Linux News for Feb 27, 2003

• Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: traceroute-nanog (Jul 14, 2003, 10:08)
  "traceroute-nanog, an enhanced version of the common traceroute program, contains an integer overflow bug which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code..."


• Triangle Business Journal: Red Hat Leads Way in Cost Cuts (Feb 27, 2003, 23:30)
  "In 2000, according to cost management index calculations, [Red Hat] was shelling out $1.30 in operating costs for every dollar of revenue it was generating. By 2002, the firm was spending 96 cents for every dollar of revenue..."


• siliconvalley.internet.com: Socket Helps Connect Linux-based PDA (Feb 27, 2003, 22:00)
  "The partnership guarantees that Newark, Calif.-based Socket's CompactFlash plug-in accessories are compatible with Sharp's Linux-based family of PDAs..."


• Alan Cox: Linux 2.4.21pre4-ac7 (Feb 27, 2003, 21:48)
  Changelog, link within.


• DesktopLinux.com: CollegeLinux: Learning the Linux Way (Feb 27, 2003, 20:30)
  "...Jill Ratkevic speaks with Professor David Costa, Dean of Robert Kennedy College (RKC) in Switzerland about his school's newly released Desktop Linux offering--'CollegeLinux'..."


• The Creative Penguin: The GNOME Art Duo Speak (Feb 27, 2003, 19:00)
  "...[W]e continue our Creative Penguin series in a discussion with Tuomas 'Tigert' Kuosmanen and Jakub 'Jimmac' Steiner of Ximian. If you've ever admired the beautiful artwork of GNOME, these are the gentlemen responsible for it..."


• LinuxWorld: A Strategic Comparison of Windows vs. Unix, version 2.0 (Feb 27, 2003, 17:30)
  "[Paul] Murphy's October 2001 TCO analysis generated much reader comment. In this article, the first installment in a two-part series, he revisits the Linux-versus-Windows decision for the faculty of a small college or university..."


• Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: traceroute-nanog (Feb 27, 2003, 17:24)
  "A vulnerability has been discovered in NANOG traceroute, an enhanced version of the Van Jacobson/BSD traceroute program. A buffer overflow occurs in the 'get_origin()' function..."


• SearchEnterpriseLinux: JBoss Founder: Time is Now for Open-Source Application Servers (Feb 27, 2003, 16:00)
  "When people look at open-source, they feel like they need permission to use open-source. That's because of the fact that there is some porting involved. This is a problem..."


• Marcelo Tosatti: Linux 2.4.21-pre5 (Feb 27, 2003, 13:00)
  Incremental changelog, links within.


• Linux Journal: Installing Slash for a Private Project (Feb 27, 2003, 13:00)
  "If you've thought about using Slash for a personal project, read this first, and learn from Paul's frustrations and do-overs..."


• PR: Qt Used to Develop Adobe Photoshop Album (Feb 27, 2003, 12:00)
  "Trolltech has announced that Adobe System's new product, Adobe Photoshop Album, was developed using Trolltech's Qt, a multiplatform C++ development framework..." Press release within.


• MacOPINION: Is The $799 Lindows Mobile PC A Credible Challenger To The $999 iBook? (Feb 27, 2003, 11:00)
  "At 2.9 pounds, the Lindows Mobile PC is definitely an affordable ultra-light laptop, but does it offer as good a value as a new $999 iBook or even a $799 or $899 refurbished Apple machine...?"


• Business Standard: Linux Seen Grabbing 10% of India's Desktops (Feb 27, 2003, 10:00)
  "That would mean that, of the MAIT projected sales of 2 million desktop PCs in India, Linux would have a market share of 10 per cent in the desktop segment..."


• DesktopLinux.com: A Practical Guide to Get Started Using Linux (Feb 27, 2003, 09:00)
  "Wily Yuen has authored a great overview for getting started using Linux on your PC. Yuen, a Linux user since July, points to key applications and tools that will help you enhance your user experience. The guide that follows is a great addition to your bookmarks as a reference guide to using Desktop Linux..."


• SearchEnterpriseLinux: Windows-to-Linux on the Desktop Has Its Drawbacks (Feb 27, 2003, 08:00)
  "Organizing a conference around moving from Windows to Linux on the desktop may be easier than actually making the switch, at least that was the sentiment expressed by many panelists and attendees at the Desktop Linux Summit 2003..."


• NewsForge: SCO Offers Linux and UNIX Courseware For Sale to All (Feb 27, 2003, 07:00)
  "SCO announced that anyone can now purchase the company's Linux and UNIX courseware for the purpose of conducting training and certification, but only 'authorized partners' will get the best deals..." [Editor's Note: This is the 5,000th story that I have posted on Linux Today. Thanks to all who helped! -BKP]


• developerWorks: Grid Job Submission using the Java CoG Kit (Feb 27, 2003, 06:00)
  "Computer Grids will create a powerful pool of computing resources capable of running the most demanding scientific and engineering applications required by researchers and businesses today. The objective of this article is to describe the basics of job submission against computer Grids using the Java CoG Kit..."


• Financial Express: Red Hat In Talks With Infosys For Linux-based Finnacle (Feb 27, 2003, 04:00)
  "Red Hat India, a joint venture between US-based Red Hat and Clover Technologies, is in talks with software major Infosys for porting its banking application Finnacle to Linux..."


• Computerworld.NZ: NZOSS Incorporation Closer (Feb 27, 2003, 03:00)
  "The Open Source Society (NZOSS) will be incorporated by the time of its inaugural annual general meeting on March 15..."


• Linux Journal: Roll Your Own $450 Linux Box (Feb 27, 2003, 02:00)
  "This machine isn't the Ultimate Linux Box, however; this is simply something you can use to get on the Web, do your taxes and maybe play a game or two of TuxRacer..."


• Mandrake Linux Advisories: webmin, shadow-utils (Feb 27, 2003, 01:59)
  Two security advisories from MandrakeSoft.


• CNET News: Intel Gets Inside Life Sciences (Feb 27, 2003, 01:00)
  "'Buying an Intel-based cluster running Linux gives us more bang for the buck, plus we have access to the plethora of open-source software developed for this environment,' Fred Hickernell, professor at Hong Kong Baptist University's Department of Mathematics, said..."


• Stuff: Falling in Love With the Penguin (Feb 27, 2003, 00:00)
  "It may offend die-hard computer geeks, but the future of Linux probably rests with corporations and other large organisations, where the heftiest spending and staffing decisions are made and the fate of computer IT is often decided..."