Linux News for Jan 27, 2004

• PR: SCO Offers Reward For Arrest and Conviction of MyDoom Virus Author (Jan 27, 2004, 23:00)
  "The SCO Group, Inc. today confirmed that it is experiencing a distributed Denial-of-Service (DDOS) attack..." Press release within


• Tonight Dead Tired: We Interrupt This Program... (Jan 27, 2004, 23:00)
  The show is off for this week, tune in next week for more of The Linux Show.


• SearchEnterpriseLinux: Oracle Moves to Support Linux Desktops (Jan 27, 2004, 22:15)
  "In this interview, Wim Coekaerts -- principal, Oracle Linux Kernel Group Corporate Architecture -- explains why the software giant is turning its attention to the Linux desktop..."


• infoSync World: Linux to Shine Bright in Mobile Devices? (Jan 27, 2004, 21:30)
  "Fresh research from the Zelos Group suggests the mobile devices market will overtake PCs by 2008--and finds no reason for why Linux shouldn't prevail..."


• OrangeCrate: Interview with Novell’s Bruce Lowry (Jan 27, 2004, 20:45)
  "This week, OrangeCrate is pleased to present an interview with Bruce Lowry, Director of Public Relations for Novell..." [Link repaired. -ed.]


• InfoWorld: Red Hat Eyes Client Opportunities (Jan 27, 2004, 20:00)
  "Red Hat Inc. is accelerating development of Linux for the desktop and handheld clients, but sees considerable work to complete before facing Microsoft Corp. in the consumer market..."


• The Australian: No Go for SCO Licences (Jan 27, 2004, 19:15)
  "Austrlian government users of Linux are ignoring SCO's offer of licences to protect them from possible legal action..."


• CNET News: Intel Mulls Linux Centrino support (Jan 27, 2004, 18:30)
  "Intel has in mind a two-phase approach to providing software that Linux needs to take advantage of the processor maker's Centrino chips, an Intel executive said Wednesday..."


• BBC: EU's Mind 'Made Up' on Microsoft (Jan 27, 2004, 17:45)
  "Microsoft could soon be facing multi-billion euro fines and other sanctions for breaking European competition law..."


• ZDNet UK: Gates Takes a Side-Swipe at Apple, Linux Security (Jan 27, 2004, 17:00)
  "As the MyDoom virus spread rapidly across the Internet on Monday, Bill Gates extolled the value of such attacks and warned against other operating systems' complacency..."


• Federal Computer Week: USPTO Scrutinizes Linux, Java (Jan 27, 2004, 16:15)
  "U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officials are looking toward Linux and Java technologies as they begin planning for a comprehensive new information technology and telecommunications services contract..."


• LinuxWorld: Microsoft Files for XML Patents (Jan 27, 2004, 15:30)
  "Patents wouldn't immediately affect OpenOffice, say analysts..."


• KOffice.org: KOffice 1.3 Announcement (Jan 27, 2004, 15:30)
  "Big improvements have been made in KOffice 1.3 with respect to interoperability with other office file formats..."


• The Inquirer: IBM Patents Method for Paying Open Source Volunteers (Jan 27, 2004, 14:45)
  "In fact, the patent, 6,658,642 goes further and gives examples such as open source software development such as Linux as the basis for its patent..."


• CNET News: Open-Source Shifts Spell an End for UnitedLinux (Jan 27, 2004, 14:00)
  "UnitedLinux, a four-company consortium formed to counterbalance Red Hat's dominance in the Linux market, is all but dead..."


• OSNews: Introduction to OpenVPN (Jan 27, 2004, 13:00)
  "Last year, however, I finally found a VPN solution that was easy to use, administer, and debug, as well as fast, flexible, and free..."


• The Register: Nokia Prefers Python to Perl for Smartphone Scripting (Jan 27, 2004, 12:00)
  "Last week Lee Epting, the VP responsible for developer programs, told us that an internal build of Perl for Series 60 would make its way into the wider world..."


