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News Linux News for Jul 07, 2004:
SitePoint: Linux and Apple
(2004-07-07 00:15:00)
"I was briefed by Apple on the client and server versions of the new release of OS X, slated for early 2005, and several features have been driven largely by their open source participation..."
OfB.biz: Rendezvous with the Desktop
(2004-07-07 01:00:00)
"This past week a number of exciting developments toward the popularization of Open Source desktops occurred..."
Tuxs.org: Try Linux and Open Source... Without Installation
(2004-07-07 02:30:18)
"It is possible to run Linux without actually installing it on your computer..." Two articles from Tuxs.org detail how you can try out Linux and open source software without the hassle of installation.
KernelTrap: Secure Computing For 2.6
(2004-07-07 04:00:02)
"Andrea Arcangeli presented a 'secure computing' patch for the 2.6.7 stable Linux kernel, asking people to review it and to look for holes..."
DistroWatch: Distributions, July 6, 2004
(2004-07-07 05:00:00)
Recent distributions: redWall Firewall 0.5.4, Guadalinex 2004 Candidata 2, LormaLinux 5 RC2, SAM Mini-Live-CD 0.2.2, ERPOSS3, Feather Linux 0.5.2, Resala Linux Core 1, and tinysofa enterprise server 2.0-pre2.
Release Digest: GNOME, July 6, 2004
(2004-07-07 05:00:15)
Recent GNOME apps: gnome-games 2.7.4; Monster Masher 1.7; Glom 0.8.5 & 0.8.6; gedit 2.7.1; criawips 0.0.3 & 0.0.4; libgsf 1.10.0; Gwget 0.12; Alexandria 0.3.0; GARNOME 2.6.2; and Bakery 2.3.6.
Release Digest: GNU, July 6, 2004
(2004-07-07 05:00:30)
Recent GNU app: GNU libmatheval 1.1.0.
Release Digest: KDE, July 6, 2004
(2004-07-07 05:00:45)
Recent KDE apps: Media-Detect 0.52c, KNewGmail 0.2, kdecvs-build 0.75, KD Chart 1.0.4, KD Tools 1.1, KD Executor 2.0-beta3, KD Gantt 1.0.1, Atlantik 0.7.0-beta1, KFreeDB 0.1, qGO 0.2.1, Kommander 1.0 Alpha 6, KStat 0.1, kvpnc 0.3, KWappen 1.1.5, Quantum GIS (QGIS) 0.4, KRelais 0.2, Konversation 0.14, KShutDown 0.1.9 Beta, ipodslave 0.5.1, kmp3db 1.2, KMPlayer 0.8.3rc3, Skype 0.90.0.6, 'Q' DVD-Author Alpha 0.0.7, qjackctl 0.2.9, qsynth 0.2.1, Kasablanca 0.4-pre3, KPlayer 0.5.1, klat O.5.1, LinCVS 1.3.2, kdissert 0.2.4, BasKet 0.4.0c & 0.5.0alpha3, openMosixview 1.5, Tina32 - This is not Aida32 04.07.2004, cb2Bib 0.1.2, KHijriCalendarApplet 0.2, ShowImg 0.9.3, FacturaLUX 1.2, and Hydrogen 0.8.2.
Linux.com: CLI for Noobies: Midnight Commander
(2004-07-07 07:00:24)
"As you sit staring at the blackness of your monitor, you wish for an easier way to tame this thing called CLI. Relax all of you GUI addicts, it is now time to introduce you to the wonderful world of Midnight Commander..."
LinuxGazette.net: Automatic Backups with rsync and Anacron
(2004-07-07 08:30:58)
"In this article I am going to show you how to quickly set up your computer for simple, hassle-free, and transparent backups using only rsync and cron (or Anacron)..."
Australian IT: Linux, VoIP, RFID Surge, Analysts Say
(2004-07-07 10:00:19)
"Desktop Linux is running hotter than expected and corporates are loosening their purse strings for IT projects after a three-year hiatus, according to top IT industry seers.
