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<li><a HREF="#leg">Legislation and More Legislation</a>
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July 2002 <I>Linux Journal</I>
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The July issue of <A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/"><I>Linux
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This issue focuses on interoperability. Click
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<FONT COLOR="green">Palladium
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Back in January,
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<a href="../issue74/lg_bytes.html">
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we mentioned</a> that Microsoft had been granted a patent claim
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for a `Digital rights management operating system'. It appears their plans
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are developing further. A recent
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<a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/770511.asp?cp1=1">
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article</a> at MSNBC/Newsweek provides an "exclusive first look" at the new
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technology. It begins:
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<blockquote>
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"An exclusive first look at
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Microsoft's ambitious-and risky-plan to remake the personal computer to
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ensure security, privacy and intellectual property rights. Will you buy it?"
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Frankly, I don't buy it!
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The article is almost entirely uncritical and does not raise any of the
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many legitimate concerns surrounding such a technology.
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The Register has published a some excellent articles on Palladium, by
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25852.html">
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John Lettice</a>,
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25843.html">
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Richard Forno</a> and
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25891.html">
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Thomas C Greene</a>. The
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25891.html">
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third of these</a> focuses specifically on what effect Palladium could have
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on the Linux community, and the indications are not good (unsurprisingly,
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given that it would mean a large part of the hardware industry could end up
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dancing almost exclusively to Microsoft's tune). Indeed, as Robert Cringely
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<a href="http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20020627.html">
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has written</a>, Palladium could be bad news for the entire infrastructure
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of the internet.
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If you want more information on Palladium, and DRM (digital rights
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management) technology in general,
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<a href="http://www.cryptome.org">cryptome</a> has
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<a href="http://cryptome.org/ms-drm-os.htm">
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some useful links</a> along with the text of the original MS DRM OS patent.
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Of particular interest is Ross Anderson's
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<a href="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/rja14/tcpa-faq.html">
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TCPA / Palladium Frequently Asked Questions</a>
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(TCPA=Trusted Computing Platform Alliance).
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The
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reported</a> that Germany has signed a contract with IBM and SuSE for a large
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public sector Linux-based computer contract. Among the reasons for the
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decision given by German representatives were cost and security. The BBC
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article gives quite a nice background to the story also, which is worth
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reading. Also of interest is
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<a href="http://www.suse.de/en/press/press_releases/archive02/schily_ibm.html">
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SuSE's press release</a>, and other reports of this news
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25565.html">
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at The Register</a> and
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/06/03/1414239.shtml?tid%106">
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at Slashdot</a>.
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In other good news, it has
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<a href="http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS9061559934.html">
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been reported by DesktopLinux.com</a> and
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<a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-06-17-011-26-NW-DP-PB">
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by LinuxToday</a>
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that Finnish MP's have signed a bill requesting national and local agencies
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to migrate their IT systems to the Linux operating system. This could be
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part of a trend. Slashdot has
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/06/04/0259234.shtml?tid%117">
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reported</a>
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a similar development in Taiwan, which "...will start a national plan to
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jump-start the development and use of Free (libre) Software".
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IDG.net has published
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<a href="http://www.idg.net/ic_874686_1794_9-10000.html">
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a survey</a>
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of countries which making moves toward open-source software and attempting
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to reduce dependence on Microsoft.
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</p><center><h3><font color="green">Linux Links</font></h3></center>
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The following articles are in the July/August 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/July2002/article239.shtml">A Hardware watchdog and shutdown button</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/July2002/article245.shtml">Securing a heterogeneous network with free software tools</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/July2002/article248.shtml">Plugins and Mozilla 1.0</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/July2002/article249.shtml">Receiving faxes with efax.</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/July2002/article250.shtml">Bookreview: Beginning Databases with MySQL</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/July2002/article252.shtml">Compile your own Linux kernel</a><br></li>
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<li><a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/July2002/article254.shtml">Light, Camera, Action... Kino!</a><br></li>
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Article at IBM.com on
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<a href="http://www7b.software.ibm.com/wsdd/library/techarticles/0205_yu/yu.html?open&l=335,t=gr">
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installing and configuring CVS for Linux</a>.
