News Linux News for Feb 12, 2005:

OSDir: Corporate Desktop Linux--The Hard Truth [Part II]
(2005-02-12 01:00:42)
"In this, Part II, [W. McDonald Buck] addresses the hard cost savings for companies of switching the desktop operating system, as distinct from the applications, as he sees it..."

Humorix: SCO's Hometown Declares State of Emergency
(2005-02-12 02:30:46)
Humor: "The City of Lindon issued a disaster declaration today after the first tractor-trailer arrived delivering documents from IBM as part of the discovery process in the SCO case..."

Groklaw: Some Implications of Judge Kimball's Order
(2005-02-12 04:00:24)
"Marbux has a theory he'd like to present on the implications he sees for the SCO v. Novell case. He noticed something in a footnote in the Order that he thinks is significant, because it indicates to him that SCO is going to have to prove its copyright ownership first in the SCO v. IBM case, and separately from the SCO v. Novell litigation..."

Security Digest: February 11, 2005
(2005-02-12 04:45:00)
Today's security advisories: mailman (update), xpcd, sympa, and netkit-rwho (Debian GNU/Linux); gpdf, iptables, Xpdf, and gaim (Fedora Legacy); Webmin and Perl (Gentoo Linux); cpio (update) (Mandrakelinux); bind, clamav, cpio, cups, mod_python, perl, postgresql, python, and squid (Trustix Secure Linux); and libapache2-mod-python and iptables (Ubuntu Linux).

Lornitropia: Yep, It's Slow--Living with Linux
(2005-02-12 05:30:03)
"You know, I remember when Linux was touted as the small, fast operating system--able to turn even an old slow machine into a useful computer again..."

BNAmericas/TechNewsWorld: Embratur Migrates to Open Source
(2005-02-12 07:00:40)
"To cut costs, the Brazilian government is promoting open source software such as Linux. Brazil's National IT institute (ITI) is advising public sector entities and helping them implement this kind of software..."

LinuxLookup: Southern California Linux Expo This Weekend
(2005-02-12 09:00:57)
"SCALE 3x is this weekend and will expand upon the success of the two previous Expos to promote Linux and Open Source Software in Southern California..."

ZDNet UK: EC Pushes On with Patent Directive
(2005-02-12 13:00:36)
"The European Commission looks determined to ignore last week's calls for a rewrite of the software patent directive..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Mozilla's Boston Tea Party
(2005-02-12 15:00:57)
"It's LinuxWorld time again, and the Cinderella story that is Mozilla and its supermodel Firefox browser are likely to be at the center of the geek heat..."

ZDNet UK: CA Talks the Open Source Talk
(2005-02-12 17:00:24)
"But can it walk the walk? Computer Associates' chief technology officer is adamant it already is but some analysts aren't so sure..."

eWeek: What Comes the Day After SCO Dies?
(2005-02-12 19:00:10)
"When SCO finally goes down in flames, what will happen to Linux and SCO's Unix products and IP? I have a few ideas and a lot of questions..."

ZDNet Australia: Firefox Plugin Delivers HTML-Style Audio and Video Browsing
(2005-02-12 21:00:11)
"Australia's CSIRO research organisation has developed a Firefox plugin named Annodex that allows browsing through time-continuous media such as audio and video in the same way that HTML allows browsing through text..."

vnunet: First Linux-Powered UMTS 3G Mobile Arrives
(2005-02-12 23:00:11)
"The world's first UMTS/Edge smartphone reference design based on the Linux operating system has been unveiled..."

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