News Linux News for Aug 13, 2004:

eWeek: Why Can't We Get a Slimmer Windows XP?
(2004-08-13 00:15:47)
"In its attempt to battle Linux, the Redmond crew is delivering a cheaper Windows product that many enterprises would be happy to use right here in the States..."

Barr, Jones Fire Back at Enderle
(2004-08-13 01:00:21)
Joe Barr has jumped in with his opinion on Robert Enderle's recent keynote at SCOforum, and Pamela Jones has here own theories on the next battleground of SCO's IP fight. Newsforge, Groklaw article links within.

CNET News: Linux Seller Trims IPO Price--Again
(2004-08-13 01:45:44)
"Linux seller Lindows has trimmed its planned stock price for the second time in two weeks, meaning that the company's market debut could generate less than half the payout originally anticipated..."

LinuxInsider: Windows XP SP2 and the Risk of a Linux Backlash
(2004-08-13 02:30:16)
"Most of the Windows people eager and willing to make that sale know perfectly well that they shouldn't..."

Linux Journal: cat/dev/DiBona/brain: Inside the .org Pavilion
(2004-08-13 04:00:54)
"The coolest and most up-and-coming products and projects usually can be found in the .org pavilion..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, August 12, 2004
(2004-08-13 05:00:00)
Today's distributions: GeeXboX 0.98 and Conectiva Linux Live CD 0.5 Beta.

Release Digest: GNOME, August 12, 2004
(2004-08-13 05:00:15)
Today's GNOME app: Esound 0.2.35.

Release Digest: GNU, August 12, 2004
(2004-08-13 05:00:30)
Today's GNU app: GNU Automake 1.9.1.

Release Digest: KDE, August 12, 2004
(2004-08-13 05:00:45)
Today's KDE apps: Firewall Builder 2.0.1, KNemo 0.2.1, The Linux Registry Editor 0.3, Kouvert 0.2, and KDbg 1.9.6.

DevX: Track Your Apps with the Open Source Logging Framework, Log4j
(2004-08-13 07:00:57)
"Find out how Log4j, a logging framework from Apache, can handle both simple and advanced (multi-app, multi-machine) logging scenarios..."

developerWorks: Using Advanced Widgets in Perl/Tk
(2004-08-13 08:30:52)
"Perl is one of the most popular languages out there, and is used for everything from mission-critical projects to Web applications to 'glue...'"

I, Cringely: Open and Shut
(2004-08-13 10:00:59)
"...I have to write about an issue I'm tangentially involved in--how people can and can't make money from Open Source software distributed under the Free Software Foundation's General Public License (GPL)..."

OSNews: A Global Naming Schema for Menu Items
(2004-08-13 11:30:11)
"The HIG is an effort to push a more consistent look and feel on the GNOME desktop, and it's worthwhile reading for other projects as well..."

Advogato: Plan for a Corporate Desktop
(2004-08-13 13:00:01)
"I'd like to share some practical insights from my experience rolling out corporate desktops..."

OpenOffice.org Team Cautiously Optimistic On AOL Office
(2004-08-13 14:30:36)
"Those advocates include members of the OpenOffice.org development community--though their applause is a little restrained as they wait to see what exactly AOL Office will look like..."

VNUnet: Gartner Questions Munich Linux Migration Delay
(2004-08-13 16:00:03)
"Concern over EU patents directives was not Munich's primary motivation in freezing its migration of 14,000 desktops from the Windows operating system to an open source offering based on Linux, believes Gartner vice president Andrea Di Maio..."

News.com.au: NSW Paves Way for Linux Move
(2004-08-13 17:30:27)
"The NSW Government is on the verge of putting its government-wide Linux plans into action, preparing to go to tender for a raft of enterprise Linux products to be used across state agencies in a project worth up to $50 million..."

ZDNet UK: Trademark Claims Loom for Firms Bearing 'Linux'
(2004-08-13 19:00:05)
"Companies in Australia with Linux in their name are being warned that action over the trademark could occur next year..."

internetnews.com: IBM Hiring Forecast Brightens
(2004-08-13 20:30:22)
"Driven by growing demand for its global business consulting services, IBM said today it would almost double the number of new hires it originally projected for 2004..."

Immunity: Microsoft Windows: A Lower Total Cost of 0wnership
(2004-08-13 22:00:45)
"Based on our analysis, Microsoft Windows has one half the Total Cost of 0wnership (TC0) of modern Fedora Core Linux based technologies..."

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(2004-08-13 23:30:17)
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