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June 2003 <i>Linux Journal</i>
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<center><H3><font color="green">Legislation and More Legislation</font></H3></center>
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OpenForum Europe</a>
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on the possible introduction of software patents.
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revisions proposed by Arlene McCarthy relating to software patents, Perens
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A false or misled 'open source representative' has signed an industry
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resolution calling for the EU to allow software patenting, which has
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interpretation. Taylor made the point that OpenForum Europe only had a
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brief to represent its members, largely composed of businesses and
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corporations, and did not seek or claim to represent the wider Free
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distinction was equally clear to other readers of the initial letter.
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<FONT COLOR="green">SCOundrels?
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Caldera) has launched a hostile legal attack against IBM in particular, and
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indeed against the GNU/Linux community as a whole.
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thrashed out in court, it appears that SCO is alleging that IBM took code
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it had licensed from SCO (for AIX) and showed it to Linux kernel
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developers. It was access to this code that allowed GNU/Linux to become
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the stable and powerful operating system it is today... or
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<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,10801,79153,00.html">
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so the story goes</a>. The
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entire suit</a>
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can be read at SCO's website.
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This has lead to some bizarre situations, such as
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<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/os/linux/story/0,10801,81191,00.html">
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SCO threatening to sue</a>
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it's partners in the UnitedLinux project, and the
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<a href="http://www.sco.com/scosource/letter_to_linux_customers.html">
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suspension of its own GNU/Linux related activities</a>. One can only guess
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at how this plays with SCO's GNU/Linux customers who have now been marooned
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in a dubious legal situation. Perhaps they could sue SCO, since SCO was
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illegally selling intellectual property SCO owned (or something!).
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To try and make some sense of this situation, it is useful to read Eric
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OSI position paper</a>
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on the topic. This document is a fine read, and gives an interesting
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overview of Unix history as related to the legal case. It would appear
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that there are one or two inconsistencies, inaccuracies and perhaps
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outright lies and deceptions in SCO's claims. Some of this madness is
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further highlighted in Linux Weekly News's account of SCO's refusal to come
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clean with details of what code infringes on their intellectual property
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(at least without
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6877">signing a
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nondisclosure agreement</a>).
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SCO CEO Darl McBride is quoted as saying:
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"The Linux community would have me publish it now, (so they can have it) laundered by the time we can get to a court hearing. That's not the way we're going to go."
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But as LWN points out
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"The Linux community, of course, would be incapable of "laundering" the
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code, since it is, according to SCO, incapable of implementing (or
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reimplementing) anything so advanced without stealing it.<br>
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Such a series of events would not change SCO's case in any way, however. If
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IBM truly misappropriated SCO's code, that act remains. And it is an act
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that cannot be hidden; the evidence is distributed, beyond recall, all over
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the Internet. And all over the physical world as well.
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One has to wonder who was responsible for stealing the "intellectual" part
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of SCO's intellectual property.
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How this will all pan out is anybody's guess. It is certain that the story
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has some way to run yet. Further spice was added to the mix by Microsoft's
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<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1016-1007528.html">
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decision to license SCO software</a>
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leading to suspicions that they were attempting to bankroll SCO's legal
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adventures and help to
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<a href="http://news.com.com/2010-1071-1007758.html">
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undermine confidence</a>
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in Free and Open Source software.
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/30821.html">
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that SCO has destroyed archives of the Caldera-Microsoft antitrust lawsuit
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documentation have fuelled such speculation. Novell
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weighing in</a>
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and claiming ownership of the contested code has further confused matters.
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An interesting development is the
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<a href="http://linuxtoday.com/developer/2003053001926NWLLDV">
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granting by German courts of an injunction</a>
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preventing SCO from saying (in Germany) that Linux contains
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illegally obtained SCO intellectual property.
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Probably the best course of action is that
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proposed by Ray Dessen</a> on the Debian Project lists and
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2003/20/">
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reported by Debian Weekly News</a>
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"the issue so far consists of allegations and rumors from a company that is
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far along the way to obsolescence. They have yet to produce anything that
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could be remotely considered evidence, while there have been concrete
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indications of SCO itself violating the GPL by the inclusion of GPLed
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filesystem code from the Linux kernel into its proprietary (Unixware?)
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kernel."
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This "wait and see" approach is also the one
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<a href="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/23/1427233">
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taken by Linux Torvalds</a>.
