 'Use Linux, NT Sucks Rocks'."


• osOpinion: Why Java Won't Splinter (Dec 30, 1999, 07:23)
  "A standards body could really muck up Java. And could a standards body prevent Microsoft pollution? I don't think so."


• Reuters: Microsoft e-mail service crippled over missed billing (Dec 30, 1999, 07:14)
  "In an ironic twist, the missed billing was discovered and paid by Michael Chaney, an Antioch, Tenn.-based programmer who works with the Linux operating system, an upstart competitor..."


• AP: Judge Denies Effort in DVD Case (Dec 30, 1999, 04:18)
  "Without comment, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge William Elfving denied the group's request for a restraining order."


• Wired: DVD Round 1 Goes to Hackers (Dec 30, 1999, 04:13)
  "... Judge William J. Elfving declined the DVD Copy Control Association's request for a temporary restraining order on Wednesday."


• Wired: Geeks Get Their Day in Court (Dec 30, 1999, 04:13)
  "Around 30 engineers, consultants, Linux enthusiasts, open-source believers -- and at least one self-described troublemaker -- turned out to express solidarity with the hackers who are being sued by the DVD industry..."


• Kernel Cousin debian-hurd #29 Is Out (Dec 30, 1999, 03:18)
  


• LinuxPR: White Paper on Server Clustering (Dec 30, 1999, 03:16)
  "PolyServe Corporation announces the availability of a comprehensive White Paper on "Server Clustering for High-Availability, Low-Cost Web Server Appliances" via its web site."


• LinuxAction Magazine to be launched on the Web Q1 2000 (Dec 30, 1999, 00:15)
  "LinuxAction Magazine will be the magazine for businesses that want to take action with Linux."


• Linuxcare: Arne Flones: Sharing A Six Pack (Dec 30, 1999, 00:11)
  "I was looking at a six pack of links which I judged were uniquely essential to my sanity. I would like to share them with you."