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News Linux News for Oct 12, 2004:
LinuxInsider: Programmer Finds Happiness with Linux
(2004-10-12 00:00:23)
"Mike Owens credits a little penguin for reviving his moribund interest in technology..."
The Triangle: Linux's Future Lies In Its Community's Hands
(2004-10-12 00:30:31)
"Picture a future devoid of all happiness and freedom. The poor are scrounging for pennies and pieces of bread to survive on, while the rich are lounging in front of lavish fireplaces, smoking on expensive humidors, grinning..."
NewsForge: Too Many Lawyers, Not Enough Techies
(2004-10-12 01:00:02)
"Even though some of my best friends are lawyers, I prefer writing about technology to writing about law. But law seems to have a greater effect on technology every year..."
Planet Geek: RealPlayer Under Linux to Get my Nick Danger!
(2004-10-12 01:30:02)
"These are the trial and tribulations of me, a poor slob on the street, to get RealPlayer running on a Debian Testing laptop. Read on, if you dare...!"
LinuxInsider: Linux Takes Microsoft Rivalry to the Desktop
(2004-10-12 02:00:06)
"'We're starting to see things come together for Linux,' says Warren Shiau, research manager for the software research program at IDC Canada in Toronto..."
Computer Business Review: HP Certifies Linux with Common Criteria Level 3
(2004-10-12 02:30:16)
"Hewlett Packard Co has completed the certification of Linux on its servers and workstations with evaluation assurance level 3 of the Common Criteria security evaluation and is now looking to the next level..."
Digit: SGI Launches Linux Visual Computer Line
(2004-10-12 03:15:13)
"Silicon Graphics are launching the successor line to its Onyx visualization systems. Called Prism, the systems run Linux on Itanium 2 processors..."
LinuxForums: Review of Two GPS Navigation Programs in Linux
(2004-10-12 04:00:20)
"There are several programs available for Linux that will interact with just about any GPS on the market..."
DistroWatch: Distributions, October 11, 2004
(2004-10-12 04:45:00)
Today's distributions: LIIS Linux 0.902, Feather Linux 0.6.0, and ROCK Linux Live CD.
Release Digest: GNOME, October 11, 2004
(2004-10-12 04:45:20)
Today's GNOME apps: Gtk2-Perl 2.8.1, GHex 2.8.0, and gnome-games 2.8.1.
Release Digest: KDE, October 11, 2004
(2004-10-12 04:45:40)
Today's KDE apps: abakus 0.70, kmhtConvert 0.4, linpacker 0.5.4, KPlayer 0.5.2, Klusters 1.5.2, NeuroScope 1.2.5, QtiPlot 0.3.7, CuteCom 0.10.2, and ubersetzer 0.4.
developerWorks: Statistical Programming with R: Part 2
(2004-10-12 05:30:30)
"In the second of a three-part series, David and Brad build on their first article on R, a rich statistical environment, released as free software..."
Linux Magazine: Great Email Features (You've Never Heard Of)
(2004-10-12 06:15:06)
"In this extended 'Power Tools' column, let's check out some great--and perhaps little known--features that at least a couple of popular email readers offer..."
Builder AU: Jump Start Your vi Editing
(2004-10-12 07:00:27)
In this jump start to vi editing, learn how to use the most popular commands and shortcuts to edit text and script files..."
FedoraNEWS: HOWTO: Building OpenOffice.org RPM Package for Single Local User
(2004-10-12 07:45:04)
"The best part is that you built it yourself without waiting and hoping for someone to build it for you..."
developerWorks: Preventing Race Conditions
(2004-10-12 08:30:39)
"This article shows you how to handle common race conditions on UNIX-like systems, including how to create lock files correctly, alternatives to lock files, how to handle the filesystem, and how to handle shared directories..."
eBCVG: Ten Things I Wish They Warned Me About PKI
(2004-10-12 09:15:34)
"In this paper we look at a number of pratical organizational issues that pure PKI suppliers often fail to mention..."
KDEDevelopers.org: Getting Qt Mozilla
(2004-10-12 10:00:41)
Want to see Mozilla under Qt? Instructions lie in this brief article.
TechRepublic/ZDNet Australia: Ximian Evolution: In Exchange for Outlook
(2004-10-12 10:45:27)
"If you need to access a Microsoft Exchange mailbox from a Linux/Unix system but prefer not to use Outlook Web Access, then you should consider the Ximian Evolution client with the Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange..."