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If you want to be more active, you could start shouting
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href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6913&mode=thread&order=0">
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"Hey SCO, Sue Me"</a>
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or answer Eric Raymond's
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request for information</a>
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Some interesting articles from the O'Reilly stable of websites:
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Perl:
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<a href="http://perl.oreilly.com/wheretostart.html">
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Where Do I Start?</a>
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What is
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2003/05/12/embedlinux.html">
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embedded GNU/Linux</a>, and does it exist at all?
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2003/05/15/sdl_anim.html">
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A new series on SDL</a>
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by Bob Pendleton.
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/05/29/essentialsysadmin.html">
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Top five open source packages for system administrators</a>.
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<a href="http://www.affero.net/nl/may03.html">
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Random Hacks of Kindness</a>.
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IBM Developerworks overview
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<a href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-adfly.html?ca=dgr-lnxw02LinuxOnTheFly">
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on the Linux /proc filesystem</a>.
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>From The Register:
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Internet is dying - Prof. Lessig</a>
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/30713.html">
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Can US software developers form an 'open source' union?</a>
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/30934.html">
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Open Source Digest
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<a href="http://www.opensourcedigest.com/issue1/skunkweb_part1.html">
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introduction to SkunkWeb</a>
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(continues in
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<a href="http://www.opensourcedigest.org/issue2/skunkweb_part2.html">
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part 2</a>
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>From <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.cmo/"><em>Linux Journal</em></a>:
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Polishing a
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6891">
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GNU/Linux laptop setup</a>: sound, wireless comms and power management.
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An overview of the
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6890">
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LNX-BBC 2.1</a> (Linux Bootable Business Card).
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Linux Journal takes a
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6847">
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look at spamprobe</a>.
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Some interesting links found via
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<a href="http://www.linuxtoday.com/">Linux Today</a>:
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linmagau.org have
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<a href="http://www.linmagau.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=114&page=1">
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compared XMMS and Noatun</a> from point of view of MP3 playback quality.
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<li>
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Unix Review
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<a href="http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=7822/sam0304web/">
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reviews User-Mode Linux</a>.
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Sensor Magazine
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examines
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the future of GNU/Linux on the factory-floor</a>.
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In the UK, Nottingham City Council has saved money
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<a href="http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=121535&liFlavourID=1&sp=1">
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by basing its email infrastructure on GNU/Linux</a>
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Linux Productivity Magazine
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<a href="http://www.troubleshooters.com/lpm/200305/200305.htm">
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guide to IPTables</a>.
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LinuxMedNews
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<a href="http://www.linuxmednews.com/linuxmednews/1053880172/index_html">
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reports on a study</a>
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describing the implementation of open source
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software in a large Irish public sector organization, Beaumont
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Hospital
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GNU/Linux based laptops marketed by HP in Thailand
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<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,110884,00.asp">
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have proven to be very popular</a>.
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And some links from
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<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/22/1931223">
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Getting rid of the OpenOffice splash screen</a>
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<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/24/1920257">
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Knoppix installation tips</a>, dealing both with from-CD operation and
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installation onto a hard drive.
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</li>
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<li>
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Is SuSE 8.2 ,
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<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/27/1850233">
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better than Mandrake</a>
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for new users?
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/1934257">
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GNU/Linux as a competitive 'real-time' OS</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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Release of the
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<a href="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/11/025237">
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Jargon File -- 4.4.0</a>, now with cartoons.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/10/1316203">
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Jakob Nielsen on how Apple blew it, how GNU/Linux will, too</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/12/1752229">
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Embedded GNU/Linux powers "first hand-held software radio"</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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Successfully
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<a href="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/16/169242">
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making the transition to GNU/Linux</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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Newsforge has
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<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/02/1316220">
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interviewed</a> Samba co-founder Andrew Tridgell.
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</li>
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<li>
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A look forward to the upcoming
|
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<a href="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/26/1226215">
|
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Linux kernel 2.6</a>.
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<center><H3><font color="green">Upcoming conferences and events</font></H3></center>
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<P> Listings courtesy <EM>Linux Journal</EM>. See <EM>LJ</EM>'s
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/events.php">Events</A> page for the
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latest goings-on.
