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The
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results</a>
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of their "Alphabet Soup Contest" to find more meaningful interpretations of
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acronyms like CBDTPA. Among the
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<a href="http://www.eff.org/EFFector/HTML/effect15.11.html#VI">
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winners</a>
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was Steven Cherry with the insightful translation: "Consume, But Don't Try
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Programming Anything" which very succinctly sums up what many would see as
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the spirit behind this legislation. Unsurprisingly, initiatives like the
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and groupings such as the
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<a href="http://bpdg.blogs.eff.org/">
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BPDG</a> [EFF link] (Broadcast Protection Discussion Group) have met with
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substantial popular opposition.
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globetechnology.com reported</a>
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Judiciary Committee spokeswoman Mimi Devin as saying that not one email in
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support of the bill had been received. This would seem to indicate that
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the only people who can benefit from the bill are those who helped draw it
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up. Additionally, a number of websites (such as
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EFF</a>
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and
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DigitalConsumer.org</a>) have served as rallying points for those opposed
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to the introduction of these laws, and it is very difficult to find any
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pro-CBDTPA online presence outside of corporate webpages. A recent
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<a href="http://linuxandmain.com/essay/craymond.html">
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article</a>
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by Catherine Olanich Raymond provides a reasoned and legally informed
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analysis of the principles behind this broad opposition.
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Although the DMCA is very detrimental to consumers, it should not be
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New Scientist</a>
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have been pushing hard for popular adoption of Passport technology. It
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infrastructure around Microsoft products. This has had
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significant success</a>
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The following articles are in the May/June issue of the E-zine
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxfocus.org/">LinuxFocus</A>:
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/May2002/article236.shtml">A LCD control panel for your Linux server</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/May2002/article240.shtml">Using a Minolta Dimage 5 camera under Linux</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/May2002/article241.shtml">GNUMail.app, the portability evidence</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/May2002/article242.shtml">Getting to know XML</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/May2002/article243.shtml">Introduction to cryptography</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/May2002/article244.shtml">Discover the universe</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/May2002/article246.shtml">Trying out KDE3</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/May2002/article247.shtml">Replacing a Windows NT/2000 server using Linux and SAMBA</a><br></li>
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An interview</a>
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at Linux Journal about the Linux movement and Linux Users Groups in India.
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6017">
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Linux WiFi Router</a>
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brings in Subscribers for Ghana's Largest ISP.
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<LI> Does Senator Hollings have his good side after all?
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/yro/02/04/19/1551240.shtml?tid%103">Early reports</A>
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of his net privacy bill seemed to suggest so, but
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<A
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HREF="http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/04/26/hollings_spyware/index.html">a
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later Salon article</A> thinks it's just business as usual: make a bil that pretends
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to safeguard people's privacy, but actually gives it to the marketers on a platter.
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Not your "sensitive" information (medical history, race, religion, political
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affiliation, etc), but your "nonsensitive" information--which includes your name,
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address, and anything you buy over the Internet. Fortunately for the marketers,
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this "nonsensitive" information is precisely what they want. Unfortunately for
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individual privacy, one can make a fairly good guess what your medical history,
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race, religion and political affiliation is just by analyzing what you buy and
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which web pages you read. So, is there anything good about this bill after all?
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At press time, it's too early to say.
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<LI> Microsoft FUD notwithstanding, the SAMBA team is
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<A HREF="http://us1.samba.org/samba/ms_license.html">not affected</A> by a
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recent MS licence on a technical document related to the CIFS protocol (the license
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forbids the information from being used in GPL code) and two patents related to
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the CIFS protocol, because SAMBA doesn't use that implementation anyway.
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<LI> Microsoft lawyer says Linux "<A HREF="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/04/29/1639219.shtml?tid=109">is not piracy</A>"
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during a European conference on software piray. Slashdot contributor dipfan
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notes the article "it quotes Microsoft's top in-house lawyer Brad Smith as saying: 'Linux is a way of developing software whereas piracy is copying.'"
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IBM developerWorks
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<a href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-share2?Open&t=grl,l<>7,p=shar2">
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article</a>
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on sharing computers, comparing SSH, remote X, VNC, and other technologies
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as ways of remotely running applications.
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purchases are
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<a href="http://www.linux.org/hardware/components.html">
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Linux.org's hardware list</a>
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and
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<a href="http://lhd.datapower.com/">
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The Linux Hardware Database</a>.
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Slashdot also recently ran a
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/askslashdot/02/04/23/2149241.shtml?tid=106">
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story</a>
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on hardware manufacturers that actively support Linux.
