News Linux News for May 01, 2005:

The Triangle: Switch to Linux Slow Start, Will Pick Up Speed Soon
(2005-05-01 01:00:43)
"In order to grow, however, Linux developers must target the typical home computer user as well as the typical corporate desktop..."

NewsFactor: SCO, IBM and Outcomes-Based Circular Reasoning
(2005-05-01 02:15:55)
"SCO's basic claim against IBM is simple. According to SCO, it is the legal successor to AT&T with respect to licensing of the AT&T Unix source code and its derivatives..." [Groklaw's esponse from Eric Raymond now linked. -ed.]

NewsForge: Review: CrossOver Office 4.2
(2005-05-01 05:00:55)
"Last month CodeWeavers Inc. released version 4.2 of its WINE-based Windows binary compatibility application, three months after the previous release..."

eWeek: Open-Source Pervasive Postgres Database Certified for SuSE Linux
(2005-05-01 09:00:49)
"Pervasive Software Inc.'s packaging of the open-source Postgres database has been certified by Novell Inc. for its enterprise Linux server, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, the company announced on Thursday..."

Small Business Computing: StarOffice 8: Sun's Office Suite Takes on Microsoft
(2005-05-01 12:00:32)
"Sun's product, StarOffice, has not yet stolen significant market share from Microsoft Office, but if its latest beta release (which we look at here), is any indication, Sun's taking its push into the market seriously..."

Andrew Morton: Linux 2.6.12-rc3-mm2
(2005-05-01 13:00:00)
Changelog, links within.

WiFi Planet: You Can't Fight The Railroad
(2005-05-01 13:00:56)
"Meet Craig Plunkett, a networking jack-of-all-trades with three modestly successful Wi-Fi enterprises underway in the New York area, and a Don Quixote-like quest to bring Wi-Fi to New York commuter trains..."

Examining "The Monterey Mystery"
(2005-05-01 14:00:50)
The Register has a lengthy analysis of the events surrounding Project Monterey and Groklaw's coverage of said events. Groklaw's response is also within.

MercuryNews: McNealy Denies Sun Buyout Report
(2005-05-01 15:00:23)
"Sun Microsystems on Friday denied a report that Chief Executive Scott McNealy is considering taking the company private..."

deroyan: In Praise of Gentoo
(2005-05-01 16:00:26)
"'Source-based' here means that you don't download binary applications and update your system with pre-compiled binary files..."

allAfrica.com: UWC in R10m Open Source Project
(2005-05-01 17:00:12)
"The University of the Western Cape (UWC) will commit R10 million [US$1.6/€1.3 million] over three years to the development of a student enrolment management system (SEMS) based on free software..."

NewsForge: Tired of Supporting Friends' Computers? Migrate Them to GNU/Linux
(2005-05-01 18:00:59)
"A few months ago I moved from New York to Florida, leaving behind all of the friends and family that depended on me for computer support..."

Behind the Times: GNOME's No Fun Anymore
(2005-05-01 19:00:24)
"I've been saying for some time that not engaging developers would hurt GNOME, and the problem has come home to roost.."

Mad Penguin: Tux & SciFi--An Inside View of Penguicon 3.0
(2005-05-01 20:00:18)
"Michigan's third annual Linux/FOSS/SciFi/craft/advanced gaming show just concluded and it was a great (but not perfect) success..."

KernelTrap: Using Quilt To Push Patches To -mm
(2005-05-01 21:00:07)
"Greg KH offered a short 'kernel maintainer's HOWTO for quilt and -mm...'"

FedoraNEWS: Installing XFCE Desktop Environment in FC3
(2005-05-01 23:00:41)
"XFCE is a lightweight desktop environment for unix-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use..."

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