News Linux News for Aug 09, 2004:

OSNews: A Review of Yoper Linux V2
(2004-08-09 01:00:24)
"Yoper Linux V2 was released a few weeks ago (July 13, 2004). After reading the release announcement on Yoper's website, I decided I had to try it. Yoper claims that version V2 'is the fastest Out-of-the-Box Linux system in the World...'"

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.8-rc3-mm2
(2004-08-09 02:00:52)
Changelog, link within.

Web Host Industry Review: Internet America Deploys Red Hat Linux
(2004-08-09 03:00:50)
"Web hosting and Internet access provider Internet America said earlier this week that it is deploying the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system on NEO, its dedicated server platform..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, August 8, 2004
(2004-08-09 05:00:00)
This weekend's distributions: Hiweed-Debian Server 0.3 Beta 1, Feather Linux 0.5.6, INSERT 1.2.14, and blackPanther OS 4.0.

Release Digest: GNOME, August 8, 2004
(2004-08-09 05:00:15)
This weekend's GNOME apps: Gnome OSD, BLAM! 1.2.3, Revelation 0.3.1, PyGTK 2.3.96, and Gnome-Python 2.5.90.

Release Digests: GNU, August 8, 2004
(2004-08-09 05:00:30)
This weekend's GNU app: GNU Libtool 1.5.8.

Release Digest: KDE, August 8, 2004
(2004-08-09 05:00:45)
This weekend's KDE apps: KShutDown 0.2.1, KWirelessMonitor 0.3.2, KRename 3.0.2, QtiPlot 0.3.1, KCheckers 0.5, kmodemlights 0.3rc3, rkward 0.2.1, and SchafKopf 0.3.

DevX: Publishing XML Documents in PDF and HTML with Cocoon
(2004-08-09 07:00:52)
"Sure, you can create a custom framework for multi-format publishing, but why bother? It's already been done..."

KernelTrap: Temporarily Removing x86-Optimized AES
(2004-08-09 08:30:06)
"A recent patch was merged into 2.6.8-rc3 providing an x86-optimized assembly-code implementation of AES..."

LinuxDevices: Instant Linux Server on a Flash Chip
(2004-08-09 10:00:47)
"A network solutions provider in Japan is selling Flash chips that it says can turn most any x86 system into an instant embedded Linux server..."

dot.KDE: Matthias Ettrich Talks about KDE and aKademy
(2004-08-09 11:30:24)
"Continuing the series of articles previewing KDE's World Summit, aKademy, Tom Chance interviewed Matthias Ettrich, the founder of the KDE project..."

CNET News: Linux Specialist Lowers IPO Price Range
(2004-08-09 13:00:13)
"Lindows, the Linux desktop software company changing its name to Linspire, lowered on Friday the expected value of its initial public offering..."

ZDNet UK: Novell Merges Linux Tech Into New Product
(2004-08-09 14:30:26)
"Novell plans to release its new corporate version of Linux for desktop computers this autumn, merging technology from two Linux specialists it acquired..."

Wired: Mac Keeps Lead on Linux
(2004-08-09 15:15:04)
"Indeed, some analysts say Linux displaced the Mac as the leading alternative in 2003..."

eWeek: SCO Litigation Takes Its Toll on Bottom Line
(2004-08-09 16:00:55)
"Both issues are taking a serious financial toll on the company, which saw its revenue for the second quarter drop by half and sales from its SCOsource division, which licenses its Unix intellectual property, nearly evaporate..."

internetnews.com: Storage Vendors Eye Linux Market
(2004-08-09 16:45:34)
"Storage vendors continue to eye the Linux market, if vendor announcements at this week's LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco is any indication..."

eWeek: Mono 1.0 Brings Linux .Net-Style Development
(2004-08-09 17:30:55)
"While the .Net Framework targets only Windows, Mono 1.0 supports Linux and Unix platforms, as well as systems running Windows and Mac OS X..."

CNET News: IBM Overhauls iSeries for the Long Haul
(2004-08-09 18:15:33)
"It's been a pattern for years in the server market: A powerful new machine arrives, grows popular, then fades into history as the industry moves to fresh designs. Loyalists are left in the lurch..."

California Performance Review: Explore Open Source Alternatives
(2004-08-09 19:00:17)
A new report commissioned by the California Governor's Office reveals a glowing recommendation for OSS: "The state should more extensively consider use of open source software, which can in many cases provide the same functionality as closed source software at a much lower total cost of ownership..."

LinuxPlanet: Emulex Connects To Linux
(2004-08-09 19:45:50)
"Emulex, with an installed base of 1.6 million host bus adapters, recently announced that drivers for their line of HBA boards would be supported in future updates of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9..."

eWeek: Looking Glass Is Closer to Reality
(2004-08-09 20:30:44)
"After downloading and installing Release 0.5 of Looking Glass, I can report the project has matured enough to be a fancy demo right in my own cubicle..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Fear Keeps IT Tied to Exchange and Away from Linux Messaging
(2004-08-09 21:00:42)
"Messaging experts told LinuxWorld Conference & Expo attendees last week that fear of service disruption, functionality loss and commitment to something other than Exchange keeps enterprises tied to Microsoft..."

North County Times: Try Open Source for Hardware
(2004-08-09 21:30:25)
"Consumer electronics companies constantly churn out digital cameras, music players and other technological wonders. But they're not nearly as creative in selling technology as they are in making it..."

NewsForge: Linux Can Save Your Data
(2004-08-09 22:00:58)
"One thing that hasn't been talked about enough is its utility as a superior tool for recovering data from other operating systems..." [Link repaired, ed.]

eWeek: IBM Not Threatened by Sun's Novell Gambit
(2004-08-09 22:45:15)
"IBM officials scoffed at Sun Microsystems Inc.'s intimations last week that it would buy Novell Inc., calling the rhetoric nothing more than an attempt to disrupt IBM and its customers..."

ADTmag: Can CA Buy An Open Source Movement?
(2004-08-09 23:30:42)
"Apparently CA is hoping that this database will give them instant entry to the open source movement, where competitors like IBM have been hanging out for a while..."

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