News Linux News for Jan 08, 2004:

IT Manager's Journal: Investing In Open Source Companies: Nobody's Getting Rich--Yet
(2004-01-08 00:00:34)
"A panel of people who know about such things agree that if commercial open source software and services companies are to continue to be profitable, some of the current business models are going to have to be revisited and/or fine-tuned..."

ZDNet Australia: Aust Linux Advocates Push National Body as MS Attacks
(2004-01-08 01:00:42)
"As Australia's Linux community prepares to gather in Adelaide next week for a heavyweight conference, a leading state industry cluster has detailed plans to establish a national open source 'evangelism' and policy group..."

New Technology Solutions: Enter Late--and Dominate
(2004-01-08 02:30:12)
"The GPL license is at the heart of Linux success. Understand the GPL, and you understand not just Linux dynamics, but also the likely future of the entire software business..."

FOSDEM Interview: Keith Packard
(2004-01-08 04:00:39)
"What have been the major changes in the last version of X, and is there any fundamental change that will appear in the next major release...?"

Release Digest: GNOME, January 7, 2004
(2004-01-08 05:00:00)
Today's GNOME apps: CVSGnome Build Script 0.5.0, gcalctool 4.3.35, Liferea 0.4.6, Pigeon CD Recorder 0.2.1, and Conglomerate 0.7.10.

Release Digest: GNU, January 7, 2004
(2004-01-08 05:00:20)
Today's GNU app: GIMP 2.0 pre1.

Release Digest: KDE, January 7, 2004
(2004-01-08 05:00:40)
Today's KDE apps: Konserve 0.10 and amaroK media-player 0.8.1.

FedoraNews.org: Tutorial: MySQL Command Center
(2004-01-08 05:30:34)
"With this tutorial, I will give you the steps to build MySQL Command Center as an RPM package from the binary distribution which available from MySQL AB..."

Java Boutique: The Power of Three--Eclipse, Tomcat, and Struts
(2004-01-08 07:00:57)
"In this article I'll present a set of tools, which can really help you get your job done. What's more, they're all free, open source, and well documented..."

ZDNet: Linux Developers Compete for 'Dream'
(2004-01-08 08:30:47)
"Developers are gearing up for a fiercely competitive HackFest at a heavyweight Linux conference in Adelaide, Australia this month..."

Mad Penguin: Xandros 2.0--King of the Linux Desktop
(2004-01-08 10:00:41)
"Xandros 2.0 Deluxe falls in a special category of distros reserved for the would-be Windows convert..."

OSNews: Mandrake Linux 10 Preview
(2004-01-08 11:30:32)
"Mandrake Linux 10.0-preview edition pretty much defines the shape of things to come in Linux land in 2004. With Kernel 2.6, KDE 3.2 beta and XFree86 4.4 beta, it doesn't leave much to be desired..."

Linux Journal: Visiting the New World of Linux Sound & Music Software
(2004-01-08 13:00:21)
"A look at two new systems designed to ease the process of installing and configuring an advanced Linux audio system..."

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.1-rc2-mm1
(2004-01-08 13:31:51)
Changelog, link within.

Linus Torvalds: Linux 2.6.1-rc3
(2004-01-08 13:36:46)
Changelog, links within.

The Age: Did SCO Actually Buy What It Thought It Bought?
(2004-01-08 14:00:45)
"Novell has made public correspondence between lawyers representing both Novell and SCO. Read these in their entirety--they are quite enlightening..."

eWeek: IBM, SuSE Give POS a Linux Ring
(2004-01-08 15:00:00)
"IBM and SuSE Linux AG are hoping to make more cash registers ring this year, and on Thursday will announce a new SuSE Linux-based point-of-sale solution..."

InternetWeek: Massachusetts Open Source Vs. Proprietary Battle Brews
(2004-01-08 16:00:05)
"The Massachusetts state government's attempt to push open source software is being challenged by one state lawmaker who is questioning the state IT leadership's actions..."

Raleigh News & Observer: Red Hat Bond Sales Reach $500 Million
(2004-01-08 17:00:25)
"Tuesday morning, Red Hat planned to sell $400 million in bonds. By day's end, it had orders for $500 million..."

USA Today: Open-Source Software in Developing Countries
(2004-01-08 18:00:18)
"With the expansion of open source, the current reality is that users have a true choice between a variety of possible solutions to best accomplish their computing and networking goals..."

InfoWorld: Elitegroup, Lindows in Linux Laptop Deal
(2004-01-08 19:00:07)
"Taiwanese hardware maker Elitegroup Computer Systems Co. Ltd. is shipping 300,000 low-cost laptops to the U.S. bundled with Lindows..."

Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: vbox3
(2004-01-08 19:59:49)
"A bug was discovered in vbox3, a voice response system for isdn4linux, whereby root privileges were not properly relinquished before executing a user-supplied tcl script..."

InternetWeek: Protecting Against Open Source Legal Risks
(2004-01-08 20:00:48)
"What's worse, the SCO lawsuit likely represents just the beginning of potential litigation involving open-source software..."

Mandrake Linux Advisory: kernel
(2004-01-08 20:58:40)
"A flaw in bounds checking in mremap() in the Linux kernel versions 2.4.23 and previous was discovered by Paul Starzetz..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Q&A: Expert Outlines Mozilla Benefits, Parts 1 & 2
(2004-01-08 21:00:29)
"When is a browser more than a browser? When it's the Mozilla platform, a free, open source browser and set of applications, said programmer Nigel McFarlane..."

LinuxPlanet: Web Marketing Your Business With Linux, Part 2
(2004-01-08 22:00:22)
"...[I]n part two, let's examine the tools and techniques for transferring your pages to the web server as well as the applications and methods for monitoring and securing your site...."

Stallman's Column Evokes Responses
(2004-01-08 23:00:46)
Richard Stallman's recent column on the anniversary of the Free Software movement has triggered quite a few responses in the community, as usual. Media pundits at NewsForge and ZDNet have their own opinions as well. Links within.

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