• ExtremeTech: A Taste of Linux (Jan 27, 2004, 11:00)
  "In our other articles this week, we've looked at distros that had to be installed to your hard disk before you could use them. But that's not always necessary..."


• LinuxBeginner: A Week with SuSE 9 (Jan 27, 2004, 10:00)
  "Welcome to the second installment of a new series. As mentioned in the last installment, during this project, I'll be installing several Linux distributions, running them each for a 5 day week, and keeping a daily journal..."


• BitBender: Installing Slackware Linux (Jan 27, 2004, 09:00)
  "What's this about 'friendly?' You heard that Slackware was too damned hard, didn't you? If you are expecting cute graphical wizards and penguins automating every configuration step for you, that may be true..."


• Linux.com: CLI for Noobies: Mother, May I? (Jan 27, 2004, 08:00)
  "That's why we're going to get down and dirty with the CLI today: to learn about permissions on Linux, right here, right now..."


• developerWorks: Linux on Mac: A POWER Programmer's Primer (Jan 27, 2004, 07:00)
  "Even though most Linux users have treated Linux as an operating system for their x86 white boxes, Linux runs equally well on PowerPC machines..."


• FedoraNews.org: Tutorial: OpenOffice: Writer - Create Page Style (Jan 27, 2004, 06:15)
  "The Stylist is the basic tool for working with styles. This tutorial will examine how to create a new page Style..."


• Release Digest: KDE, January 26, 2004 (Jan 27, 2004, 05:30)
  Today's KDE apps: Timix 0.2, aB Backup Tools 0.3, Bookcase 0.8, Six, KHijriCalendarApplet, QtFprot, KWappen 1.1.4, SiteLinks 0.1, KOffice (KWord) 1.3rc2, KOffice (KSpread) 1.3, KXML Editor 1.0, KRunning 0.3.5, KWireless 0.7.1, Apollon 0.9.2, and KTrayNetworker 0.3 beta.


• Release Digest: GNU, January 26, 2004 (Jan 27, 2004, 05:30)
  Today's GNU apps: GNU libmatheval and GNU Libtool 1.5.2.


• Release Digest: GNOME, January 26, 2004 (Jan 27, 2004, 05:30)
  Today's GNOME apps: libxklavier 0.97, GNOME War Pad 0.2.9, and gnome-games 2.5.5.


• DistroWatch: Distributions, January 26, 2004 (Jan 27, 2004, 05:30)
  Today's distributions: Skolelinux pr45 and GNOPPIX 0.6.0 RC1.


• ExtremeTech: Review: YOPY 3700 Linux PDA (Jan 27, 2004, 04:45)
  "No look at Linux PDAs, however, could reasonably ignore the YOPY 3700 from G.mate, one of Sharp's main competitors in the Linux PDA market..."


• Computerworld NZ: Linux Group Checks SCO Fine Print (Jan 27, 2004, 04:00)
  "Large local users lay low until US courts signal intentions..."


• JonoBacon.org: Morality by Obscurity (Jan 27, 2004, 03:15)
  "To me, free software is something that has really captured the concept of morality and dragged it to a new form and importance..."


• Computerworld Australia: GNOME If You Want To (Jan 27, 2004, 02:30)
  "LinuxWorld's Nadia Cameron caught up with [Jeff] Waugh after his presentation to ask about the team behind the GNOME project, working with the big vendors, dealing with proprietary software patents..."


• BusinessWire: Winners of Product Excellence Awards Announced at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo (Jan 27, 2004, 01:00)
  "Divided into ten product categories, the LinuxWorld Product Excellence Awards represent major areas of innovation in the Linux and open source community..."


• Electronic Frontier Foundation: DVD Descrambling Code Not a Trade Secret (Jan 27, 2004, 00:15)
  "DVD CCA effectively gave up a multi-year effort to have the republication of the program, called DeCSS, declared a violation of trade secret laws..."