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<a href="http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=125">
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Interview with RMS</a>. Among other topics, this deals with UnitedLinux.
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Salon
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<a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/06/07/broadband/index.html">
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describes</a>
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how FCC decisions are allowing a few big ISPs (the ones owned by the cable
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companies and telcos) to squeeze out all the little ones. Gives an
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analysis of what this will mean for the market.
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</p><p>
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Some stories from the <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/">The
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Register</a> related to the Linux world:
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25746.html">
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A look at</a>
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NSA and SELinux
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<li>
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Apache admins ambushed by
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/25766.html">
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premature vuln report</a>.
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Ralph Nader recommends US Federal Government should develop
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25586.html">
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software alternatives</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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NY Times
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/25574.html">
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sicks FBI on MSNBC journalists</a>
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in hacking investigation, neglects press freedoms.
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/25568.html">
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How to read Xbox security key</a>,
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legally apparently, and maybe even get Linux in there.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/25535.html">
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US courts</a> rule against library net censorship filters.
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</li>
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<li>
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Ruling on BT hyperlink patent
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/25837.html">
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expected soon</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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MS Passport as
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/25867.html">
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arbiter of public decency</a>
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<li>
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EasyGroup
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/25881.html">
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uses heavy handed tactics</a>
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to acquire domain names.
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<p>
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Links from the O'Reilly stable of websites
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<li>
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/06/03/insecurities.html">
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Trojaned networking tools</a>,
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and other security information.
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</li>
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<li>
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Getting the most out of one computer by
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/05/30/enterprise.html">
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running multiple operating systems on it</a>. Looks at WINE, DOSEMU,
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Bochs and User-Mode Linux.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://opensource.oreilly.com/news/biblio_0502.html">
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Open Source Bibliography</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/06/13/cvs.html">
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Tracking changes in CVS</a>, a look at the functions and commands used
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in CVS.
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</li>
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<li>
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A <a href="http://oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/05/23/zaurus.html">
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look at</a> the new GNU/Linux based Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 palmtop computer
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Some <em>Linux Journal</em> web article that might be of interest:
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4879">
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Learning to Use X11</a>: A simple example program with a line-by-line
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walk through that explains key concepts for programming with X11.
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</li>
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<li>
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Doc Searls on GeekPAC and its
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6033">
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mission to save the Net from Hollywood</a> and other corporate
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interests.
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</li>
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<li>
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An <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5928">
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introduction</a> to the arch Version Control System.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5669">
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Review of four open-source accounting packages</a>:
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Emma, GnuCash, jGnash and QHacc.
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</li>
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<li>
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Maddog
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6136">
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visits the 20th anniversary of the Swiss Open Systems Group</a>
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in Zurick, gives a talk, takes pictures, drinks the water (it's fresh).
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</li>
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</ul>
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/bg">
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The Linux Buyer's Guide</a>
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is a service provided by Linux Journal; it lists
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software (both commercial and free), hardware, distributions, books, etc.
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There are ten major categories and dozens of subcategories, and a search
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page for searching names, descriptions and price ranges. The service is
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always free to users, and vendors likewise can list their products for free.
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(Vendors can also sign up for paid premium services; e.g., banner ads.)
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Entries are added by the vendor through the web, so they reflect which vendors
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have visited the site and chosen to list their products.
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Free software developers are invited to register as "vendors" and list their
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software, so that the public can comparison shop between free and commercial
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items. Just designate one person to be the Buyer's Guide contact, who will
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update the product listing as the product changes. (All listings must be
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updated or verified at least once a year or they will be dropped; this prevents
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stale listings from remaining.)
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</p><p>
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Some links from <a href="http://slashdot.org/">Slashdot</a> that should
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appeal to you:
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</p><ul>
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<li>
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Ransom Love
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<a href="http://interviews.slashdot.org/interviews/02/06/24/1556244.shtml?tid%163">
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answers questions from Slashdot readers</a>
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about UnitedLinux. Love was Caldera's CEO at the time of the interview,
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but now he's full time with UnitedLinux.
