News Linux News for Apr 05, 2004:

Debian GNU/Linux Advisories: squid, sysstat, oftpd, interchange, fte
(2004-04-05 00:54:26)
Five security advisories from the Debian Project.

Linus Torvalds: Linux 2.6.5
(2004-04-05 00:55:18)
Changelog, links within.

Wine Traffic #217 By Brian Vincent
(2004-04-05 04:00:00)
Community Roundup: The latest message traffic for Wine development.

Kernel Traffic #253 by Zack Brown
(2004-04-05 04:00:30)
Community Roundup: The latest news from the Linux Kernel Mailing List.

DistroWatch: Distributions, April 4, 2004
(2004-04-05 05:00:00)
This weekend's distributions: SoL 18.00 Beta, Skolelinux pr47, Aurox Linux 9.3, and ByzantineOS 20040404.

Release Digest: GNOME, April 4, 2004
(2004-04-05 05:00:15)
This weekend's GNOME apps: gnome-ior 0.3, Muine 0.5.1, and Rhythmbox 0.7.2.

Release Digest: GNU, April 4, 2004
(2004-04-05 05:00:30)
This weekend's GNU app: GNU Libtool 1.5.4.

Release Digest: KDE, April 4, 2004
(2004-04-05 05:00:45)
This weekend's KDE apps: LinkStatus 0.1.1, CubeTest 0.9.3, hearts 1.9.6, eric3 3.4.1, KAlarm 1.1.0 beta1, EventWatcher 0.3, knoda 0.6.3, Kwave 0.7.0-1, NoteBookManager 0.3.1, Leif, Apollon 0.9.3-2, BasKet, and TagLib.

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.5-mc1
(2004-04-05 05:01:00)
Introduction, changelog, link within.

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.5-mm1
(2004-04-05 05:01:30)
Changelog, link within.

developerWorks: EmPOWERing the Linux Developer
(2004-04-05 05:30:30)
"Recognized as a high-performance, reliable, and serviceable enterprise platform, the 64-bit POWER architecture offers new choices to UNIX and Linux application developers..."

PCWorld: Linux for Grandma [Parts 1 & 2]
(2004-04-05 07:00:17)
"As I explained in my last column, I've got a mission: to bring the Web to my grandmother..."

OSNews: PCLinuxOS: A New Take on Mandrake
(2004-04-05 08:30:11)
"The deal with PCLinuxOS is that it takes Mandrake, cuts it down a disk, makes it a live bootable cd, and adds great things that Mandrake now makes hard to get, and you've got PCLinuxOS..."

eMediaWire: Windows or Linux? What Recruiters, HR Managers Need to Know
(2004-04-05 10:00:37)
"'We're gradually making the change for a variety of reasons. Reliability is a big issue: we have to be accessible to our clients (job candidates and recruiters) 24-7...'"

ARNnet: Dealer-Hungry Vendor Makes Linux Server Offer
(2004-04-05 11:30:43)
"Open source vendor, Cybersource, has launched a small business Linux server and is offering dealers a 20 per cent margin--about $400 [US$303] per unit..."

The Star: Asian Linux Goes Into Beta
(2004-04-05 13:00:24)
"Red Flag Software Co Ltd and Miracle Linux Corp have announced the beta version of Asianux 1.0..."

Sun/Microsoft Détente Targeting IBM/Linux?
(2004-04-05 13:45:18)
Some in the IT community are speculating that Linux and IBM are big reasons why Sun Microsystems and Microsoft buried the hatchet last week. A report from Reuters and a commentary from ZDNet Australia within.

Bloomberg/Oakland Tribune: Judge Rules Microsoft Can Sue Lindows.com
(2004-04-05 14:30:44)
"Software giant allowed to pursue suits in Europe over Windows trademark..."

VNUnet: Red Hat Flip-Flops On Corporate Desktop
(2004-04-05 15:00:10)
"Demand from customers has pushed Linux software publisher Red Hat to perform a U-turn and offer a full commercial Linux desktop from this summer..."

