News Linux News for Sep 10, 2004:

Techworld: Linux Does Exist, Stupid
(2004-09-10 01:00:37)
"Unix veteran Greg Lehey has hit back against claims by SCO that the Linux operating system doesn't even exist, but is merely an unlicensed version of Unix..."

Enterprise Linux IT: Keeping the Open-Source Spirit Alive in a Commercial World
(2004-09-10 02:30:03)
"Yet, in recently months, the Open Source Development Lab (ODSL), a nonprofit consortium that oversees Linux development, has imposed new policies that--at first glance, anyway--seem at odds with the very notion of 'open...'"

Sify: Linux Can Work Wonders for India
(2004-09-10 04:00:39)
"Jyoti Satyanathan, General Manager, Linux (ASEAN & South Asia), IBM India, shares various initiatives taken up by IBM India to promote its open source strategy..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, September 9, 2004
(2004-09-10 04:45:00)
Today's distributions: Damn Small Linux 0.8.1 and DeLi Linux 0.6.1.

Release Digest: GNOME, September 9, 2004
(2004-09-10 04:45:15)
Today's GNOME app: criawips 0.0.7.

Release Digest: GNU, September 9, 2004
(2004-09-10 04:45:30)
Today's GNU app: GDB 6.2.1.

Release Digest: KDE, September 9, 2004
(2004-09-10 04:45:45)
Today's KDE apps: skim 1.0.0, KSpokecalc 0.5.3, Kipi (KDE Image Plugin Interface) 0.1.0 beta, qbuildkde 0.5, Konverter 0.92cvs, KSQuirrel 0.2.8.1, Hydrogen 0.9.0, and rkward 0.2.8.

LinuxGazette.net: Windows Defectors: Upgrading a KDE Installation to Version 3.3
(2004-09-10 05:30:57)
"Now, Windows users are a picky bunch. We expect to double-click on an icon, usually 'setup.exe,' and everything works automagically... With KDE, there's no such thing..."

CrossNodes: SpamAssassin and Amavisd: Go Ninja On Your UBE Woes
(2004-09-10 07:00:36)
"The bad news is, it's SpamAssassin, not SpammerAssassin. The good news is it kills spam quite effectively, and fits nicely into an anti-spam, anti-virus gateway..."

ISP-PLanet: Webmail Directory: IlohaMail
(2004-09-10 08:30:28)
"Chijiiwa says he briefly considered simply adding Japanese support to IMP, but decided instead to create his own solution..."

NewsForge: Using Open Source Tools to Build Interoperable Web Services
(2004-09-10 10:00:47)
"XML and Web services have been touted for years as the new lingua franca for application development, destined to transform the way companies conduct business and communicate..."

eMediaWire: The Worlds First Open Source Think Tank...
(2004-09-10 11:30:25)
"The Open Source model inspired the Wisdom Project to operate in fundamentally different ways than most modern think tanks..."

LinuxGazette.net: Installing Gentoo
(2004-09-10 13:00:15)
"This article describes my experience installing Gentoo, some things I learned along the way, and describes the Gentoo features I found the most interesting..."

internetnews.com: IBM Aims New DB2 at Rivals
(2004-09-10 14:30:44)
"IBM announced its first major database refresh in almost two years with new features from the company's autonomic computing vault..."

DigiTimes: Novell CTO: Linux Applications are Under Development
(2004-09-10 16:00:35)
"Alan F. Nugent, CTO of Novell, explained that the open-source operating systems have not only seen broadening acceptance in server applications, but also in a wide range of other IT applications..."

CNET News: IBM to Launch Linux-only Power Servers
(2004-09-10 17:30:50)
"In an effort to vault its Power processors into more widespread use, IBM plans to announce Monday a new, inexpensive server line called OpenPower that can run just the Linux operating system..."

The Age: Open Source Group Welcomes Parties' Stance
(2004-09-10 19:00:24)
"Australia's Open Source industry body, Open Source Industry Australia, today said it was pleased that all the major parties had made significant open source announcements within a week of a survey request from the organisation..."

LinuxInsider: Malware Writers Using Open-Source Tactics
(2004-09-10 20:30:01)
"The techniques used to develop open-source software like Linux have proven to be so effective that they've been adopted by malware writers to improve their mischievous ways..."

ONLamp: What's New in SpamAssassin 3.0
(2004-09-10 22:00:27)
"This major release is anticipated to occur in the next month or two. What new features can administrators expect? We'll take a look at a few in this article..."

Editor's Note: The Next Big Thing
(2004-09-10 23:30:38)
Your easily distracted editor ruminates on what will come after Linux. Or at least, he would, if he weren't distracted by bluffing Redmond, too many licenses, and the awkward market maneuverings by one Sun Microsystems.

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