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<FONT COLOR="green">DMCA
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Finding bizarre implications of the DMCA with which to ridicule it is as
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easy as shooting fish in a barrel. The Register recently reported that
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four major retailers (WalMart, Target, Best Buy and Staples) had
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/28223.html">
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invoked the DMCA</a> to prevent
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<a href="http://www.fatwallet.com">FatWallet.com</a> from disseminating
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information about sales and price comparisons. The argument runs that sale
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prices are copyrightable information (and not just simple facts).
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FatWallet has had to
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<a href="http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.cfm?start=0&catid=18&threadid=126042">
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comply</a> to avoid the risk of a very costly legal battle.
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In other DMCA related matters, Security Focus reported that hardware
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manufacturers producing games console mod chips
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<a href="http://online.securityfocus.com/columnists/119">
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have found themselves under pressure</a>, applied through the device of the
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DMCA, to cease such production. The argument hinges on whether the
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non-infringing uses legitimise the chips, and its a criterion which can
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vary substantially from country to country.
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<a href="http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-656.html#lnk3">
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DMCA article</a>
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by Adam C. Engst at
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<a href="http://www.tidbits.com/">TidBITS</a>. It provides a good overview
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of the issues arising from the law, and the stakes the "content industry"
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is playing for in its long-term strategy.
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Related to this is
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another article at TidBITS (by Cory
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Doctorow) entitled
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<a href="http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-642.html#lnk2">
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Can the Digital Hub Survive Hollywood?</a>. It does a fine job of
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highlighting the tensions between the content/media industries versus the
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interests of the technology industry at large (as opposed to the welfare
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of sectoral interests within the tech industry who might do very well if
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their technology is used for protecting "content"). Particular attention
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is paid to the BPDG (Broadcast Protection Discussion Group).
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In a reversal of an lower court's decision, a
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<a href="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/newsvac/02/11/23/1424224.shtml?tid=17">
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German court has ruled</a>
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that the name Mobilix is sufficiently close in sound and appearance to
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Obelix to cause confusion. Mobilix is a website dealing with the area of
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Unix on mobile devices. Obelix is a character from a French comic book.
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The final implications of this decision are not clear. You can follow the
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entire story
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<a href="http://mobilix.org/mobilix_asterix.html">
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on the Mobilix website</a>.
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Slashdot recently
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<a href="http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/11/19/2054212&mode=nested&tid=156">
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reported</a> on the
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<a href="http://crypto.stanford.edu/DRM2002/prog.html">
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ACM Digital Rights Management Workshop</a>. Among those present was Ed
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Felten whose
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<a href="http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/archives/000199.html">
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brief commentary can be read here</a>. It was reported that there was some
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scepticism that DRM was truly a panacea for the copy-protection worries of
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Hollywood info-hoarders.
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In a not unrelated story, The Register
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/28016.html">
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reported on the future of Microsoft's Palladium</a> and the Trusted
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Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA). Even proponents of the system admit it
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is not totally secure and potentially vulnerable to intelligent hardware
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attacks.
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Some links from <a href="http://lwn.net/">Linux Weekly News</a>:
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/14115/">
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Summary of a US Department of Defence report</a> on its level of use of
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free software. The initial brief for the report was to evaluate the
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possibility of banning such software, but the final document is quite
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positive on the role and importance of free software to the
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department's operations.
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<a href="http://cin.earthweb.com/article/1,3555,10493_1497311,00.html">
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Linux in emergency-response switchboards</a>.
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/16345/">
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LinDVD, a Linux DVD player</a>. Available only to OEMs for embedded
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systems, not to individuals.
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Some links from the O'Reilly websites:
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<a href="http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/onlamp/2002/11/07/linux_threads.html">
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An article on the future of threads in Linux</a>.
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2002/10/17/biopython.html">
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Python for Bioinformatics</a>.
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2002/11/14/FreeBSD_Basics.html">
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The SSH Cryptosystem</a>.
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2002/11/14/trisentry.html">
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TriSentry, a Unix Intrusion Detection System</a>.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<P>
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DesktopLinux.com have
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<a href="http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT7096363910.html">
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an article</a> about
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<a href="http://filmgimp.sourceforge.net/">
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Film Gimp</a>. Film Gimp is a motion picture frame-editing tool. The
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article has some technical details and reports on its use in the film
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industry.
