News Linux News for Mar 12, 2005:

OSNews: OSS Software, Deaf Developers & Unsatisfied Users
(2005-03-12 01:00:59)
"To make it clear: I am not against Open Source Software, in fact, I am for it. But I am increasingly frustrated with Open Source software written by hobbyists..."

ServerWatch: Enterprise Unix Roundup: Send in the Clones
(2005-03-12 03:00:18)
"When you play in a public sandbox, anyone can copy your castle. So it was only a matter of time before the commercial Linux vendors saw even their enterprise-grade wares imitated..."

ZDNet: Wind River’s Open Source Moves
(2005-03-12 05:00:22)
"I think this is big news, and not just because yet-another proprietary software outfit is dipping its toe in the open source water..."

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Windows-to-Linux Migrations: Clearing the Active Directory Hurdle
(2005-03-12 09:00:54)
"With any migration comes challenges, and getting off Active Directory can be the biggest one for companies jettisoning Windows.."

NewsForge: Filesystem Data Visualization using JPGraph
(2005-03-12 11:00:12)
"JPGraph is a set of programs written in PHP that plots data into a wide range of graphs and formats the results..."

CNET News: Settlement Leaves SCO Board Intact
(2005-03-12 13:00:54)
"Lawsuits between two members of the SCO Group board and their former employer, The Canopy Group, have been settled, clearing some uncertainty from SCO's cloudy future..."

OrangeCrate: Interview: Jim Curtin, CEO of Win4Lin
(2005-03-12 14:00:43)
"Win4Lin just recently completed the acquisition of the former NeTraverse company, the previous proprietor of the Win4Lin family of products..."

eWeek: Fans of the Mozilla Browser Suite May Sustain It
(2005-03-12 15:00:55)
"The Mozilla Foundation may be ending development of its application suite, but the open-source combination of a Web browser, e-mail client and Web-authoring tool appears likely to continue with the help of its friends..."

MozillaQuest: Digging into Mandrake, Novell, and Red Hat Demographics and Financials
(2005-03-12 16:00:42)
"Today, in Part 2 of this series of articles, we look further into the financials and demographics of Mandrake-Conectiva, Novell, and Red Hat..."

Government Technology: White House to Continue Campaign for IP Rights as Diplomatic Priority
(2005-03-12 17:00:45)
"'We understand in the U.S. government that intellectual property is one of the most important forms of property you can have in a digital age...'" Plus, a brief look at the Administration's stance on open source software.

LWN: Final Announcement of 2005 DPL Election Debate
(2005-03-12 18:00:13)
"The 2005 DPL IRC Debate will be held on Wednesday 16th March at 06:00 UTC [0100 EST/2200 PST]..."

Cordis: EU Funds Project to Boost Open Source Efficiency
(2005-03-12 19:00:35)
"...[T]he European Commission is providing 2.2 million euro for a project to build new tools for simplifying complex IT projects based on open-source software like Linux..."

NewsForge: Conference Discusses Why 'Everybody Needs an Open Source Strategy'
(2005-03-12 20:00:21)
"Far away from the usual open source software industry focus on code, freedom, and evangelism, the InnoTech conference and expo held here this week centered on the business of open source for business' sake..."

The Register: MS Locks in UK Schools via 'Special Terms' Sponsorship Deal
(2005-03-12 21:00:12)
"...[A]ccording to Register sources is already causing some schools to cancel open source projects 'in case they upset the sponsor [i.e. Microsoft] or the DfES failed their bid...'"

eXpert Zone: The Riddle Of The Sphinx: An Editorial On OSS
(2005-03-12 22:00:08)
"Even though I believe Eugenia can manage on her own just fine, I do want to support the editorial, with the use of some elaborations and clarifications..."

ZDNet: Microsoft's Jason Matusow Blogs on Open Source Policy
(2005-03-12 23:00:07)
"When corporate officers blog a type of Kabuki is taking place..."

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