News Linux News for Feb 04, 2003:

Linux Journal: Crossing the Desktop Linux Chasm in San Diego
(2003-02-04 01:00:22)
"How can Lindows and the Desktop Linux Summit get past their bad PR?" Doc Searl's take on the Desktop Linux Summit.

Australian IT: Viva la Open Source
(2003-02-04 02:30:48)
"Guerilla warfare is sweeping across the IT industry as organised bands of revolutionaries seek to challenge the established order..."

ServerWatch: January 2003 Netcraft Survey Highlights
(2003-02-04 04:00:52)
"As usual, Apache, Microsoft, Zeus, and SunONE (formerly referred to as iPlanet in the survey) remained the key players with shares of 62.23 percent, 27.49 percent, 2.08 percent, and 1.33 percent, respectively..."

osOpinion.com: Can Linux and Unix Live Together?
(2003-02-04 07:00:05)
"As tech buying cycles progress, year by year, Linux will eat away at more of Unix' mission-critical work. That's because, at each new upgrade point, servers running Linux will grow ever more capable..."

LinuxWorld.au: Fire in the Belly
(2003-02-04 08:30:47)
"When you think of open source databases, MySQL or PostgreSQL may first spring to mind. However, hot on their heels is Firebird, a relational database which has been a hotbed of development activity for the past two and a half years..."

developerWorks: Xmingwin for Cross-Generating Apps
(2003-02-04 10:00:35)
"Xmingwin makes it practical to generate Windows programs from a Linux server. This column gives a recipe for setting up Xmingwin, and outlines the most important reasons for doing so..."

TightVNC: Remote X the Secure, Fast & Easy Way
(2003-02-04 11:30:09)
"Looking for a software solution to help him access his home desktop remotely, Joe Barr finds even more than he'd hoped for in TightVNC..."

Linux Journal: Practical Questions
(2003-02-04 13:00:14)
"What if software did what you wanted it to do, for as long as it could, without breaking down or causing problems for everything it touched? What if less really is more...?"

Release Digest: GNOME, February 3, 2003
(2003-02-04 05:00:00)
Today's GNOME apps: Gnome SuperUser 0.3, GLib-2.2.1, Pango-1.2.1, GTK+-2.2.1, Terminal Server Client 0.104, DiaCanvas2 0.9.0, GneleMixer 3.0.3, GnuCash 1.8.0, Bug Buddy 2.2.102, GDM 2.4.1.3, and gnome-googlizer 1.99.0.

Release Digest: KDE, February 3, 2003
(2003-02-04 05:00:30)
Today's KDE apps: Mixxx 0.9.2, krename 2.5.1, KBarcode 1.1.3, and KSocrat 3.1.1.

MandrakeSoft: MandrakeSoft Provides Official Product Lifetime Schedule
(2003-02-04 14:30:15)
"With the release of Mandrake Linux 9.1, we will put in place a cycle that customers can easily anticipate..."

CNET News: Advocates Join to Promote Desktop Linux
(2003-02-04 16:00:52)
"Several companies have joined to launch a consortium to promote Linux for desktop computers, a significant expansion for an operating system that today fits more comfortably on servers..."

eWeek: Microsoft Warns SEC of Open-Source Threat
(2003-02-04 17:30:56)
"Microsoft Corp. may in the future be forced to lower its software prices as a result of the growth of open source, the company cautioned in its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission..."

The Register: Why US Gov Reps Mugged Pro Open Source Declaration
(2003-02-04 20:30:00)
"In the middle of last month a US delegation to an international conference clearly signalled US policy as regards open source by de-fanging a pro open source declaration..."

LinuxLookup: Xandros Desktop Deluxe 1.0 Review
(2003-02-04 22:00:32)
"Xandros Desktop is a beautifully crafted operating system by a staff of meticulous and talented human beings. Had I not experienced one major roadblock during my initial installation, I would doubt that this creation had sprung from human hands..."

Raleigh News & Observer: Red Hat to Help Train Teens
(2003-02-04 23:30:27)
"Red Hat will announce today in Greensboro a new training product designed for use in high schools and community colleges..."

Mandrake Linux Advisories: vim, MySQL
(2003-02-04 17:21:45)
Two security advisories from MandrakeSoft.

Gentoo Linux Advisory: qt-dcgui
(2003-02-04 17:23:16)
"All versions < 0.2.2 have a major security vulnerability in the directory parser. This bug allow a remote attacker to download files outside the sharelist..."

Alan Cox: Linux 2.4.21pre4-ac2
(2003-02-04 17:29:35)
Changelog, link within.

The Linux Show: A Special Show in Memory of Fallen Heroes
(2003-02-04 23:30:00)
A special pre-recorded version of The Linux Show that will focus on the Columbia disaster.

dot.KDE.org: KDE/GNOME To Cooperate On Interface Guidelines
(2003-02-04 19:00:21)
"As recently announced, an effort has been started for closer cooperation between the KDE and GNOME usability teams..."

Red Hat Linux Advisory: kernel
(2003-02-04 18:59:04)
"Vulnerabilities have been found in version 2.4.18 of the kernel. This advisory deals with updates to Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 8.0..."

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