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<a href="http://lwn.net/">
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Linux Weekly News</a>
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<a href="http://lwn.net/2002/features/rms.php3">
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Interview</a>
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with Richard Stallman, clearing up some misconceptions about his views.
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Interestingly, he also says the Free Software Foundation may have to
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move out of the US if the CBDTPA (SSSCA) is enacted.
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Unix
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<a href="http://lwn.net/2002/0404/">
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gets Microsoft and Unisys good</a>.
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MS and Unisys run an ad campaign called "We have the way out",
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describing Unix as an expensive trap, so naturally... the campaign's
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web site is
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<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-874132.html">
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running Free BSD</a>!
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A hasty move to a Windows system (IIS according to Netcraft), failed so
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badly that
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<a href="http://www.wehavethewayout.com/">
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the site</a>
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was down for several days.
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Jim Dennis (the Answer Guy!)
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<a href="http://lwn.net//2002/0404/letters.php3">
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nominates</a>
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Senator Fritz Hollings (the CBDTPA/SSSCA Guy) for the post of Grand
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Software Source Code Dictator. Meanwhile Leon Brooks offers the
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"community baseball diamond" analogy for the CBDTPA/SSSCA (Subject:
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Disney hates baseball, film at 11?).
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Eric Raymond
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"Linux will take over the desktop, ... whether we clean up and polish
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our interfaces or not." and "[Linux's UI] doesn't suck."
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O'Reilly
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<a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/04/02/lessig.html">
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interview</a>
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with Lawrence Lessig on the future of the public domain.
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about the decision
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<a href="http://www.dreamworks.com/">
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Dreamworks</a>
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made to
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<a href="http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/04/24/1643238.shtml?tid=23">
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port all of their front-end servers and workstations to Linux</a>.
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Microsoft has
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/11/technology/11NET.html">
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backed off</a>
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Hailstorm, saying that it could not find any partners (merchants)
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willing to commit to the program. "Microsoft was unable to persuade
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either consumer companies or software developers that it had solved all
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of the privacy and security issues raised by the prospect of keeping
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personal information in a centralized repository."
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Charmed
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<a href="http://www.charmed.com/products/catalog/catalog.php">
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announces</a>
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Transmeta Crusoe-based Linux Wearable.
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Some links from the O'Reilly stable of websites:
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<ul>
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<li>
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An
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/excerpt/ssh_11/index2.html">
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excerpt</a>
|
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from "SSH: The Secure Shell", in which the
|
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authors introduce the Session Control Protocol, SCP, and show how
|
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to use it through a gateway.
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</li>
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<li>
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An
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2001/09/20/enterprise.html">
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introduction</a> to wireless Linux, and also a
|
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/04/11/enterprise.html">
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guide</a>
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to configuring the Apple AirPort base station from Linux.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2002/03/29/ibook_linux.html">
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Installing</a>
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Debian on an iBook.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/04/16/cory.html">
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|
The Law of Unintended Consequences</a>:
|
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|
"...the measure of a product's success is how far it diverges from its
|
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|
creator's intentions."
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</li>
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<li>
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The Body Electronic: An
|
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|
<a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/04/12/morris.html">
|
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|
Interview</a>
|
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|
With IBM's Robert Morris, discussing autonomic computing.
|
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|
</li>
|
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|
<li>
|
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|
<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/04/18/pam2.html">
|
|||
|
Writing PAM-Capable Applications</a>, Part Two
|
|||
|
Jennifer Vesperman covers how to call PAM authentication, account
|
|||
|
management, session management, and token-changing functions.
|
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|
</li>
|
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|
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|
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<P>
|
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|
Some interesting stories from the The Register:
|
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<ul>
|
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<li>
|
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|
Microsoft
|
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|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24852.html">
|
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|
to introduce</a>
|
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|
Windows-only 'Soft Wi-Fi' 802.11x system.
|
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</li>
|
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|
<li>
|
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|
Microsoft anti-GPL fine print
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24885.html">
|
|||
|
threatens competition</a>. Could spell trouble for Samba.
