News Linux News for Apr 13, 2004:

eWeek: Sun's Microsoft Mistake
(2004-04-13 00:15:15)
"Microsoft and Sun working together!? What next? 'Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria...!?'"

Sydney Morning Herald: Open Source or Open Sesame?
(2004-04-13 01:00:17)
"A recent Cisco security advisory announced that 'all models' of their WLSE and HSE wireless LAN devices have a hard-coded back-door password which gives an attacker complete control over that section of your infrastructure..."

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Microsoft Notebook: Open Source in Redmond!
(2004-04-13 01:45:46)
"The Microsoft Corp. program known as WiX isn't a particularly large piece of software. It would probably never be the subject of a splashy advertising campaign..."

OSNews: Confessions of a Slacker
(2004-04-13 02:30:31)
"This is an article about my experiences with Slackware 9.1, a distribution of Linux that I find enjoyable, along with programs that I find useful and enjoyable..."

LinuxInsider: Getting Certified in Open Source Applications
(2004-04-13 03:15:26)
"A growing number of companies and government agencies around the world are starting to deploy Linux and other open source applications..."

OSNews: Preconceived Usage Patterns Hamper the Wider Adoptation of Linux
(2004-04-13 04:00:57)
"Now, almost a year and a half later, I am huge booster of open source and I have converted four of my fellow computer geek friends to the Mandrake distro..."

Release Digest: GNOME, April 12, 2004
(2004-04-13 05:00:00)
Today's GNOME apps: gtkmm 2.4.0, glibmm 2.4.0, Alexandria 0.1.0, and regexxer 0.6.

Release Digest: KDE, April 12, 2004
(2004-04-13 05:00:30)
Today's KDE apps: ipodslave 0.1, NoteBookManager 0.5.3, CUTE 0.2.7, EventWatcher 0.4, Krusader 1.40-beta1, and KSmoothDock 3.2.

Linux.com: CLI for Noobies: test This
(2004-04-13 05:30:41)
"Last week I mentioned in closing that there would be a test. I hope you took that seriously, you malingering, mousiefied, GUI-addicts, because this week is test week..."

developerWorks: Testing Frameworks in Python
(2004-04-13 07:00:45)
"In this installment, David looks at Python's two standard modules for unit testing: unittest and doctest..."

LinuxDevices: RTAI Release Brings Real-Time Add-ons to Linux 2.6
(2004-04-13 08:30:44)
"Project Leader Paolo Mantegazza reports that a test version of RTAI-3.1 is available for download, featuring real-time support for Linux 2.4.xx and 2.6.x..."

KernelTrap: 2.6.5-mc3, CFQ Planned For Mainline
(2004-04-13 10:00:46)
"The CFQ, or Complete Fair Queuing disk I/O scheduler was first released back in February of 2003, designed to maintain a minimal worst case latency on all IO reads and writes, ideal for multimedia desktop usage..."

Designtechnica: Linux Powers Sony's New Navigation System
(2004-04-13 11:30:40)
"Sony Corp has chosen the Linux operating system to power its car navigation system, equipped with a hard disk drive, which is due for release in June..."

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.5-mm5
(2004-04-13 12:58:51)
Changelog, link within.

Linux Journal: Welcome to Linux, 2004
(2004-04-13 13:00:23)
"Don Marti responds to a new user's inquiry on a local mailing list..."

ComputerWeekly: John Lewis Migrates Core Business System to Linux
(2004-04-13 13:45:26)
"John Lewis has become one of the first UK blue-chip organisations to deploy Linux on a strategic business application..."

Line56: Linux TCO Factors
(2004-04-13 14:30:35)
"A new alert from the company revises if not reverses this position, stating that, in Meta's opinion, Linux TCO can indeed be driven down 10 to 40 percent..."

BusinessWeek: Microsoft's Midlife Crisis
(2004-04-13 15:15:35)
"With grass-roots and government support from Finland to China, Linux has become so popular that it's challenging Microsoft's core business as no rival ever has..."

Australian IT: ABC Restricts Open Source Option
(2004-04-13 16:00:17)
"In calling for expressions of interest, it says 'submissions from consultants aggregating third-party software, including open-source software will not be considered...'"

Investor's Business Daily: With Linux Software Moving To Desktops, Rivalry Takes Shape
(2004-04-13 16:45:28)
"A new operating system war is brewing on desktop PCs, and it's not Windows vs. Mac, or even Windows vs. Linux..."

CXOtoday: Linux Speak: Separating Facts From Fiction
(2004-04-13 17:30:21)
"Linux has been in the firing line recently, with surging reports floating in the market from 'so-called' intellectual experts and research agencies, all taking shots at two of the strongest known virtues of the Operating System..."

E-Commerce Times: Proving Linux in the Enterprise
(2004-04-13 18:15:32)
"Thirteen years of open collaboration. Thousands of the best minds in software engineering working together, worldwide. A unifying conviction that the best ideas emerge from cooperation and peer review..."

IT Manager's Journal: Why Openwave is Getting Deep into Linux
(2004-04-13 19:00:19)
"Contrary to the predominant market view, however, I believe it could be two to three years before operating systems are capable of providing seamless, reliable wireless delivery of voice and data and interactivity with packet-switched networks..."

ElectricNewsNet: The End of an Era?
(2004-04-13 19:45:13)
"Could it be that Microsoft's core business, the Windows operating system on desktops and laptops, is really under threat from Linux...?"

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Friedman: Expectations Rising Over Linux Desktop
(2004-04-13 20:30:47)
"[Nat] Friedman will deliver the keynote at this week's Real World Linux Conference, and in this interview, he discusses Novell's commitment to the Linux desktop, barriers, misconceptions and the importance of success stories..."

SearchEngineJournal: MozDex - Open Source Search Engine Launches
(2004-04-13 21:15:33)
"Over the past week MozDex, an open source search engine, has been tweaking and refining its search results while in beta testing..."

BusinessWire: Over 750 Applications Now Certified on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(2004-04-13 22:00:57)
"Red Hat, Inc. the world's leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, today announced that over 750 enterprise applications are now certified on Red Hat Enterprise Linux..."

Toronto Star: Voices: Linux vs Windows
(2004-04-13 22:45:06)
"We asked you what kind of threat you think Linux poses to Microsoft Windows. Here's what you had to say..."

Computerworld: Playing IT Jeopardy
(2004-04-13 23:30:17)
"We take you to the studios of America's favorite game show, the only kind of jeopardy that even an IT security manager can like..."

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