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News Linux News for Jan 14, 2004:
oSviews: GNU/Linux Home Desktop Kit PC Project Part 2: Why A Contest?
(2004-01-14 00:00:33) "[This article] outlines the means that will allow us to establish a consistent Linux platform for the general population..."
OfB.biz: Shuttling Along: A Second Look at the SB62G2
(2004-01-14 01:00:26) "As promised in part 1 of this review, this time around we will consider the software side of the Shuttle XPC SB62G2..."
Groklaw: SCO's "Notice of Compliance" Says They Have Not Yet Fully Complied
(2004-01-14 01:00:59) "It looks like SCO did not fully comply with the court's order by the deadline after all..."
FOSDEM Interview: Roger Butenuth
(2004-01-14 02:30:19) An interview with Roger Butenuth, developer of the BRASS Project.
Linux Journal: Cooking with Linux: The Customer Is Always Served
(2004-01-14 04:00:08) "Web-based intelligence, François, is the theme of this issue..."
Release Digest: GNOME, January 14, 2004
(2004-01-14 05:00:00) Today's GNOME apps: gcalctool 4.3.38, Dasher 3.2.2, and Pigeon CD Recorder 0.4.1.
Release Digest: GNOME, January 13, 2004
(2004-01-14 05:00:20) Today's GNOME app: Pigeon CD Recorder 0.4, Yelp 2.5.3, gtk copy-paste buffer 0.2.5, gnopernicus 0.7.3, GNOME Desktop Themes 2.5.3, Epiphany 1.1.3, and First alpha release of PyGDA.
developerWorks: Leveraging Your Oracle 9i Skills to Learn DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX and Windows V8
(2004-01-14 07:00:11) "If you're a database specialist interested in growing your DB2 Universal Database skills, there's a good chance that you've already developed database skills with another relational database product somewhere along the way..."
NewsForge: Enjoying NASA's Maestro on Your Linux Desktop
(2004-01-14 08:30:51) "I decided to download Maestro, the software NASA uses to control the Mars rover Spirit, right after reading about the project on Slashdot last week..."
USALUG.com: Jason Spisak of Lycoris
(2004-01-14 10:00:09) "The Open Source community is a vibrant place. Lycoris sprang from same vibrance. We have a profound respect for the FSF and the uphill battle they fight for open systems..."
OSNews: Can Linux Make It Mainstream?
(2004-01-14 11:30:09) "This is a commentary... From a Linux user who does tech support for Windows users and works in the real world of a corporate Windows network environment..."
Linux Journal: Linux in Academic Labs Revisited
(2004-01-14 13:00:52) "In this article, I would like to revisit the idea of maintaining academic computing labs from the perspective of a case study implemented at the Mark O. Hatfield Library at Willamette University..."
ZDNet UK: Windows 98 Lifeline 'Prompted by Linux Threat'
(2004-01-14 14:00:25) "Microsoft has extended support for Windows 98 because it is worried users may switch to Linux, say analysts..."
VNUnet: SCO Lines Up UK-Based Targets
(2004-01-14 15:00:01) "SCO today extended its 'Intellectual Property [IP] License for Linux' worldwide and warned that it expects to take legal action for breach of copyright against UK-based companies..."
CNET News: Microsoft Takes on Linux with Free Tools
(2004-01-14 16:00:25) "Microsoft plans to broaden its attack on Linux and related operating systems this week by giving away a set of tools for migrating applications to Windows..."
CRN: Novell Ready To Strut Its Stuff At LinuxWorld
(2004-01-14 17:00:21) "While the ink has barely dried on its purchase of Suse, Novell is moving quickly to integrate the two companies' products and establish a leadership role in the open source market..." [Link closed. -ed.]
Fortune: Why 'Bottom Up' Is On Its Way Up
(2004-01-14 18:00:25) "What do these things have in common: the TV show American Idol, Howard Dean's presidential campaign, eBay, and the open-source Linux operating system...?"
Red Hat: Red Hat Linux 7.x and 8.0 End of Life Notification
(2004-01-14 18:30:58) Red Hat customers recieved an EOL notice in their inboxes today. The announcement is posted within.
SearchEnterpriseLinux: Face-Off: Microsoft vs. Linux
(2004-01-14 19:00:54) "Linux vs. Microsoft. Like Pepsi vs. Coke, it will be an argument for the ages. In a point-counterpoint debate, TechTarget editors jump into the fray over which operating system is better..."
KDE Advisory: VCF file
(2004-01-14 19:58:40) "The KDE team has found a buffer overflow in the file information reader of VCF files..."
Red Hat Linux Advisory: kdepim
(2004-01-14 20:27:56) "An attacker could construct a VCF file so that when it was opened by a victim it would execute arbitrary commands..."
IT Manager's Journal: Migration from Windows to Linux Saves Thousands
(2004-01-14 20:30:56) "Our migration to Linux servers and software was a success, and offers a lesson for other administrators..."
Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.1-mm3
(2004-01-14 21:09:21) Changelog, link within.
SUSE Linux Advisory: tcpdump
(2004-01-14 21:56:11) "Remote DoS condition in tcpdumps ISAKMP handling problem description, discussion, solution and upgrade information..."
IT-Analysis: CA and Linux
(2004-01-14 22:00:40) "There are two reasons why it is worth taking note of CA with respect to Linux. The first is that CA believes, as I do, that Linux is going to become the standard OS..."
MozillaQuest: Does Dell Support Linux?
(2004-01-14 23:30:55) "Today, we take a look at how Dell stands up to review of its support of GNU-Linux, and other Open Source and Free Software..."
KDE.org: KDE 3.1.5 Released
(2004-01-14 23:30:59) "The KDE Project today announced the immediate
availability of KDE 3.1.5..." Press release within.
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