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</li>
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<li>
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A Fictional
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<a href="http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/article/0,12543,260388,00.html">
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story</a>
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in <em>Popular Science</em> magazine about how much information an
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average Joe leaves about himself during the course of a day.
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</li>
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<li>
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European commission
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/05/28/1723200.shtml?tid%106">
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sponsors Linux audio distribution</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.cluelessmailers.org/spamdemic/mapfullsize.html">
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A map of spam</a>.
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Who sends it, who advertises through whom, and how the bulk of them
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interrelate.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.msnbc.com/news/761972.asp?0pup">
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Broadband by the bootstraps</a>:
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How a group of neighbours built their own high-speed network
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Joel Spolsky has written a well thought out
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<a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/StrategyLetterV.html">
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article</a> outlining his theories on the economics underlying open source
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software. This was
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/06/17/0435227.shtml?tid%106">
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discussed on Slashdot</a>. While on the theme of economics, <em>Linux
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Journal</em> have an article entitled
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com//article.php?sid=6149">
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A Successful Linux/Open-Source Business Model</a> which might be worth
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looking through.
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<a href="http://lwn.net/">
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Linux Weekly News</a>
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has
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/978/">
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a new look</a>,
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"making light use of style sheets", which you should take a look at. There
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are further changes and enhancements including a more dynamic front page,
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login-preferences, and article talkbacks (which you will see at the bottom
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of the
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/978/">
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announcement</a>
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of the new look). The old LWN site and content is available as
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<a href="http://old.lwn.net">old.lwn.net</a>.
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<P>
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Of course, not only does LWN have a new and attractive style, it also has
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lots of good content! The following are some highlights of the past month
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that might interest you:
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<ul>
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<li>
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Jon Corbet's
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/3022/">
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report from the 2002 Kernel Developers' Summit</a>. Has lots of
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information on where the Linux Kernel project actually is, and where it
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is heading.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/2483/">
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Commentary</a> on
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the contradictions in how Disney's policies and aims interact with
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Linux.
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</li>
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</ul>
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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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<b>O'Reilly Open Source Convention (O'Reilly)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>July 22-26, 2002<BR>San Diego, CA<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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<b>USENIX Securty Symposium (USENIX)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>August 5-9, 2002<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/sec02/" target="_blank">
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http://www.usenix.org/events/sec02/</A><BR>
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<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo (IDG)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>August 12-15, 2002<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.linuxworldexpo.com" target="_blank">
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http://www.linuxworldexpo.com</A><BR>
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<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo Australia (IDG)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>August 14 - 16, 2002<BR>Australia<BR>
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<a href="http://www.idgexpoasia.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.idgexpoasia.com/</A><BR>
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<b>Communications Design Conference (CMP)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>September 23-26, 2002<BR>San Jose, California<BR>
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<a href="http://www.commdesignconference.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.commdesignconference.com/</A><BR>
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<b>IBM eServer pSeries (RS/6000) and Linux Technical University</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>October 14-18, 2002<BR>Dallas, TX<BR>
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<a href="http://www-3.ibm.com/services/learning/conf/us/pseries/" target="_blank">
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http://www-3.ibm.com/services/learning/conf/us/pseries/</A><BR>
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<b>Software Development Conference & Expo, East (CMP)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>November 18-22, 2002<BR>Boston, MA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.sdexpo.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.sdexpo.com/</A><BR>
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<center><H3><font color="green">News in General</font></H3></center>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Simile.D
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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LinuxSecurity.com have
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<a href="http://www.linuxsecurity.com/articles/server_security_article-5066.html">
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reported on a virus</a>
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that can affect both Windows and Linux. Called Simile.D, it is only a
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serious risk to a Linux user if she reads email attachments as root.
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Security risk is therefore relatively small.