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>CeBIT America</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>June 18-20, 2003<BR>New York, NY<BR>
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<a href="http://www.cebit-america.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.cebit-america.com/</A><BR>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>ClusterWorld Conference and Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>June 24-26, 2003<BR>San Jose, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.clusterworldexpo.com/"
|
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target="_blank">
|
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http://www.clusterworldexpo.com</A><BR>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>O'Reilly Open Source Convention</b><BR>
|
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<td valign=top>July 7-11, 2003<BR>Portland, OR<BR>
|
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<a href="http://conferences.oreilly.com/" target="_blank">
|
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http://conferences.oreilly.com/</A><BR>
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>12th USENIX Security Symposium</b><BR>
|
||
|
<td valign=top>August 4-8, 2003<BR>Washington, DC<BR>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/" target="_blank">
|
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|
http://www.usenix.org/events/</A><BR>
|
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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|
<b>HP World</b><BR>
|
||
|
<td valign=top>August 11-15, 2003<BR>Atlanta, GA<BR>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.hpworld.com/" target="_blank">
|
||
|
http://www.hpworld.com</A><BR>
|
||
|
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
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||
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|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
||
|
<b>LinuxWorld UK</b><BR>
|
||
|
<td valign=top>September 3-4, 2003<BR>Birmingham, United Kingdom<BR>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.linuxworld2003.co.uk" target="_blank">
|
||
|
http://www.linuxworld2003.co.uk</A><BR>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
||
|
<b>Linux Lunacy</b>
|
||
|
<td valign=top>September 13-20, 2003<BR>Alaska's Inside Passage<BR>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.geekcruises.com/home/ll3_home.html" target="_blank">
|
||
|
http://www.geekcruises.com/home/ll3_home.html</A><BR>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
||
|
<b>Software Development Conference & Expo</b><BR>
|
||
|
<td valign=top>September 15-19, 2003<BR>Boston, MA<BR>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.sdexpo.com" target="_blank">
|
||
|
http://www.sdexpo.com</A><BR>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
||
|
<b>PC Expo</b><BR>
|
||
|
<td valign=top>September 16-18, 2003<BR>New York, NY<BR>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.techxny.com/pcexpo_techxny.cfm" target="_blank">
|
||
|
http://www.techxny.com/pcexpo_techxny.cfm</A><BR>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
||
|
<b>COMDEX Canada</b><BR>
|
||
|
<td valign=top>September 16-18, 2003<BR>Toronto, Ontario<BR>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.comdex.com/canada/" target="_blank">
|
||
|
http://www.comdex.com/canada/</A><BR>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
||
|
<b>IDUG 2003 - Europe</b><BR>
|
||
|
<td valign=top>October 7-10, 2003<BR>Nice, France<BR>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.idug.org" target="_blank">
|
||
|
http://www.idug.org</A><BR>
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
||
|
<b>LISA (17th USENIX Systems Administration Conference)</b><BR>
|
||
|
<td valign=top>October 26-30, 2003<BR>San Diego, CA<BR>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa03/" target="_blank">
|
||
|
http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa03/</A><BR>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
||
|
<b>HiverCon 2003</b><BR>
|
||
|
<td valign=top>November 6-7, 2003<BR>Dublin, Ireland<BR>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.hivercon.com/" target="_blank">
|
||
|
http://www.hivercon.com/</A><BR>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
||
|
<b>COMDEX Fall</b><BR>
|
||
|
<td valign=top>November 17-21, 2003<BR>Las Vegas, NV<BR>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.comdex.com/fall2003/" target="_blank">
|
||
|
http://www.comdex.com/fall2003/</A><BR>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
||
|
|
||
|
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|
||
|
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|
||
|
|
||
|
<a name="general"></a>
|
||
|
<p><hr><p>
|
||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
|
<center><H3><font color="green">News in General</font></H3></center>
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">IBM Announces New Grid Offerings, Partners to form Grid
|
||
|
EcosysteM
|
||
|
</FONT>
|
||
|
</H3>
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.ibm.com/">IBM</a> has announced new offerings to further
|
||
|
expand
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.ibm.com/grid">
|
||
|
Grid</a>
|
||
|
computing into commercial enterprises, including the introduction of new
|
||
|
solutions for four industries - petroleum, electronics, higher education
|
||
|
and agricultural chemicals. In addition IBM announced that more than 35
|
||
|
companies, including networking giant Cisco Systems, will join IBM to form
|
||
|
the foundation of a Grid ecosystem that is designed to foster Grid
|
||
|
computing for businesses.
