|
|
News Linux News for May 12, 2004:
Alexis de Tocqueville Institution: Patents and the Penguin
(2004-05-12 01:00:09)
"However, the dynamic nature of software patenting, something that cannot be governed directly by the GPL, has made it very difficult for the future of open source development to play out predictably..."
Mandrakelinux Advisories: apache2, rsync
(2004-05-12 02:24:46)
Two security advisories from MandrakeSoft.
Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: exim-tls
(2004-05-12 02:26:01)
"Georgi Guninski discovered two stack-based buffer overflows in exim
and exim-tls..."
MacCentral: PlayFair Defies Apple; Web Site Back Up
(2004-05-12 02:30:36)
"The PlayFair free software project is back online, with both the maintainer of the project and the hosting service willing to face a legal challenge from Apple Computer Inc..."
Gentoo Linux Advisories: OpenOffice.org, ClamAV
(2004-05-12 03:56:27)
Two security advisories from Gentoo Technologies, Inc.
Linux Journal: ULB 2004 Preview: Ultimate Linux Box Boots
(2004-05-12 04:00:20)
"It's about that time of year again. Time to do the always-controversial, ever-contentious and 'what do you mean you didn't include my favorite hardware, you fools' project, otherwise known as the Ultimate Linux Box..."
DistroWatch: Distributions, May 11, 2004
(2004-05-12 05:00:00)
Today's distributions: Onebase Linux 2004-r3 and OpenLab 3.0.5.
Release Digest: GNOME, May 11, 2004
(2004-05-12 05:00:15)
Today's GNOME apps: GNOME CPU Frequency Scaling Monitor 0.1.3 and MlView 0.6.3.
Release Digest: GNU, May 11, 2004
(2004-05-12 05:00:30)
Today's GNU app: GNU tar 1.14.
Release Digest: KDE, May 11, 2004
(2004-05-12 05:00:45)
Today's KDE apps: Emerge Tool 0.3, KMyMoney 0.6rc4, kvocabs 0.3.0, KMidiTracker 0.5.4, kvpnc 0.1, Bookcase 0.9.1, and NoteBookManager 0.7.1.
SearchEnterpriseLinux: Start to Programming Enterprise Applications with Linux, Java and PostgreSQL
(2004-05-12 07:00:38)
"With several development IDEs now available, setting up a project in Linux is just about as easy as with Microsoft..."
OSNews: Giving XFce4 a Spin
(2004-05-12 08:30:27)
"Before we begin, here's what XFce's website has to say about itself: XFce is a lightweight desktop environment for unix-like operating systems..."
LinuxInsider: Platforms for Testing and Publishing
(2004-05-12 10:00:29)
"Sometimes you just need a simple test platform to check out Perl or PHP applications as either stand-alone apps and Web scripts..."
Linux Journal: OOo Off the Wall: Building Characters
(2004-05-12 11:30:45)
"If you have used character styles in other word processors, then you probably can grasp the basics of using them in OpenOffice.org with few difficulties..."
NewsForge: Open Source Conference Pits MS vs. Linux
(2004-05-12 13:00:59)
The University of Toronto's Knowledge Media Design Institute Open Source conference is underway, and NewsForge's David Graham is providing correspondent reports.
ZDNet UK: IBM Tries to Eclipse .Net with Open Source
(2004-05-12 14:00:53)
"The recent launch of IBM's Office application suite is part of a broader challenge to Microsoft's entire .Net development framework, say industry experts..."
The Salt Lake Tribune: Novell Asks a Judge to Scrap SCO's Lawsuit
(2004-05-12 15:00:58)
"A federal judge on Tuesday took under advisement a request that he dismiss The SCO Group's 'slander of title' complaint against Novell Inc.--a ruling that could foreshadow the fate of SCO's separate, marquee Linux-rights suit against IBM..."
LinuxInsider: Technology Drives Down Costs of Supporting Linux
(2004-05-12 16:00:23)
"New research once again confirms that Linux and open-source acquisition costs are a 'fraction' of the cost of comparable proprietary options..."
Computer Business Review: Analyst Doubts SCO's Chances Against IBM
(2004-05-12 16:45:08)
"One of the few analysts following SCO Group Inc and its legal claims against IBM Corp and Linux has cast doubts over the company's chances of prevailing in its breach of contract and copyright case against IBM..."
NewsForge: MandrakeSoft: An Inside Look
(2004-05-12 17:30:00)
An interview with MandrakeSoft CEO François Bancilhon, and Mandrakelinux co-founders Jacques Le Marois and Gaël Duval on the recent comeback of the French Linux company.
Linux Journal: SCO Copies from Book, Settles with Publishing Company
(2004-05-12 18:15:40)
"The SCO Group won't be going to court over chapters of a system administration book it copied without permission..."
DesktopLinux: NeTraverse and MandrakeSoft Team Up to Offer Migration Path to Linux
(2004-05-12 19:00:21)
"An alliance was announced between NeTraverse and Mandrakesoft to bring Windows-to-Linux migration capabilities to users and organizations with dependencies on legacy Windows applications..."
OfB.biz: The Open CD
(2004-05-12 19:45:00)
"How does one write a review of a project like this, without reviewing the software that's included...? In this case, it is the concept itself that needs a little more attention from the world..."
iTnews: Remora Sucks In Tadpole
(2004-05-12 20:30:25)
"System integrator Remora Technologies--in conjunction with distributor Alstom IT--has started shipping Linux and Sun Solaris-based laptops to the local market..."
Planet Geek! Review: BloGTK, A Linux Blogging Tool for Moveable Type
(2004-05-12 21:15:41)
"I've been having problems doing longish postings using Moveable Type's standard maintenance interface..."
ZDNet: Proprietary Drives the Software Economy
(2004-05-12 22:00:37)
The first two parts of a four-part work from ZDNet's John Carroll "that is roughly a response to 'The Magic Cauldron.'"
Ubiquity: Why Open Source Works
(2004-05-12 23:30:15)
"Author Steven Weber looks beyond the hype on Open Source. More than a self-governing utopia, it's a practical, sustainable way of organizing and innovating..."
News Archives: Select a month
2012 Jan Feb
2011 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2006 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2005 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2004 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2003 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2002 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2001 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1999 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1998 Sep Oct Nov Dec |
