News Linux News for Mar 04, 2005:

NewsFactor: How Serious Is the Firefox Threat to IE?
(2005-03-04 00:15:58)
"The company suggests that some users are choosing to switch to Firefox instead of upgrading to the current version of Internet Explorer, IE 6.0..."

CNET News: Open Source Underlying MSN?
(2005-03-04 01:00:10)
"Could open-source tools be behind Microsoft's own MSN service...?"

ZDNet Australia: Gates Gonged as OSS community Fights Patent War
(2005-03-04 01:45:59)
"The shadow cast over open source development by patent regime reform and associated litigation is growing ever longer..."

eWeek: No Love Lost in the Enterprise OS Fight
(2005-03-04 02:30:38)
"Forget reality television. The real action is starting to play itself out in the enterprise operating system arena. The players in question are IBM, Red Hat and Sun Microsystems..."

Libervis: Computing Our Liberty: March 2005
(2005-03-04 03:15:47)
"The idea is to *compute* our computing liberties as they were the past month time and as they are now..."

ZDNet: Open Source and PR
(2005-03-04 04:00:12)
"Nathan Willis suggests that open source could take a cue from Apple’s PR department..."

Advisories: March 3, 2005
(2005-03-04 04:45:00)
Today's security advisories: clamav (Conectiva); HelixPlayer (Fedora Core); xli, xloadimage, BidWatcher, and phpMyAdmin (Gentoo Linux); and imagemagick (Ubuntu Linux).

ONLamp: Please, For the Love of All That's Recoverable, Shred Your Hard Drive!
(2005-03-04 05:30:52)
"Here I'll show you how to easily shred a drive using free Open Source tools..."

NewsForge: Review: Blender 3D
(2005-03-04 07:00:42)
"Imagine yourself making a Pixar movie and not paying a dime for the software needed to do it..."

PC World Australia: Linux PC/phone for the ROAD Warrior
(2005-03-04 08:30:07)
"Linux gadget lovers may find a new mobile phone/handheld computer from Remote Office Access Devices (ROAD) intriguing..."

NewsForge: An Open Source Cookbook
(2005-03-04 10:00:38)
"There are a number of different open source cookbook-related applications currently under active development in the community..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Opening Up to Open Source [Parts 1 & 2]
(2005-03-04 10:45:15)
"Consultant Stan Dolberg clears up some of the confusion surrounding the business of open source software..."

LWN: Debian vs. FreeBSD as a Web Serving Platform, Part 1
(2005-03-04 11:30:56)
"When it comes to hosting a company or a personal web site, there are more choices than ever..."

PC Advisor: Free Open Source Helpline Opens
(2005-03-04 12:15:24)
"The service is intended to provide first-line information on where to look for a suitable solution and where to source independent expert advice..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: BEA Membership Could Eclipse .NET
(2005-03-04 13:00:19)
"Analysts say that BEA Systems' decision to join the Eclipse open source foundation last week will bolster the organization..."

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.11-mm1
(2005-03-04 13:45:57)
Changelog, links within.

BusinessWeek: A Linux Nemesis on the Rocks
(2005-03-04 14:30:00)
"SCO's lawsuit is floundering--and now the struggling software company faces regulators' scrutiny and questions about its management..."

OSI: Open Source Initiative Announces New Interim President
(2005-03-04 15:15:56)
"The Open Source Initiative... today announced the appointment of Michael Tiemann as interim president, taking over the position from Russell Nelson..."

Reuters: EU Sees Approval of Contested Software Patent Bill
(2005-03-04 16:00:01)
"European Union President Luxembourg expects the bloc's ministers to approve a controversial draft law on patenting computer-based inventions on Monday, a Luxembourg official said..." [Link repaired. -ed.]

IT Manager's Journal: Will Big Blue Open Source the Coming Cell Chip?
(2005-03-04 17:30:06)
"...[T]he publication of more about Cell on the Power.org site leads one close observer of the technology, Jim Trounson, to predict IBM will open source it..."

KernelTrap: Kernel Release Number, Part II
(2005-03-04 19:00:24)
"In the continued discussion on release numbering for the Linux kernel, Linux creator Linus Torvalds decided against trying to add meaning to the odd/even least significant number..."

NewsForge: Conversation with a Successful Linux Services Entrepreneur
(2005-03-04 19:45:28)
"Con Zymaris runs Cybersource, an IT service company in Melbourne, Australia..."

NoSoftwarePatents: Denmark and Poland Will Deal the Death Blow To the Council's Current Proposal
(2005-03-04 20:30:24)
"The Polish government has previously stated that it is against the proposal but 'cannot fight alone.' Now that Denmark sides with it, Poland has the chance to express its true position on Monday..."

Groklaw: What's It All About?--Some Restatement Details
(2005-03-04 21:15:10)
"I had occasion to interview Decatur Jones' Dion Cornett about the SCO restatement announcement..."

LinuxWorld Australia: Can Novell-Sponsored Hula Take Down Exchange?
(2005-03-04 22:00:39)
"That's why Novell's announcement at LinuxWorld Boston of Hula--a new project to develop an open source, standards-based messaging server--should come as welcome news to IT shops everywhere..."

vnunet: Red Hat Signs Open-Source Deal with Bell
(2005-03-04 22:45:26)
"Linux vendor Red Hat has signed a master distribution deal with Bell Microproducts Europe in an attempt to develop a broader market for its open-source software..."

Editor's Note: OSI's Musical Chairs
(2005-03-04 23:30:59)
The Open Source Initiative has a new leader, again. Now's the time for OSI settle down, get to work, and be a leader in the open source community again.

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