News Linux News for Jan 07, 2003:

DesktopLinux.com: Desktop Options
(2003-01-07 01:00:25)
"Michael C. Barnes takes an in-depth look at desktop operating system options available on the market today in this exclusive article at DesktopLinux.com. Evaluating over 30 desktop options for this article, Barnes dissects Microsoft Windows XP, offers a perspective on the evolution of the desktop, and reviews popular Desktop Linux options including Red Hat, ELX, Debian, Slackware, Lycoris and more..."

Linux Productivity Magazine: PostgreSQL
(2003-01-07 02:30:58)
The latest online issue of the Linux Productivity Magazine focuses on PostgreSQL

InfoWorld: Open-source Pick-like Database Being Developed
(2003-01-07 11:30:20)
"'We darn well hope it's going to compete with Oracle; we think it's a far better system,' said Youngman. 'But as always, they've got the marketing muscle, they've got the money to pay for advertising...'"

ExtremeTech: Windows Users Should Be Glad There's A Linux
(2003-01-07 05:30:06)
"As you may have noticed, 2002 was the year Microsoft decided Linux was a major competitive threat. 2003 may be the year Microsoft reacts to that threat with more than rhetoric..."

DesktopLinux: Software Contracts: Antitrust Tying and Computer Hardware Manufacturers
(2003-01-07 07:00:57)
"Have you bought a PC to run Linux and received a copy of a proprietary desktop operating system you do not intend on using? Did the manufacturer collect a fee for the operating system you don't use? Walt Pennington, member of the San Diego Linux Users Group, concerned citizen, and esteemed tort attorney outlines the legal challenge of OEM agreements..."

NewsFactor: Alternative Web Server: Does Roxen Rock?
(2003-01-07 08:30:27)
"Unlike Apache, which is administered through text configuration files, Roxen has a Web-based interface that allows point-and-click administration..."

LinuxLookup: Linux Certification--Certified to Thrill
(2003-01-07 10:00:27)
"If Linus Torvalds would have known, that a project he developed while labouring for his certificate, would one day have it's own certificate, he would have well...er... been the first to offer one..."

KernelTrap: Humor In Kernel Code
(2003-01-07 13:00:00)
"A recent query on the lkml asked for opinions as to what are 'the most frightening pieces of the kernel.' The many responses offered more humor than fright, with a handful of snippets that prove entertaining to read through..."

Release Digest: GNOME, January 6, 2003
(2003-01-07 05:00:00)
Today's GNOME apps: Straw 0.15, GTetrinet 0.5.0, GTetrinet 0.5.1, File Roller 2.1.5, GnuCash 1.7.7, libsigc++ 1.2.3, and intltool 0.25.

Release Digest: KDE, January 6, 2003
(2003-01-07 05:00:30)
Today's KDE apps: MythTV 0.7, QHacc :: KHacc 1.3, QHacc 2.5.1, KDE Kontact 0.1, KMail Cool 1.6.1, LibChipCard :: KDE 0.7beta5, KMerlin 1.3Beta2, and KAlarm2 0.9.0.

Marcelo Tosatti: Linux 2.4.21-pre3
(2003-01-07 01:20:10)
Incremental changelog, links within.

LinuxPlanet: SGI Busts into Linux with 64-Processor Scalability
(2003-01-07 16:00:41)
"Silicon Graphics, Inc. has introduced its own Linux offering today with a line of Linux-only servers that can scale up to 64 processors and, thanks to some slick architecture, can communicate between these nodes up to 200 times faster than previous clustering methods..."

Aftenposten: 'DVD Jon' Scores Huge Legal Victory
(2003-01-07 14:30:39)
"The court acquitted [Jon Lech Johansen, author of DeCSS] on all charges, a ruling that comes as a crushing blow to public prosecutors and entertainment giants..."

eWeek: Road to Open Source
(2003-01-07 17:30:58)
"Whether it's determining what constitutes a milk quality grade or finding out when you can dig for clams in Narragansett Bay, the citizens of Rhode Island are some of the first in the nation who can find their government-issued dictates on systems created with open-source tools..."

Reuters: Microsoft Relaxes Licensing for Digital Media
(2003-01-07 22:00:01)
"The new licensing program would allow developers to create software that sends video and audio, for example, to personal computers that run on free Linux software..."

Red Hat Linux Advisory: cyrus-sasl
(2003-01-07 17:23:48)
"Updated cyrus-sasl packages are now available for Red Hat Linux 8.0. These packages close buffer overflows present in Cyrus SASL 2.1 and later..."

Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: geneweb
(2003-01-07 18:55:14)
"A security issue has been discovered by Daniel de Rauglaudre, upstream author of geneweb, a genealogical software with web interface..."

Tonight Live: Hack Our Guest (Adaptive Firewalls Part Two), Wazup with Apple
(2003-01-07 22:00:09)
Big news from MacWorld, Jon Lech Johansen wins DeCSS case, Grant Gross's rebut to Microsoft on TCO and so much more.

Update: Apple Launches Browser Based on KHTML Engine
(2003-01-07 19:00:15)
Update: Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced that a new KHTML-based browser, Safari, will be OS X's default browser--and will contain open source components. More information on the open-source aspects of this application have been added.

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