|
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|
</li>
|
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|
<li>
|
|||
|
Gates: GPL
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24970.html">
|
|||
|
will eat your economy</a>, but BSD's cool. Also,
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24990.html">
|
|||
|
interesting testimony</a>, how
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24982.html">
|
|||
|
windows is best</a>, and
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/24974.html">
|
|||
|
impending armageddon</a>.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
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|
<li>
|
|||
|
Symantec
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/24952.html">
|
|||
|
prepares Linux firewall</a>
|
|||
|
for IBM iSeries.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
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|
</ul>
|
|||
|
<p>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.linuxtoday.com/">
|
|||
|
Linux Today</a> have highlighted several interesting links over the past
|
|||
|
month:
|
|||
|
<ul>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
MSNBC on
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/737744.asp">
|
|||
|
Linux for the Masses</a>.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
Linux and Main reported that Marcelo Tosatti, Linux-2.4 kernel
|
|||
|
maintainer, was
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.linuxandmain.com/news/marcelo.html">
|
|||
|
deported by U.S. Immigration</a>
|
|||
|
due to visa problems.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
The Jones School of Management at Rice University in Houston is
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.surveypro.com/cgi-bin/surveypro/run_survey.cgi?id=2444">
|
|||
|
researching social interactions</a>
|
|||
|
online and in particular how communities organized around products or
|
|||
|
brands (such as Linux). They would like Linux users to complete an
|
|||
|
online questionnaire.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
Newsforge story on Linux and
|
|||
|
<a href="http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/04/17/025205.shtml?tid=8">
|
|||
|
the art of 3D game programming</a>
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
Linux Planet have published
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/4161/1/">
|
|||
|
an introduction</a>
|
|||
|
to the area of Linux package management.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
A LinuxSecurity.com
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.linuxsecurity.com/feature_stories/ids-active-response.html">
|
|||
|
article</a>
|
|||
|
on how a system should react when the intrusion detection system says
|
|||
|
something's awry.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
</ul>
|
|||
|
<a name="conferences"></a>
|
|||
|
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|
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|
|||
|
<center><H3><font color="green">Upcoming conferences and events</font></H3></center>
|
|||
|
<P> Listings courtesy <EM>Linux Journal</EM>. See <EM>LJ</EM>'s
|
|||
|
<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/events.php">Events</A> page for the
|
|||
|
latest goings-on.
|
|||
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|
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|
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|
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|
|||
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|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>Networld + Interop (Key3Media)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>May 7-9, 2002<BR>Las Vegas, NV<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.key3media.com/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.key3media.com/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>IBM developerWorks Live!</br><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>May 7-10, 2002<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www-3.ibm.com/events/ibmdeveloperworkslive/index.html" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www-3.ibm.com/events/ibmdeveloperworkslive/index.html</a><br>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>Strictly e-Business Solutions Expo (Cygnus Expositions)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>May 8-9, 2002<BR>Minneapolis, MN<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.strictlyebusiness.net/strictlyebusiness/index.po?" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.strictlyebusiness.net/strictlyebusiness/index.po?</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference (O'Reilly)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>May 13-16, 2002<BR>Santa Clara, CA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://conferences.oreillynet.com/etcon2002/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/etcon2002/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>Embedded Systems Conference (CMP)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>June 3-6, 2002<BR>Chicago, IL<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.esconline.com/chicago/" target=_"blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.esconline.com/chicago/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>USENIX Annual (USENIX)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>June 9-14, 2002<BR>Monterey, CA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix02/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix02/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>PC Expo (CMP)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>June 25-27, 2002<BR>New York, NY<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.techxny.com/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.techxny.com/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>O'Reilly Open Source Convention (O'Reilly)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>July 22-26, 2002<BR>San Diego, CA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://conferences.oreilly.com/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://conferences.oreilly.com/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>USENIX Securty Symposium (USENIX)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>August 5-9, 2002<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/sec02/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.usenix.org/events/sec02/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo (IDG)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>August 12-15, 2002<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.linuxworldexpo.com" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.linuxworldexpo.com</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Australia (IDG)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>August 14 - 16, 2002<BR>Australia<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.idgexpoasia.com/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.idgexpoasia.com/</A><BR>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
<tr><td valign=top>
|
|||
|
<b>Communications Design Conference (CMP)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>September 23-26, 2002<BR>San Jose, California<BR>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.commdesignconference.com/" target="_blank">
|
|||
|
http://www.commdesignconference.com/</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, East (CMP)</b><BR>
|
|||
|
<td valign=top>November 18-22, 2002<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>
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
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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">Lindows Controversy
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.lindows.com/">
|
|||
|
Lindows</a> is not only in legal wrangles
|
|||
|
<a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134430414_lindows03.html">
|
|||
|
with Microsoft</a>,
|
|||
|
but has now run foul of the
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.gnu.org/fsf/fsf.html">
|
|||
|
Free Software Foundation</a>.
|
|||
|
It would appear that Lindows has been
|
|||
|
<a href="http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=02/04/11/148251">
|
|||
|
somewhat casual</a>
|
|||
|
about distributing source code for their products.
|
|||
|
Bruce Perens has written an
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.lwn.net/daily/perens-robertson.php3">
|
|||
|
open letter</a>
|
|||
|
to Michael Robertson (Lindows CEO) calling on the company to be honest
|
|||
|
partners in the free software endeavor.
