News Linux News for Oct 01, 2004:

The Daily Californian: Teamwork for Technology
(2004-10-01 01:00:09)
"To offset the high costs, UC Berkeley is teaming up with 50 universities to create an open-source software project called the Sakai Project..."

eWeek: Open Source Needs an Arbitration Board
(2004-10-01 02:30:31)
"The ongoing intellectual property fight between Furthermore and Miro shows the need to address possible IP conflicts before they become public or courtroom battles..."

Groklaw: Reverse Engineering
(2004-10-01 03:15:13)
"The Internet is full of opinions. I have been reading recently here and there about reverse engineering. I've seen people write that it is illegal. Others say the opposite..."

NewsFactor: The Dual-Core Software Licensing Debate
(2004-10-01 04:00:21)
"If double-dip licensing for dual-core systems pushes software costs too far out of line, it will drive customers just that much more rapidly to the open-source model..."

DistroWatch: Distributions, September 30, 2004
(2004-10-01 05:00:00)
Today's distributions: Specifix Linux 0.10 (Alpha) and Damn Small Linux 0.8.2.

Release Digest: KDE, September 30, 2004
(2004-10-01 05:00:30)
Today's KDE apps: Apollon 1.0, NeuroScope 1.2.4, phone-caller 0.9.1, and QTPov Editor 0.3.6.

NewsForge: Advanced XML-based Typesetting and Printing
(2004-10-01 07:00:27)
"Last time we introduced you to the simple tools you can use to do typesetting with the Document Style Semantics and Specification Language..."

LinuxReviews: Amarok 1.1 Review
(2004-10-01 08:30:43)
"We have come a long way with our music players in KDE. From xmms, to Noutan, to Juk and now to Amarok... but has the progression been a good one...?"

kuro5hin: Ubuntu, A Promising New Linux Distribution
(2004-10-01 10:00:32)
"Why another Linux distribution? 'Surely there are enough of them already' is the common refrain..."

Linux.yyz.us: Updated Linux SATA Status Report
(2004-10-01 11:30:57)
The Serial ATA (SATA) Linux status report details the status of support for drivers, hardware, and SATA features in current Linux kernels.

iTWeb: Open Source Drive Benefits Learners
(2004-10-01 13:00:54)
"South African supermarket group Pick ‘n Pay has donated 800 computers to the Shuttleworth TuXlab Schools Programme to help learners gain access to open source software..."

CNET News: Sun's Schwartz Guns for Patent Glories
(2004-10-01 14:30:03)
"In addition, Schwartz is co-author of two other patent applications relating to Sun's three-dimensional Looking Glass user interface..."

Techworld: Linux No Longer Free. Or Open
(2004-10-01 14:45:45)
"Open source conference costly while Microsoft's is free. Strange times..."

ZDNet: Aust Open Source Body Lashes Gartner Analysis
(2004-10-01 16:00:02)
"Open source lobby group Open Source Industry Australia (OSIA) has alshed out at Gartner analyst Annette Jump's claim that pre-installing Linux on PCs encourages piracy of Windows..."

ZDNet UK: IBM Brings Its Middleware to Linux
(2004-10-01 17:30:43)
"IBM made its integrated middleware platform for the government, retail and banking sector available on the Linux operating system on Friday..."

NewsForge: Why Microsoft's Sender ID Patent Should Not Be Granted
(2004-10-01 19:00:10)
"In May of 2003, Craddock offered his system to Microsoft, which rejected it--and the concept itself--in writing, not long before unleashing Sender ID..."

CNET News: Open-Source Process Server Set for Release
(2004-10-01 20:30:34)
"Expanding the imprint of open-source software, the Apache Software Foundation on Monday will launch an open-source project around business process management server..."

ZDNet Australia: Linux on Desktop Will Be 'Cheaper and More Secure,' Claim Vendors
(2004-10-01 22:00:09)
"A senior IT executive at a major pharmaceutical company summed up the challenge for Linux... when he asked one simple question: what are the benefits in migrating from Microsoft to Linux at the desktop...?"

Editor's Note: Sun's (Multiple) Case(s) Against Red Hat
(2004-10-01 23:30:43)
Red Hat is propri--no, Red Hat is Linux--no, wait--blue! No, yellow! ...Confused? Welcome to my world.

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