News Linux News for Apr 12, 2004:

DistroWatch: Distributions, April 11, 2004
(2004-04-12 05:00:00)
This weekend's distributions: Ark Linux 1.0 Alpha 11.1, MEPIS Linux 2004.05 Beta, BLAG Linux 10000 Beta, Astaro Security Linux 5.0 RC2, Rocks Cluster 3.2.0 Beta, and Mandrakelinux 10.0 Beta 2 for AMD64.

Release Digest: GNOME, April 11, 2004
(2004-04-12 05:00:15)
This weekend's GNOME app: GNotify 0.3.

Release Digest: GNU, April 11, 2004
(2004-04-12 05:00:30)
This weekend's GNU apps: texinfo 4.7 and GNU Libtool 1.5.6.

Release Digest: KDE, April 11, 2004
(2004-04-12 05:00:45)
This weekend's KDE apps: kaspaliste 0.95, KXDocker 0.12, PG Calculator 2.1, kcmGRunlevel 0.1, KOmnibook 1.4, amaroK 1.0-beta1, FTP Monitor 0.3, StreamTuned 0.12, KIso 0.4, KPhotoBook 0.0.5, NoteBookManager 0.5.2, hearts 1.97, KSalomon 0.1.3-beta-r1, and KWordQuiz 0.6.

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.5-mc4
(2004-04-12 05:02:59)
Changelog, link within.

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.5-mm4
(2004-04-12 05:06:51)
Changelog, link within.

LinuxHardware: Back With Another Shuttle - SB62G2
(2004-04-12 05:30:12)
"In our last meeting with Shuttle SFF systems, we were quite pleased with the SB75G2. However, it isn’t the only product from Shuttle, and certainly did not have the only chipset offered..."

OSNews: Power-using Eclipse 3.0M8 with Templates
(2004-04-12 07:00:51)
"Eclipse is one powerful IDE. I've been using it for a few weeks and in this article, I will be reviewing a few of the features that make it such a wonderful tool..."

DevX: Extend Your J2EE Applications into Web Services
(2004-04-12 08:30:28)
"This article demonstrates how to create a Web service application from an existing J2EE application using Oracle OC4J J2EE application server and Apache Axis..."

LinuxWorld Australia: Australia Gets Open Source Think-Tank
(2004-04-12 10:00:11)
"A newly formed, Australian-based open source advisory group aims to deliver expert advice and information on free and open source software..."

The Star: OSS Can Figure Largely in Healthcare Systems
(2004-04-12 11:30:56)
"Open source software (OSS) has not only been gaining ground in the enterprise and public sectors around the world, but also in healthcare..."

Linux Journal: At the Sounding Edge: Sounding Better All The Time
(2004-04-12 13:00:16)
"In preparation for this month's Linux Audio Developers conference at Karlsruhe, Dave [Phillips] offers a status report on the state of Linux audio..."

Groklaw: CEO's of LynuxWorks and FSMLabs Reply to Green Hills' FUD
(2004-04-12 13:45:06)
"Dr. Inder Singh, CEO of Lynuxworks, and Victor Yodaiken, CEO of FSMLabs, have provided Groklaw with statements responding to Mr. O'Dowd's FUD..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Cray CTO: Linux Clusters Don't Play in HPC
(2004-04-12 14:30:34)
"But supercomputer vendor Cray Inc. scoffed at the notion of putting Linux clusters in the high-performance computing (HPC) category..."

Toronto Star: Penguin's Dream: Go Mainstream
(2004-04-12 15:15:48)
The Toronto Star lets readers try out Linux, and in a series of four articles, tells the results of the trial experiment.

Groklaw: The Red Hat Order
(2004-04-12 16:00:26)
"As you will see, Darl's mouth is why she dismissed SCO's Motion to Dismiss. I get a lot of satisfaction from that..."

internetnews.com: The Changing Face of Open Source
(2004-04-12 16:45:59)
"The second generation of open source projects responds to specific business demands, and the people building these applications are getting paid--even if the code they write will be free..."

Tom's Hardware Guide: Migrating From Windows To Linux: Part 2
(2004-04-12 17:30:16)
"You've prepared yourself for your Linux migration, now its time to make the jump..."

Toronto Star: GTA Firm Seeks to Build Linux Niche
(2004-04-12 18:15:10)
A GTA firm is among the long list of challengers now taking the gamble by offering Linux--the alternative operating system that allows businesses to run programs and keep e-mail coming and going much like Windows..."

TechNewsWorld: Japanese Scientists Launch Linux Supercluster
(2004-04-12 19:00:18)
"Japanese scientists have built their largest distributed-computing grid yet, a Linux-based supercluster that performs 11 trillion floating operations per second..."

NewsForge: On Java Licensing, Sun Settlement
(2004-04-12 19:45:56)
Richard Stallman and Javalobby founder Rick Ross have each posted some thoughts on the Java programming language. While not directly related, each article offers some perspective on the Java world.

Marcelo Tosatti: Linux 2.4.26-rc3
(2004-04-12 20:15:40)
Incremental changelog, links within.

Toronto Star: Software Warfare
(2004-04-12 20:30:12)
"When Corel Corp. of Ottawa shipped its first and only Linux operating system back in 1999, it was in the unusual position of having an award-winning PC product that attracted more praise than purchase orders..."

SOT Linux Advisory: mc
(2004-04-12 21:14:45)
"According to a message from Ilya Teterin posted on Bugtraq, the Midnight Commander application uses a uninitialized buffer to handle symlinks in VFS..."

LinuxPlanet: Novell Eyes YaST Solutions of Various Stripes
(2004-04-12 21:15:20)
"In releasing YaST (Yet Another Setup Tool) to open source, Novell has thrown down the welcome mat to management solutions aimed at homes and small businesses as well as enterprises, according to Novell officials..."

Haaretz Daily: Whizzkid Develops Linux Application for Windows
(2004-04-12 22:00:55)
"Dan Aloni, a 21-year-old computer science student, has caused a stir in the computing world by developing a Linux application that works within Microsoft's Windows system...

internetnews.com: Vintage Year For New WINE?
(2004-04-12 22:45:35)
"With that in mind, Wine, a popular open source project, has released its latest version (snapshot), which builds on the process of making it easier to run WIN32 application under Linux variants known as *nix..."

Toronto Star: Leaven, Lighten Linux Debate
(2004-04-12 23:30:29)
"Linux, as many analysts and reporters have found over the years, is often a sensitive topic to write about or discuss..."

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