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<li><a href="#leg">Legislation and More Legislation</a>
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November 2002 <i>Linux Journal</i>
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<center><H3><font color="green">Legislation and More Legislation</font></H3></center>
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<FONT COLOR="green">Cryptography in South Africa
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Debian Weekly News
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/39/">
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has reported</a>
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on developments regarding Cryptography in South Africa.
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<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal-0210/msg00013.html">
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There have been efforts</a>
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by the
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South African government to regulate the distribution of "cryptography
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<a href="http://co.za/ect/a25-02.pdf">
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The law</a> (pdf)
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will require providers of "cryptography
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products" to register their details with, and pay a fee to, the
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<FONT COLOR="green">Eldred V. Ashcroft
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Slashdot
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<a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/10/09/1640249&mode=thread&tid=123">
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reported</a> in mid October on the
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oral arguments in the Eldred vs Ashcroft Supreme Court case challenging the
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most recent extension of copyright terms. Linux Weekly News
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/12348/">
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has links</a>
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to pictures from the day. As
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/27475.html">
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reported</a> by The Register, this will definitely be an uphill struggle.
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A decision is not expected till spring, but you can inform yourself of the
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issues (from the point of view of
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<a href="http://eldred.cc/aboutus/">Eldred and his co-plaintiffs</a>) at
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<FONT COLOR="green">DMCA
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It was
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<a href="http://www.planetpdf.com/mainpage.asp?webpageid=2400">
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reported</a> last month that Dmitry Sklyarov and his boss, ElcomSoft's CEO
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Alexander Katalov, are
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<a href="http://salon.com/tech/feature/2002/10/17/sklyarov/index.html">
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having difficulty</a> obtaining visas to return to the U.S. to testify in
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their own trial.
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<a href="http://www.eff.org/IP/DMCA/US_v_Elcomsoft/">
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The case</a>
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results from alleged violations of the
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anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA. ElcomSoft produced a product
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which facilitated readers' access to Adobe eBooks. The result of this is
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that the trial has been
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<a href="http://boston.internet.com/news/article.php/1484821">
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further postponed</a>
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In further DMCA madness, RedHat have made a security patch available in
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full only to those who certify that they are outside of the US Jurisdiction
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27636.html">
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for fear of DMCA violations</a>. Alan Cox followed a similar line before,
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censoring changelogs for US consumption.
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Hopefully moves such as
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/27426.html">
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Rick Boucher's DMCRA</a> will
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<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1023-960731.html">
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alleviate</a>
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some of the most crippling aspects of the DMCA. The
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<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1023-961783.html">
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recently reported</a> public consultation on these issues is also welcome,
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though it looks to have very limited terms of reference.
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Professor Edward Felton has started
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<a href="http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/archives/cat_fritzs_hit_list.html">
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posting a device a day</a>
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on his list of devices that would be banned under Senator Disney's CBDTPA
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bill. Among the devices in the past few days are
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<a href="http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/archives/000182.html">cockpit
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voice recorders</a> and the
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<a href="http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/archives/000124.html">
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TinkleToonz Musical Potty</a>, talking dog collars, talking pill bottles,
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traffic speed cameras (maybe not a loss to some people), digital sewing machines,
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and more.
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<FONT COLOR="green"><IMG ALT="Linux Focus"
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The E-zine
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxfocus.org/">LinuxFocus</A>:
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has in the November/December issue the following articles:
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/November2002/article251.shtml">A
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Microcontroller based DC power supply</a><br></li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/November2002/article262.shtml">Mozilla
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dissected</a><br></li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/November2002/article263.shtml">Root-kits
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and integrity</a><br></li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/November2002/article264.shtml">Fail
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Safe Port Allocation for Linux Device Drivers</a><br></li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/November2002/article265.shtml">Gorm
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and ProjectCenter, the GNUstep RAD tools</a><br></li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/November2002/article266.shtml">Developing
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Applications for Gnome with Python (Part 3)</a><br></li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/November2002/article267.shtml">(X)dialog:
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Talking shells</a><br></li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/November2002/article268.shtml">Using
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PGPLOT for interactive graphics under Linux</a><br></li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/November2002/article270.shtml">Installing a
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LAMP System</a><br></li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linuxfocus.org/English/November2002/article272.shtml">Concurrent
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programming - Principles and introduction to processes</a><br></li>
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</ul>
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Some links from the <a href="http://www.oreilly.com/">O'Reilly</a> websites:
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<li>
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Michael Lucas tackles
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the problem of
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/09/26/Big_Scary_Daemons.html">
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unmounting a busy filesystem</a>
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and determining who the culprits are
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who are holding his files open.