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If you want more information, you can see further details
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<a href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1132372">
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on Vnunet's website</a>, and also
|
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<a href="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/linux.simile.html">
|
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on Symantec's website</a>
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<P>
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A better bet is to read Robin "Roblimo" Miller's
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<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=2002/06/07/0121241&mode=thread&tid=16">
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article</a>
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at NewsForge:
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"One of the great defects in Linux
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compared to Windows is that it is not infected by cool viruses."
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">HP, Oracle and Red Hat Combine Engineering Expertise to
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Further Develop Linux Solutions for the Enterprise
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.hp.com/">HP</a> have announced that it has
|
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combined engineering resources with software company
|
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<a href="http://www.oracle.com/">Oracle</a>, and
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<a href="http://www.redhat.com/">Red Hat</a>,
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to certify and deliver Red Hat Linux Advanced Server on an 8-Node
|
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Oracle9i Real Application Clusters environment running on ProLiant DL580
|
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servers from the new HP.
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<P> More information on HP's Linux initiatives is available at
|
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<a href="http://www.hp.com/linux">
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www.hp.com/linux</a>
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<p>
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This move has had some press coverage.
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Siliconvalley internet.com
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<a href="http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/1276851">
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has interpreted it</a> as a move to unseat IBM as the dominant Linux
|
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vendor.
|
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IDG has characterised the development as
|
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<a href="http://www.idg.net/crd_idgsearch_2.html?url=http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/05/28/020528hnunbreakable.xml">
|
|
a reaction to the UnitedLinux development</a>. Don Marti has also
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6123">
|
|
commented</a> on the role Oracle's favouring of RedHat will have on the
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distribution market.
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">United Linux
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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One of the biggest earthquakes in the Linux Distribution landscape in a
|
|
long time was the announcement by Caldera, SuSE, Turbolinux and Conectiva
|
|
that they were going to team up to form
|
|
<a href="http://www.unitedlinux.com/">UnitedLinux</a>.
|
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/25503.html">
|
|
Speculation</a> about
|
|
what exactly this
|
|
<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/05/29/138258">
|
|
development</a>
|
|
will mean for Linux began even before the
|
|
announcement was formally made.
|
|
<a href="http://www.redhat.com">
|
|
RedHat</a>,
|
|
which would be an obvious target of the newly formed UnitedLinux, has made
|
|
little comment on the development and is reported to be
|
|
<a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-05-30-019-26-NW-BZ-RH">
|
|
cautiously optimistic</a>.
|
|
However Dennis Powell, writing at Linux and Main, sees this as the
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=91">
|
|
beginning of a larger battle</a>
|
|
between UnitedLinux on one side and Dell Red Hat and Oracle on the other.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Among the features of UnitedLinux which have attracted
|
|
attention are
|
|
<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/05/31/228254">
|
|
the refusal to distribute free binaries</a>, and talk of
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=83">
|
|
per seat licensing</a>. It would appear that not all details in these areas have
|
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25587.html">
|
|
yet been worked out</a>.
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Alexis de Tocqueville Institution
|
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
One of the most contentious happenings of the past month was
|
|
<a href="http://www.adti.net/html_files/defense/opensource_pressrelease_05_30_2002.html">
|
|
the release</a>
|
|
by the
|
|
<a href="http://www.adti.net/">Alexis de Tocqueville Institution</a>
|
|
of a whitepaper entitled Opening the Open Source Debate. Among the points
|
|
made in this document was that
|
|
<blockquote>
|
|
Terrorists trying to hack or disrupt U.S. computer networks might find it
|
|
easier if the federal government attempts to switch to "open source" as
|
|
some groups propose.'
|
|
</blockquote>
|
|
Unsurprisingly, this led to an outcry among many associated with open
|
|
source software.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Happily, for those of us who believe free and open software is a good
|
|
thing, it appears that these contentions are not being blindly accepted.
