News Linux News for Jan 13, 2004:

LinMagAu: Learning the Rules - OCGCONF
(2004-01-13 01:00:47)
Linux.conf.au: "Day 1 of the Open Source in Government mini conference at LCA 2004 has been a pleasant and informative start..."

eWeek: Novell to Offer Linux Indemnification Program
(2004-01-13 02:00:34)
"Novell Inc. has decided to follow Hewlett-Packard Co.'s lead and indemnify its enterprise Linux customers against possible legal action by The SCO Group and/or others..."

Asia Computer Weekly: Server OS is Still Linux's Forte
(2004-01-13 03:00:08)
"Linux has been making waves last year, especially in North Asia. Governments from China, Korea, and Japan have placed their trust in Linux by teaming up to create their own Linux OS version..."

DevX: Longhorn and Mozilla: Birds of a Feather
(2004-01-13 04:00:24)
"Windows Longhorn is a demonstrably powerful and ambitious concept, but the architectural principles are hardly new. From 10,000 feet, Mozilla's architecture looks remarkably similar..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, January 12, 2004
(2004-01-13 05:00:00)
Today's distributions: Skolelinux pr44, PHLAK 0.2-1, XoL 17.00o Beta, ThePacketMaster 1.2.0, and L.A.S. Linux 0.4.1.

Release Digest: GNOME, January 12, 2004
(2004-01-13 05:00:20)
Today's GNOME apps: gURLChecker 0.7.6, gnome-vim 2004-01-10, GOK 0.9.5, gcalctool 4.3.37, GGV 2.5.2, and ooo-build-1.1.49.

FedoraNews.org: Tutorial: Acrobat Reader
(2004-01-13 05:30:15)
"In this tutorial you will learn how to build Acrobat Reader 5.0.8 RPM package for Fedora Core 1..."

developerWorks: OGSA-DAI: A Look Under the Hood: Part 1: Architecture and Database Access
(2004-01-13 07:00:16)
"This article looks at the internal mechanisms of Open Grid Services Architecture - Data Access and Integration (OGSA-DAI) and explains how they interact with each other as well as with the user's application..."

Python Community Server: Rapid Application development using PyQt and Eric3... in Realtime
(2004-01-13 08:30:36)
"Tired of long, carefully crafted tutorials trying to show you the quickest way to write a program? Here I take another approach. I just went and did a program (and the tutorial) while checking the clock..."

Developer.KDE.org: Integrating Qt/KDE Into GTK+/GNOME Apps
(2004-01-13 10:00:57)
"So even though many GNOME developers would love to integrate their applications more closely with KDE by using our native dialogs it was simply impossible. Up till now..."

InternetWeek: Review: SUSE 9.0: A Distro Worth Paying For
(2004-01-13 11:30:50)
"Now SUSE is liable to set a new trend: give Linux users a real reason to actually buy a shrink-wrapped copy of a Linux distribution..."

NewsForge: Saudi Arabia: Linux Advocates in White Robes
(2004-01-13 13:00:58)
"You never see Arabian Linux developers on TV, either, but they are here, wearing white robes and headdresses, proudly showing off their new (GPL) software to visitors..."

SCO, Novell Post Battling Web Pages
(2004-01-13 14:00:44)
SCO has issued a press release reemphasizing their ownership of UNIX and announcing a new Web page detailing their side of the agreement with Novell. Meanwhile, Novell has created their own page with their side of the story. Release, links within.

VNUnet: Red Hat Hands Over eCos Copyright
(2004-01-13 15:00:30)
"Linux firm backs Free Software Foundation as 'trusted repository' for open source project..."

LinuxWorld: Market's "Largest Linux Vendor" is Now Novell
(2004-01-13 16:00:06)
"'Combining Novell's global presence and deep knowledge of enterprise software with SUSE LINUX's powerful technology makes Novell one of the strongest options for enterprise Linux literally overnight,' says Jack Messman, chairman and CEO of Novell..."

Groklaw: OSRM To Offer Vendor-Neutral Indemnification -- FORM
(2004-01-13 17:00:30)
"But OSRM is in final preparations to offer comprehensive vendor-neutral free software/open source insurance, a project called Free Software and Open Source Risk Management (FORM)..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Vulnerability Found in Lotus Notes for Linux
(2004-01-13 18:00:48)
"A local vulnerability in a Lotus Notes for Linux configuration file could allow a malicious user to manipulate the values of essential configuration parameters and gain access to files..."

eWeek: Choosing an Open-Source Database
(2004-01-13 19:00:32)
"In terms of media coverage, open-source databases are having their day in the sun..."

ChannelTimes: Red Hat Looks to Consolidate on Open Source
(2004-01-13 20:00:49)
"Red Hat, the Linux company, is not unduly worried by Novell's recent acquisition of SuSe Linux..."

Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: cvs
(2004-01-13 20:59:45)
"Since CVS performed no checking on what unix account was specified anyone who could modify the CVSROOT/passwd could gain access to all local users on the CVS server, including root..."

First Monday: Altruistic Individuals, Selfish Firms?
(2004-01-13 21:00:32)
"A growing body of economic literature is addressing the issue of incentives for individuals who take part in the Open Source Software (OSS) movement..."

OSNews: The MandrakeMove Experience
(2004-01-13 22:00:32)
"...[N]eed to present an OpenOffice.org presentation with a Java applet in it which MS Office does not support? You no longer need to remove it, just use MandrakeMove..."

Tonight Live: Spy vs Spy or is that SCO vs OSDL (and Novell and Intel and...)?
(2004-01-13 23:00:27)
"Russ rants on X11, bogus legal ruling, OSDL vs SCO, Novell vs SCO, Intel vs SCO, DOC with a MAC, Joe Barr (NewsForge) on the Linux and Main screw job, a clueless pundit or two..."

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