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News Linux News for Mar 10, 2004:
Computerworld: When Those Who Use Free Software are Really Freeloading
(2004-03-10 01:00:01)
"According to the most recent Evans Data Corp. survey of Linux developers, however, people are more interested in free beer than they are in free speech..."
Linux Journal: Constructing Red Hat Enterprise Linux v. 3
(2004-03-10 01:45:00)
"Putting together a Linux distribution gets a lot more complicated when stacks of requirements start arriving from hardware vendors and other partners..."
Computerworld NZ: OS-Free Laptop Draws Interest
(2004-03-10 02:30:18)
"Dick Smith Electronics' test marketing of a laptop sold without an operating system generated enough interest that the company has started placing the computers in its bigger stores..."
Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: wu-ftpd
(2004-03-10 03:14:29)
"Glenn Stewart discovered that users could bypass the directory access restrictions imposed by the restricted-gid option by changing the permissions on their home directory..."
osViews: SCO vs AutoZone - If It Were Hardware...
(2004-03-10 03:15:29)
"If you cut through all the PR spin and uninformed comment behind SCO Group's current legal actions there is an underlying issue about the way software is sold. Unfortunately very little of the current discussion focuses on this problem..."
OSNews: Software Freedom Day 2004
(2004-03-10 04:00:09)
"You, the reader, are hereby invited to participate in a celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) on August 28th this year..."
Release Digest: GNOME, March 9, 2004
(2004-03-10 04:45:00)
Today's GNOME apps: GLib-2.3.6, Pango-1.3.6, GTK+-2.3.6, GtkSourceView 0.9.2, Epiphany 1.1.12, GARNOME 0.30.1, Yelp 2.5.90, Qalculate! 0.4.2, and GRegExp Explorer 0.2.1.
Release Digest: KDE, March 9, 2004
(2004-03-10 04:45:30)
Today's KDE apps: konvert 0.5a, Kst, TreeLine 0.7.1, Konstruct 20040309, KSalomon, ShowImg 0.9.1, KMidiTracker 0.5.1, Tavia 0.2.4, and TaskJuggler 2.0.1.
Linux Yesterday: March 9, 2004
(2004-03-10 04:45:59)
Popular stories from yesteryear.
Debian Weekly News - March 9, 2004
(2004-03-10 05:30:27)
Community Roundup: The latest news from the Debian Project.
developerWorks: Networking Improvements in the 2.6 Kernel
(2004-03-10 06:15:57)
"The new Linux kernel includes support for and improvements in many areas of networking: from tunneling and better file security to encryption and privacy protection..."
Linux Journal: LVM and Removable IDE Drives Backup System
(2004-03-10 07:00:35)
"Backing up data is a problem we all face, and as the size and complexity of the systems for which we are responsible grow, so do our backup problems..."
ONLamp: Introduction to the Gumstix Tiny Linux Computer
(2004-03-10 08:30:11)
"My goal is to create a small geoannotating computer. I want a general platform to which I can connect arbitrary sensors and other annotation devices and link them with continuous GPS tracklogs..."
Technetra: Open Source: Protected Philanthropy
(2004-03-10 10:00:03)
"Governments are choosing Open Source Software (OSS) to encourage competition while keeping costs low and quality high–-so let's examine what OSS is all about..."
The Star: Open Source Still Faces Open Legal Questions
(2004-03-10 11:30:43)
"Open source software has many positive aspects, but there are legal downsides too..."
Linux Journal: Linux for Suits: Showtime
(2004-03-10 13:00:40)
"Can we fix tradeshows? Our veteran showman suggests some open-source solutions..."
New Altix Software Allows 256-Processor Linux System
(2004-03-10 14:00:01)
SGI's Altix system continues to shatter the myths that the Linux kernel is not that good of a multi-processor operating system.
NewsForge: MS-SCO Analysis: Questions About the Mysterious Middle Man
(2004-03-10 15:00:23)
"Is S2 simply a very good technology company developer? If so, perhaps it can explain... how it was able to raise so much money for a company that has had serious trouble selling its bread-and-butter products for months..."