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</li>
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<li>
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Securing Linux:
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/10/03/securinglinux.html">
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Why It's Worthwhile and Achievable</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2002/10/10/intro_gentoo.html">
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A Look at Gentoo</a> from the inside by Daniel Robbins. Also, Gentoo's
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move to provide a gaming platform.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/10/11/platform.html">
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Why Human Rights Requires Free Software</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/10/21/community.html">
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Building Online Communities</a>
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</ul>
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<P>
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Some links from <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk">The Register</a>:
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/27589.html">
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Web sites blackout</a> over Spanish monitoring law
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</li>
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<li>
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Mandrake Linux 9.0 distro for Xbox
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27487.html">
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now available</a>
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<li>
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UK computer seller <a href="http://www.evesham.com/">Evesham</a> starts
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to <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/27489.html"> bundle
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Lindows with low cost PCs</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27788.html">
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Howto get pretty fonts in GNU/Linux</a>.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<P>
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A few links found via <a href="http://www.linuxtoday.com">LinuxToday</a>:
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<ul>
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<li>
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Linux and Main
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<a href="http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=245">
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have a guide</a> to compiling your own XFree86 from cvs.
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</li>
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<li>
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Advogato.org have
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<a href="http://www.advogato.org/article/553.html">
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a story</a> on efforts to introduce Win32 users to the benefits of free
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software using CD-Roms of free tools for Windows.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/security/library/s-netip/?t=gr,lnxw02=LinuxFirewall">
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Developerworks article</a> on configuring firewalls for GNU/Linux with
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the 2.4.x kernel.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<P>
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Two game tips from Don Marti's Aspiring to Crudeness newsletter:
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<a href="http://www.ufoot.org/liquidwar/">
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Liquid War</a>
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and
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<a href="http://www.lanipage.de/jens/">
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Crimson Fields</a>.
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<P>
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MindGuard offers
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<a href="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/09/30/1747251&mode=thread&tid=16">
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thought protection for Linux</a>, essential in these paranoid times.
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.troubleshooters.com/lpm/200210/200210.htm">
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LyX Quickstart</a>.
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How to get the most out of LyX, a GUI front-end for LaTeX,
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or in other words, a word processor that's "smarter than your average bear".
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT7225637142.html">
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An article</a> at Linux Devices
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examining the catastrophes that Digital Rights Management can create.
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<P>
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Some links from <a href="http://slashdot.org/">Slashdot</a>:
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<li>
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<a href="http://developers.slashdot.org/developers/02/09/30/1233220.shtml?tid=106">
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Report</a>
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on
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<a href="http://m-arriaga.net/software/libtrash/">
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libtrash</a>, an undelete feature for Linux.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.sans.org/top20/">
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SANS and the FBI team up</a>
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to list their top 20 Windows security
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vulnerabilities, and their top 20 list of Unix security vulnerabilities.
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</li>
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<li>
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Linus, in a BBC interview,
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<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2300267.stm">
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says he's still not cool</a>, though the report
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does note however that "his followers would dispute it".
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/10/16/1651231.shtml?tid=163">
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Use Linux to reduce your power bill</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu/linux-kernel/archive/2002-Week-40/0842.html">
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New kernel configuration system, written in C</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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Lawrence Lessig's blog about
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<a href="http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/lessig/blog/archives/2002_10.shtml#000531">
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a day spent in front of the US Supreme Court</a>
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arguing for an invalidation of congress' power to extend
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copyrights.
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.research.avayalabs.com/techreport/ALR-2002-003-paper.pdf">
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Research paper by Avaya Labs</a> (pdf)
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studying the open-source development
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process, in particular Apache and Mozilla. Explores the difference
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between the development of software that was always free vs that with
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a proprietary history.
