News Linux News for Dec 03, 2004:

Techworld: Linux Puts Another Financial Feather in its Cap
(2004-12-03 00:00:50)
"One of Germany's biggest financial services companies has migrated its core Web services infrastructure to Linux--a fresh example of how the operating system is making its way into more important enterprise applications..."

eWeek: Customers Win in Database Vendors' Race to Linux
(2004-12-03 00:30:10)
"Linux is profoundly shaking up the database market, hopefully to customers' benefit..."

The Rudd-O Zone: A Christmas Letter to Sant... err... Developers: What Linux Needs
(2004-12-03 01:00:09)
"So, this year, I've decided to forego writing to Santa, and write a (somewhat early) letter to OSS/FS developers around the world instead..."

LinuxWorld Australia: Linux Violates More Than 228 Patents--Big Deal
(2004-12-03 02:30:30)
"That's Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer doing his level best to scare the bejesus out of corporate buyers who might think Linux looks good..."

NewsForge: Italian Linux Day 2004
(2004-12-03 04:00:38)
"The fourth edition of the Italian National Day of Linux and Free Software took place in more than 100 cities all across the country..."

Release Digest: Distributions, December 2, 2004
(2004-12-03 04:45:00)
Today's distribution: Astaro Secure Linux 5.1.

Release Digest: GNOME, December 2, 2004
(2004-12-03 04:45:20)
Today's GNOME apps: Glom 0.8.9, GNOME Terminal 2.9.2, DrPython 3.7.2, lpy 0.9.2.2, gjots2 2.1.0, Quod Libet 0.6, PgWorksheet 1.6.1, gnome-games 2.8.2, Glade 2.6.7, TorrentParse GTK 0.2, and Terminal 0.2.0.

Release Digest: KDE, December 2, 2004
(2004-12-03 04:45:40)
Today's KDE apps: ShowImg 0.9.4, Tellico 0.13, PyQLogger 1.3.1, Kuote (Fortune Frontend / Fish Applet) 0.9, and Konversation 0.15.

Security Digest: December 2, 2004
(2004-12-03 04:45:59)
Today's security advisories: cyrus-imapd (Fedora Core and Conectiva Linux) and abiword (Conectiva Linux).

developerWorks: High-Performance SQL
(2004-12-03 05:30:49)
"This article introduces advanced SQL features which are being used in IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (DB2 UDB for LUW) TPC-C benchmarks..."

Linux.com: Take Console Productivity to a New Level with Screen
(2004-12-03 07:00:41)
"Screen is an application that's often underestimated. Screen is, simply put, a screen manager with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation..."

EgoBurp: Tricks of the Trade #2
(2004-12-03 08:30:28)
"Today's trick of the trade is about the culture of scripting in the Unix world, and the System V boot sequence..."

SpiderTools: Create a Voice Presentation with Impress and Audacity
(2004-12-03 10:00:23)
"Building a basic presentation that records and uses voice may be an important tool for communicating information..."

Linux Journal: Valgrind 2.2.0: Memory Debugging and Profiling
(2004-12-03 11:30:01)
"For tracking down memory leaks and other performance issues, the ease and flexibility of Valgrind may make up for slow runtimes..."

InfoWorld: Object Database Goes Open Source
(2004-12-03 12:15:19)
"Startup db4objects sets dual-licensing scheme..."

LinuxDevices: Commercial TCP/IP Stack for Linux Devices Deemed IPv6-Ready
(2004-12-03 13:00:44)
"Both router and embedded host versions of Interpeak's dual-mode IPv4/IPv6 TCP/IP stack for Linux have passed the Phase 1 requirements in the IPv6 Forum's IPv6 Logo Program..."

CNET News: Sun Open-Source License Could Mean Solaris-Linux Barrier
(2004-12-03 13:45:46)
"But the license may inhibit cross-pollination between Solaris and Linux--a sacrifice Sun appears willing to make in its effort to attract developers and revitalize its version of Unix..."

New Open Source Consortium Has Broad Focus
(2004-12-03 14:30:08)
From government contracts to imdemnification, the newly formed Open Source Consortium seems to have a big mission. Two articles, from ZDNet UK and LinuxInsider, detail that mission within.

Groklaw: SCO's Memo in Opposition to IBM's Motion for PSJ on CC for Copyright Infringement
(2004-12-03 16:00:39)
"[SCO] would very much like it if the court would exempt them from the consequences of breaching the GPL. Not that they directly admit doing so, but if they did, it was for a very short time, they say, and they are about to stop completely..."

Sify: Linux in 13 Indian Languages by Feb 2006
(2004-12-03 17:30:30)
"North Carolina-based Red Hat, which is at the crest of the global open source wave, is lining up commercial versions of the enterprise-level Linux operating system in 13 major Indian languages by February 2006..."

Australian IT: Powerful IT Couple Start to Drift Apart
(2004-12-03 19:00:35)
"It's never been easy when successful commercial partnerships fray, from John Lennon and Paul McCartney to Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak..."

Deutsche Welle: Firefox Declares War in Germany
(2004-12-03 20:30:57)
"Over 2,400 Firefox fans donated money to pay for a full-page ad for the open source browser that appeared Thursday in a German newspaper..."

Techworld: SCO: From Software Vendor to Free-Falling Litigation Machine
(2004-12-03 22:00:19)
"The once-proud Unix company's current strategy dooms it to failure..."

Editor's Note: News at 11
(2004-12-03 23:30:52)
Sure, global and national coverage of Linux is good, but where it may really count is on local news outlets. A tale of exhultation and humility within.

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