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News Linux News for Oct 11, 2004:
LinuxDevices: Proprietary, Open OS Vendors Debate RTOS Value
(2004-10-11 01:00:56)
"Proprietary and open source OS vendors will discuss the value of real-time operating systems (RTOSes) at the Embedded Systems Show..."
DistroWatch: Distributions, October 10, 2004
(2004-10-11 05:00:00)
This weekend's distributions: K12LTSP Linux 4.1.1, Guadalinex 2004, Mandrakelinux 10.1 Beta (x86_64), gnuLinEx 2004 Live Beta, Vector Linux 5.0 RC2, Specifix Linux 0.11 (Alpha), Gnoppix 0.8.1 Beta 7, Buffalo Linux 1.5.0 RC1, and eduKnoppix 2.0.0.
Release Digest: GNOME, October 10, 2004
(2004-10-11 05:00:20)
This weekend's GNOME apps: gedit 2.8.1, libgda 1.1.99, libgnomedb 1.1.99, GTK+ 2.4.11, and GLib 2.4.7.
Release Digest: KDE, October 10, 2004
(2004-10-11 05:00:40)
This weekend's KDE apps: KMobileTools 0.4.0, Atlantik 0.7.1, qjackctl 0.2.12, qsynth 0.2.2, KiFi 0.2.3, PwManager 1.1-pre1, amaroK 1.1.1, kavi2svcd 0.8.3, and qmousetracker.py 0.1.
FedoraNEWS: HOWTO: Building Metisse RPM Package for Fedora Core
(2004-10-11 07:00:14)
"Metisse is an experimental X desktop with some OpenGL capacity. It is constituted by a virtual X server called Xwnc, a special version of FVWM and an FVWM module FvwmAmetista (after Ametista)..."
ONLamp: Open Source and Free Documentation Licenses, Part 2: The Open Publication License
(2004-10-11 09:00:42)
"As discussed in part one of this article, open source principles may be less readily applicable to documents and other non-software works..."
LinuxDevices: SBC Vendor to Distribute Commercial Real-Time Linux
(2004-10-11 11:00:55)
"FSMLabs has announced that its hard real-time Linux operating system and development tools now support all Diamond Systems single-board computers..."
Linux Magazine: Driver Incompatibility
(2004-10-11 13:00:47)
"But, even so, there are things that I haven't been able to do. The one that bugs me the most is my inability to get Wi-Fi networking working on my Centrino-enabled Toshiba laptop..."
Linus Torvalds: Linux 2.6.9-rc4
(2004-10-11 13:45:17)
Changelog, links within.
internetnews.com: Novell to Open Enterprise to Netware and Linux
(2004-10-11 14:30:49)
"The new server, due out in February, will include Novell's NetWare operating systems, as well as its SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9..."
Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.9-rc4-mm1
(2004-10-11 15:00:00)
Changelog, link within.
PR: Fedora Core 3 Test 3 Out and About
(2004-10-11 15:00:33)
The Fedora Core development schedule marches on. Announcement, links within.
internetnews.com: MySQL Embracing Microsoft Open Source Project
(2004-10-11 15:30:58)
"Open source database server company MySQL's next production release of its open source MySQL database server will be sporting a new Windows installer, one partially built with an open source project courtesy of Microsoft..."
ZDNet UK: Open Source Is 'Below the Radar' of Local Government
(2004-10-11 15:45:34)
LinuxWorld Expo UK: The London mayor's IT adviser says that the use of open-source software such as Linux is a pretty low priority for IT managers in local government
CNET News: Polese Steps Into Open-Source Fray
(2004-10-11 16:00:23)
"A figure from the Web's mid-1990s heyday is hoping to commercialize another grass-roots technology trend: open source..."
This Is London: Coming Soon: The £80 Computer
(2004-10-11 16:30:05)
"A group of technology companies says it will soon be selling personal computers for $150 (£83) each, leaving Microsoft and Intel out in the cold in the booming Chinese market..."
Computer Business Review: SCO CEO Admits IP License Revenue Disappointment
(2004-10-11 17:00:11)
"SCO Group Inc's CEO, Darl McBride, has admitted that the company's SCOsource intellectual property licensing business has brought in less revenue than the company hoped..."
The Seattle Times: The Penguin in Portland
(2004-10-11 17:30:22)
Two articles from The Seattle Times, including an interview with Linus Torvalds, focus on Linux and its creator in the Pacific Northwest.
internetnews.com: MontaVista Kicks Off Real Time Linux Campaign
(2004-10-11 18:00:08)
"MontaVista Linux is launching a crusade to bring all commercial Real-Time Linux Projects under one roof..."
eWeek: How Serious Is AT&T About the Linux Desktop?
(2004-10-11 18:30:40)
"According to AT&T CIO Hossein Eslambolchi, the telecommunications giant is considering Linux or the Mac to replace its Windows desktops. Or is it...?"
San Francisco Chronicle: Wal-Mart's Linux-Based Computer Not So Great
(2004-10-11 19:00:44)
"Linux has become a reliable operating system for many large corporations, but it isn't ready for prime time in the home..."
LinuxPR: Linux Training Attains A New Standard
(2004-10-11 19:15:08)
LinuxWorld Expo UK: The President of the Linux Professional Institute attended Linux World Expo in London last week to announce the launch of a quality assurance program for Linux training in the UK.
IT Week: Red Hat to Up Channel Role
(2004-10-11 19:30:05)
"Firm plans to push three-quarters of its sales through partners..."
Moneycontrol.com: Govt Hesitant to Endorse Open Source
(2004-10-11 20:00:22)
"While Indian academia has always been gung-ho about Linux, the Indian government has decided not to go the whole hog like Brazil and China have, by officially endorsing Open Source..."
LinuxPlanet: Network Intrusion Detection, Neighborhood Watch Style
(2004-10-11 20:30:48)
"Thugs and criminals are trying to jimmy your ports. Terrorists are lurking around your network neighborhood. And stealthy email spy-ware may already be in employee mailboxes, just waiting to silently ship secrets out to the cyber underworld..."
ZDNet Australia: Australian Open Source Community Set to Lose Champion
(2004-10-11 21:00:35)
"Australia's open source software community appears set to lose one of its most powerful and outspoken champions in the wake of the federal election..."
The Daily Texan: Furthing Linux's Life
(2004-10-11 21:30:56)
"Welcome to Linucon 2004: Austin's first festival devoted to Linux, sci-fi and anime..."
Consulting Times: The Real Sun versus Red Hat Story
(2004-10-11 22:00:03)
"In a recent Op-Ed article, George Colony, CEO, Forrester Research, pulled what I consider the equivalent of a CBS Memogate gaffe by telling us how Sun has an eight step plan to destroy Linux in conjunction with Microsoft..."
OSDir: To Evil!: Evil of September 2004
(2004-10-11 22:30:58)
"Join me now as I throw solder flux on the votary candles, and invoke thrice this month's nominations for Evilness Incarnate (IT Department)..."
eWeek: Those KDE Bugs Are Features
(2004-10-11 23:00:32)
"While members of the open-source community are generally supportive of software diversity, flame skirmishes sometimes erupt between devotees of competing projects..."
IDEAlog.us: Follow Up to Citizen Microsoft
(2004-10-11 23:30:46)
"This is a follow up note to my recent Seattle Weekly article, Citizen Microsoft, which highlighted Microsoft's tax avoidance in Washington state and its unethical attacks on the open source community..."
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