Groklaw: Missing Copyright Notices in OpenLinux Project
(2004-04-05 15:30:45)
"Can SCO sue folks successfully for failing to have copyright notices on files that they themselves distributed--apparently for years--without any such notices...?"

internetnews.com: Mandrakesoft Is Out of Court, But Is It Out of Trouble?
(2004-04-05 16:00:45)
"Despite a devoted customer base, the open source operating system has some daunting challenges to overcome before it can prove itself on the world stage, namely, to the lucrative business and government sectors..."

Mercury News: Linux on Desktop Gaining in OS Race
(2004-04-05 16:30:07)
"It looks like I'm going to have to reconsider something I'd been taking for granted--that Linux on the desktop, and especially the laptop, was a non-starter in the operating systems race..."

internetnews.com: Where You See a Gym, They See a Supercomputer
(2004-04-05 17:30:18)
"University of San Francisco computer scientists turned a gymnasium into a supercomputer on the fly over the weekend in an attempt to create a supercomputer that breaks into the world's fastest..." [Link repiared. -ed]

Australian IT: Government Exempt from SCO Claims
(2004-04-05 17:30:20)
"Federal Government departments are expected to be exempt from exposure to the SCO Group's claims over Linux..."

Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: kernel-image-2.4.17-hppa
(2004-04-05 17:59:37)
"This security advisory updates the PA-RISC kernel 2.4.18 for Debian GNU/Linux..."

InfoWorld: JBoss Warms to Sun, Drops Shadow Conference
(2004-04-05 18:00:34)
"There will be no JBoss shadow conference at JavaOne this year..."

PC Pro: Microsoft Vision of Modelling Draws Cool Response from Open Source leader
(2004-04-05 18:30:03)
"Open Source leader Bruce Perens has said that Bill Gates' vision of customisable software won't put Microsoft products on the same footing as Open Source software..."

VNUnet: HP Ups Pressure on Rivals in Linux Space
(2004-04-05 19:00:23)
"Last week the vendor announced that it has made Novell's SuSE Linux its standard for customers that want an open source operating system for business desktops and notebook PCs..."

internetnews.com: Q&A: Matthew Szulik, Red Hat CEO
(2004-04-05 19:30:37)
"Red Hat's mission to stay atop the increasingly competitive field of Linux distributors took it on a seven-city tour recently, with the company's executives looking to win hearts, minds and even some market share in the open source movement..."

LinuxPlanet: Love/Hate Relationship with Mozilla Mail 1.6
(2004-04-05 20:00:12)
"I go back a long way with personal computers, and believe me when I tell you, I know the limitations and frustrations of using Windows, but it was Spam that drove me into the arms of open source and Mozilla..."

internetnews.com: New Software Head in Sun Management Shift
(2004-04-05 20:30:05)
"New faces are taking over in key spots at Sun Microsystems as the company restructures itself out of ten quarters of red ink..."

INQ7.net: Open Source Has No Future in RP, Says Expert
(2004-04-05 21:00:43)
"Despite having pockets of communities spread across the country, open source software (OSS) has no future in the country's budding software development business, according to a software development expert..."

MozillaZine: Mozilla 1.7 to Become New Long-Lived Stable Branch
(2004-04-05 21:30:15)
"In a newsgroup posting, Asa Dotzler has announced that the Mozilla 1.7 branch will become the new long-lived stable branch, replacing 1.4..."

Enterprise Linux IT: The New Linux Speed Trick
(2004-04-05 22:00:54)
"There are two scheduling policies included in kernel 2.6: the anticipatory scheduler, and the deadline scheduler..."

eWeek: Sun Weighs Open-Source Options
(2004-04-05 22:30:18)
"Sun Microsystems Inc. is pondering the possibility of open-sourcing more of its software--this time with its next-generation 3-D windowing system, called Project Looking Glass, which is under development..."

LinuxInsider: SCO Business 'Plan' Is a Flop
(2004-04-05 23:00:20)
"I guess SCO CEO Darl McBride and his colleagues have concluded, 'If you can't join them, beat them.' Beat them with a stick, that is..."

iTWeb: Surprising Forecast for Linux
(2004-04-05 23:30:40)
"...[T]he International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that Linux will not come near to replacing the Unix and Windows operating systems in the next three to four years..."

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