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News Linux News for Nov 04, 2004:
ZDNet UK: SCO Sees a Little Sense
(2004-11-04 01:00:15) "SCO is rethinking its corporate response to Groklaw--a sign that not all battles against reality are worth fighting..."
OSNews: Arch Linux Vs Slackware: The Best of All Worlds
(2004-11-04 02:30:45) "To paraphrase one of the best 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' episodes, 'Best of Both Worlds,' both Arch Linux and Slackware represent the best of all the OS worlds: the power of traditional Unix, the elegance of BSD and the ease of mind of Mac OS X..."
Linux.com: SysAdmin to SysAdmin: So You Wanna be a Sysadmin?
(2004-11-04 04:00:29) "To some, the notion of being a systems administrator is a hellacious nightmare wherein you become answerable not only to people, but to various digital devices that coil around every beltloop..."
DistroWatch: Distributions, November 3, 2004
(2004-11-04 04:45:00) Today's distributions: Tao Linux 3.0 Update 3 and Kurumin Linux 4.0 Alpha 1.
Release Digest: GNOME, November 3, 2004
(2004-11-04 04:45:20) Today's GNOME apps: gnome-games 2.8.1, Xfmedia 0.3.0, The Gimp 2.0.6, GKrellM 2.2.4, Gnome Comics Organizer 0.5.0, Criawips 0.0.8a, GNOME-Fx 0.10.1, Gimp# 0.1.1, GResolver 0.0.3, gcalctool 5.5.9, gDesklets 0.31, Gnome Personal Web Sharing 0.0.2, and DrQueue 0.54.0.
Release Digest: KDE, November 3, 2004
(2004-11-04 04:45:40) Today's KDE apps: KAlarm 1.2.1b1, GLobal Application Network (GLAN) 0.0.7.5, QtMame 2.2.3, KMyMoney 0.6.4, and QtiPlot 0.4.1.
developerWorks: DB2 Connection Routing Using Linux Load Balancing
(2004-11-04 05:30:43) "This article tells you what DB2 UDB connection routing is and explains how you can use it to balance your client requests on the Linux platform..."
Linux Journal: Modifying a Dynamic Library Without Changing the Source Code
(2004-11-04 07:00:01) "Placing your own code between a program and the libraries it is linked against is easy when you use the LD_PRELOAD environment variable..."
NewsForge: Authoring an SVCD with VCDImager
(2004-11-04 08:30:00) "So you've recorded the last six seasons of 'Red Dwarf' off of PBS, and now you'd like to burn them onto a disc that you can watch on your TV...?"
LinuxDevices: 1,000 IPTV STBs Running Linux to be Deployed in Belgian Homes
(2004-11-04 10:00:45) "This month, Belgacom, the leading telecommunications company in Belgium, will begin deploying 1,000 Linux-based IPTV STBs (Internet protocol television set top boxes) in home test sites..."
p2pnet.net: Tiny Red Hat
(2004-11-04 11:30:04) "If we told you that a company was amassing a cash stockpile which was three and a half times its current annual revenues... you’d think that this was a company hellbent on acquisition. And you’d be right..."
Linux Magazine: Keeping the Kernel
(2004-11-04 13:00:47) "Insight and wisdom from the maintainer of the Linux 2.6 kernel..."
New Study Claims BSD, OS X Most and Linux Least Secure
(2004-11-04 13:45:55) From CNET: "In a study bound to rile Linux advocates, a British security company has found that attacks on Linux machines are more than twice as common as those on Windows systems..." With a link to the mi2g press release within.
internetnews.com: Open Source Solaris Stalls
(2004-11-04 14:30:20) "If you were expecting a sneak peak of an open source Solaris or to buy a commercial version next week when it launches, don't hold your breath..."
NewsForge: Adobe Flirts with Linux, But Not For the Desktop
(2004-11-04 15:15:55) "NewsForge contacted Adobe for additional information and was given the opportunity to speak with Pam Dezieo, Director of Product Marketing for Acrobat, about those ads and the Adobe view of the Linux market..."
CNET News: PalmOne Ponders OS Options
(2004-11-04 16:00:46) "The Milpitas, Calif.-based firm has evaluated both Microsoft-based operating systems as well as at least one version of Linux as a potential alternative operating system to the Palm OS for its handheld devices..."
SGI: Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute will Introduce 2,048 Processor Linux Supercomputer
(2004-11-04 16:30:05) "Silicon Graphics announced that the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI) will introduce an SGI Altix supercomputer as its new core computation system to assist in developing leading energy systems..."
The Inquirer: Apache Says No to 'New' SenderID
(2004-11-04 17:00:05) "Microsoft is having difficulty convincing the Open Source people that its Sender ID is now kosher..."
The Salt Lake Tribune: Linux Networx Gets 40 Million in Funding
(2004-11-04 17:30:24) "Utah's Linux Networx has landed $40 million in new funding, money it will use to speed introduction of a new generation of high-performance supercomputers..."
ZDNet: DOE to Trumpet Blue Gene/L Speed
(2004-11-04 18:15:33) "The U.S. Department of Energy plans to unveil test results on Thursday that will likely place IBM's Blue Gene/L as the fastest supercomputer in the world, CNET News.com has learned..."
ZDNet UK: SugarCRM to Launch On-Demand Offering
(2004-11-04 19:00:44) "Experts believe this latest customer relationship management product could force down the cost of CRM and make rival vendors such as Salesforce.com raise their game..."
PCPro: Firefox's Open Source Email Partner Makes It to Version 0.9
(2004-11-04 19:45:00) "Thunderbird, the open source email client from the makers of Firefox, is one step closer to completion with the release of version 0.9..."
PR: Yellow Dog Linux v4.0 Ships
(2004-11-04 20:30:41) "Yellow Dog Linux v4.0 is now shipping from the Terra Soft Solutions on-line
Store and will be available to our domestic and international resellers soon..." Announcement within.
CXOtoday: Education Sector To Get Linux Based Solutions
(2004-11-04 21:15:35) "The Indian education sector will soon be provided with Linux-based solutions, thanks to the partnership between Intel India and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay..."
ARNnet: Tarantella Spins a Thin Client Web on Linux
(2004-11-04 22:00:05) "Tarantella has announced a key reseller partnership with IBM, as part of the company's effort to recast itself as a viable alternative to Citrix in enterprise data centers that are embracing Linux..."
NewsForge: Closed Community Welcomes Open Source
(2004-11-04 22:45:08) "The association had already been out looking for a new system because the one it had, which was based on Windows and Microsoft Access, was no longer supported by the vendor..."
ZDNet UK: Microsoft: IP Indemnification 'Does Include Damages'
(2004-11-04 23:30:00) "Microsoft has clarified its offer of IP indemnification, and says it will provide support for damages as well as legal costs--but has yet to spell out any limits to its liabilities..."
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