News Linux News for Jan 09, 2004:

InfoWorld: English Version of China's Red Flag Linux Delayed
(2004-01-09 00:00:01)
"English version now scheduled to ship in third quarter..."

Reuters/Hindustan Times: UN Agency Picks India's Simputer for Bhutan Project
(2004-01-09 01:00:54)
"The Simputer, India's first home-grown handheld designed for the rural masses, is making its international foray through a deal with the UN's International Telecommunication Union and the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan..."

Enterprise Linux IT: Who's Patching Open Source?
(2004-01-09 02:00:12)
"As open source grows, the need for support grows, and this new need has led to the development of a new support option: third-party vendors who manage or patch software..."

OSNews: A Review of Knoppix
(2004-01-09 03:00:00)
"When Knoppix was first released it was heralded as revolutionary in the Linux world. Its autodetection and configuration capabilities were unsurpassed..."

AME Info: Emirates Industrial Gases Selects Linux with Oracle
(2004-01-09 04:00:33)
"Emirates Industrial Gases LLC, a leading producer and distributor of industrial, medical, and speciality gases, has selected Linux as the deployment platform for Oracle E-Business Suite..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, January 8, 2004
(2004-01-09 05:00:00)
Today's distributions: Devil-Linux 1.0.4, SystemRescueCD 0.2.9, GoboLinux 010, Caixa Mágica 8.1 Desktop (Beta), and ROCK Linux 2.0.0 RC4.

Release Digest: GNOME, January 8, 2004
(2004-01-09 05:00:20)
Today's GNOME apps: GDM 2.5.90.0, Guikachu 1.3.6, GNOME System Tools 0.31.1, Monster Masher 1.5, and ooo-build-1.1.48.

Rlease Digest: KDE, January 8, 2004
(2004-01-09 05:00:40)
Today's KDE app: OpenOffice.org KDE Native Widget Framework.

FedoraNews.org: Tutorial: Remote Desktop
(2004-01-09 05:30:27)
"So, if you're too eager to wait for new packages to be distrubuted, here are some simple steps to downloading and compiling the lastest version of rdesktop and tsclient..."

LinuxDevices: Linux Support Comes to Rugged VMEbus SBC for Military Applications
(2004-01-09 07:00:31)
"TimeSys has delivered the first Linux SDK for the Aitech Defense Systems C100, a VME-bus SBC targeting rugged military applications..."

CXOtoday: Forbes To Abandon Problematic Windows 2003 Server
(2004-01-09 08:30:20)
"Bogged down with recurring abnormal errors and business logic malfunctions, Forbes Infotainment, which runs an online lottery system in the country, is currently evaluating the option of switching over to the Linux platform..." [Link repaired. -ed]

LinuxReview: Xandros 2.0 - Standard Edition
(2004-01-09 10:00:37)
"After seeing that Xandros 2.0 was soon to be released and that it actually had fairly up to date software, such as KDE 3.1, I knew I had to try it..."

OSNews: DAMNSmallLinux Review
(2004-01-09 11:30:22)
"As Linux on the desktop is getting bigger and better, with more apps, more sleek looks (Galaxy, Keramik and Blue Curve for example) and more idiot proof, I am going onto simpler, more condensed stuff..."

Linus Torvalds: Linux 2.6.1
(2004-01-09 12:35:40)
Changelog, links within.

ZDNet: IT Buyers Lay Out New Plans for 2004
(2004-01-09 13:00:00)
"Linux will expand its presence in key markets, while offshore outsourcing will continue at a brisk pace in 2004, analysis firm Forrester Research predicted Wednesday..."

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.1-mm1
(2004-01-09 14:00:13)
Changelog, link within.

ZDNet UK: SCO Ready to Hit Australian Linux Users
(2004-01-09 14:30:07)
"The SCO Group is expanding its legal campaign against Linux users around the globe..."

AlwaysOn: Novell Would Eclipse Sun/The Big Transition
(2004-01-09 16:00:03)
Parts two and three of "a three-part interview with Ximian founders Nat Friedman and Miguel de Icaza, now respectively VP of product development and CTO of Novell's Ximian Services group, and Chris Stone, Novell vice chairman..."

InfoWorld: Sun May Change Linux Desktop Platform
(2004-01-09 17:30:39)
"Sun Microsystems is pondering a long-term desktop strategy for Linux that may mean changing its arrangement with SuSE, which currently provides the Linux distribution for Sun's desktop platform..."

San Francisco Chronicle: Lindows Loses Fight to Process Claims in Microsoft Suit
(2004-01-09 19:00:26)
"A San Francisco judge shot down a Linux company's attempt to process claims on behalf of customers in Microsoft's $1.1 billion settlement with California consumers..."

internetnews.com: Research Under Fire in Microsoft/Linux Debate
(2004-01-09 20:30:08)
"Supporters of the popular open source operating system kernel cried foul this week when Microsoft rolled out research reports that it commissioned from research firms IDC, Giga Research and the META Group that questioned total cost of ownership (TCO) of the open source operating system..."

The Japan Times: Linux Sales Increase 37.5% to 2.6 Billion Yen
(2004-01-09 22:00:37)
"Sales chalked up by Linux under licensing agreements totaled some 2.6 billion yen in Japan in 2003, up a sharp 37.5 percent from the previous year..."

Release Digest: GNOME, January 9, 2004
(2004-01-09 23:30:00)
Today's GNOME apps: Rhythmbox 0.6.4, ORBit2-2.9.3, libbonobo-2.5.2, GNOME Platform Bindings 2.5.2, and OpenHacha 0.3.

Editor's Note: Where In The World Is The KDE League?
(2004-01-09 23:30:59)
Silent for many months, the KDE League is needed now more than ever as the perception of KDE's strength fades in the shadow of GNOME, Ximian, and Novell.

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