Linux Magazine: Checking Out 2Checkout.com
(2004-07-07 11:30:13)
"Yes, even in the Internet age, money still makes the world go around--except now the money exchanges hands via cashless transactions..."
SearchEnterpriseLinux: Who Wrote Linux? The Spy Who Loved Linux
(2004-07-07 13:00:56)
"I got mad as heck when Kenneth Brown, president of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institute, claimed that Linus Torvalds stole Linux from Minix. So I told the world the truth: I wrote Linux..."
Dell's Linux Desktops Prove Popular... Though Not So Much With Dell
(2004-07-07 13:45:57)
While thousands of potential customers are flooding an Italian reseller's Website for new Linux-equipped Dells, Dell is taking pains to emphasize that it is the reseller, not Dell, that's putting these machines on market. Two stories within.
Mandrakelinux Advisories: kernel, tripwire
(2004-07-07 14:29:12)
Two security advisories from MandrakeSoft.
The Register: Open Source Miracle Horse Stuns MS Japan
(2004-07-07 14:30:21)
"Microsoft can roll out countless studies that point out how proprietary software is cheaper and more practical than open source code. But how can Microsoft counter open source software's ability to make a Japanese woman give birth to a horse in a convenience store...?"
CNET News: Ballmer: Microsoft Needs Better Sales Pitch
(2004-07-07 15:15:47)
"In the memo, Ballmer also addressed employee morale, competition with Linux and the long road to Longhorn, the next version of Windows that's now due in 2006..."
CNETAsia: China Opens Up
(2004-07-07 16:00:44)
"If concerted efforts being exerted by the Chinese government and other independent local Linux groups are indications to go by, the country might transform into one of the largest markets for open source computing..."
PR: IBM Introduces Open Client Services For the Mexican Marketplace
(2004-07-07 16:45:49)
"1,000 IBM Linux-Based PCs Delivered to Schools in 16 Mexican States..." Press release within.
eWeek: Enterprises Slow to Dump IE
(2004-07-07 17:30:16)
"The calls to dump Internet Explorer may be getting louder, but they are falling largely on deaf ears among enterprise users..."
Wired: Building a Better Mozilla
(2004-07-07 18:15:52)
"Most people who switch to Mozilla or Mozilla's Firefox browser quickly notice that the browser is pretty bare. It contains exactly what you need to browse the Web--no less and no more..."
NewsForge: Linux Helps Make Weather Forecasts More Accurate
(2004-07-07 19:00:25)
"Weather is a tricky thing to predict, but advances in Linux-based High Performance Computing (HPC) are helping climatologists and global weather modelers achieve faster, more accurate results..."
KDE.org: Announcing KDE 3.3 Beta 1
(2004-07-07 19:30:02)
"The KDE Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of KDE 3.3 Beta 1. As another step towards the aKademy in late August, this release is named Klassroom..."
Converge: Now You’re Talking--The Business Case of Open Source VoIP
(2004-07-07 20:00:10)
"Not only is a technical transformation underway, the shift from TDM-based switching to VoIP solutions, but also the ways in which businesses think about and use their voice solutions are also undergoing radical change..."
CNET News: Indian President Calls For Open Source in Defense
(2004-07-07 20:30:14)
"In another public-sector boost to open-source software, Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam called for his country's military to use such nonproprietary technology to ward off cybersecurity threats..."
ITBusiness.ca: B.C. College Automates Student Identity Management
(2004-07-07 21:00:11)
"Novell's SUSE Linux tools to handle e-mail services, library access..."
iTnews: Linux Vendors Vie for Larry's Favours
(2004-07-07 22:00:47)
"Oracle has outlined plans to enhance its business and technology relationship with Novell's SUSE, potentially disrupting what has been a handy revenue stream for its current Linux partner Red Hat..."
ZDNet Australia: Who Wrote Linux?
(2004-07-07 23:30:45)
"Recent disputes over the authorship of Linux are missing an extremely obvious point. Has nobody noticed...?"
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