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
IBM is working with Royal Dutch Shell to speed up the processing of seismic
|
||
|
data. The solution, based on IBM eServer xSeries running Globus and GNU/Linux,
|
||
|
cuts the processing time of seismic data while improving the quality of the
|
||
|
data. IBM also announced RBC Insurance and Kansai Electric Power as new
|
||
|
Grid customers.
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Geek fair
|
||
|
</FONT>
|
||
|
</H3>
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
<a href="http://freegeek.org/">
|
||
|
Free Geek</a>
|
||
|
is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Portland, Oregon, that
|
||
|
recycles used technology to provide computers, education and access to the
|
||
|
internet to those in need in exchange for community service.
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
They are organizing a GEEK FAIR (version 3.0) which will take place
|
||
|
Sunday, June 29th Noon to 6pm at 1731 SE 10th Avenue Portland, Oregon.
|
||
|
The free community block party will include
|
||
|
Hard Drive Shuffleboard, Live Music, Square Dancing,
|
||
|
Food, Sidewalk Sale, Funny Hats.
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
Obviously most readers (worldwide) will have geographical problems
|
||
|
attending this particular event, but maybe it will give people ideas to
|
||
|
organise something similar more locally.
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">GELATO Federation
|
||
|
</FONT>
|
||
|
</H3>
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
Overwhelming interest in running GNU/Linux on Itanium processors has helped
|
||
|
to double membership in the
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.gelato.org">
|
||
|
Gelato Federation</a>
|
||
|
to 20 institutions. Gelato is
|
||
|
a worldwide collaborative research community of universities, national
|
||
|
laboratories and industry sponsors that is dedicated to providing scalable,
|
||
|
open-source tools, utilities, libraries and applications to accelerate the
|
||
|
adoption of GNU/Linux on Itanium systems.
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
Gelato's technical foci are determined by the members and sponsors, and
|
||
|
collaborative work is conducted through the
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.gelato.org">
|
||
|
Gelato portal</a>.
|
||
|
Portal activity has tripled in the past two quarters, reflecting the
|
||
|
momentum in
|
||
|
membership growth. Recent member software made available through the Gelato
|
||
|
portal includes two contributions from CERN: GEANT4, a toolkit for the
|
||
|
simulation of the passage of particles through matter; and CLHEP, a class
|
||
|
library for high-energy physics; and one from Gelato Member NCAR: the
|
||
|
Spectral Toolkit, a library of multithreaded spectral transforms.
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
<a name="distro"></a>
|
||
|
<p><hr><p>
|
||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
|
<center><H3><font color="green">Distro News</font></H3></center>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">College Linux
|
||
|
</FONT>
|
||
|
</H3>
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/27/1514225">
|
||
|
Tux goes to college</a>.
|
||
|
Russell Pavlicek of NewsForge reports on
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.college.ch/linux/index.php">College Linux</a>, which
|
||
|
has been developed in Robert Kennedy College, Switzerland. The distro has
|
||
|
quite an important place in the operation of the college as some students
|
||
|
study entirely via the internet.
|
||
|
|
||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Debian
|
||
|
</FONT>
|
||
|
</H3>
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
Debian Weekly News reported that
|
||
|
The miniwoody CD, which
|
||
|
offers a stripped down variant of Debian woody, has been
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.debianplanet.org/node.php?id=954">
|
||
|
renamed</a> to
|
||
|
<a href="http://developer.berlios.de/projects/bonzai/">
|
||
|
Bonzai Linux</a>.
|
||
|
|
||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">SuSE
|
||
|
</FONT>
|
||
|
</H3>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.suse.de/en/">
|
||
|
SuSE Linux</a>
|
||
|
has announced
|
||
|
market
|
||
|
availability for its Carrier-Grade Linux (CGL) edition of SuSE Linux
|
||
|
Enterprise Server, Powered by UnitedLinux.
|
||
|
Developed in conjunction with HP, IBM and Intel Corporation, and
|
||
|
targeted initially for Intel-based hardware platforms, SuSE Linux CGL
|
||
|
Edition provides wide scalability, from real-time systems to back-end
|
||
|
processing - enabling customers to use a single platform. For current
|
||
|
applications - such as operating and business support systems, gateway,
|
||
|
signalling and management servers, and next generation voice, data and
|
||
|
wireless solutions - CGL will enable customers to more cost-efficiently
|
||
|
deploy dependable, advanced applications while they endeavour to adhere to
|
||
|
rigorous standards and demands for performance, reliability and
|
||
|
availability.
|
||
|
|
||
|
<P> The SuSE Linux CGL Edition is available at no charge as a Service Pack
|
||
|
to SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 customers. CGL incorporates technologies
|
||
|
defined by the OSDL's Carrier Grade Linux Working Group, an initiative
|
||
|
whose members include SuSE, HP, IBM, Intel and leading Telecom and Network
|
||
|
Equipment providers.
