News Linux News for Feb 11, 2003:

OfB.biz: SuSE Linux 8.1 Takes Our Challenge
(2003-02-11 01:00:37)
"SuSE Linux 8.0 earned positive marks from us last summer for its strong feature set and low occurrence of bugs; will SuSE Linux 8.1 be able to keep up with its older sibling and win the Penguin Shootout...?"

Linux Productivity Magazine: Perl Tk, Part 1
(2003-02-11 02:30:00)
The February Linux Productivity Magazine is a Perl Tk tutorial and reference containing details of major Tk widgets, and culminating with a GPL-licensed speech timer program.

InfoWorld: Shipping the Prototype
(2003-02-11 04:00:03)
"Guido van Rossum, Python's inventor, on programmer productivity: "'It wouldn't surprise me if the amount of typing Python requires is five times less than Java for a typical piece of code. When you have that much less code, it's so much easier to maintain, and also to change...'"

Kernel Traffic #204 by Zack Brown
(2003-02-11 05:00:59)
Community Roundup: The latest message traffic from the Linux kernel mailing list.

KernelTrap: Distributed Development
(2003-02-11 05:30:54)
"In a recent email to the Linux Kernel Mailing List (lkml), Andrea Arcangeli announced that he had written a custom script to access the BitKeeper linux kernel source code repository, though still finding it difficult to piece together changesets in the proper order..."

eWeek: Tools, Trials and Tailoring Enhance Open-Source Options
(2003-02-11 07:00:51)
"Linux long ago won the interest of developers who actually seek out the challenge of crafting their own solutions, and is rapidly gaining ground with those who are willing to do that work in return for corresponding freedom to choose best-of-breed combinations..."

PCWorld: Is Linux on the Desktop Inevitable?
(2003-02-11 08:30:58)
"Creator of the alternative OS says it's coming to business desktops--and he's getting plenty of support..."

DesktopLinux: Linux Beyond the Desktop
(2003-02-11 10:00:56)
"In this DesktopLinux.com guest column, Gregory S. Hopper takes Linux beyond the desktop. Declaring the 'PC is the Model T' of today, Hopper makes a convincing argument that disruptive technologies and changing business models will dictate the PC market of tomorrow. By adopting a one-size fits all approach, the market has not yet fully realized the opportunity that open source, Linux, and the GPL offer to a dynamic user base..."

LinuxWorld: Trail of Tears: MySQL, ODBC & OpenOffice 1.0
(2003-02-11 11:30:53)
"Thanks in no small part to a helpful how-to piece by John McCreesh, Joe Barr shows us how to get ODBC, MySQL and OpenOffice to treat each other with respect. And don't forget to tune in next week, when Joe tells all regarding his attempts to use MySQL from within OpenOffice..."

eWeek: KDE 3.1 [Review]
(2003-02-11 13:00:26)
"Vendors working to parlay the server room successes of Linux into a spot on the mainstream corporate desktop have a powerful ally in KDE Project developers, who've been hard at work extending the performance, polish and functionality of their namesake K Desktop Environment..."

Release Digest: GNOME, February 10, 2003
(2003-02-11 05:00:00)
Today's GNOME apps: Grubconf 0.1.1, Inti-1.0 Beta4, GNOME Bluetooth Subsystem 0.2, gsoftpad-1.5, and Seahorse 0.7.0.

Release Digest: KDE, February 10, 2003
(2003-02-11 05:00:30)
Today's KDE apps: KPopUp 0.9.5pre1, kOctave3 :: libkocatve 1.02, KMyFirewall 0.9.5, K3b 0.8, KDiff3 0.941, KidMath 0.0.2, and Kopete 0.6.

Mozilla.org: Mozilla 1.3 Beta Released
(2003-02-11 14:00:03)
The latest beta of Mozilla is ready for public testing. What's new, links within.

InfoWorld: IBM Cools on Linux Support for Itanium
(2003-02-11 15:00:18)
"'IBM doesn't have anyone dedicated to working with Linux on Itanium,' Favali said. 'Our view right now is that Itanium is like a science project. There's not a market for it...'"

CNET News: Sales Increase for U.S. Linux Servers
(2003-02-11 16:00:23)
"Sales in the United States of servers running Linux nearly doubled in last year's fourth quarter from a year earlier, according to new statistics from market researcher Gartner Dataquest..."

Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: w3mmee
(2003-02-11 15:54:27)
"Hironori Sakamoto, one of w3m developers, found two security vulnerabilities in w3m and associated programs..."

CNET News: .Net Patent Could Stifle Standards Effort
(2003-02-11 18:00:32)
"Meanwhile, Bruce Perens, a consultant and leader of the open-source movement, worries that Microsoft's patents could shut out alternative software development..."

CNET News: Linux Start-up Wins $10 Million
(2003-02-11 20:30:41)
"Sistina Software, a start-up with software to help numerous Linux servers collectively share a single set of data, has obtained $10 million in venture funding, the company said Monday..."

LinuxPR: IBM DB2 Version 8.1 Certified on SCO Linux 4.0
(2003-02-11 23:30:07)
"This certification allows companies using SCO Linux to simplify and automate many of the tasks associated with maintaining their database systems..." Press release within.

Alan Cox: Linux 2.4.21pre4-ac4
(2003-02-11 18:19:35)
Changelog, link within.

Tonight Live: Anger Spews over Microsoft: But Why? and Chris Dibona's Damage Studios
(2003-02-11 22:00:24)
"Disney a Hypocrite, no kidding who would have thought, Linux Desktops as an "inevitable" force, more BIG Linux sales numbers, and Jeff's opinion of Workspot..."

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