News Linux News for Apr 02, 2004:

ChannelZone: Linux Lights Up a New Day at Novell
(2004-04-02 01:00:29)
"...Novell won't just be pushing Linux. It wants its resellers to use Linux as the launching pad for an array of business network services..."

ZDNet UK: JBoss Hopes to Expand 'Ownership' of Open Source
(2004-04-02 02:00:16)
"Middleware developer JBoss says it plans to use its war chest of VC money to 'own' key open-source projects, and even applications running on .Net could be in its sights..."

BusinessWire: myhosting.com Gives Free Linux Accounts with All Windows Shared-Hosting Accounts
(2004-04-02 03:00:53)
"'The demand for Linux tools and application support has been growing rapidly and can't be ignored,' says Tony Yustein, CEO of SoftCom Technology Consulting Inc..."

ZDNet Australia: Linux Web-zine Rebuilds After Malicious Net Attack
(2004-04-02 04:00:11)
"Australian online Linux magazine, LinuxMagAu [sic], had a brush with mortality after a mysterious attack on the server handling the core functions of the Web property..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, April 1, 2004
(2004-04-02 05:00:00)
Today's distribution: Astaro Security Linux 5.0 RC.

Release Digest: GNOME, April 1, 2004
(2004-04-02 05:00:15)
Today's GNOME app: GNOME Platform Bindings 2.5.7 (Release Candidate).

Release Digest: GNU, April 1, 2004
(2004-04-02 05:00:30)
Today's GNU app: GNU OrgaDoc 0.8.

Release Digest: KDE, April 1, 2004
(2004-04-02 05:00:45)
Today's KDE apps: GLobal Application Network (GLAN) 0.0.5.7, Simple Instant Messenger 0.9.3, Kadu 0.3.7, TreeLine 0.7.2, and KTuxcall 0.1.

developerWorks: A Developer's Guide to the PowerPC Architecture
(2004-04-02 07:00:15)
"This introduction to the PowerPC application-level programming model will give you an overview of the instruction set, important registers, and other details necessary for developing reliable, high performing PowerPC applications and maintaining code compatibility among processors..."

PDALive: New Zaurus Available in the U.S.
(2004-04-02 08:30:50)
"The Sharp Zaurus SL-6000L has finally made it to the U.S..."

Korea IT News: Linux Platforms Begin To Replace Unix Systems In Public And Business Sectors
(2004-04-02 10:00:03)
"Government agencies and large enterprises are beginning to replace legacy Unix systems with Linux-based ones, indicating a sign of rapid adoption of Linux solutions..."

internetnews.com: Open Source Old Timers Take Linux Measure
(2004-04-02 11:30:00)
"Early players in the open source movement and the creation of Linux distributor Red Hat found themselves taking stock of the open source movement during a Red Hat event [in Toronto] Tuesday..."

CNET News: Corel to Test WordPerfect for Linux
(2004-04-02 13:00:21)
"Corel plans to test the waters later this month for a Linux version of its WordPerfect productivity software..."

eWeek: Why SCO Thinks It Can Win
(2004-04-02 14:00:06)
"...Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols visited SCO CEO Darl McBride and Chris Sontag, senior vice president of the SCOsource division, at the company's headquarters in Lindon, Utah. There, they explained why they think SCO can win the legal battle..."

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Lawsuit Threat Silences Linux Users
(2004-04-02 15:00:36)
"It used to be that companies couldn't talk enough about using the free Linux operating system and how much money it was saving them..."

The Register: Sun Waves Goodbye to 3,300 Staff
(2004-04-02 15:30:10)
"This will be a bitter pill to swallow for a much restructured workforce which today saw its employer trouser $2bn in a peace settlement with Microsoft..."

Linux.com: A Quick Look at the SUSE 9.1 Beta
(2004-04-02 16:00:30)
"I was eager to get my hands on the newest version of SUSE Linux, the first version produced by the company under the Novell corporate umbrella..."

The Register: Bug Hunters Go Open Source
(2004-04-02 17:00:32)
"A project to catalogue and describe security vulnerabilities, derived from the ideals of the open source movement, opened to the public yesterday [March 31]..."

IT Manager's Journal: Following Up on Red Hat's Recent Market Performance
(2004-04-02 18:00:14)
"Since then, RHAT has moved up 20 percent to close yesterday, March 31, at $22.95--exceeding my price target by about $1 and reaching this level sooner than I had expected..."

ZDNet: Sun Plans Solaris Subscription Pricing
(2004-04-02 19:00:45)
"In an effort to make its version of Unix compare more favorably to Red Hat's Linux, Sun Microsystems plans in coming weeks to begin selling its Solaris operating system through a subscription model..."

TechWorld: HP Urged to Make Moribund e3000 Open Source
(2004-04-02 20:00:20)
"Users of HP's doomed e3000 system are pushing the company to release its proprietary OS source code quickly to keep it from being frozen in time once the company cuts support at the end of 2006..."

AP/eWeek: Japan Joins Global Pressures on Microsoft
(2004-04-02 21:00:47)
"But whether the Japanese investigation that triggered the commission's inspections of the software titan's Tokyo offices will amount to much more than symbolic posturing remains unclear, experts say..."

IT-Analysis: The GPL--A Simple Guide
(2004-04-02 22:00:09)
"As there is so much controversy associated with the GPL--the Open Source General Public License, it makes a little sense to review the simple basic legal points involved..."

Release Digest: GNOME, April 2, 2004
(2004-04-02 23:30:00)
Today's GNOME apps: GNOME 2.6 Desktop documentation, gtkmm 2.2.11, libgda 1.1.1, and libgnomedb 1.1.1.

Release Digest: GNU, April 2, 2004
(2004-04-02 23:30:30)
Today's GNU app: GNU LilyPond 2.2.0.

Editor's Note: Wondering About Open Source Insurance
(2004-04-02 23:30:59)
When the OSRM came out with the whole idea of open source insurance, I had some strong reservations. So I got a hold of Daniel Egger at OSRM and had him answer some concerns I had.

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