News Linux News for Aug 02, 2004:

eWeek: Linux Takes on Windows Gaming
(2004-08-02 01:00:11)
"As an operating system, Linux has many things to recommend it over Windows. Gaming, alas, is not one of them..."

Flexbeta: TurboLinux 10f Review
(2004-08-02 03:00:41)
"This review will cover most of the addtional multimedia features of TurboLinux 10F, as well as cover all the other aspects of this Operating System..."

developerWorks: Secure Programming with the OpenSSL API
(2004-08-02 05:00:06)
"Learning how to use the API for OpenSSL--the best-known open library for secure communication--can be intimidating, because the documentation is incomplete..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Red Hat Tip: How to Keep Users in Check
(2004-08-02 07:00:16)
"What makes being an administrator for RHEL easier or more fun than working with Windows...?"

NewsForge: Open Source Helps Power SIP Phone Popularity
(2004-08-02 07:00:21)
"The argument for open source in VoIP is similarly simple: solutions that make use of open source software are less expensive than traditional PBX or Centrex systems and proprietary VoIP solutions..."

MozillaQuest.com: The Mettle of Pogo Linux
(2004-08-02 08:30:25)
"...the biggest obstacle for people was making a big leap from Windows to Linux, so we gave them both. If they liked Linux, they would leave it on there... most customers kept their Linux install.--Tim Lee, Pogo Linux CEO..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Generous Open Source Donations Ultimately Pay Off
(2004-08-02 10:00:00)
"Give and you shall receive... That credo has become part of the business model for some software vendors, large and small, that are giving the open source community notable chunks of what was once proprietary source code..."

OSNews: Video Production with Linux, Part 2
(2004-08-02 11:30:42)
"In my first article I tried out various audio/video apps to see what Linux had to offer for video production. For the most part I was pretty disappointed with the whole experiment..."

Open-Xchange Moves to Open Source License
(2004-08-02 13:00:34)
You may not have heard of it, but the release of Open-Xchange to GPL should have a big impact in the world of open source middleware.

CNET News: Sun Mulls Buying Novell
(2004-08-02 13:45:20)
"Sun Microsystems is toying with the idea of buying Linux seller Novell, saying that springing for the $2.64 billion company would hurt rival IBM..."

InfoWorld: Study: Microsoft Patents Could Threaten Linux
(2004-08-02 14:30:54)
"A total of 283 registered software patents, including 27 held by Microsoft Corp. could conceivably be used as the basis of patent lawsuits against the Linux kernel, according to a study of U.S. software patents scheduled to be released Monday..."

Linux Kernel Patent Insurance on the Way
(2004-08-02 15:15:29)
More on today's patent announcement from OSRM.

SearchEnterpriseLinux: LinuxWorld Preview: What's Up with Linux and ERP?
(2004-08-02 16:00:47)
"This year, that's changed, and I can finally say that Linux is so great that ERP vendors had to have a piece of the action. Even better, there are open source ERP alternatives for midsized enterprises today..."

SFChronicle: LinuxWorld to Draw Open-Source Users
(2004-08-02 17:30:13)
LinuxWorld Expo: "About 11,000 users and supporters of open-source computing are expected to congregate in San Francisco starting today for this week's LinuxWorld Conference..."

InfoWorld: The Business Case for Desktop Linux
(2004-08-02 19:00:15)
"It's one of the perennial questions facing the open source movement: Is Linux ready for the corporate desktop? Ready or not, Linux is coming..."

eWeek: Sun To Demo SunRay Linux at LinuxWorld
(2004-08-02 20:30:35)
LinuxWorld Expo: "Sun Microsystems Inc. will demonstrate a new version of its SunRay thin-client computing technology for Linux at this week's LinuxWorld conference here..."

InfoWorld: Investing in the Linux Client
(2004-08-02 22:00:23)
"For the Allied Irish Bank, however, the decision to move the 8,000 clients in the company's U.K. retail banking network from Windows to Linux had more to do with the server than anything else..."

CNET News: Unisys Gives Linux a Second Try
(2004-08-02 23:30:22)
"Longtime Microsoft partner Unisys has begun offering Linux from Red Hat and Novell on its multiprocessor servers, a change of heart that reflects a new seriousness about the open-source operating system..."

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