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News Linux News for Jun 08, 2004:
Free Software Macedonia: Enough Talk, Show Us the Code!
(2004-06-08 01:00:32)
"The IT infrastructure must be based on open standards and protocols. Microsoft doesn't guarantee that--on the contrary, it shows the opposite..."
Brown, Tanenbaum Spar Over Samizdat
(2004-06-08 02:30:14)
This weekend AdTI's Ken Brown responded to critics', including Andy Tanenbaum's, assertions that Brown's upcoming work on open source was, to put it mildly, flawed. Brown rejected those assertions, and now Tanenbaum has responded in this new round of debate. Links within.
NewsForge: The Gift Economy and Free Software
(2004-06-08 03:15:04)
"A 'gift economy' is a social system in which status is given by how much one shares or gives to one's community, as opposed to an 'exchange economy' where status is given to those who own or control the most stuff..."
Mondaq/DSK Legal: India: 'Free Software'--Myth or Reality
(2004-06-08 04:00:53)
"Such software, wherein users/licensees do not have access to the code, is referred to as 'closed source software.' Owners of such software rely on the protection afforded by intellectual property statutes for protection of the same..." [Article now requires free registration. -ed.]
DistroWatch: Distributions, June 7, 2004
(2004-06-08 05:00:00)
Today's distribution: MEPIS Linux 2004.b05.
Release Digest: GNOME, June 7, 2004
(2004-06-08 05:00:20)
Today's GNOME app: gnome-games 2.7.3.
Release Digest: KDE, June 7, 2004
(2004-06-08 05:00:40)
Today's KDE apps: QBrew 0.3.3, RMT-Installer 0.1beta2, kvpnc 0.3, and KTurtle 0.4.
Linux.com: CLI for Noobies: Have Fun with ESR
(2004-06-08 07:00:51)
"Like most of us he is never short on opinions, and he is not too shy about expressing them. But that's window dressing. We're going to look at a few programs he maintains--if we can borrow a phrase from another famous coder--just for fun..."
OSNews: Relink - A Package Management Tool
(2004-06-08 08:30:23)
"Relink is an undiscovered treasure when it comes to package management..."
Asian Open Source Centre: Comparative Popularity of Apache in Asia
(2004-06-08 10:00:26)
"We compare and rank Apache penetration in 13 key Asian and Asia-Pacific countries, based on recent figures from Netcraft..."
NewsForge: Macromedia Flash 7 Licensing: The Devil is in the Details
(2004-06-08 11:30:27)
"But careful readers of the licensing terms for Flash 7 urge caution for both end users and developers of Linux distributions..."
Linux Journal: A Linux-Based Implementation of Mobility Using SIP
(2004-06-08 13:00:16)
"When you need to keep a connection, such as a voice over IP phone call, up when moving from network, use this feature of the Session Initiation Protocol..."
eWeek: Intel, IBM Make Workstation Push with Linux Laptop
(2004-06-08 13:45:24)
"With the workstation class of laptops carrying strong margins, the companies hope their Linux-based IBM T42-series laptop on steroids will appeal to the engineering community..."
LiveJournal: Simplifying GNOME File Management
(2004-06-08 14:30:18)
"The computer science undergrad learns the 'In UNIX, everything is a file' philosophy and is blown away by the beauty of it. However, this world-view is not well suited for a user-interface..."
The Inquirer: Microsoft’s Patent Plans Worry Open Source Advocates
(2004-06-08 15:00:02)
"Open source advocates are concerned that software maker Microsoft's plans to licence more of its technology might be a cunning plan to sink Linux..."
PC Pro: West Country Turns to Linux
(2004-06-08 15:30:55)
"Part of Cornwall county council has jumped to Novell in a weekend..."
eWeek: CrossOver Office Does Windows Better
(2004-06-08 16:00:25)
"There are more and better desktop applications available for Linux than ever before, but it's often attractive to be able to run Windows software on Linux machines as well..."
OSNews: Fedora Core 2: A Lot More to Expect from it
(2004-06-08 16:30:08)
"There have been many FC2 reviews, littered all over the net. I thought I would do my own, because I have some things I feel Fedora 2 should be praised for, and a few things I think it should reconsider..."
Wohl: Counting Linux Desktops
(2004-06-08 17:00:47)
"Since I spoke at the Linux Desktop Summit in San Diego on April 22nd, I have been tossing around the question of how to get a better count on Linux desktops..."
OfB.biz: Nat Friedman on Novell's Linux Strategy
(2004-06-08 17:30:08)
"Nat Friedman, formerly of Novell acquired Ximian and now the veep of Novell's Linux Technologies Group took some time to answer our questions about exactly where the company is heading with GNU/Linux..."
LinuxInsider: Dell Keen on Open Source
(2004-06-08 18:15:20)
"Chairman and chief executive officer Datuk Michael Dell said the company is ready to work, if not already working, with governments and large corporations which are looking into open source..."
SearchEnterpriseLinux: Stock Trader's Linux Fairy Tale Thrives
(2004-06-08 19:00:57)
"In the new millennium, however, the fairy tale took a bad turn, as support and product quality from ATD's Linux hardware vendor began to wither..."
Enderle Riffs on Linux v. Mac; Gets Mac Response
(2004-06-08 19:30:01)
When Enderle speaks, advocates rise up to challange him, no matter what the community. This time, it's Linux v. Mac, and The Mac Observer's Bryan Chaffin has already fired back. Links within.
ACM Queue: Open Source Grows Up
(2004-06-08 20:00:55)
The ACM's Queue magazine's May 2004 issue is devoted entirely to Open Source. Links within.
IT Manager's Journal: Four Out of Four Experts Agree: Linux Lowers TCO
(2004-06-08 20:30:20)
"Can a company count on Linux to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of an enterprise system...?"
Asia Computer Weekly: Oracle Throws its Weight Behind Linux OS
(2004-06-08 21:00:19)
"Shortly before releasing the first version of Asia’s first and only standardised Linux OS, Oracle has announced the formation of a new business unit focused on Linux in the Asia-Pacific..."
Groklaw: SCO Gets 3 New IP Lawyers--They're Not From Boies, Schiller
(2004-06-08 21:30:27)
"I think we may discern some panic, or at least a shift in strategy, by the fact that SCO has added three new lawyers to the team, and they are not from the firm of Boies, Schiller..."
Computerworld NZ: Here Comes the Sun for the Third World
(2004-06-08 22:00:23)
"Sun has come up with a new pricing model for its Java Enterprise System software architecture offering in an effort to make it more attractive for government buyers in developing nations..."
SearchDatabase.com: County Government Sees Open Source Savings
(2004-06-08 22:30:31)
"Iowa's Pottawattamie County government runs 17 servers containing relevant data for a suburban community of nearly 90,000 commuters..."
Tonight Live: Codeweavers & Crossover Office 3.0 on The Linux Show!
(2004-06-08 22:45:53)
"We will cover the hot news of the
week including: Microsoft BS, Cell Phone BS, Linux is BIG business, plus a clueless pundit or two..."
Community: HP is Commited to Linux... Really?
(2004-06-08 23:30:56)
A reader comments on the real meaning of vendor support.
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