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<P>
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<em>Linux Journal</em> have
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6439">
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an article</a>
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explaining how to train mutt to catch spam using ESR's bogofilter.
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<P>
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News.com have
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<a href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-966312.html?tag=fd_top">
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reported</a>
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on IBM's plans to build two new machines which would be the fastest
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supercomputers to date. The Blue Gene/L, the faster of the
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two, will be Linux powered, and 10 times faster than the current
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title-holder, NEC's Earth Simulator.
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<P>
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A
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<a href="http://debianlinux.net/multimedia.html">
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survey of some open source multimedia projects</a> which might be of
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interest.
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<p>
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Some links from
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<a href="http://www.linuxtoday.com/">Linux Today</a>
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<li>
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Linux and Main article on
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<a href="http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=278">
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The Linux kernel as a periodical publication</a>, and Linus as editor
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in chief.
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<li>
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NewsForge
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<a href="http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/10/25/1728232.shtml?tid=2">
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talk to Jay Beale</a> of Bastille on improving Linux security
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.osdir.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=76&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0">
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OSDir.com interview</a> with Bram Moolenaar (most famous for
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<a href="http://www.vim.org/">VIM</a>) on the subject of his new project,
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<a href="http://www.a-a-p.org/">A-A-P</a>. A-A-P aims to be a kind of
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"super make".
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<a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/">
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The Inquirer</a> has run a series of articles describing the Linux install
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process in a way designed to help beginners. Parts
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<a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=6080">
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1</a>,
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<a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=6102">
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2</a>,
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<a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=6122">
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3</a>,
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<a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=6161">
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4</a>,
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<a href="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=6276">
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5</a>.
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<P>
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IBM Developerworks have
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<a href="http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-oslab/?t=gr,lnxw02=OSlab">
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an article on open source scientific software</a>, being used increasingly
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by those involved in scientific research.
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.linuxandmain.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=271">
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A report</a> at Linux and Main on the path to the next major kernel
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release.
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<P>
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/46/">
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From Debian Weekly News</a>, a link to
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<a href="http://www.distrowatch.com/interview-knoppix.php">
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an interview</a> with Klaus Knopper of
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<a href="http://www.knoppix.org/">Knoppix</a>. Particular comments on
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hardware detection implementation.
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<P>
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Some links of interest from <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/">The
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Register</a>:
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<ul>
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<li>
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IBM's S/390 Linux guru interviewed on the
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/28183.html">
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Open Source patent question</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27998.html">
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A guide for relatively experienced users</a> on securing your data
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under Linux.
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</li>
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<li>
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Brussels to spend €250k on
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27853.html">
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Linux migration study</a>
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27878.html">
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Namibia rejects MS in favour of Linux</a>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<P>
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Some links from
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/">Slashdot</a> which may interest you:
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<ul>
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<li>
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/11/05/0227236.shtml?tid=95">
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Community wireless network</a>
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in Bristol, England.
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</li>
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<li>
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Humorix reports that Red Hat is hoping to
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<a href="http://i-want-a-website.com/about-linux/articles/sep02/nullify.shtml">
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make a universal shell and a mutant vi/emacs hybrid editor</a>
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to complement their synergised KDE and Gnome (tongue firmly in cheek).
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<li>
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ESR presents a recently leaked Halloween document from Microsoft
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<a href="http://opensource.org/halloween/halloween7.php">
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describing their strategy to combat Linux</a>. This is the latest in a
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<a href="http://opensource.org/halloween/">
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tradition of such leaks</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<a href="http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/11/13/021113hnstepup.xml?s=IDGNS">
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Tablet PCs with Lindows, notebooks for $800</a>.
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</li>
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<li>
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LinuxBIOS,
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<a href="http://www.clustermatic.org/pipermail/linuxbios/2002-November/001186.html">
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is a non-proprietary system BIOS</a>
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that can boot Linux, Windows 2000 and OpenBSD. It works only with
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certain motherboards.