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.monolinux.com/">Mono Linux</a>
|
|||
|
has published a report and analysis of Lindows, available in two parts
|
|||
|
(
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.monolinux.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=103">
|
|||
|
one</a> and
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.monolinux.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=105">
|
|||
|
two</a>).
|
|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">New version of the IP Masquerade HOWTO is available
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch">
|
|||
|
David Ranch</a> has announced the release of the
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch/LINUX/index-linux.html#ipmasq">
|
|||
|
IP Masquerade HOWTO</a>.
|
|||
|
<P> Recent changes include:
|
|||
|
<ul>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
Updated all the various chapters to use human readable file names
|
|||
|
vs. things like "x2623.html".
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
init.d-style startup scripts for the rc.firewall rulesets.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
Expanded the IPMASQ accounting section.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
Many updated URL's.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
<li>
|
|||
|
Fixed the $PORTFWIP bug.
|
|||
|
</li>
|
|||
|
</ul>
|
|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">$20m Compaq Linux Win
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.compaq.com/">
|
|||
|
Compaq Computer Corporation</a>
|
|||
|
have announced a three-year, $20 million agreement with
|
|||
|
RackShack,
|
|||
|
the hosting services arm of
|
|||
|
of
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.ev1.net">
|
|||
|
Everyones Internet</a>.
|
|||
|
Compaq will equip RackShack's IT data centers with
|
|||
|
industry-standard Compaq ProLiant servers for a tier one,
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.compaq.com/linux">
|
|||
|
Linux-based</a>
|
|||
|
Web hosting solution.
|
|||
|
<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">Debian
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/vote/2002/platforms/bdale">
|
|||
|
Bdale Garbee</a>,
|
|||
|
an Engineer/Scientist in the Linux Systems Operation group for
|
|||
|
Hewlett-Packard, has
|
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|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/vote/2002/vote_0001">
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been elected</a>
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Debian project leader.
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<P>
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<hr noshade width="20%">
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<P>
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Debian Weekly News
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/17/">
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recently reported</a>
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that Nathan Hawkins has
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<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-bsd-0204/msg00021.html">
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announced</a>
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a new base tarball for those who would like to see Debian GNU/FreeBSD live.
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The status of this port is
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<a href="http://people.debian.org/~utsl/freebsd-i386/status.html">
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available here</a>.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Gentoo
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.linuxplanet.com/">
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Linux Planet</a> have recently
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<a href="http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/4149/1/">
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reviewed</a>
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<a href="http://www.gentoo.org">
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Gentoo Linux</a>, a source based distribution aimed at people comfortable
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with software development (among others).
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<p>
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Gentoo can also be installed on the PPC platform, and has been
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<a href="http://www.imaclinux.net/plain_page.php?caller=imaclinux.php3+record=94">
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reviewed</a> by iMacLinux (link courtesy Linux Today).
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<P> <hr> <P>
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<FONT COLOR="green">Hancom
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.linuxandmain.com/">
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Linux and Main</a> have an
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<a href="http://www.linuxandmain.com/features/decrem.html">
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interview</a>
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with Bart Decrem, co-founder of Eazel (producers of the Nautilus graphical
|
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shell for GNOME) and vice president of Hancom Linux. Decrem discusses
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software in Korea, why companies and governments outside the US don't want
|
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to become too dependent on Microsoft, and more.
|
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Also
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/04/25/0122208&mode=nested&tid=163">
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featured</a>
|
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on Slashdot. While on the subject of Hancom Linux, Linux and Main
|
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<a href="http://www.linuxandmain.com/news/hancomarab.html">
|
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also reported</a>
|
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|
that Hancom Linux is shipping what is believed to be the first
|
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Arab-language Linux distribution.
|
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|
As
|
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|
<a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=969">
|
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|
reported by OSNews</a>,
|
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|
Hancom have now completely focused on the Linux platform for their Hancom
|
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|
Office productivity suite.