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<P>
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Jonathan Corbet at <a href="http://www.lwn.net/">Linux Weekly News</a>
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keeps a cool head and talks about the actual impact
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/12120/">
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BitKeeper is having on Linux kernel development</a>.
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Also
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<a href="http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=253">
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discussed</a> on Linux and Main, with quotes from RMS.
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<P>
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Some links from
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</em><a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/">Linux Journal</a></em>:
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6158">
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Useful Unix command-line tools</a>
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-or- What goodies are on you Linux system that
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you don't know about?
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</li>
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<li>
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Windowsrefund.net "
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6363&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0">
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a new web site to help organize the battle to make OEMs
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accountable for the EULA and responsive to the consumer...</a>"
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6361">
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Enhancing security</a> through better configuration of your Linux
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system.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6405&mode=thread&order=0">
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A look</a>
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at how kernel preemption affects worst-case latencies.
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<P> Listings courtesy <EM>Linux Journal</EM>. See <EM>LJ</EM>'s
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<b> Southern California Linux Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>November 2, 2002<BR>Los Angeles, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.socallinuxexpo.com" target="_blank">
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http://www.socallinuxexpo.com</A><BR>
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<b>USENIX 16th Systems Administration Conference (LISA)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>November 3-8, 2002<BR>Philadelphia, PA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.usenix.org" target="_blank">
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http://www.usenix.org/</A><BR>
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<b>Kiblix IT Linux Festival</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>November 7-9, 2002<BR>Maribor, Slovenia<BR>
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<a href="http://www.kiblix.org/" target="_blank">
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http://www.kiblix.org/</A><BR>
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<b>Regina Open Source Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>November 8-9, 2002<BR>Regina, SK, Canada<BR>
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<a href="http://www.losurs.org/activities/expo2002/" target="_blank">
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http://www.losurs.org/activities/expo2002/</A><BR>
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<b>SuperComputing 2002</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>November 16-22, 2002<BR>Baltimore, MD<BR>
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<a href="http://www.sc2002.org/" target="_blank">
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http://www.sc2002.org/</A><BR>
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<b>COMDEX</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>November 18-22, 2002<BR>Las Vegas, NV<BR>
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<a href="http://www.comdex.com/fall/" target="_blank">
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http://www.comdex.com/fall/</A><BR>
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<b>SD East</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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<b>Linux-Bangalore/2002
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</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>December 3-5, 2002<BR>Bangalore, Inda<BR>
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<a href="http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/" target="_blank">
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http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/</A><BR>
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<b>USENIX 5th Symposium on Operating Systems Design
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and Implementation (OSDI)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>December 9-11, 2002<BR>Boston, MA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.usenix.org" target="_blank">
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http://www.usenix.org/</A><BR>
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<b>Consumer Electronics Show</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>January 9-12, 2003<BR>Las Vegas, NV<BR>
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<a href="http://www.cesweb.org/" target="_blank">
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http://www.cesweb.org/</A><BR>
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<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>January 21-24, 2003<BR>New York, NY<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>O'Reilly Bioinformatics Technology Conference</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>February 3-6, 2003<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>Game Developers Conference</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 4-8, 2003<BR>San Jose, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.gdconf.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.gdconf.com/</A><BR>
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<b>SXSW</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 7-11, 2003<BR>Austin, TX<BR>
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<a href="http://www.sxsw.com/interactive" target="_blank">
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http://www.sxsw.com/interactive</A><BR>