Red Hat Linux Advsiories: sysstat, gdk-pixbuf, kdelibs
(2004-03-10 15:54:17)
Three security advisories from Red Hat, Inc.
LinuxWorld Australia: IBM's Wladawsky-Berger Sees Open Source Future
(2004-03-10 16:00:31)
"Open source software needs to be more widely used if the next wave of technology is to fully take off, IBM's Vice President of Technology and Strategy, Irving Wladawsky-Berger, said Monday..."
SourceForge: Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 Driver for Linux
(2004-03-10 16:30:46)
"This project was created to enable support for the Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 (IPW2100) mini PCI adapter..." In other words, an official Intel Centrino WLAN driver.
InformationWeek: Microsoft And SCO Group: What's So Secret?
(2004-03-10 16:37:50)
"Microsoft last year signed two deals, worth $16 million, for SCO Group technology and rights, but it's still vague on how it will use them..."
CNET News: Army to Gates: Halt the Free Software
(2004-03-10 17:00:54)
CNET News.com has learned that at least two federal agencies are warning recipients to return the [free copies of Office] or risk violating federal ethics policies..."
internetnews.com: JCP 2.6 Looking for More Input
(2004-03-10 17:30:53)
"Sun Microsystems officials rolled out Java Community Process (JCP) 2.6 Tuesday, along with a goal of more community participation in order to improve Java specifications..."
ZDNet: Study: Open-Source Databases Going Mainstream
(2004-03-10 18:00:05)
"'Open-source databases are in the experimentation phase of the market but will move to widespread acceptance by 2006,' the AMR Research study said..."
Mandrake Linux Advsiories: gdk-pixbuf, mozilla, kdelibs
(2004-03-10 18:29:17)
Three security advsiories from MandrakeSoft.
LinuxInsider: Windows Delay May Pave Way for Linux Expansion
(2004-03-10 18:30:08)
"The delay means Microsoft must hold on to its user base for another two or three years to avoid more losses to Linux..."
ZDNet: Germany to Plug in National Grid
(2004-03-10 19:00:17)
"The German government on Wednesday is expected to launch a multiyear effort with IBM to use [open source] grid computing for advanced research..."
eWeek: Fedora Core 2 Shows 2.6 Kernel's Stuff
(2004-03-10 19:30:08)
"When Red Hat Inc. turned its general-purpose Linux distribution from a retail product to the community-supported Fedora project, the company set out to define the project by the aggressiveness of its development course..."
CNET Asia: Windows, Linux Vie at the Cash Register
(2004-03-10 20:00:11)
"The battle between Windows and Linux has extended to the cash register--literally..."
Baseline: Microsoft's Tipping Point
(2004-03-10 20:30:43)
"The hospitality-industry firm periodically calculates the cost to switch its 3,700 Linux servers to Windows. Last time around, 18 months ago, the expected tab was $3 million..."
The Salt Lake Tribune: Web Site: 'Leaked' SCO Letter Was Public Court Record
(2004-03-10 21:15:38)
"The trail of a purportedly 'leaked' federal court exhibit that unveiled SCO Group's Linux licensees appeared on Tuesday to be winding back toward the Utah software company itself..."
SearchEnterpriseLinux: Linux Answers Some Messaging Challenges
(2004-03-10 22:00:22)
"Not only does the Linux platform offer choice and flexibility, it can deliver greater price-performance and higher levels of reliability at a fraction of the cost of proprietary systems, Farris said..."
NewsForge: Review: LinuxCertified LC2430 laptop
(2004-03-10 22:45:25)
"My first impression when sitting down in front of the LinuxCertified LC2430 laptop for the first time was, 'Wow, look at the size of that screen!' After a few weeks of testing, I found the LC2430 comes up big in just about every respect..."
Lindows.com: Can I Answer My Phone Without Paying $124,000?
(2004-03-10 23:30:03)
"After the revelation last week that Microsoft seems to be playing a role in funneling cash to SCO to attack Linux, it should be obvious to even the most casual observer that Microsoft will do anything to try to halt Linux..."
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