|
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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">SOT Linux
|
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|
</FONT>
|
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|
</H3>
|
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<P>
|
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|
Linux Today have the
|
|||
|
<a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-04-24-016-26-PR-SW">
|
|||
|
story</a>
|
|||
|
that SOT, publisher of Best Linux, has announced a change of name for its
|
|||
|
Linux distribution to coincide with the release of a new version of the
|
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|
distro. In future it will be known as SOT Linux.
|
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|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">SuSE
|
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|
</FONT>
|
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|
</H3>
|
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|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.suse.de/en/">
|
|||
|
SuSE Linux</a>
|
|||
|
and
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.ibm.com/">
|
|||
|
IBM</a>
|
|||
|
have announced a broad services alliance that will enable
|
|||
|
both companies to jointly provide Linux support and services to
|
|||
|
corporate customers around the world.
|
|||
|
In the agreement,
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.ibm.com/services">
|
|||
|
IBM Global Services</a>
|
|||
|
and SuSE will collaborate on support and professional services. IBM will
|
|||
|
package and support turnkey implementations of SuSE Linux Enterprise
|
|||
|
Server, backed by SuSE's expert development, maintenance, and support
|
|||
|
teams. In addition to this complete services offering, the two
|
|||
|
organizations will also collaborate on customer engagements and supplement
|
|||
|
each other's skills to provide a formidable Linux services delivery
|
|||
|
capability for corporate customers.
|
|||
|
<p>
|
|||
|
<hr noshade width="20%">
|
|||
|
<p>
|
|||
|
Slashdot ran the
|
|||
|
<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/04/23/1326223.shtml?tid3">
|
|||
|
story</a> that
|
|||
|
SuSE 8.0 has shipped, and now includes KDE 3.0, kernel 2.4.18, and various
|
|||
|
other upgrades/enhancements.
|
|||
|
<a name="commercial"></a>
|
|||
|
<p><hr><p>
|
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|
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|
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|
<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 Released
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
Mammoth PostgreSQL from
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.commandprompt.com/">
|
|||
|
Command Prompt, Inc.</a>
|
|||
|
is an 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. 100% compatible
|
|||
|
with the PostgreSQL 7.2.1 release, Mammoth PostgreSQL provides a
|
|||
|
commercially-supported PostgreSQL distribution for Solaris, MacOS X and Red
|
|||
|
Hat Linux x86 platforms. Mammoth PostgreSQL ships with built-in support
|
|||
|
for SSL connectivity (Native and ODBC), as well as programming APIs for
|
|||
|
C/C++, Perl, and Python. There are one-time and subscription-based
|
|||
|
licensing models available for immediate purchase.
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
Command Prompt, Inc., provides support, custom programming, and
|
|||
|
services for PostgreSQL. Service contracts, as well as time and materials
|
|||
|
support are available, allowing for single-point accountability for a
|
|||
|
customer's database solution.
|
|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Linux Growth Spurs Tool Sales for Etnus
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.etnus.com">
|
|||
|
Etnus</a>,
|
|||
|
a supplier of debuggers for complex code, have announced record-breaking
|
|||
|
sales of its TotalView debugger on Intel Linux platforms, linking the sales
|
|||
|
to increased development of complex and mission critical codes on Linux
|
|||
|
systems. Both sales volume and number of licenses sold for the Etnus
|
|||
|
TotalView debugger on Intel Linux platforms doubled over first quarter 2001
|
|||
|
and, for the first time, Etnus reported that Linux was the top-selling
|
|||
|
platform. Etnus TotalView is a cross-platform, state of the art debugger
|
|||
|
supporting C/C++ and Fortran.
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
Etnus believes Linux will continue to be a leader among the many
|
|||
|
platforms they support and will continue to expand functionality there. The
|
|||
|
next release of TotalView will add support for GCC 3.X and the Intel
|
|||
|
compilers for Linux.
|
|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">CylantSecure
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<p>
|
|||
|
CylantSecure is an intrusion detection system for Linux and other Unix
|
|||
|
variants that stops attacks before they occur by monitoring the behavior of
|
|||
|
the operating system. It has been developed and produced by
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.cylant.com">
|
|||
|
Cylant</a>,
|
|||
|
a division of Software Systems International. By adding instrumentation to
|
|||
|
the kernel, Cylant is enabled to benchmark server behavior patterns and
|
|||
|
detect changes in those patterns during operation. If an abnormal behavior
|
|||
|
occurs, it can be stopped in real time, preventing attacks before they are
|
|||
|
executed.
