News Linux News for Feb 11, 2004:

NewsForge: Guardian Introduces EnGarde Secure Linux
(2004-02-11 00:00:16)
"Open source security company Guardian Digital, Inc., Monday introduced EnGarde Secure Linux..."

Tonight Live: John Terpstra on Samba; Has eBay Turned to the "Dark Side"?
(2004-02-11 00:15:48)
"More on the Novell Linux Coming out party, Microsoft predictions, Linux reaches the 1 million developer mark, is Ebay in bed with Microsoft, a clueless pundit or two..."

LXer: Firefox 0.8 is the Release that Won Me Over
(2004-02-11 01:00:09)
"Has Mozilla Firefox finally broken the speed and stability barriers in order to bring about a browser change to this long-time Galeon user? After all this time, Firefox finally won me over and caused me to change my regular web browser..."

Python Community Server: Interface Designers and Free Software: A Realistic Proposal
(2004-02-11 03:00:50)
"My theory is that basically two groups of well meaning people are talking past each other and driving both groups mad in the process..."

Linux.com: What You Need to Know to Write man Pages
(2004-02-11 04:00:15)
"This article discusses the issues faced in developing and writing manual pages, and a few quirks that you may encounter along the way..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, February 10, 2004
(2004-02-11 05:00:00)
Today's distribution: Buffalo Linux 1.1.3.

Release Digest: GNOME, February 10, 2004
(2004-02-11 05:00:15)
Today's GNOME apps: Java-Gnome 0.8.3, Yelp 2.5.5, and Gossip 0.7.2.

Release Digest: GNU, February 10, 2004
(2004-02-11 05:00:30)
Today's GNU app: Ocrad 0.7.

Release Digest: KDE, February 10, 2004
(2004-02-11 05:00:45)
Today's KDE apps: domo, qGO 0.1.3, KBarcode 1.6.2, kamix 0.1pre4, kxmltvguide, Konference, KDETrayProxy 0.1, and KickPIM 0.5.1.

developerWorks: Index Grid Services Using Globus Toolkit 3.0
(2004-02-11 07:00:32)
"In this article the author explains how to set up the Index Service for static and dynamic indexing, and how to improve the reliability of the indexing..."

FedoraNews.org: Story: UPS for Linux?
(2004-02-11 08:30:38)
"But I've been using it as nothing but an expensive power-strip since I didn't think there was any UPS software for Linux with the UPS I bought. I was wrong..."

Linux Journal: CORBA, Part II: Advanced Features
(2004-02-11 10:00:42)
"In Part I of this series on CORBA, we presented a brief look at CORBA, what it is and how it used. In Part II we are going to look at two advanced features of CORBA..."

informIT: Securing Linux Systems With Host-Based Firewalls Implemented With Linux iptables
(2004-02-11 11:30:29)
"This article provides information and recommendations for securing Linux operating systems with host-based firewalls..."

Enterprise Security Today: Linux Security on the Ropes
(2004-02-11 13:00:20)
"Veteran programmers have brought lifetimes of experience to Linux's development, including an awareness of the 'gotchas' of OS security, says Paula Hunter, OSDL business-development director. 'There are people who are working on [Linux] projects that probably have children that work at Microsoft...'

Groklaw: Novell Writes to SCO Again...
(2004-02-11 14:00:31)
"Unless I am missing something, I think the ballgame is over for SCO as far as their legal theory about derivatives having to be kept confidential and not being allowed to be donated to Linux..."

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Lindows Claims a Court Victory
(2004-02-11 15:00:40)
"In a potential setback for Microsoft Corp., a federal judge said yesterday that any jury assessing the validity of the company's Windows trademark should focus on the period before the operating system debuted--not after it became famous..."

ZDNet UK: Linux Club Helps Firms Hide from Microsoft
(2004-02-11 16:00:52)
"The first rule of Incubator Club is don't talk about Incubator Club. The founders hope that their confidential forum for organisations considering Linux will help stop Microsoft 'doing another Newham...'"

Wired: Munich Open Source Plows Ahead
(2004-02-11 17:00:58)
"Munich is struggling with its planned migration from proprietary software to open-source applications, according to news stories in the German press that paint an increasingly gloomy picture of what had originally been widely described as a shining success story for Linux..."

IT Manager's Journal: How a Linux-Based Financial System Paid for Itself in Three Months
(2004-02-11 18:00:50)
"There's always time to hear how Linux can step right in and help an organization make or save money right away, right...?"

TechWeb: Real-Time Linux Powers Jet Engine Test
(2004-02-11 19:00:11)
"The trend to adopt real-time versions of embedded Linux got a boost last week, when aircraft engine builder Pratt & Whitney revealed that it used a Linux-based software kernel to test its new F135 engine..."

Computerworld Australia: SCO Makes No IP Licence Sales in ANZ
(2004-02-11 20:00:14)
"The SCO Group has not sold a single intellectual property licence in Australia or New Zealand since they became available last month..."

Marcelo Tosatti: Linux 2.4.25-rc2
(2004-02-11 21:00:00)
Incremental changelog, links within.

PC Magazine: Interview: Michael Dell--Where Do We Go From Here?
(2004-02-11 21:00:42)
"Recently, PC Magazine Editor in Chief Michael J. Miller sat down with Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell, to talk about Dell's expanding product line, the company's late entrance into the Media Center space, and where the PC giant and the industry go from here..." With some remarks on Linux.

ZDNet UK: German City Reveals Linux Migration Tactics
(2004-02-11 22:00:45)
"The city of Schwäbisch Hall used toy penguins and gender competitiveness to persuade workers to accept the switch to desktop Linux..."

Groklaw: Novell Files Motion to Dismiss SCO's Claims
(2004-02-11 22:45:58)
"[SCO] missed an important step. To bring a slander of title action, you must be the owner of the property. They can't prove that they own the copyrights to Unix and UnixWare, because Novell claims they do..."

eWeek: Windows May Need to Pick Up Some Linux Desktop Tricks
(2004-02-11 23:30:31)
"Steven Vaughan-Nichols thinks Microsoft is showing signs in Thailand of being forced to adapt to the Linux desktop and that soon the company will have no choice but to change its desktop ways in response to Linux everywhere..."

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