News Linux News for Mar 03, 2004:

ZDNet: Open Source Radicals--Eat Cake
(2004-03-03 01:00:06)
"Richard [Stallman] likes cake. In fact, he likes it so much that he wants to make the cakes he finds in the stores for himself. Unfortunately, the companies that make them won't tell him how it is done..."

OSNews: Mini Interview with Xandros Executives
(2004-03-03 02:30:58)
"Today we feature a mini but interesting interview with Xandros executives, Dr. Frederick H. Berenstein (Chairman & CTO) and Ming Poon (VP of Software Development)..."

internetnews.com: SCO Targets Two in Linux End-User Lawsuits
(2004-03-03 02:30:59)
"The SCO Group will file lawsuits against two commercial Linux operating system users Tuesday night and announce their names Wednesday, officials said..."

KDE.nl: Aaron Seigo [Interview]
(2004-03-03 04:00:31)
"When I moved to Linux as my primary workstation OS in 1997 I was a hardcore blackbox user, though I did end up using one KDE application during my blackbox days: KMail..."

Release Digest: GNOME, March 2, 2004
(2004-03-03 05:00:00)
Today's GNOME apps: GNet 2.0.5, GnomeMeeting 1.00, Pango-1.3.5, gnome-panel 2.5.91, Gfax 0.6.beta9, GLib-2.3.5, and Enlightened Sound Daemon 0.2.33.

Release Digest: KDE, March 2, 2004
(2004-03-03 05:00:30)
Today's KDE apps: TreeLine 0.7.0, Kooka, PiKdev 0.6.3, KMidiTracker 0.5, and KStars.

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.4-rc1-mm2
(2004-03-03 05:00:59)
Changelog, link within.

developerWorks: Client and Server-Side Templating with Velocity
(2004-03-03 05:30:26)
"Velocity is a versatile, open source templating solution that can be used standalone in report generation/data transformation applications, or as a view component in MVC model frameworks..."

FalkoTimme.com: SpamAssassin-ClamAV-Procmail-Howto
(2004-03-03 07:00:54)
"This document describes how to install SpamAssassin (for filtering SPAM) and ClamAV (for filtering viruses, trojans, worms, etc.) and how to invoke them by using procmail recipes..."

Mac Observer: Want To Explore Open Source On OS X? Fink Is Your Friend!
(2004-03-03 08:30:26)
"Along with improvements in multi-tasking, stability and memory management, a UNIX foundation gives one access to a wide variety of freeware and Open Source tools..."

The Star: Swapping Red Hat for a Fedora
(2004-03-03 10:00:36)
"For me, the situation wasn’t particularly alarming especially after I heard that consumers looking for the free version of Red Hat’s Linux distribution could opt for Fedora instead..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Company Bypasses Network-Attached Storage for Linux Clusters
(2004-03-03 11:30:59)
"In this interview, Moore and Kohles tell the story of their storage and database migration to Linux. In this installment, they explain the hassles caused by their aging Unix and Windows systems and why they chose Linux to replace them..."

Syllabus: Sakai and the Four Cs of Open Source
(2004-03-03 13:00:41)
"Sakai’s goal: to develop and distribute a 'complete course management system that incorporates the best features of the participants’ existing systems and experiences...'"

CNET News: SCO Files Suit Against AutoZone
(2004-03-03 14:00:21)
"SCO Group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against auto parts retailer AutoZone, claiming the company has violated SCO's copyrights by using Linux..."

Groklaw: It's Autozone
(2004-03-03 14:30:40)
Groklaw has additional information from the SCO v. IBM lawsuit on Autozone's relationship with SCO and Linux.

Two More SCO Happenings
(2004-03-03 15:00:25)
The SCO Group announced its 1Q'04 earnings today, with only $20,000 in revenue from SCOsource reported. Meanwhile, an Australian Firm has filed its second formal complaint to the ACCC on SCO's licensing program in that nation. Links within.

InfoWorld: IBM Open Source Java Proposal Puzzles Sun Official
(2004-03-03 16:00:41)
"IBM's proposal to have the Java programming language offered under an open source format is puzzling a Sun official, who stressed Tuesday that the current licensing program ensures compatibility for the language..."

LinuxInsider: Linux Saves Big Money
(2004-03-03 17:00:18)
"'We found it very difficult to keep up with all the licenses,' says Piccolo. 'We took an inventory and decided we had the choice of purchasing all the licenses to become compliant or make the switch to OpenOffice...'"

SCO's Next Target: DaimlerChrysler
(2004-03-03 17:00:59)
During today's first quarter financial conference call, SCO CEO Darl McBride revealed the second target of their IP license enforcement plan: DaimlerChrysler.

Techworld: XP-Lite Fails to Undercut Linux
(2004-03-03 18:00:54)
"Microsoft's attempts to prevent Linux from over-running Asia look shaky with the news that a special low-cost, cut-down version of Windows XP still works out more expensive than a Linux box..."

OpenEnterpriseTrends: JBoss' Fleury Eyes For-Profit Incubator for Open Source
(2004-03-03 19:00:06)
"Last week, JBoss Inc., provider of an Open Source J2EE application server received $10 million in venture funding in a group led by Matrix Partners. But what does JBoss founder Marc Fluery, want to do with that money...?"

Motley Fool: SCO Digs a Deeper Hole
(2004-03-03 20:00:23)
"With declining revenues, increasing losses, plus an expensive and damaging litigation policy, SCO looks like one of the best short candidates I've seen in a while..."

Fedora Legacy Advisory: kernel
(2004-03-03 20:29:29)
"Updated kernel packages that fix security vulnerabilities which may allow local users to gain root privileges are now available..."

SCO OpenLinux Advisory: fileutils
(2004-03-03 20:29:59)
"Integer overflow may allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code..."

ZDNet UK: SCO Files Suit in Linux-Using Court
(2004-03-03 20:30:43)
"The Nevada court where SCO has filed a lawsuit against AutoZone over its use of Linux is itself a user of the open-source software..."

Red Hat Linux Advisory: libxml2
(2004-03-03 20:59:22)
"Updated libxml2 packages that fix an overflow when parsing remote resources are now available..."

ESR: Letter of Support to AutoZone
(2004-03-03 21:00:29)
"Our news channels and web forums are already full of people urging everybody to go buy something at AutoZone, even if it's as trivial as an air freshener..."

IT Manager's Journal: How to Hire Great Open Source Developers
(2004-03-03 22:00:45)
"In this article we will examine the details of how the hiring process needs to change, the new qualifications that you need to look for, and some of the IP provisions normally associated with the hiring process..."

VNUnet: Open Source Forces Licensing Changes
(2004-03-03 23:00:48)
"The growth of open source means proprietary software licensing models need updating, according to industry leaders..."

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