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<b>COMDEX Canada</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 11-13, 2003<BR>Vancouver, BC<BR>
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<a href="http://www.comdex.com/vancouver/" target="_blank">
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http://www.comdex.com/vancouver/</A><BR>
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<b>CeBIT</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 12-19, 2003<BR>Hannover, Germany<BR>
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<a href="http://www.cebit.de/" target="_blank">
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http://www.cebit.de/</A><BR>
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<b>4th USENIX Symposium on Internet Technologies and Systems</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>March 26-28, 2003<BR>Seattle, WA<BR>
|
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<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/" target="_blank">
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http://www.usenix.org/events/</A><BR>
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<b>AIIM</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 7-9, 2003<BR>New York, NY<BR>
|
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<a href="http://www.advanstar.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.advanstar.com/</A><BR>
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<b>SD West</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 8-10, 2003<BR>Santa Clara, CA<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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<b>COMDEX Chicago</b><BR>
|
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<td valign=top>April 15-17, 2003<BR>Chicago, IL<BR>
|
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<a href="http://www.comdex.com/chicago/" target="_blank">
|
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http://www.comdex.com/chicago/</A><BR>
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<b>Real World Linux Conference and Expo</b><BR>
|
|
<td valign=top>April 29-30, 2003<BR>Toronto, Ontario<BR>
|
|
<a href="http://www.realworldlinux.com/" target="_blank">
|
|
http://www.realworldlinux.com</A><BR>
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<b>USENIX First International Conference on Mobile Systems,
|
|
Applications, and Services (MobiSys)</b><BR>
|
|
<td valign=top>May 5-8, 2003<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
|
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/" target="_blank">
|
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http://www.usenix.org/events/</A><BR>
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<tr><td valign=top>
|
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<b>USENIX Annual Technical Conference</b><BR>
|
|
<td valign=top>June 9-14, 2003<BR>San Antonio, TX<BR>
|
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/" target="_blank">
|
|
http://www.usenix.org/events/</A><BR>
|
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign=top>
|
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<b>CeBIT America</b><BR>
|
|
<td valign=top>June 18-20, 2003<BR>New York, NY<BR>
|
|
<a href=http://www.cebit-america.com/"" target="_blank">
|
|
http://www.cebit-america.com/</A><BR>
|
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|
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|
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<tr><td valign=top>
|
|
<b>O'Reilly Open Source Convention</b><BR>
|
|
<td valign=top>July 7-11, 2003<BR>Location: TBD<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>
|
|
|
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<tr><td valign=top>
|
|
<b>12th USENIX Security Symposium</b><BR>
|
|
<td valign=top>August 4-8, 2003<BR>Washington, DC<BR>
|
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/" target="_blank">
|
|
http://www.usenix.org/events/</A><BR>
|
|
|
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
|
|
|
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<tr><td valign=top>
|
|
<b>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo</b><BR>
|
|
<td valign=top>August 5-7, 2003<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxworldexpo.com" target="_blank">
|
|
http://www.linuxworldexpo.com</A><BR>
|
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|
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<center><H3><font color="green">News in General</font></H3></center>
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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">Linux and the UK Police
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Police in West Yorkshire, England, are reported by ZDNet to be
|
|
<a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2123999,00.html">
|
|
testing a fleet of Linux workstations</a>
|
|
secured by smart cards. If the test is successful, the force expects to roll
|
|
it out on 3500 desktops and save UK L1 million a year. And if *that* is
|
|
successful, other police units in England may join in, for an potential total
|
|
of 60,000 Linux workstations.
|
|
This was
|
|
<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27692.html">
|
|
also reported</a> by The Register.
|
|
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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">Linux in India
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
It has been reported that
|
|
<a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=24598339">
|
|
India is planning to promote Linux</a>
|
|
country-wide over "proprietary" operating systems.
|
|
However, as <em>Linux Journal</em>
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6389">
|
|
has reported</a>,
|
|
India's move may not have been all it appeared. Fred Norhona surveys
|
|
Linux users groups in India and says many of them are sceptical that the
|
|
announcement was timed so closely to Bill Gates' upcoming visit to India in
|
|
November. But, the article notes, many people in India are turning to
|
|
Linux anyway, no matter how sincere the government is or isn't.
|
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Linux Programmer Training Offered For No Fees
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P> Since Jan 2002
|
|
<a href="http://www.icanprogram.com">
|
|
iCanProgram.com</a>
|
|
has been offering its online Linux programmer training courses without fees
|
|
in return for a voluntary donation to Cancer research in memory of one of
|
|
the founders.
|
|
<P> So far in 2002 over 1300 students worldwide have availed themselves of this
|
|
service. For more info and online registration forms you can visit the website at:
|
|
<a href="http://www.icanprogram.com">
|
|
http://www.icanprogram.com</a>.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">SIMPL Open Source Project Needs Developers
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/simpl/">
|
|
The SIMPL open source project</a>
|
|
aims to bring the simplicity of
|
|
Send/Receive/Reply messaging first pioneered by OS's such as QNX to the
|
|
Linux platform.
