Editorial
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It's amazing how many press releases we get singing the praises of
Linux which are formatted in Microsoft's ubiquitous but secret and
proprietary Word format, says Trevor Parsons. We do possess the
technology to decipher these communications, but could the PR
industry be encouraged to put their message over in, dare we say
it, a slightly more professional manner?
Cover feature - Totally wired 185k
IBM, Microsoft and Sun can agree on at least one thing: Web
Services are the next big thing. Richard Hillesley weighs up the
big boys' strategies, examines the widespread security concerns,
and discusses where Linux and open source fit in.
Real life Linux - Coming in from the cold 80k
If the US National Security Agency knows anything, it's information
security. Richard Hillesley eavesdrops on the superspooks' scheme
to develop their own security enhancements to Linux
Biztalk 33k
It's time small businesses wised up to the fact that there are now
viable server platforms that offer less expensive, more reliable,
scalable options than the 'industry standard', says Stephen Jay,
managing director of Hansa Business Solutions
Open personalities - Telsa Gwynne, the distaff diarist 103k
Married to one of the top Linux kernel hackers she may be, but this
woman is living proof that you don't have to be a programmer, or
even male, to make your mark in the world of free software. We
follow up last issue's interview with kernel king Alan Cox by
talking to his partner Telsa Gwynne about her involvement in the
GNOME desktop project
The Knowledge 43k
Basic File Management,the latest Linux Training Materials Project
module, may not give you tingles of nervous anticipation, but the
variety of options available in everyday techniques and utilities
could provide a few surprises. PLUS our updated monthly directory
of Linux training providers
Reviews
- Products and projects 149k
Rated and reviewed this month: Grsecurity's security enhancement
patches for 2.4 kernels; the fascinating and powerful Bochs x86
emulator; a real piece of Swiss quality from Lightning
Instrumentation in the form of the Multicom SpeedSurf
router/firewall; Gordano's GLMail for Linux, based on the popular
Windows email server NTMail; and another top notch professional
distribution release from SuSE
Books
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Latest additions to LinuxUser's library stacks: Advanced Linux
Programming's real world coding; TCP/IP And Linux Protocol
Implementation's brief life of a packet; Learning The UNIX
Operating System's simple explanations of common commands; early
adopter Beehive's Book Of Zope; and Understanding Open Source
Software Development's complex analysis of the phenomenon
Free Software Matters 42k
The developers of GNU, Linux, X and WINE are Redmond's real
competition, says Eben Moglen, so Microsoft's lawyers have
carefully twisted the anti-trust settlement to make sure free
software won't benefit. But the proposed remedy has provoked far
more public comment that either Redmond or the Department of
Justice ever expected
