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News Linux News for Jul 12, 2004:
Linus Torvalds: Linux 2.6.8-rc1
(2004-07-12 01:00:19)
Changelog, links within.
Asia Computer Weekly: Open Source Kills Jobs, Says Gates
(2004-07-12 02:00:41)
"In muted tones, Microsoft’s chairman warned governments and companies that open source software is not the way to go if they are in the business of creating jobs and intellectual property..."
Linux Journal: OOo Off the Wall: It's Numbering, But Not as We Know It
(2004-07-12 03:00:13)
"Numbered and bulleted lists that don't disappear, switch, realign themselves or otherwise make your life miserable..."
DistroWatch: Distributions, July 11, 2004
(2004-07-12 05:00:00)
This weekend's distrbution: Onebase Linux 2004-r4
Release Digest: GNOME, June 11, 2004
(2004-07-12 05:00:20)
This weekend's GNOME apps: Planner 0.12, criawips 0.0.6, Hardware Monitor applet 1.1, GTK+ 2.4.4, Alexandria 0.3.1, GLib 2.4.4, and regexxer 0.8.
Release Digest: KDE, June 11, 2004
(2004-07-12 05:00:40)
This weekend's KDE apps: Cervisia 2.1.3, Navicat 4.0.1, LinCVS 1.3.2, PwManager 1.0-rc1, djvulibre 3.5, KNemo 0.1.9, fotoon 0.2-alpha, MyPasswordSafe 0.6, KWirelessMonitor 0.2.6, tweakBSD 0.1pre, Kommander 1.0 Alpha 7, KDevelop 3.1 beta 1, KConfigEditor 0.9.4, ksociograma 2.0.0, cb2Bib 0.1.3, knoda 0.7, kdecvs-build 0.76, and SynCE-KCEMirror 0.1.
ComputerWeekly: Eclipse Packaged with Plug-Ins for Ease of Use
(2004-07-12 07:00:05)
"Eclipse-based tools provider Innoopract is shipping Yoxos, a $19.95 Eclipse 3.0 distribution that is equipped with popular plug-ins to ease the load on open-source developers..."
CrossNodes: In a DNS Bind? Get Out with dnsmasq
(2004-07-12 09:00:15)
"There you are on your small home LAN, or small business, feeling ignored by the Linux world..."
Linux Magazine: Time for the Linux Desktop
(2004-07-12 11:00:37)
"I've always been, well, skeptical about the Linux desktop. Now, I use one myself, KDE on top of SuSE Linux 8, thank you very much, but then I know Linux..."
Linux Journal: Linux in Government: An Interview with John Weathersby of OSSI
(2004-07-12 13:00:38)
"In light of a recent memo from the Executive Office that directs agencies to include open-source software in federal purchases, we interview an leading advocate of OSS in government..."
Groklaw: SCO's Rule 56(f) Motion In Further Opposition to IBM's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment
(2004-07-12 13:45:43)
"What is a Rule 56(f) motion? It is what you file when you need more time to do discovery and are staring a summary judgment motion in the face that you know you can't defeat with the evidence you have in hand..."
Reuters/Wired: HP Multi-User PC Sparks Debate
(2004-07-12 14:30:32)
"The question hangs over efforts being made by American computer-maker Hewlett Packard, which in the last two weeks introduced the Multi-user 441 desktop, a computer based on the open-source Linux operating system..."
AnandTech: AMD and Linux: Reaching for the 64-bit Trophy
(2004-07-12 15:15:54)
"To get a well-rounded breakdown of where Linux is going, and where it trumps (or fails against) Windows, we took the two largest 64-bit Linux distributions, their 32-bit counterparts, and the Windows XP 64-bit public beta for a test drive..."
eWeek: Enterprise Customers Question Sun's Open-Solaris Efforts
(2004-07-12 16:00:06)
"One open-source expert, however, said he sees no reason for Sun to create a new open-source license for Solaris..."
Computerworld: Low-Fare Airline Flies from Windows Server to Linux
(2004-07-12 16:45:15)
"A small, regional airline is using Linux to help reshape itself into a new national low-fare air carrier..."
Computing: Open Debate: Focusing on Business Value
(2004-07-12 17:30:50)
"The future of IT in the enterprise is sometimes seen as a battle for the soul of IT between reigning champion Microsoft and the rising contender of Linux..."
Netcraft: Slight Linux Market Share Loss for Red Hat
(2004-07-12 18:15:35)
"The gains by Debian, SuSE and Gentoo have been helped by the continued growth of the hosting market in Europe, where these distributions have their largest users..."
Groklaw: SCO Tells the DE Judge a Story--The July 6 Letter
(2004-07-12 19:00:51)
"And to finish out our collection of Ret Hat letters, here is SCO's letter for July. They sent this on July 6, the very same day Red Hat sent their quarterly sum-up of the status of the IBM lawsuit.
ZDNet: Java Desktop Support Site Launched
(2004-07-12 19:30:49)
"A group of open-source software enthusiasts hopes to give a boost to Sun Microsystems' low-cost PC campaign with a self-support site for the Java Desktop System..."
internetnews.com: Start-up Forges Open Source BPEL Group
(2004-07-12 20:00:31)
"As further proof that open source technologies are bleeding into the mainstream, start-up Active Endpoints has hatched a Business Process Execution Language initiative and submitted core technology under the GNU General Public License..."
IT-Analysis: Linux: A Bridgehead Into Branch Banking with IBM
(2004-07-12 20:30:52)
"In a recent interview with IT-Director.com, Lorenzo de Francesco described the successful implementation of a Linux based solution for the domestic Italian branches of Banca Popolare di Milano (BPM)..."
New Zealand Herald: Oracle, Linux Win over NZX
(2004-07-12 21:00:57)
"NZX--the New Zealand stock exchange--has become the first major New Zealand company to adopt the Oracle 10g database running on Red Hat Linux..."
Bloomberg: Linux Open Source Shows Way Forward for Business
(2004-07-12 21:30:23)
"In short, open-source software breaks the links between developing a product and owning a product, which is the way business has traditionally organized itself. That could have startling consequences..."
LinuxInsider: Unix To Beef Up Longhorn
(2004-07-12 22:00:51)
"Microsoft is set to include its Services for Unix (SFU) add-on for Windows as an integral part of the next major release of the Windows server..."
eWeek: IE vs. Mozilla on the Shell Hole--Whose Bug Is It?
(2004-07-12 22:45:01)
"In the wake of last week's revelation of a security hole in Mozilla that allows the execution of arbitrary programs on the client system a philosophical debate has emerged: Is this a bug in Mozilla or a bug in Windows...?"
NewsForge: Why Linux Repositories Are a Huge Competitive Advantage for Linux
(2004-07-12 23:30:12)
"My friend Robin Miller recently wrote a very decent article about how spoiled we Linux users are, which inspired me to write this article that I've been kind of meaning to write for a while anyway..."
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