|
|
The project is now 4 years old and has produced a stable and usable
|
|
system which has been successfully deployed in several commercial ventures.
|
|
This project needs developers to extend the network transparency to include
|
|
a "plug-in" capability. We want to expand beyond the current support for
|
|
TCP/IP to UDP, SSL, RS232 and other protocols.
|
|
<P> If you are interested in helping out you can visit the project site at:
|
|
<a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/simpl/">
|
|
https://sourceforge.net/projects/simpl/</a>
|
|
|
|
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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">Openchallenge
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.openchallenge.org/">
|
|
Openchallenge.org</a>
|
|
calls programmers to publish their "spare-time code" for
|
|
everybody's pleasure and challenges organisations to seek an answer to their
|
|
information technology related problems by using open source
|
|
methods. Openchallenge aims to be a catalyst for materialising creativity and for
|
|
channelling open source potential into tackling real world problems and
|
|
doing public good. By delivering quarterly awards to two selected
|
|
contributors we wish to encourage individuals into materialising and
|
|
publishing the results of their creativity under open source license and
|
|
principles.
|
|
<P> For more information, consult the Openchallenge website at
|
|
<a href="http://www.openchallenge.org/">
|
|
http://www.openchallenge.org/</a>.
|
|
|
|
|
|
<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">GLUE, Calling ALL LUG'S
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.ssc.com:8080/glue">
|
|
GLUE, Groups of Linux Users Everywhere</a>
|
|
now offers free membership
|
|
listings to user groups. Benefits include a 20% discount to
|
|
Linux Journal, 20% off all BRU[tm] Product Purchases from TOLIS, archive
|
|
cds of Linux Journal (1994-2000), T-shirts, bumper stickers, etc.
|
|
A Group-of-the-Month wins free T-shirts for everyone in their group (up
|
|
to 50) simply by providing a group photo by the end of each month. We
|
|
offer advice regarding establishing a group, considerations for meeting
|
|
places, trade show attendance, etc. Visit
|
|
<a href="http://www.ssc.com:8080/glue">
|
|
http://www.ssc.com:8080/glue</a>
|
|
for more details, or email glue@ssc.com.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Sitescooper
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.sitescooper.org">
|
|
Sitescooper</a>
|
|
automatically retrieves the stories from several news websites, trims off
|
|
extraneous HTML, and converts them into formats you can read on your Palm
|
|
computing device for later reading on-the-move. It maintains a cache, and
|
|
will avoid stories you've already read. It can handle 1-page sites, 1-page
|
|
with diffing, 2-level and 3-level sites, and it's very easy to add a new
|
|
site to its list.
|
|
Even if you don't have a Palm handheld, it's reportedly still quite useful
|
|
for simple website-to-text conversion, and off-line HTML reading.
|
|
The Linux Gazette, and some other very useful
|
|
Linux news sites are always available in the pre-generated area.
|
|
|
|
<a name="distro"></a>
|
|
<p><hr><p>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
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<center><H3><font color="green">Distro 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">Debian
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Debian Weekly News
|
|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/41/">
|
|
reported</a>
|
|
that Josselin Mouette
|
|
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce-0210/msg00009.html">
|
|
has announced</a>
|
|
a
|
|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/devel/todo/">
|
|
public todo list</a>
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for Debian tasks. This page tries to keep track
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of which tasks and groups in the project need help.
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<P>
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<hr width="20%" noshade>
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<P>
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In a recent review of Debian several criticisms were made of the ease of
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installation and the quality of the desktop. Well, free software being
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what it is, this got people interested in doing something about it.
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Debian Weekly News
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/42/">
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has linked</a> to
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a very verbose
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<a href="http://www.industryweek.com/CurrentArticles/Asp/articles.asp?ArticleId=1344">
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installation walkthrough</a>, and also highlighted
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the availability of new
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<a href="http://archive.progeny.com/progeny/pgi/">
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Progeny Graphical Installer Images</a>.
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Additionally,
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-desktop/">
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a Debian Desktop Subproject</a> has been
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<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce-0210/msg00016.html">
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initiated</a>.
