News Linux News for Feb 03, 2004:

Sydney Morning Herald: Australian Firm Again Asks SCO to Show Proof of IP Violations
(2004-02-03 00:00:18)
"The owner of a Perth-based open source consulting company has written to The SCO Group in Australia for a second time, asking the Utah-based company to provide proof of what it claims are IP violations in the Linux kernel..."

SecurityFocus: DARPA-Funded Linux Security Hub Withers
(2004-02-03 01:00:38)
"Two years after its hopeful launch, a U.S.-backed research project aimed at drawing skilled eyeballs to the thankless task of open-source security auditing is prepared to throw in the towel..."

LinuxDevices: New Linux Based OS for Handhelds Touts Ease of Use
(2004-02-03 02:00:29)
"Lycoris will ship a version of its desktop Linux operating system designed specifically for handheld devices in Q2, 2004..."

eWeek: Universities Speed Up Open-Source Plans
(2004-02-03 03:00:15)
"In the hopes of gaining more control over their infrastructure, more university IT administrators are accelerating plans to migrate to open-source technology in the data center..."

The Australian: Action Course on Open Source
(2004-02-03 04:00:37)
"NSW commerce and IT minister John Della Bosca will use a policy and administrative bulldozer, rather than legislation, to create a 'level playing field' for adopting open source software within his government..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, February 2, 2004
(2004-02-03 05:00:00)
Today's distributions: Linux From Scratch 5.1 PRE1, Puppy Linux 0.8.0, Kalango Linux 1.0, and KANOTIX 01-2004.

Release Digest: GNOME, February 2, 2004
(2004-02-03 05:00:20)
Today's GNOME apps: Epiphany 1.1.6, gcompris 5.0, Qalculate! 0.3.1.1, GNOME War Pad 0.2.10, Muine 0.3.1, and Guikachu 1.3.7.

Release Digest: KDE, February 2, 2004
(2004-02-03 05:00:40)
Today's KDE apps: potracegui 0.3, Komics, MinDia 0.97.2, KDiff3 0.9.82, and kontroller 0.1.

MandrakeTips: The Linux Audio Server Project
(2004-02-03 06:00:20)
"Since I have a server (paris) that is always on, I figured I could turn it into a music server, aside from being an internet/file/print/scan server..."

FedoraNews.org : Review : Video - Introducing Python
(2004-02-03 07:00:12)
A student film on coding with Python is highlighted and reviewed. Popcorn! Where's the popcorn?

OSNews: Ark Linux: Quite an eXPerience
(2004-02-03 08:00:50)
"Ark Linux is at least the tenth Linux distribution to grace one of the two boxes I've had since I switched from Mac OS X to Linux..."

PC Magazine: SUSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.1 [Review]
(2004-02-03 09:00:08)
"SUSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.1's Web-based groupware capabilities are so good, your company might be able to use the Web interface exclusively..."

webmonkey: Another Look at Mozilla
(2004-02-03 10:00:48)
"I like big lizards. Especially the ones with huge teeth and terrifying howls..."

OSNews: A LindowsOS Review
(2004-02-03 11:00:59)
"As a result of a disfavor I have for Microsoft, switching to the last week's free copy of LindowsOS was a viable choice for me..."

The Oregonian: Linux Lab Keeps Focus as Turmoil Hits Cyber World
(2004-02-03 12:00:03)
"As viruses and disputes spread, the Open Source Development Lab in Beaverton refines the code..."

KDE.org: Announcing KDE 3.2
(2004-02-03 13:00:53)
"The KDE Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of KDE 3.2, the third major release of the award-winning KDE3 desktop platform..."

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.2-rc3-mm1
(2004-02-03 13:59:07)
Changelog, link within.

The Register: Shush! OSS Outfit Forms Secret Society to Combat MS Hit Teams
(2004-02-03 14:00:33)
"Netproject, the consultancy whose open source desktop pilot triggered large discounts from Microsoft for Newham Borough Council has formed an 'Incubator Club' for organisations considering an open source switch..."

ZDNet UK: Red Hat Postpones First 2.6-Based Linux
(2004-02-03 15:00:57)
"The Linux firm has delayed launching the first version of Linux based on the new kernel till later this week..."

KDevelop.org: KDevelop 3.0 Released
(2004-02-03 16:00:03)
Coinciding with the release of KDE 3.2 today, the new KDevelop 3.0 package has also been released.

PR: GNOME Development Release 2.5.3 Announced
(2004-02-03 16:00:59)
"The latest GNOME Development Release is ready for your bug-busting and testing pleasure...!"

NewsForge: Eclipse Position on Sun's Open Letter
(2004-02-03 17:00:29)
"Sun has made several good points in its letter and we openly invite them to continue the positive, forward-looking discussions with Eclipse that have been underway for several months..."

Groklaw: Darl Goes to Harvard - My First Quick Impressions
(2004-02-03 18:00:17)
Groklaw reports on Darl McBride's webcast presenation at Harvard: "The big news is that they say they will start to sue copyright end users by February 18..."

internetnews.com: SCO Receives Poisonous Reception at Ivy
(2004-02-03 19:00:41)
"The SCO Group took its intellectual property challenge of Linux to Harvard on Monday and received a cold reception from area students opposed to the company's legal tactics..." A follow-up from a correspondent who attended the meeting yesterday.

The Australian: Oracle Cuddles Up to Linux
(2004-02-03 20:00:00)
"Software giant Oracle has revealed aggressive plans to use Linux throughout its organisation and is advising many of its customers to do the same..."

ZDNet Australia: Lotus Looks to Linux in Messaging Wars
(2004-02-03 21:00:06)
"Lotus is hoping a solid dose of penguin power will help it remain competitive in the ongoing battle with Microsoft for the enterprise messaging market..."

eWeek: Firebird Frenzy Erupts
(2004-02-03 22:00:15)
"After comparing what are commonly thought of as the two most common and most popular open-source databases--MySQL and PostgreSQL--I was floored by the amount of mail I received regarding my ill-advised omission of the hotly popular Firebird open-source database..."

Tonight Live: Novell in the News on The Linux Show
(2004-02-03 23:30:58)
"Novell has a Linux Coming out party, Linux gadgets, Microsoft Hot Air, a clueless pundit or two..."

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