|
|
Indeed there have been some very well considered rebuttals of the
|
|
whitepaper's theories. David F. Skoll at the Sydney Morning Herald has
|
|
made
|
|
<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/11/1022982836568.html">
|
|
detailed arguments</a>
|
|
(also
|
|
<a href="http://www.roaringpenguin.com/adti2.php3">at Roaring
|
|
Penguin</a>)
|
|
against the specific points raised as has
|
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25656.html">
|
|
Thomas C. Greene at The Register</a> and
|
|
<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/06/14/1948201&mode=thread&tid=11">
|
|
Karl O. Pinc at NewsForge</a>,
|
|
<P>
|
|
Some commentators such as Michelle Delio at Wired have
|
|
<a href="http://www.wired.com/news/linux/0,1411,52973,00.html">
|
|
suggested</a>
|
|
that Microsoft may have paid to have the paper written. Whoever were the
|
|
original funders of the paper, if <em>you</em> want to read it, you will
|
|
have to stump up $5.29,
|
|
<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/06/20/1755215&mode=thread&tid=11">
|
|
as reported by NewsForge</a>.
|
|
It is possible to download the original version
|
|
<a href="http://x.emdx.org/Slashdot/old_opensource_whitepaper.pdf">
|
|
from a non-ADTI server</a>, which was linked from the
|
|
<a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/10/1737258&tid=99">
|
|
Slashdot report</a> on this story.
|
|
Apparently, the main
|
|
differences
|
|
between the different versions of the document are in spelling and grammar
|
|
(Anthony Awtrey at Linux and Main
|
|
<a href="http://linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=97">
|
|
goes through them in detail</a>).
|
|
<P>
|
|
For a more positive analysis of the role of open/free software in
|
|
government and military applications, you could look at
|
|
<a href="http://www.mitre.org/support/papers/tech_papers_01/kenwood_software/index.shtml">
|
|
the MITRE paper</a> on the subject. Finally, for the ultimate irony,
|
|
NewsForge had the
|
|
<a href="http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/06/05/1721223">
|
|
pleasure of reporting</a> that the ADTI's own website runs
|
|
<a href="http://www.apache.org">Apache</a>.
|
|
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">MobiliX wins Against Obelix
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
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|
<P>
|
|
In a recent court hearing in Germany, the owners of the name
|
|
<a href="http://www.mobilix.org">Mobilix</a> have
|
|
defeated a challenge
|
|
brought against them by
|
|
<a href="http://www.editions-albert-rene.com">
|
|
Les Éditions Albert René</a>, owners of the popular Asterix comic
|
|
book series. The Asterix comic features a character named Obelix, and it
|
|
was the contention of lawyers representing
|
|
<a href="http://www.editions-albert-rene.com">
|
|
Les Éditions Albert René</a> that the name Mobilix was a violation
|
|
of their trademarks. Mobilix is a website devoted to
|
|
<b>Mobil</b>e Un<b>ix</b>
|
|
(in particular Linux and BSD on laptops, PDA's, cell phones, etc.,).
|
|
The court eventually ruled that there was little chance of the names being
|
|
mixed up, especially given the very different markets they are aimed at.
|
|
<p>
|
|
The documentation of the case is available
|
|
<a href="http://mobilix.org/mobilix_asterix.html">
|
|
online</a> (also
|
|
<a href="http://mobilix.org/de/mobilix_asterix.html">
|
|
in German</a>),
|
|
and includes letters from MobiliX lawyers
|
|
<a href="http://www.jbb.de">
|
|
Jaschinski Biere Brexl</a>.
|
|
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<a name="distro"></a>
|
|
<p><hr><p>
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|
<center><H3><font color="green">Distro News</font></H3></center>
|
|
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<P> <hr> <P>
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Debian
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/">
|
|
Debian Weekly News</a>
|
|
have
|
|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/24/">
|
|
reported</a>
|
|
the availability of
|
|
preliminary XFree86 4.2.0 Packages.
|
|
Branden Robinson and
|
|
Ishikawa Mutsumi's announcement is available
|
|
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-x-0206/msg00029.html">
|
|
here</a>.