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<A HREF="http://slashdot.org/articles/02/11/27/0541251.shtml?tid=154">
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Mozilla 1.2</A> is out
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Linus <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,723328,00.as">tells</A>
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eWeek about the upcoming Linux 2.6
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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>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>PyCon</b> (the first "low budget" Python conference)<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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<EM>Note:</EM> This is the first <STRONG>low budget</STRONG> Python
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conference, so if you've been avoiding Python conferences due to the cost, this
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one is for you! Another conference, the main International Python Conference,
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will be held in July as part of O'Reilly's OSCON (Open Source Convention).
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<td valign=top>March 26-28, 2003<BR>Washington, DC<BR>
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<a href="http://www.python.org/pycon/" target="_blank">
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http://www.python.org/pycon/</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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<tr><td valign=top>
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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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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>Real World Linux Conference and Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 29-30, 2003<BR>Toronto, Ontario<BR>
|
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<a href="http://www.realworldlinux.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.realworldlinux.com</A><BR>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>USENIX First International Conference on Mobile Systems,
|
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Applications, and Services (MobiSys)</b><BR>
|
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<td valign=top>May 5-8, 2003<BR>San Francisco, CA<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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<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>USENIX Annual Technical Conference</b><BR>
|
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<td valign=top>June 9-14, 2003<BR>San Antonio, TX<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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<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>
|
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<td valign=top>June 18-20, 2003<BR>New York, NY<BR>
|
|
<a href=http://www.cebit-america.com/"" target="_blank">
|
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http://www.cebit-america.com/</A><BR>
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<tr><td 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>O'Reilly Open Source Convention</b><BR>
|
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<td valign=top>July 7-11, 2003<BR>Location: TBD<BR>
|
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<a href="http://conferences.oreilly.com/" target="_blank">
|
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http://conferences.oreilly.com/</A><BR>
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
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<tr><td valign=top>
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<b>12th USENIX Security Symposium</b><BR>
|
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<td valign=top>August 4-8, 2003<BR>Washington, DC<BR>
|
|
<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/" target="_blank">
|
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http://www.usenix.org/events/</A><BR>
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<tr><td colspan=2><HR size=5 width=100% noshade align=center></td></tr>
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<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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<center><H3><font color="green">News in General</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">
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<FONT COLOR="green">MySQL, NuSphere and the GPL
|
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
MySQL AB has
|
|
<a href="http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.110702/223110437">
|
|
settled its dispute</a>
|
|
with NuSphere corporation. MySQL AB
|
|
had claimed that NuSphere violated the GPL and misused the MySQL trademark.
|
|
(NuSphere includes MySQL with NuSphere's enhancements in its product.)
|
|
NuSphere has assigned to MySQL AB the copyrights for its contributions to
|
|
MySQL. Not so coincidentally, MySQL AB has just
|
|
<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/15342/">
|
|
donated $25,000 to the Free Software Foundation's GPL Compliance Lab</a>,
|
|
which helps companies offering GPL'd software follow up on GPL violations.
|
|
According to the FSF's Executive Directory Bradley Kuhn, almost all GPL
|
|
violations are mistakes rather than wilful infringement.
|
|
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<a name="distro"></a>
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<p><hr><p>
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<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
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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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<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
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<FONT COLOR="green">Debian
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Debian Weekly News
|
|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/43/">
|
|
highlighted</a> a LinuxOrbit
|
|
<a href="http://www.linuxorbit.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=541">
|
|
HOWTO on installing and configuring ALSA</a>. The piece describes the
|
|
correct "Debian way" to perform the task.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Knoppix
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2002/45/">
|
|
Debian Weekly News Reported</a> that people from the
|
|
<a href="http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-med/">
|
|
Debian-Med subproject</a> have
|
|
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-med-0211/msg00012.html">
|
|
started</a>
|
|
a Knoppix-Med project. The aim is
|
|
to include particular pieces of medical software into the Debian Based
|
|
<a href="http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html">
|
|
Knoppix distribution</a>.
|
|
Details of the procedure
|
|
<a href="http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/*checkout*/gnumed/gnumed/gnumed/test-area/knoppix/readme.html">
|
|
are available online</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://www.suse.de/en/">
|
|
SuSE Linux</a>
|
|
has announced a multi-stage product campaign for the corporate desktop
|
|
deployment of SuSE Linux. Starting January 2003, small and medium-scale
|
|
enterprises will be able to migrate to Linux on desktops using the "SuSE
|
|
Linux Office Desktop". "SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop", a Linux version
|
|
optimised for desktop deployment in large-scale enterprises, is expected to
|
|
be released in the first quarter of 2003.