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">UnitedLinux
|
||
|
</FONT>
|
||
|
</H3>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.unitedlinux.com/">
|
||
|
UnitedLinux</a>
|
||
|
has announced that its four founding partner companies will
|
||
|
offer special support programs and discounts to
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.unitedlinux.com/oracleisv/">
|
||
|
ISV participants</a>
|
||
|
in the Oracle's Unbreakable Linux Partner Initiative. Oracle's Unbreakable
|
||
|
Linux Partner Initiative provides financial and technical incentives to
|
||
|
ISVs delivering solutions on Oracle's Unbreakable Linux software
|
||
|
infrastructure. The Oracle Unbreakable Linux Partner Initiative
|
||
|
complements Oracle's partnerships with strategically selected Linux
|
||
|
platform providers and with hardware companies.
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
<a name="commercial"></a>
|
||
|
<p><hr><p>
|
||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
|
<center><H3><font color="green">Software and Product News</font></H3></center>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Mammoth PostgreSQL 7.3.2 released
|
||
|
</FONT>
|
||
|
</H3>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.commandprompt.com/entry.lxp?lxpe=147">
|
||
|
Mammoth PostgreSQL 7.3.2</a>
|
||
|
from
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.commandprompt.com/">
|
||
|
Command Prompt, Inc.</a> has been released.
|
||
|
Mammoth PostgreSQL is a robust, reliable,
|
||
|
SQL-compatible Object Relational Database Management System (ORDBMS). It is
|
||
|
designed to give small to medium size businesses the power, performance, and
|
||
|
open-standard support they desire.
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
100% compatible with the PostgreSQL 7.3.2 release, Mammoth PostgreSQL
|
||
|
provides a commercially-supported and optimized PostgreSQL distribution for
|
||
|
Win32, MacOSX and Red Hat Linux x86 platforms.
|
||
|
<P>
|
||
|
Also released is
|
||
|
<a href="http://www.commandprompt.com/entry.lxp?lxpe=126">
|
||
|
Mammoth pgManage 1.0</a>,
|
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a platform independent PostgreSQL administrator available for GNU/Linux and
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Windows.
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Majesty, from Linux Game Publishing
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/index.php?">
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Linux Game Publishing</a>'s long awaited new game
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<a href="http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/info.php?id=8&">
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Majesty</a>, is now in stock. A
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<a href="http://demos.linuxgamepublishing.com">Demo</a>
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is available, and the game is available for shipment immediately.
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Appligent AppendPDF Pro 3.0
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<a href="http://www.appligent.com">
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Appligent, Inc.</a>,
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a
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provider of Portable Document Format (PDF)-related software
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solutions, has announced the release of AppendPDF Pro 3.0, which
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enables businesses and organizations to dynamically assemble sections
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from PDF documents to build a completely new version with a choice of
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personalized features, such as a cover page and table of contents. This
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allows any PDF file to be automatically built and customized to the
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needs of each individual requesting specific information.
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AppendPDF Pro 3.0 is available for Windows NT/2000/XP,
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Solaris, Red Hat Linux, AIX and HP-UX, as well as Mac OS X.
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<P>
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AppendPDF Pro is available for purchase at
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<a href="http://www.appligent.com">
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www.appligent.com</a>, as well as
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through the U.S.
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<a href="http://www.gsaadvantage.gov">
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General Services Administration (GSA) Advantage</a> Web site.
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Opera 7 now available on Linux
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.opera.com/">
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Opera Software</a>
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has released Opera 7 for Linux.
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The new version
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includes new feature changes from Opera 6 for Linux as well as a
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built-in e-mail client, not previously available in Opera for Linux.
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Download Opera 7.11 for Linux from
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<a href="http://www.opera.com/download">
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www.opera.com/download</a>
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Other software
|
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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The LyX team have announced the
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<a href="http://www.lyx.org/announce/1_3_2.txt">
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release of LyX 1.3.2</a>
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