|
|
Werner Heuser has set up a
|
|
<a href="http://mobilix.org/debian_xfree42.html">
|
|
Mini HOWTO about Debian-XFree86 v4.2</a>. Download from
|
|
<a href="http://raw.no/x4.2/">
|
|
a mirror</a>
|
|
if possible.
|
|
<P>
|
|
<HR NOSHADE WIDTH="20%">
|
|
<P>
|
|
Also
|
|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/23/">
|
|
reported</a> by DWN was the
|
|
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-cd-0206/msg00046.html">
|
|
availability of</a> updated Woody
|
|
<a href="http://www.phy.olemiss.edu/debian-minicd/">
|
|
MiniCD images</a> for alpha, i386, m68k, and PowerPC.
|
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Gentoo
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P> Gentoo Linux 1.2 was
|
|
<a href="http://www.gentoo.org/news/20020610-gentoo.html">
|
|
released June 10</a>.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
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|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Phat
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
The fourth release of
|
|
<a href="http://www.phatlinux.com">
|
|
Phat Linux</a>
|
|
has arrived on FTP servers. It includes updates such as Ximian GNOME and a
|
|
2.4.18 kernel. Phat aims to be installable on a Windows computer without
|
|
repartitioning.
|
|
|
|
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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">Slackware
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Slackware</a> has announced the release of Slackware 8.1.
|
|
Highlights of this
|
|
release include KDE 3.0.1, GNOME 1.4.1 (with new additions like Evolution),
|
|
the long-awaited Mozilla 1.0 browser, support for many new filesystems like
|
|
ext3, ReiserFS, JFS, and XFS, and support for several new SCSI and ATA RAID
|
|
controllers. You can buy it at
|
|
<a href="http://store.slackware.com">
|
|
store.slackware.com</a>, or download it from one of
|
|
<a href="http://slackware.com/getslack/">
|
|
many mirrors</a>.
|
|
The new release has been
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reviews/4241/2/">
|
|
reviewed by Linux Planet</a>,
|
|
and also
|
|
<a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/06/19/0330205&mode=nested&tid=106">
|
|
reported by Slashdot</a>.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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|
<FONT COLOR="green">SuSE
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
|
|
<a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-06-03-015-26-NW-BZ-SS">
|
|
SuSE plans a developers' release</a>
|
|
of UnitedLinux, and won't have a per-seat license. This does not directly
|
|
affect the other distributions participating in UnitedLinux.
|
|
<P>
|
|
<HR NOSHADE WIDTH="20%">
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.suse.de/en">SuSE Linux</a>
|
|
have announced the mid-June availability of SuSE Linux
|
|
Pro-Office CD with Sun Microsystems' StarOffice 6.0. Additionally,
|
|
the Pro-Office CD for SuSE Linux 8.0 features the latest edition
|
|
of the ultimate desktop environment KDE 3.0.1, as well as
|
|
important patches for the SuSE Linux 8.0 operating system. With
|
|
the Pro-Office CD, SuSE Linux users can equip their home computers
|
|
with state-of-the-art Linux desktop technology.
|
|
<P>
|
|
<HR NOSHADE WIDTH="20%">
|
|
<P>
|
|
SuSE Linux have also announced the release of an updated version of the
|
|
<a href="http://www.suse.de/en/groupware">
|
|
SuSE Linux Groupware Server</a>.
|
|
The interweaving of the Linux operating system with the newly released
|
|
Lotus Application Server 5.0.10 makes the SuSE Linux Groupware Server a
|
|
powerful Lotus solution for Intel and AMD 32-bit processors.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
<a name="commercial"></a>
|
|
<p><hr><p>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<center><H3><font color="green">Software and Product News</font></H3></center>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Mozilla 1.0
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
Few can have missed this particular piece of news, but just in case you
|
|
have been living under a rock all June,
|
|
<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/">Mozilla 1.0</a>
|
|
has been
|
|
<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla1.0/">
|
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released</a>.