|
|
<P>
|
|
<hr width="20%" noshade>
|
|
<P>
|
|
SuSE Linux has also announced that the
|
|
<a href="http://www.suse.de/en/business/products/sles/index.html">
|
|
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)</a>
|
|
has proved itself as a powerful Linux platform for IBM`s DB2 Version 8
|
|
database software with SLES latest certification for DB2.
|
|
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server is the first distribution to be
|
|
validated on all hardware platforms supported by DB2 for Linux
|
|
(including IBM zSeries mainframes) and validated to run DB2
|
|
Enterprise Server Edition.
|
|
More information on IBM's DB2 for Linux Validation Program
|
|
<a href="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/validate/">
|
|
is available online</a>.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">UnitedLinux
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.unitedlinux.com">
|
|
The UnitedLinux group</a>
|
|
have announced the release of Version 1.0 of its UnitedLinux product, a
|
|
standards-based Linux operating system targeted at the business user.
|
|
UnitedLinux is the result of an industry initiative to streamline Linux
|
|
development and certification around a global, uniform distribution of
|
|
Linux. Founding companies of UnitedLinux are Linux industry leaders
|
|
Conectiva S.A., The SCO Group, SuSE Linux AG, and Turbolinux, Inc.
|
|
|
|
<a name="commercial"></a>
|
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<p><hr><p>
|
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|
|
<center><H3><font color="green">Software and Product News</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">New kernels
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
A new stable kernel 2.4.20 has been released. A new ancient kernel 2.2.23
|
|
has also been released if you're still living in the medieval ages.
|
|
Get your update at a
|
|
<A HREF="http://www.kernel.org/mirrors/">kernel mirror</A> near you.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Mathematica Ported to NEC's Itanium Linux Platform
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.wolfram.com">
|
|
Wolfram Research</a>
|
|
and
|
|
<a href="http://www.nec.com">
|
|
NEC</a>
|
|
have collaborated to port
|
|
<a href="http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica">
|
|
Mathematica</a>
|
|
to NEC's Itanium Linux platform for the upcoming release of Mathematica 4.2.
|
|
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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">Appligent Alliance Program
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.appligent.com">
|
|
Appligent</a> has unveiled a
|
|
new Alliance Program designed to help integrators and consultants
|
|
develop more powerful electronic document management applications for
|
|
their clients. Appligent's main product is a range of PDF-related software
|
|
which supports, among other operating systems, Red Hat Linux.
|
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|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
<!-- =================================================================== -->
|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Updated Opera 6.1 for Linux on Intel and PowerPC
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.opera.com">
|
|
Opera Software</a>
|
|
have released Opera 6.1 for
|
|
Linux for Intel and PowerPC users. The PowerPC version is the first released on
|
|
this platform since the tentative Opera 5 for Linux Beta in May 2001.
|
|
In addition to several bugfixes, this release features better support
|
|
for fonts in the new version, with
|
|
font anti-aliasing enabled by default and improved support for
|
|
Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters.
|
|
<a href="http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/">
|
|
The changelog</a> documents all the new developments in this release.
|
|
|
|
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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">Pygame
|
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
<a href="http://www.pygame.org/">
|
|
<img align="right" src="http://www.pygame.org/docs/pygame_tiny.gif">
|
|
</a>
|
|
<a href="http://www.pygame.org/">
|
|
Pygame</a>
|
|
is a cross-platfrom library designed to make it easy to write
|
|
multimedia software, such as games, in Python. Pygame requires the Python
|
|
language and SDL multimedia library.
|
|
A major advantage is portability, games based on Pygame can run on Windows,
|
|
NT4, MacOS, OSX, BeOS, FreeBSD and IRIX, as well as Linux.
|
|
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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 Secure
|
|
</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
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<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.cylant.com">
|
|
Cylant</a>
|
|
has ported the management console for its
|
|
Linux Intrusion Prevention system to Windows. The Windows console allows administrators
|
|
to managed CylantSecure server agents from their Windows workstations.
|
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Copying license <A HREF="../copying.html">http://www.linuxgazette.com/copying.html</A><BR>
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Published in Issue 85 of <i>Linux Gazette</i>, December 2002
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