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News Linux News for Mar 05, 2004:
LinuxElectrons: Oracle Database on Linux Sets Data Warehousing Record
(2004-03-05 01:00:09)
"Oracle Corp. today announced a world record TPC-H three terabyte (TB) benchmark result for Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Real Application Clusters..."
CNET News: Document Shows SCO Prepped Lawsuit Against BofA
(2004-03-05 01:05:47)
"The SCO Group filed lawsuits this week against DaimlerChrysler and AutoZone, but the Unix seller's attorneys also had prepared a complaint against Bank of America, according to a document..."
eWeek: Leaked Memo Revives SCO-Microsoft Connection Furor
(2004-03-05 01:10:02)
"Blake Stowell, SCO's director of communications, acknowledged that the leaked memo is real..."
SearchEnterpriseLinux: Linux Beats NAS in 11 TB Storage Migration, Part 2
(2004-03-05 02:30:57)
"The die was cast, and the IT team at Peoria, Ill.-based media company Dynamic Graphics Group had pledged its troth and money to a Linux cluster. Would Linux deliver the goods--and the ROI...?"
Tom's Hardware Guide: On The Fly: Boot Knoppix Linux, Keep Windows Installation
(2004-03-05 04:00:58)
"So is there a way to play with Linux and still keep Windows intact without damaging your existing OS configuration...?"
DistroWatch: Distributions, March 4, 2004
(2004-03-05 05:00:00)
Today's distributions: Bayanihan Linux 3 and INSERT 1.2.4.
Release Digest: GNOME, March 4, 2004
(2004-03-05 05:00:20)
Today's GNOME apps: GDM 2.5.90.2 and ooo-build-1.1.51.
Release Digest: KDE, March 4, 2004
(2004-03-05 05:00:40)
Today's KDE apps: kuake 0.2.1, Planets 3D, and KXDocker 0.6.
developerWorks: Troubleshoot GridFTP
(2004-03-05 07:00:17)
"If you happen to know wu-ftp very well, troubleshooting GridFTP is similar. But if you've never dealt with wu-ftp directly, this article will guide you through the troubleshooting process and help you avoid some common problems you will inevitably encounter while using this tool..."
ImAFish: Mandrake Move [Review]
(2004-03-05 09:00:49)
"It's a nice idea but as I found out it doesn't always work how you expected..."
Illuminata: Linux at 2.6
(2004-03-05 11:00:33)
"Now Linux 2.6 continues to build in polish that further transcends its historic pigeonholing by many as an OS that is inexpensive, but only just good enough to get the job done..."
Techworld: Two of Four SCO Licensees Deny Their Purchase
(2004-03-05 12:20:42)
"Two of the four companies that SCO has publicly named as having bought a licence from it to use Linux, have denied ever doing anything of the sort..."
Srinivas: CA Says It Didn’t Pay SCO No Stinking Linux Tax
(2004-03-05 13:00:19)
A little more background on the CA/SCO issue: "Drawing up short of calling SCO a liar, Barrenechea claims that SCO has twisted a $40 million breach-of-contract settlement that CA paid last summer to the Canopy Group..."
CNET News: Macromedia to Test Linux Support
(2004-03-05 14:00:53)
"Macromedia will begin experimenting with Linux support, releasing versions of its development tools that work with the open-source operating system, a company executive said on Thursday..."
InfoWorld: IBM, Sun to Meet Over Open Source Java
(2004-03-05 15:00:25)
"Representatives from IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. will meet in a week to 10 days time to discuss IBM's proposal for creating an open source version of Sun's Java technology, an IBM executive said Thursday..."
MandrakeSoft: Chapter 11 Like Exit Plan Filed
(2004-03-05 16:00:56)
"The court appointed Administrator has filed the 'redressement judiciaire' (Chapter 11 like) exit plan for the company..."
PR: Fedora Core 1 Ported to AMD64
(2004-03-05 17:00:13)
"Red Hat, Inc. and the Fedora Project today announced the availability of a port of Fedora Core 1 to AMD64--the first 64-bit port of a Fedora Project core release..."
IT Week:Interview: OSDL Chief Seeks Business Linux Takers
(2004-03-05 18:00:00)
"I think [the SCO legal pursuit is] the best thing that ever happened to Linux. It's got us on every front page for months. In the spring there was a lot of due diligence and internal counsel going on but by July and August [buyers knew] there was nothing there..."
Computerworld NZ: SCO Sues First Linux Users, Talks to NZ Companies
(2004-03-05 19:00:02)
A recap on the US lawsuits, with some additional information on how New Zealand companies plan to respond to SCO's licencing plan.
ZDNet UK: Lindows to Sell Cut-Price Linux via P2P
(2004-03-05 20:00:33)
"The Linux firm says it will sell its operating system over file-sharing networks for half its normal price..."
CIO Update: Switching to Linux More Than Just Cost Savings
(2004-03-05 21:00:09)
"While the argument for Linux usually starts with cost savings, reliability and diminishing support for Windows NT are also working into the equation..."
ONLamp: Microsoft Loves Linux
(2004-03-05 22:00:45)
"Microsoft is spending money to come after Linux. I don't want to downplay the importance of this, but... what of it...?"
Release Digest: GNOME, March 5, 2004
(2004-03-05 23:30:00)
Today's GNOME apps: Silky 0.5.0, Hardware Monitor applet 1.0, Java-Gnome 2.5.6 (beta 1), GGV 2.5.99, GAI Album 0.2, GNOME Platform Bindings 2.5.6 (Beta 1), gtkmm 2.3.5, glibmm 2.3.6, and gURLChecker 0.7.9.
Release Digest: KDE, March 5, 2004
(2004-03-05 23:30:30)
Today's KDE apps: CubeTest 0.9.1, kuake 0.2.2, kbootsplash SuSE9.0 RPM 0.1 Alpha1, and QuickRip 0.9-alpha.
Editor's Note: Just Three Clicks Away
(2004-03-05 23:30:59)
Is there a shadow war against Linux? Gosh, that would be awfully rude, wouldn't it?
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