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<P>
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Note that there are
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<a href="http://mozilla.org/MPL/missing.html">
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a few contributors</a> to the project
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who still need to be contacted before Mozilla can be made 100% GPL. Maybe
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you can help track them down.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Linux Game Publishing: Majesty
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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/">
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Linux Game Publishing</a> have released
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the first
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<a href="http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/screenshots.php?id=8">screenshot</a>
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from the Linux version of
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<a href="http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/info.php?id=8">Majesty</a>.
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Majesty is a real-time strategy game currently in development at LGP.
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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">Faximum Announces New Fax Software for Linux and Windows
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.faximum.com/">
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Faximum Software</a>,
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a developer of fax server software, has announced a major new release of
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its
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<a href="http://www.faximum.com/fms">
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Fax Messaging Server (FMS)</a>
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product. FMS 2 runs on Linux, integrates with an organisation's existing
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email server, and enables Windows, Mac, and Linux users to send and receive
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faxes as easily as (and using the same tools as) email. It is possible to
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try out the software running on one of Faximum's servers at
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<a href="http://www.faximum.com/demo">
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www.faximum.com/demo</a>.
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Mammoth PostgreSQL Free Evaluation Now Available
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.commandprompt.com">
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Command Prompt, Inc.</a>
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is pleased to announce the immediate availability of
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an evaluation version of Mammoth PostgreSQL for RedHat Linux 7.2/7.3. The release
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contains a 5 connection Mammoth PostgreSQL, LXP the XML application server
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for PostgreSQL and Mammoth Browser a GUI based data management application.
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<P>
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The product is available for immediate electronic distribution by visiting
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the Command Prompt, Inc. website at
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<a href="http://www.commandprompt.com">
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www.commandprompt.com</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">Cylant IDS Upgrade Announced
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.cylant.com/">
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Cylant</a>,
|
|
a provider of host-based intrusion detection and rejection systems for the
|
|
Linux and FreeBSD server platforms, have announced the release of version
|
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1.2.3 of
|
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<a href="http://www.cylant.com/products/cylantsecure.html">
|
|
CylantSecure</a>.
|
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CylantSecure applies a preventative, behavioural approach to security,
|
|
utilising kernel monitoring to detect attacks without needing continual
|
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signature or rule-set updates.
|
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<P>
|
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Benefits of CylantSecure's new version 1.2.3 include:
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<ul>
|
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<li>
|
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Improved instrumentation for better kernel level behavioural
|
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measurement.
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</li>
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<li>
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More flexible IP profiling for superior recognition of port scans and
|
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connection hijacking attempts.
|
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</li>
|
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<li>
|
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Watcher performs faster over previous versions.
|
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</li>
|
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<li>
|
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Includes new self-training mandatory access control system.
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</li>
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</ul>
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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">Reliaty Announces New Data Protection Product
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
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<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.reliaty.com">
|
|
Reliaty</a>,
|
|
a provider of advanced data protection,
|
|
have introduced Reliaty Backup, a data protection software developed
|
|
on a Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) foundation. This allows backup and
|
|
recovery of data from any point within a storage environment to any device,
|
|
regardless of the server and storage platforms or location of the
|
|
connections. Reliaty Backup offers this seamless methodology for
|
|
multiplatform environments, creating a new level of cost savings,
|
|
ease-of-use, and faster data recovery.
|
|
This standards-based software can be
|
|
used with Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices, and also with UNIX, Linux,
|
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and Windows systems even if NAS is not present.
|
|
<P>
|
|
Pricing for Reliaty Backup starts at $2500. The software will be available in
|
|
July.
|
|
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|
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<FONT COLOR="green">IBM Linux Center
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
In response to growing customer demand for Linux solutions,
|
|
<a href="http://www.ibm.com">
|
|
IBM</a> have
|
|
announced the opening of the first center in New York City to help the
|
|
financial services industry deploy Linux.
|
|
The Linux center, which will be based in Manhattan, will include hardware,
|
|
software and services from IBM as well as its partners, designed to help
|
|
financial services customers evaluate and plan Linux implementations.
