News Linux News for Oct 08, 2004:

The Motley Fool: AT&T Peeks Out of the Box
(2004-10-08 01:00:22)
"There are more signs that, at least in theory, the dominance of Microsoft's Windows operating system may be slightly less potent than, say, a year ago this time..."

Linux Journal: Bit Prepared II: Richard Stallman Meets the World Scout Bureau
(2004-10-08 02:30:10)
"Richard Stallman from the FSF, Ray Saunders from the World Scout Bureau and the author discuss the connections between free software and Scouting philosophies..."

dot.KDE: Interview with Chris Schlaeger from Novell/SUSE
(2004-10-08 04:00:03)
"At aKademy I had the chance to talk to Chris Schlaeger about SUSE, its relationship with the KDE community, his view of the Linux enterprise desktop and the speed of development of several key features in KDE..."

Release Digest: GNOME, October 7, 2004
(2004-10-08 04:45:00)
Today's GNOME app: Epiphany 1.4.3.

Release Digest: KDE, October 7, 2004
(2004-10-08 04:45:30)
Today's KDE apps: LyX 1.3.5 and KiFi 0.2.2.

FedoraNEWS: HOWTO: Building Skippy RPM package for Fedora Core
(2004-10-08 05:30:07)
"In this article, I'll be using skippy version 0.5.0 on Fedora Core 2 as an example and you will find pre-compiled RPM packages for FC1 and FC2 at the bottom this article..."

PPCNerds: Crypto-Loops
(2004-10-08 07:00:46)
"A loopback device is a very special device that allows you to mount a normal file as it was a physical device. Loopbacks can be encrypted: this becomes very useful sometimes..."

Linux Journal: Filesystem Labeling in SELinux
(2004-10-08 08:30:06)
"SELinux needs to store extra security information about each file, and Linux makes it possible with extended attributes..."

Enterprise Networking Planet: Tuneups and Tweaks for the Better Spam-Trap
(2004-10-08 10:00:37)
"When you build a strong anti-spam solution, you have to count on a few false positives. Here's how to tune your Linux anti-spam gateway to let the good guys through without opening the doors to spammers..."

Linux Journal: uClinux as an Embedded OS on a DSP
(2004-10-08 11:30:46)
"Why the combination of a DSP and uClinux works especially well for the embedded Linux gadgets turning up everywhere in the consumer electronics market..."

LinuxWorld Canada 2005: Call For Papers
(2004-10-08 11:30:50)
"LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Canada 2005 invites you to submit a proposal for a conference session, tutorial or hands-on lab..."

ZDNet UK: Open Source: Not 'If', But 'What'
(2004-10-08 13:00:04)
LinuxWorld Expo UK: "Open source is finding a home in an ever-increasing number of niches within the business..."

NewsForge: New Mail Service Relies on Open Source Tools
(2004-10-08 13:00:29)
"For those who still need it, however, a new service based on open source software makes it possible to send actual hard copy 'snail mail' directly from your Web browser..."

internetnews.com: Kodak, Sun Settle Patent Case
(2004-10-08 14:30:53)
"Three days after a jury found Sun Microsystems had infringed on Eastman Kodak patents, the two parties settled their lawsuit out of court..."

NewsForge: How SCO Launched an Open Source Company
(2004-10-08 16:00:11)
"Macer's hosting vendor, EV1 Servers.net, had signed on for SCO's Linux user license. Macer's customers reacted by seeking hosting elsewhere, cutting his business down to just two servers..."

Forbes/MSNBC: Better Browser Now the Best
(2004-10-08 17:30:58)
"Once I turned my back on Internet Explorer, I never looked back..."

internetnews.com: IBM Poised to Shake Up Storage Market
(2004-10-08 19:00:05)
"IBM is set to make a major splash in the storage market next week at a press event in New York, where it will introduce its renovated disk family to help customers face rising tides of unstructured data..."

Marcelo Tosatti: Linux 2.4.28-pre4
(2004-10-08 19:45:16)
Incremental changelog, links within.

NewsForge: Indian Government Outsources Linux Security to New Jersey Firm
(2004-10-08 20:30:37)
"Guardian Digital, based in Allendale, New Jersey, is supplying security and productivity applications for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) headquarters..."

USA Today: Forest Service Buys Linux-Based Supercomputer
(2004-10-08 22:00:02)
"Officials at Cray Inc., a supercomputer manufacturer, introduced earlier this week the XD1 Linux-based supercomputer..."

Editor's Note: Cause and Effect
(2004-10-08 23:30:13)
"By the banks of the Kenapocomoco..." Old college songs and dusty memories this week for your editor. How connections and alliances in the world of IT business may not be so sentimental.

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