KernelTrap: The Value Of Merging bsdjail Into Linux
(2004-10-12 11:30:48)
"Serge Hallyn offered an updated version of his bsdjail patch for LSM, offering 'functionality similar to (but more limited than) the vserver patch...'"
The Buffalo News: New Firefox Browser is Smokin' as Upstart Challenges Internet Explorer
(2004-10-12 12:15:54)
"It's hardly a browser war, but for the first time in years, consumers are actively turning to a free alternative to Internet Explorer..." Er... "Smokin'"? "Upstart"?
NewsForge: Genesis of a Linux Guru
(2004-10-12 13:00:58)
"Steve Buer, resident coding hero at Secureworks, sure seems to be having a good time helping his company develop a little Linux-based security device called iSensor..."
International Herald Tribune: Linux: Paris Weighs a Shift to Open-Source Camp
(2004-10-12 13:45:30)
"Now, it is the city of Paris that is in the sights of the open-source software camp, which has emerged as the only serious competitive threat against Microsoft's 90-plus percent hold on the world market for computer operating systems..."
PR: French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mandrakesoft Launch OSS Solution for African Internet
(2004-10-12 14:30:48)
"ADEN's aim is to foster the development and use of Information and Communication Technologies in Africa through the creation of a network of public Internet access points..." Press release within.
eWeek: Novell to Use Its Patents to Protect Open-Source Programs
(2004-10-12 15:15:13)
"On Tuesday, Novell Inc. announced that it will use its patent portfolio to protect its open-source software offerings..."
NewsForge: Now You Can Buy OpenOffice.org in CompUSA
(2004-10-12 16:00:24)
"Flexiety Software Company has begun selling OpenOffice.org for Windows in 25 CompUSA stores in three major markets: Silicon Valley, Seattle, and Texas..."
ZDNet UK: Real-time Responses for Linux Possible, But Unwanted
(2004-10-12 16:45:17)
"A Californian start-up has proposed a hard real-time response system for Linux, but the proposal has already been rubbished by Linus Torvalds..."
NewsForge: France and China Sign Open Source/Open Standards Deal
(2004-10-12 17:30:57)
"Two big scientific entities, the French Atomic Energy Commission and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, met in Beijing on Saturday and inked an agreement to develop a new low-cost, high-performance open source software platform..."
NetworkWorldFusion: SCO's McBride Warns of Open Source 'Wild West'
(2004-10-12 18:15:07)
"Protect your intellectual property now or risk having your business sacked by open souce-touting bandits, The SCO Group President and CEO Darl McBride warned..." Déjà vu... this is October 2004, right?
NewsForge: Rouse's Ousts SCO for OSS
(2004-10-12 19:00:07)
"Even though their PC-based cash registers seemed the same, the operating system that all the technology rested on had changed from SCO Unixware to Linux..."
internetnews.com: Sun Lights up Java Desktop on x86
(2004-10-12 19:30:30)
"Sun Microsystems has taken the wraps off a new version of its Java Desktop System (JDS) running on its Solaris OS..." No, didn't see that coming...
Billing World: Open Source: Balancing Innovation and Risk
(2004-10-12 20:00:24)
"The world of software development traditionally was a clandestine one, where developers in the bowels of their institution were entrenched in writing thousands of lines of code to meet ever-changing business requirements..."
SearchEnterpriseLinux: User Gets 'Staggering' Results from CA's Open Source Database
(2004-10-12 20:30:40)
"Rahman said his company, an international marketing services agency, was having performance issues with its Unix system in late 2003 and early 2004, and decided to move to a Linux alternative..."
eWeek: JBoss 4.0 Shows Raft of Improvements
(2004-10-12 21:15:46)
"With the release last month of JBoss AS 4.0, JBoss Inc. has improved the open-source application server in many of these areas to the point where it is now an attractive option for a variety of enterprises..."
OSNews: Introduction to Rubyx Linux
(2004-10-12 22:00:53)
"Rubyx is an advanced, source based distro that stands out from the crowd thanks to some unusual and innovative features. It is also exceptionally lean and mean, and it goes like a rocket...!"
LinuxForums: Review of Mandrake 10.1 Community
(2004-10-12 22:45:35)
"Mandrake 10.1 Community is a preview of Mandrake 10.1. For those who live on the edge, that means it's a buggy, early version of the upcoming 10.1 release..."
DesktopOS: The View from Xandros 2.5 Business Edition
(2004-10-12 23:30:25)
"But I have to say that after loading Xandros, I have been getting into it more and more. It's not perfect, and Windows don't have to worry... YET...!"
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