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Linux News for Jul 25, 2003
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Release Digest: GNU, July 25, 2003 (Jul 25, 2003, 23:30)
Today's GNU app: GIMP 1.3.17.
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Release Digest: GNOME, July 25, 2003 (Jul 25, 2003, 23:30)
Today's GNOME apps: GStreamer Monkey's Audio plugin 0.6 and
meld-0.8.3.
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CNET News: Web Sites Unfazed by SCO Threats (Jul 25, 2003, 22:00)
"One important section of the Linux market, large companies, so
far don't seem fazed by SCO Group's warnings that Linux violates
its Unix intellectual property, according to a study released
Thursday..."
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CNET News: Linux Group Broadens Membership (Jul 25, 2003, 20:30)
"The Open Source Development Lab, a group dedicated to building
high-end features into Linux, has taken its first step in a plan to
expand its membership beyond the computing industry..."
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Mandrake Linux Advisory: kernel (Jul 25, 2003, 20:29)
"The kernels provided in MDKSA-2003:066-1 (2.4.21-0.24mdk) had a
problem where all files created on any filesystem other than XFS,
and using any kernel other than kernel-secure, would be created
with mode 0666, or world writeable..."
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Red Hat Linux Advisory: stunnel (Jul 25, 2003, 20:26)
"Updated stunnel packages are now available for Red Hat Linux
7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 8.0. These updates correct a potential
vulnerability in stunnel's signal handling..."
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VNUnet: Novell Sets Date for Move Towards Linux (Jul 25, 2003, 19:00)
"The firm described the offering as 'a key stepping stone as
customers prepare for future NetWare versions when all NetWare
features will also run on Linux...'"
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ZDNet Australia: SCO Fights Victorian Open Source Claims (Jul 25, 2003, 17:30)
"SCO has rejected claims from Victorian-based open source
advocates that its call for commercial users to purchase Unixware
licences could be a breach of Australian trade practices
laws..."
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GameSpot: Savage to Support Linux (Jul 25, 2003, 16:00)
"A Linux version of S2 Games' hybrid real-time strategy and
first-person shooter will ship on the same CD as the PC
version..."
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Reuters: IBM Moves to Reassure Customers on SCO Lawsuit (Jul 25, 2003, 14:30)
"IBM, the world's largest computer company, has rejected SCO's
claims, saying it has not demonstrated that its intellectual
property rights have been violated..."
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USA Today: IBM Makes Play for 'Next-Generation Pixar' (Jul 25, 2003, 13:00)
"IBM's system at Threshold will also run Linux, throwing yet
more weight behind Linux's position in Hollywood, at the expense of
Sun and Microsoft. Threshold used to run on Microsoft's
Windows..."
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Linux Journal: Large Scale Samba Installations (Jul 25, 2003, 11:00)
"How to install and set up various scenarios for Samba and
Windows2000/XP Professional..."
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NewsForge: Making Mac and Linux Play Nicely (Jul 25, 2003, 09:00)
"It's an eMac that has been sitting quietly on my kitchen table
the past two years. I decided to explore how best to share files,
printers, and applications between a Macintosh and my desktop Linux
box..."
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CNET: IBM Unveils Toolkit for Talking Computers (Jul 25, 2003, 07:00)
"IBM on Wednesday announced the general availability of a
software toolkit developers can use to build speech-recognition and
other 'multimodal' applications for Linux computers..."
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Release Digest: GNOME, July 24, 2003 (Jul 25, 2003, 05:00)
Today's GNOME apps: GDM 2.4.2.98, gnome-panel 2.3.4.1, ffmpeg
with tv/radio 0.5.1, and gpppoem-0.1.1.
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The Guardian: Time for Rearguard Action (Jul 25, 2003, 04:00)
"Just as Linux appears to breaking through to the corporate and
commercial sectors, an old ally has sued for $1bn in damages. Glyn
Moody wonders how the open source champion will respond..."
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Marcelo Tosatti: Linux 2.4.22-pre8 (Jul 25, 2003, 02:30)
Incremental changelog, links within.
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eWeek: Symposium Extends Embedded Linux (Jul 25, 2003, 02:30)
Linux Symposium: "Linux can reap new
opportunities in the embedded-OS space with some minor tweaks,
according to a presentation today at the 2003 Linux
Symposium..."
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The Inquirer: LindowsOS 4.0 Reviewed (Jul 25, 2003, 01:00)
"I decided to eat a 'dumb pill,' assume nothing, forget
everything I learned, and attempt a LindowsOS 4.0 installation in
'end user' mode. Here's an appetizer of my conclusion: I was
amazed..."
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