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This development has also been
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<a href="http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,645250,00.asp">
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noted by ExtremeTech</a>.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Libranet
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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A <em>Linux Journal</em>
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com//article.php?sid=6358">
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review of Libranet</a>, a Debian-based distribution.
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LinuxOrbit has
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<a href="http://www.linuxorbit.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=18">
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reviewed the distribution</a> also.
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Linux From Scratch
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P> After a very long wait, LFS-4.0 has finally been released. You can
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download the files from the main LFS site -
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<a href="http://www.linuxfromscratch.org">
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www.linuxfromscratch.org</a>, and also from mirrors.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Red Hat
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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OS News
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have
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<a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1901">
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an interview</a>
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with two guys from Red Hat, mostly about graphical interfaces.
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OS News have also
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<a href="http://osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1842">
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recently reviewed</a>
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Red hat 8.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Slackware
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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Patrick Volkerding of Slackware is
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<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/04/1033538761935.html">
|
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interviewed by the Australian newspaper, The Age</a>.
|
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The paper notes that Volkerding was somewhat
|
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intimidated by the bigger booths of the other Linux distributions
|
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at tradeshows during the dot-com boom, but notes that now they're
|
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gone but Slackware is still here, and it's still running a profit.
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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>
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The Register
|
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27759.html">
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reviewed</a>
|
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SuSE 8.1, and believe it illustrates MS' fear -- its ease of use is close
|
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to Windows XP, and the reviewer predicts it will surpass XP in the next
|
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version. Nonetheless, there were a few significant bugs that a seasoned
|
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Linux user can work around but will cause problems for newbies.
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<P>
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<hr width="20%" noshade>
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<P>
|
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SuSE Linux, have announced the launch of
|
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<a href="http://www.suse.de/en/openexchange">
|
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SuSE Linux Openexchange Server</a>
|
|
to be available on November 4th. The Openexchange Server combines the
|
|
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system, an e-mail
|
|
server, and extensive groupware functionalities; the result is an
|
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all-in-one communication and groupware solution for
|
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companies of all sizes.
|
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<P>
|
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<hr width="20%" noshade>
|
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<P>
|
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SuSE has also
|
|
announced a global technology partnership. SuSE is the
|
|
first Linux enterprise operating system to enable SAP clients
|
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worldwide to run SAP's leading e-business applications on Linux
|
|
and the first Linux provider to become "SAP Global Technology
|
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Partner".
|
|
More information on SuSE Linux Enterprise Server on mySAP.com
|
|
systems can be found at
|
|
<a href="http://www.suse.de/en/business/certifications/certified_software/">
|
|
http://www.suse.de/en/business/certifications/certified_software/</a>
|
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<a name="commercial"></a>
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<center><H3><font color="green">Software and Product News</font></H3></center>
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<FONT COLOR="green">SIXNET
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
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<P> The SixTRAK IPm Open DCS controller is the
|
|
<a href="http://www.sixnetio.com/html_files/press_releases/press.htm">
|
|
latest edition</a>
|
|
to SIXNET's line of open LINUX based industrial control products. SixTRAK
|
|
IPm's communications (5 Ethernet and 3 serial ports) and programming
|
|
capabilities make it an ideal solution for process control, Supervisory
|
|
Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), or Distributed Control System (DCS)
|
|
applications.
|
|
SIXNET IPm products are modular and scalable LINUX based automation
|
|
solutions that combine installation-ready industrial hardware with a wealth
|
|
of software solutions that are ready to use right out of the box.
|
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<FONT COLOR="green">Team ASA NPWR-FC
|
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.TeamASA.com">
|
|
Team ASA Inc.</a>,
|
|
a manufacturer of
|
|
products for the Networking and Storage industries, has announced
|
|
the newest member in the NPWR Single Board Networking Computer (SBNC)
|
|
family, the NPWR-FC.
|
|
The NPWR-FC is the first SBNC implemented with the Intel XScale 80321
|
|
CPU, Dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, Dual Fibre Channel ports, and four
|
|
Serial ATA (SATA) ports on a single card.
|
|
<P> Every NPWR-FC includes either a Linux or a NetBSD CDROM. The NPWR
|
|
CDROM also includes all tools, documentation and sources needed to
|
|
make any NPWR-based product an immediate success. NPWR-FC is
|
|
factory-configured with a Flash ROM disk running Linux or the NetBSD
|
|
O.S. to ensure expedited product development.