|
|||
|
<P> This technique is based on the principle that most attacks change the
|
|||
|
behavior of the software being exploited in a measurable way. CylantSecure
|
|||
|
uses sensors to monitor the behavior of the software, along with a
|
|||
|
statistical analysis engine to identify any abnormalities in the behavior.
|
|||
|
Through continuous behavioral monitoring, CylantSecure can send
|
|||
|
administrators early warning of attacks, so appropriate measures can be
|
|||
|
taken. Such measures might include shutting down the program, shunning
|
|||
|
traffic from the attacking IP or performing system state analysis.
|
|||
|
<p>
|
|||
|
Get more information on the
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.cylant.com">
|
|||
|
Cylant website</a>.
|
|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Opera 6.0 for Linux Beta 2 Released
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.opera.com">
|
|||
|
Opera Software ASA</a>
|
|||
|
have released Opera
|
|||
|
6.0 for Linux Beta 2 with improved features and looks to increase the
|
|||
|
speed and enjoyment of Linux users worldwide. The earlier version of Opera
|
|||
|
for Linux, Opera 5, has reached a milestone of one million successful
|
|||
|
downloads and installations.
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
For a complete changelog of Opera 6.0 for Linux Beta 2, please visit
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.opera.com/linux/changelog/">
|
|||
|
http://www.opera.com/linux/changelog/</a>
|
|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">McObject's eXtremeDB 2.0
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.mcobject.com">
|
|||
|
McObject</a>
|
|||
|
has released version 2.0 of its
|
|||
|
eXtremeDB
|
|||
|
small footprint, main memory database on Linux, with new features to
|
|||
|
improve developer flexibility and enhance the run-time capabilities of
|
|||
|
applications based on eXtremeDB.
|
|||
|
McObject built eXtremeDB from scratch to meet the CPU and RAM
|
|||
|
constraints of intelligent, connected devices while offering dramatic
|
|||
|
performance improvements over traditional disk-based database systems.
|
|||
|
Enhancements in version 2.0 include:
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
An evaluation version of eXtremeDB 2.0 is available from
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.mcobject.com/download">
|
|||
|
www.mcobject.com/download</a> for free download.
|
|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Mozilla
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/">
|
|||
|
Mozilla</a>
|
|||
|
1.0 release candidate 1 has been
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0/">
|
|||
|
released</a>.
|
|||
|
This is a trial run for the upcoming 1.0 release, and is a good indicator
|
|||
|
of how close that day is. Indeed, Mozilla even managed to
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101020429-232589,00.html">
|
|||
|
attract the attention</a>
|
|||
|
of
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.time.com/">
|
|||
|
Time Magazine</a>,
|
|||
|
which reported on the possibility that a Mozilla release could break the
|
|||
|
browser war armistice.
|
|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Arkeia Releases A New Version 5 Beta
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
<a href="http://www.arkeia.com">
|
|||
|
Arkeia Corporation</a>
|
|||
|
has released a new Arkeia 5 Beta version. Arkeia Version 5 will be the
|
|||
|
successor of Version 4.x, a high performance, multiple-platform backup
|
|||
|
software with 90,000 worldwide users. Arkeia 5, will feature a completely
|
|||
|
rewritten program architecture and will include an assortment of new
|
|||
|
features requested by users.
|
|||
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|||
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|||
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|||
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Other software
|
|||
|
</FONT>
|
|||
|
</H3>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
Apache 2.0
|
|||
|
<a href="http://httpd.apache.org/">
|
|||
|
is now, officially, stable</a>.
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
Galeon 1.2.1 has
|
|||
|
<a href="http://galeon.sourceforge.net/news/index.php#39">
|
|||
|
been released</a>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
AbiWord 1.0
|
|||
|
<a href="http://lwn.net/2002/0425/">
|
|||
|
is out</a>
|
|||
|
<P>
|
|||
|
The new version of Mailman, (version 2.0.10)
|
|||
|
<a href="http://lwn.net/2002/0425/a/mailman2010.php3">
|
|||
|
is now available</a>.
|
|||
|
<!-- *** BEGIN copyright *** -->
|
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|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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|
<H5 ALIGN=center>
|
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|
Copyright © 2002, Michael Conry and
|
|||
|
the Editors of <A HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com"><I>Linux Gazette</I></A>.<BR>
|
|||
|
Copying license <A HREF="../copying.html">http://www.linuxgazette.com/copying.html</A><BR>
|
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|
Published in Issue 78 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, May 2002</H5>
|
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