|
|
SunGard, JD Edwards,Veritas, and Sybase are among the premier partners whose
|
|
technologies will be available in the IBM Linux Center.
|
|
|
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Arkeia Announces Plasmon Tape Library Certification
|
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.arkeia.com">
|
|
Arkeia Corporation</a>, a Southern California-based supplier of the Arkeia
|
|
network backup software, has completed compatibility tests with Plasmon
|
|
automated data storage libraries. Arkeia 4.2 tested compatible with Plasmon
|
|
V-Series devices, as did the Beta version of the soon-to-be-released Arkeia
|
|
5. Philippe Roussel, CEO of Arkeia Corp. said that this
|
|
"...brings to Plasmon libraries new perspectives in the Linux and Unix
|
|
environments."
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Plug `n' Play Security Blade Appliance
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Developed by
|
|
<a href="http://www.omnicluster.com">
|
|
OmniCluster Technologies</a>
|
|
of Boca Raton, Florida (an IBM spinoff), the SlotShield 1000 and SlotShield
|
|
3000 blade servers are redefining the security appliance market.
|
|
OmniCluster has partnered with Check Point Software Technologies, to
|
|
develop a security appliance integrating Check Point's VPN-1/FireWall-1
|
|
with OmniCluster's SlotShield appliance blade technology. Both products
|
|
are plug n play security solutions that are PCI compatible and can be
|
|
installed within minutes inside any industry standard server system. The
|
|
SlotShield 3000's plug-n-play capabilities enable installation as easily as
|
|
replacing a server's Network Interface Card. The SlotShield 3000 supports
|
|
any server running Windows NT service pack 6, Windows 2000, Windows XP and
|
|
Linux kernel 2.2x and 2.4x.
|
|
<P>
|
|
OmniCluster currently offers three variations
|
|
in its blade security appliances. They include:
|
|
<ul>
|
|
<li>
|
|
Single-server firewalls
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>
|
|
High availability firewalls (HAFW) for server "farms
|
|
</li>
|
|
<li>
|
|
Multiple applications for URL, virus screening, email screening,
|
|
intrusion detection
|
|
</li>
|
|
</ul>
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">New PXI Systems from MEN Micro
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.men.de">MEN Micro</a>; a company that
|
|
designs, manufactures and sells board-level industrial real-time
|
|
and embedded computer products;
|
|
has announced the release of two new PXI systems.
|
|
MEN's new PXI systems come in two sizes, a 19-in. 7U rack with as many
|
|
as 21 PXI slots and a 4U high rack with seven PXI
|
|
slots. Pentium-based 6U and 3U MEN F7 PXI
|
|
controllers are at the heart of the processing platform for these
|
|
PXI systems. By the end of 2002, MEN plans to release a Pentium IV-based
|
|
PXI system controller.
|
|
The MEN product lines support the most widely used
|
|
operating systems, including Windows NT, VxWorks, OS-9, QNX and Linux.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
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<FONT COLOR="green">Wolfram Research Announces Release of Mathematica 4.2
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.wolfram.com">
|
|
Wolfram Research</a>, have released
|
|
<a href="http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/newin42">
|
|
Mathematica 4.2</a>. New packages, XML functionality, and
|
|
Java connectivity have been added in this release.
|
|
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
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<FONT COLOR="green">Other software
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
The
|
|
<a href="http://www.samba.org/">Samba</a>
|
|
Team is proud to
|
|
<a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn02-06-20-008-26-NW-SV-SW">
|
|
announce</a>
|
|
the release of Samba
|
|
2.2.5, the latest stable release of Samba
|
|
<P><HR WIDTH="20%" NOSHADE><P>
|
|
<a href="http://galeon.sourceforge.net/news/index.php#43">
|
|
Galeon 2.5 was released</a> on June 8. Features Mozilla 1.0 compatibility.
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|
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the Editors of <A HREF="mailto:gazette@ssc.com"><I>Linux Gazette</I></A>.<BR>
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Copying license <A HREF="../copying.html">http://www.linuxgazette.com/copying.html</A><BR>
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