News Linux News for Feb 02, 2005:

internetnews.com: Linux Creator: A Little Fragmentation is Good
(2005-02-02 00:00:52)
OSDL Enterprise Linux Summit: "Linux creator Linus Torvalds defended the open source movement against critics who say that the so-called 'community of communities' should band together or risk ending up like Unix..."

ZDNet UK: Wishing Won't Make Linux Split, Microsoft
(2005-02-02 00:30:52)
"Linux will split into incompatible factions, says Microsoft. How can the company hope to compete when it doesn't understand the new environment...?"

ZDNet: Gentoo: We're Not the Napster of Open Source
(2005-02-02 01:00:45)
"...[T]he folks at Gentoo are disputing my characterization of their Portaris and Portage technologies as being Napster-like facilitators that can grease the wheels of open source license violation..."

ZDNet Australia: Microsoft: The Lord of the Spin
(2005-02-02 01:30:47)
"There's a TV commercial floating around the Internet which portrays a young Steve Ballmer espousing the virtues of a new product called Windows 1.0..."

NewsForge: The Social Structure of Open Source Development
(2005-02-02 02:00:12)
"Andreas Brand is a sociologist researching ways of recruiting and organising teams of volunteers on the Internet..."

CNET News: Open-Source Software Gets J2EE Nod
(2005-02-02 02:30:38)
"The ObjectWeb Consortium announced on Monday that its Java application server, Jonas, has passed the tests needed to get certification for the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) standard..."

LinuxFocus: Where is the Spirit of Linux?
(2005-02-02 03:15:06)
"Linux really used to have a spirit and a small but very active community. It was almost like a little garage. Everybody was working on some part of the car..."

LinuxInsider: OpenSolaris: Beyond the Rhetoric
(2005-02-02 04:00:29)
"Large patent portfolio owners seem to be in a particularly generous mood these days..."

Linux.com: SysAdmin to SysAdmin: Red Hat Charging for the Wrong Distribution?
(2005-02-02 05:30:30)
"Red Hat has really been grating my nerves as of late. Undocumented features that are advertised but unusable, recommended updates that are thoroughly broken, failure to update packages with high-impact problems..."

KernelTrap: usbutils, Debugging USB
(2005-02-02 07:00:52)
"David Brownell released version 0.70 of the usbutils package..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Expert: Nifty Linux Apps Can Work for Home and Business Users Alike
(2005-02-02 08:30:13)
"...Brenno de Winter, a consultant in the Netherlands and a resident desktop expert for SearchEnterpriseLinux.com, said enterprises can also benefit from Linux on the desktop..."

Computerworld: Grocer Rings Up Savings With Linux Cash Registers
(2005-02-02 10:00:24)
"The new Linux-based POS systems have been installed in about two-thirds of the company's 140-plus supermarkets in New England and New York..."

SearchCIO: A CIO Conversation: NeTraverse's Mark Hinkle
(2005-02-02 11:30:08)
"In this exclusive interview with SearchCIO.com, Hinkle talks about what's fueling Linux's rapid growth and why CIOs can stop worrying so much about staffing and support issues..."

Computerworld: Q&A: Red Hat CEO Sees User Focus on Architecture, Stability
(2005-02-02 13:00:15)
"With that open-source focus as the backdrop, Red Hat Inc. CEO Matthew Szulik spoke recently with Computerworld about what's most important to his customers, the Raleigh, N.C.-based company's upcoming 4.0 release and the competition..."

eWeek: Open Source Initiative Changes Leaders
(2005-02-02 14:30:09)
"The Open Source Initiative announced Tuesday that it is replacing its longtime president, Eric S. Raymond, and other officers..."

Choice: Operating Systems Tested
(2005-02-02 15:15:29)
"The operating system is the engine room of your computer. We put four versions of Linux up against the big guns--Windows and Mac OS..." Free access now over, report available for purchase.

Yahoo/Reuters: IBM Seeks Documents from Intel
(2005-02-02 16:00:40)
"International Business Machines Corp. has requested documents from Intel Corp., the world's largest chip maker, as it prepares its defense in a billion-dollar dispute with SCO Group Inc. over the Linux operating system..."

ZDNet UK: 13-year old to Address Linux Conference
(2005-02-02 16:45:46)
"A pint-sized linux guru who installed her first Debian server before her tenth birthday is to speak at this year's linux.conf.au..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Torvalds, OS Experts: What it Takes to Make a Career in Open Source
(2005-02-02 17:30:56)
OSDL Enterprise Linux Summit: "If Hummers and stock options are your career goals, then being an open source engineer may not be your calling..."

eWeek: Rewriting GPL No Easy Task
(2005-02-02 18:15:49)
OSDL Enterprise Linux Summit: "In 1991, Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, rewrote the GNU General Public License and simply put the final version out over e-mail; that was the last time the GPL has seen significant change..."

Reuters: Brazil Reshapes Debate on Intellectual Property
(2005-02-02 19:00:13)
"Brazil's president often gets criticized by his old leftist friends for being conservative at home. But globally he has reshaped the debate on intellectual property rights to reflect the needs of poor nations..."

PR: Fedora Extras Available for Download
(2005-02-02 19:30:41)
"So you're wondering what's up with Fedora Extras these days. We have an announcement to make..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Unisys Continues Down the Open Linux Road
(2005-02-02 20:00:40)
"Continuing its trek down the Linux road, Unisys Corp. is expanding its partnerships with both Novell Inc. and JBoss Inc..."

CNET News: Red Hat Unveils Government Business Unit
(2005-02-02 20:30:11)
"Linux company Red Hat, which is trying harder to attract public-sector customers, said Wednesday it has created a government business unit..."

Heise Online: Linux Association Says Bill Gates is Lying to Readers of Der Spiegel
(2005-02-02 21:15:28)
"Microsoft founder Bill Gates has stated in an interview with German news magazine Der Spiegel on the topic of the security risks of operating systems from virus attacks that Linux is 'even more susceptible in many respects...'"

vnunet: Skype Launches Client for Linux and Apple
(2005-02-02 22:00:22)
"Skype has launched version 1.0 of its software-based VoIP client for Mac OS X and Linux, doubling the number of software platforms on which it runs..."

Red Herring: Next Wave: Scaling the Heights of Linux Mail
(2005-02-02 22:45:42)
"Startup Scalix offers an open-source back end for standard mail clients..."

CNET News: Open-Source Honchos Trash Software Patents
(2005-02-02 23:30:40)
OSDL Enterprise Linux Summit: ""Two open-source leaders joined Linux founder Linus Torvalds in disparaging software patents Tuesday, the newest volley in a battle that pits the cooperative programming philosophy against Microsoft..."

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