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Spectra Linux Bundles McObject's eXtremeDB
|
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
McObject and Probatus Technologies
|
|
<a href="http://www.mcobject.com/press21.htm">
|
|
have announced</a>
|
|
a bundling partnership
|
|
that pairs an innovative in-memory database system (IMDS) with a
|
|
comprehensive, professional-grade Linux development and operating
|
|
environment.
|
|
In addition to certifying McObject's eXtremeDB as compatible with its
|
|
Spectra Linux 1.2 distribution, Probatus now includes eXtremeDB with
|
|
every copy. The arrangement offers Linux developers and systems
|
|
integrators worldwide a data management solution that overcomes the
|
|
performance and footprint constraints of disk-based database systems.
|
|
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Patchlink Update 4.0
|
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</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.patchlink.com">
|
|
PatchLink</a>
|
|
Update 4.0 claims to have taken a difficult to deal with factor out
|
|
of patch management by automating its vulnerability assessment and
|
|
deployment software for all major network operating systems including
|
|
Linux, UNIX, Microsoft and Novell. PatchLink Update addresses the need
|
|
for a comprehensive patch management system by giving those responsible
|
|
for their organization's computer systems the ability to instantly
|
|
detect day-to-day, software-related security breaches, and a fast and
|
|
efficient method for immediately correcting them across all platforms
|
|
and enterprise boundaries.
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
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<FONT COLOR="green">VariCAD 8.2.0.4 Update Released
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.varicad.com">
|
|
VariCAD</a>
|
|
has launched a new update of its 3D/2D mechanical CAD package for Windows
|
|
98/NT/2000/XP and Linux (RedHat, SuSE, Mandrake). The latest VariCAD 8.2.0.4
|
|
includes tools for 3D modelling, 2D drafting, libraries of mechanical
|
|
components (ANSI, DIN), calculations, BOM's, and many others. The software is
|
|
available "fully-loaded" for only $399 per license worldwide. Free evaluation
|
|
copies can be downloaded from
|
|
<a href="http://www.varicad.com">
|
|
http://www.varicad.com</a>.
|
|
|
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">New SSI M-Module supports Linux
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
A new Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI)
|
|
M-Module mezzanine card from
|
|
<a href="http://www.men.de/">
|
|
MEN Micro, Inc.</a>,
|
|
simplifies the monitoring
|
|
and controlling of shafts and other moving parts in machine tools,
|
|
automation systems, test and measurement equipment and other industrial
|
|
systems. The new M-Module from MEN, which is designated the M47, has four,
|
|
32-bit, RS422, SSI channels, each capable of Gray and binary decoding. In
|
|
addition, all four channels are optically isolated from each other.
|
|
Driver software for the M47 is available for the Windows, Linux,
|
|
VxWorks, QNX, RTX and OS-9 operating environments.
|
|
<P>
|
|
A digital photo of the product featured below is
|
|
available for download at
|
|
<a href="http://www.men.de/products/press">
|
|
http://www.men.de/products/press</a>
|
|
|
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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">Linux Game Publishing
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P> Applications for Beta Testers for
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/info.php?id=8">
|
|
Majesty Gold</a> are now open. If you wish to join the beta, please go to
|
|
<a href="http://betas.linuxgamepublishing.com">http://betas.linuxgamepublishing.com</a>
|
|
and sign up.
|
|
|
|
<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">Virtutech Releases Version 1.4 of Simics
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
The Simics
|
|
simulation platform allows you to build your own virtual computer system
|
|
for hardware or software design.
|
|
In terms of performance, on a 2 GHz Pentium 4 workstation running Red Hat
|
|
Linux 7.2, for example, it is claimed that Simics delivers the following:
|
|
Linux will boot in two minutes on a simulated 4-processor Itanium system.
|
|
Red Hat Linux 6.0 boots in 5 minutes on a simulated Hammer system;
|
|
Virtutech Simics is now available from
|
|
<a href="http://www.virtutech.com/">
|
|
http://www.virtutech.com/</a>
|
|
at $1500 for a single license.
|
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