News Linux News for May 13, 2004:

OSNews: Opinion: Common OS Myths Debunked
(2004-05-13 01:00:48)
"What do you do when you think an opinion you have may be in jeopardy of being wrong? You compare the facts and sort out the myths..."

internetnews.com: Microsoft's WTL Off to Open Source
(2004-05-13 02:00:30)
"For the second time in as many months, Microsoft has published source code for one of its projects on SourceForge, the world's largest open-source software development repository..."

BuilderAu.com: Java's Future Lies in FOSS
(2004-05-13 03:00:26)
"Australian developer Brandon Franklin says the time is now for Sun to make Java available under a free software licence..."

NewsForge: Bitkeeper After the Storm - Part 2
(2004-05-13 04:00:48)
"Thinking back to the chant 'Linus doesn't scale' and having clearly demonstrated that with the right tools he has scaled, is there any concern on your part that the accelerated pace of Linux development..."

developerWorks: Use Shared Objects on Linux
(2004-05-13 05:30:23)
"In this article, IBM's Sachin Agrawal shares his expertise in C++, showing how the object-oriented among us can take key advantage of a uniquely useful interprocess communications channel..."

Linux.com: SysAdmin to SysAdmin: Linux is the Unix Reference Implementation
(2004-05-13 07:00:40)
"When you quit picking on Windows and start picking on Unix vendors for not being 'Linuxy' enough, you've become a true zealot..."

PCLinuxOnline: gDesklets
(2004-05-13 08:30:57)
"Since KDE has been described as eye candy, and GNOME as flat, I'll tell you how to make your GNOME beat both KDE and Mac OS X in looks..."

WineHQ: Interview with Mike Hearn
(2004-05-13 10:00:05)
"Pop quiz: which Wine developer lives in a castle ? If you guessed Mike Hearn you'd be correct..."

NewsForge: Creative Commons Highlights Final Day of OS Conference
(2004-05-13 11:30:56)
"The third day of the KMDI Open Source conference at the University of Toronto produced no clashes between open source and proprietary advocates and started with the only split session of the three-day event..."

Slackware Linux Advisory: apache
(2004-05-13 12:58:28)
"New apache packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current to fix security issues..."

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.6-mm2
(2004-05-13 12:59:05)
Changelog, links within.

Linux Journal: The Linux Audio Conference 2004
(2004-05-13 13:00:50)
"Given the necessary restrictions of publication, it is not possible to relate more than a superficial account of the conference, so I limit myself here to enumerating the topics..."

internetnews.com: Novell's Show of Support for Linux
(2004-05-13 14:00:34)
"Novell has announced comprehensive support for SuSE and Ximian on desktops, servers and laptops to allay CIOs' concerns about introducing Linux into the enterprise..."

CNET News: Congress Mulls Revisions to DMCA
(2004-05-13 15:00:35)
"Congress has taken a step toward revising the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which has attracted extensive criticism over the past six years..."

Computerworld: Open-Source Development Models Fall Flat
(2004-05-13 16:00:25)
"Typical open-source project development strategies work well for free software but don't flourish in commercial settings, according to one expert..."

Groklaw: Now It's Novell v. Canopy
(2004-05-13 17:30:36)
"There is, natch, an order sealing the case from the public, as always there seems to be in Canopy lawsuits, and that gives it a low profile and makes it hard to get a totally clear picture..."

Control Engineering: Is Linux at the Gates of the Factory?
(2004-05-13 19:00:11)
"Significance of Linux OS is no longer in question for office automation, telecom, and server applications, yet this operating system's role on the shop floor remains to be decided, as some 'pro and con' issues show..."

LinuxPlanet: IBM Workplace - A Good Thing for Linux?
(2004-05-13 20:30:14)
"IBM Workplace, a new application management model launched this week, is bound to spell changes ahead for Linux developers, administrators, and desktop users. Just what kind of impact should the Linux community expect...?"

NewsForge: PayPal API Release Aimed at Web Services, OS Developers
(2004-05-13 22:00:14)
"PayPal Developer Network director Dave McClure told NewsForge the initial three API calls are just the beginning of a series of APIs the company will release over coming quarters..."

The Jem Report: SuSE Linux 9.1 Reviews
(2004-05-13 23:30:05)
Two reviews from The Jem Report focus on the Personal and Professional flavors of SUSE Linux 9.1.

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