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News Linux News for Mar 02, 2004:
Scoop.NZ: Over-the-Counter 'Open Source' is a Breakthrough
(2004-03-02 00:00:38)
The Green Party of New Zealand has issued a press release praising an NZ electronics store chain for its recent decision to carry pre-loaded Linux laptops.
ZDNet Australia: Aust Open Source Community Launches National Body
(2004-03-02 01:00:29)
"Australia's open source community has established a new body to boost the uptake of free and open source software in the country's corporate, government and education markets..."
LinuxInsider: Can IP-PBXs Go Open-Source?
(2004-03-02 02:00:08)
"...Pingtel's president and CEO predicts that the open source model will drive down enterprise VoIP prices and offer an alternative to more proprietary products, much as Linux has become a stable, low-priced alternative to Windows..."
Tectonic: The Relevance of Linux in a Stagnant IT Market
(2004-03-02 03:00:46)
"'IT is not the blue-eyed boy it used to be,' says Anton de Wet, CTO of South African Linux services and training company. De Wet says today's companies and IT managers are caught in a difficult position..."
Computerworld Hong Kong: Open Source Evangelism
(2004-03-02 04:00:10)
"Anything that helps foster transparency, greater choice and more open standards computing has to be a worthy cause. But I sense that in some cases [open source] is being trumpeted for the wrong reasons..."
DistroWatch: Distributions, March 1, 2004
(2004-03-02 05:00:00)
Today's distributions: Feather Linux 0.3.7, ByzantineOS 20040229, UHU-Linux 1.1, Puppy Linux 0.8.3, and Arch Linux 0.6.
Release Digest: GNOME, March 1, 2004
(2004-03-02 05:00:15)
Today's GNOME apps: Revelation 0.2.1 and Gnomoradio 0.10.
Release Digest: GNU, March 1, 2004
(2004-03-02 05:00:30)
Today's GNU app: GNU AutoGen 5.6.
Release Digest: KDE, March 1, 2004
(2004-03-02 05:00:45)
Today's KDE apps: CUTE 0.2.4, KXDocker 0.4, K3b 0.11.6, and Six 0.5.0.
Python Community Server: The Linux Booting Process Unveiled
(2004-03-02 06:00:34)
"In the beginning, there was GRUB (or maybe LILO) and GRUB loaded the kernel, and kernel begat init, and init begat rc, and rc begat network and httpd and getty, and getty begat login, and login begat shell and so on..."
LinuxBeginner Mini HOWTO: Installing a USB Flash Drive
(2004-03-02 07:00:12)
"We decided a USB Flash Drive would be a nice device to try, and felt the compatibility with Linux would not be an issue since I already use a USB card reader on my workstation to transfer pictures off my digital camera..."
Linux.com: CLI for Noobies: Say What, saytime
(2004-03-02 08:00:11)
"Bad news, buckaroos. I've recently learned that noobies will never venture outside the comfort and glamor of the GUI. The last thing they will ever do is to dabble in the CLI..."
GUILinux: Ares Desktop Alpha 2, My Impressions
(2004-03-02 09:00:24)
"Well, we've done it, we have gotten our hands on the second Alpha of what has to be considered the most anticipated release of a new Linux Distribution in years. That's right, we've got the goods on Ares Desktop..."
The Register: Open Source Punch-Up Surrounds Mobile Java Upgrade
(2004-03-02 10:00:24)
"Sun is working with Motorola, Nokia, Siemens and Sony Ericsson on a certification program for mobile Java applications, designed to speed time to market and increase the reach of Java..."
AFP/Yahoo!: Spain to Build World's Second Largest Supercomputer
(2004-03-02 11:00:47)
"The 60-tonne system will comprise 4,500 processors, have a storage capacity of 128 terabytes and use the Linux operating system, the government said..."
Linux Pipeline: Microsoft Vs. Linux: The Best Outcome Is No Winner
(2004-03-02 12:00:14)
"No, strike that. Microsoft doesn't just 'learn from' its competitors' business practices and technologies. It steals them. Let's not try to pretty it up..."
Computerworld: Simple is Sexy When It Comes to Open-Source
(2004-03-02 13:00:38)
"Although the publicity is all well and good, the reality is that we as a community need to not only provide technically superior software, but also superior usability..."
CNET News: SCO: Linux Lawsuit to be Filed Tuesday
(2004-03-02 14:00:03)
"The SCO Group plans to expand its Linux legal attack on Tuesday by filing a lawsuit against a large company using the open-source operating system..."
EV1Servers.net CEO's Reasons for SCO License Purchase
(2004-03-02 15:00:22)
The CEO of EV1Servers.net explains his side of why his company opted to purchase the SCO licenses in an article from ZDNet and a posting to his company's online forum. Links within.
Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: kernel-source-2.2.20, et al.
(2004-03-02 15:59:29)
"Paul Starzetz and Wojciech Purczynski of isec.pl discovered a critical security vulnerability in the memory management code of Linux inside the mremap(2) system call..."
Asia Times: Cheap CPUs May Revolutionize China
(2004-03-02 16:00:39)
"Co-developed by IBM and based on the Midori Linux operating system, the new V-Dragon architecture aims specifically for the Greater China market..."
Fedora Core Advisory: pwlib
(2004-03-02 16:59:40)
"A test suite for the H.225 protocol (part of the H.323 family) provided
by the NISCC uncovered bugs in PWLib prior to version 1.6.0..."
LinuxInsider: Writing Linux History: Groklaw's Role in the SCO Controversy
(2004-03-02 17:00:46)
"What is Groklaw's actual influence? Is it a soapbox for a bunch of wild-eyed zealots and naive idealists, or a serious attempt at--in one supporter's words--illuminating the darkness? While the site has attracted wide praise from most members of the open-source community, others dismiss or vilify it..."
ZDNet UK: Open Source is Key, Says Lastminute.com CTO
(2004-03-02 18:00:09)
"In an exclusive interview, the CTO of the UK travel portal says the open-source community provides better support than IBM or BEA..."
SD Times: OSDL: The Linux Center of Gravity
(2004-03-02 19:00:08)
"Whether it's cosmic developer equilibrium or just plain fate, the Embedded Linux Consortium (ELC) has been steadily shedding members while the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) has been drawing them in..."
Computerworld: CEO Panel Says Open Source Keeps IT Spending Down
(2004-03-02 20:00:02)
"The Software 2004 conference in San Francisco played host to a panel of CEOs who opined on the state of the software industry for an audience of 1,100 software executives..."
NewsForge: Alabama Latest State to Present Open Source Software Bill
(2004-03-02 21:00:26)
"Alabama, with Senate Bill 276, is the latest state to introduce a bill concerning the use of open source software in the public sector..."
LinuxLookup: SUSE Drives Business Education
(2004-03-02 22:00:06)
"The College of Business at the California State University in Chico selected SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server to maintain its widespread hosting services..."
Australian IT: State Pilots Desktop Open Source
(2004-03-02 23:30:35)
"Open-source pilots in the NSW government are gathering momentum, with the Department of Commerce the latest agency to kick the tyres of desktop applications..."
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