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<BIG><BIG><STRONG><FONT
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<STRONG>By <A HREF="http://www.linuxgazette.com/authors/conry.html">Michael Conry</A></STRONG></BIG>
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<h3>Contents:</h3>
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<li><a href="#leg">Legislation and More Legislation</a>
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</li><li><a href="#links">Linux Links</a>
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</li><li><a href="#conferences">Conferences and Events</a>
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</li><li><a href="#general">News in General</a>
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</li><li><a href="#distro">Distro News</a>
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<strong>Selected and formatted by <a href="mailto:michael.conry@softhome.net">Michael Conry</a></strong>
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April 2003 <i>Linux Journal</i>
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The April issue of <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/"><i>Linux
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Journal</i></a> is on newsstands now.
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This issue focuses on Desktop Environment. Click
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=NS-lj-issues/issue108&file=index">here</a>
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<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/subscribe/">here</a>
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to subscribe.
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Recent articles are available on-line for subscribers only at
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<a href="http://interactive.linuxjournal.com/">http://interactive.linuxjournal.com/</a>.
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<center><H3><font color="green">Note to the Reader</font></H3></center>
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Dear Reader,<BR>
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The News Bytes you see before you was prepared in mid-March.
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As you might expect, some of the news
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may not be quite as current as it ought to be, especially regarding the SCO vs
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IBM lawsuit which is changing rapidly as we write. Check with the daily news
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sources for the latest updates.
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<center><H3><font color="green">Legislation and More Legislation</font></H3></center>
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<FONT COLOR="green">Jon Johansen Will Return to Court
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It
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/29543.html">
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has been reported</a>
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[<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/">The Register</a>]
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that Jon Johansen will have to return to court once more in connection with
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his involvement in the creation and distribution of the DeCSS computer
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code. As is well known, the DeCSS code is used to circumvent a primitive
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technique used by DVD producers to obstruct users in their enjoyment of the
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DVD movies they have purchased. Norwegian prosecutors argued that to play
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a DVD in this manner was a form of theft, similar to cracking somebody's
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web server. Though the ruling was in Johansen's favour, leave for an
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appeal has been granted, so the whole business will have to be repeated
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once more, probably in the summer.
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Such is the duration of this case that one wonders if prosecutors are
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hoping that when Jon gets older he will lose public sympathy. As Jon is now
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19, headlines like "Norwegian Teen Harassed by DVD STASI" have a limited
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shelf-life.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Lexmark and the DMCA
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Lexmark's attempt to
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ban recycling of ink cartridges
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<a href="http://www.lexmark.com/US/press_releases_details/0,1233,NzkzfDE=,00.html">
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received an unsettling boost</a>
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as an injunction has been issued against the company producing the
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environmentally beneficial products.
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SCC has
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<a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/29569.html">
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hit back</a> by bringing an anti-trust case against Lexmark.
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Though the case is far from over, it highlights some disturbing potential
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outcomes of the DMCA. Wired
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<a href="http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,57907,00.html">
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asked the question</a> (and not rhetorically, this is a
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<em>real possibility</em>)
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how much more would it cost to maintain your car if manufacturers put
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computer chips in all the important components.
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Don't mention it to anybody, but at <em>Linux Gazette</em> we have long
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suspected that some users print out articles from time to time:
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circumventing the CRT/LCD encryption we use to manage access to our
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content. Though our lawyers are still preparing the brief, it would appear
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Lexmark printers are often used in this circumvention scheme... lets get us
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some of those DMCA dollars.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Life's Not a Bed of Rosen
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<a href="http://www.riaa.org/About-Lead-1.cfm">
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Hilary Rosen</a> of the
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<a href="http://www.riaa.org/">
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RIAA</a> has been commenting on the issue of P2P networks again. It
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seems her son Tristram managed to track down a very rare recording of <a
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href="http://www.little-sparrow.co.uk/">Edith Piaf</a> singing
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<a href="http://www.kumb.com/articles/challoner002.shtml">
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<em>Knees Up Mother Brown</em></a>, a recording that Hilary had been hoping
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to find for a very long time. Though Hilary was initially ecstatic to hear
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the tune she had for so long sought, her ecstasy soon turned to agony as it
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emerged that Tristram had not taken care to clear up the thorny copyright
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issues before downloading and playing the track.
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It was with a heavy heart that Hilary phoned the cops to have Tristram
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arrested.
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"Though it hurts to see my son doing hard time, it is nothing
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compared to the pain he was causing through his criminal actions. I
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want to set an example for all the parents of America, and the world.
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What my son did was despicable. Even though I love him, he has to be
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made to pay for terrorising the music industry."
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When pressed further, Ms. Rosen replied by quoting another lyric from her
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favourite songstress "Je ne regrette rien". It is unclear at time of press
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whether or not she had arranged permission to use the lyric.
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<FONT COLOR="green">SCO and IBM
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If you read any internet linux-news sites, you must be aware that SCO, the
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company formerly known as Caldera (more or less), have
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<a href="http://www.sco.com/scosource/complaint3.06.03.html">
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sued IBM</a>. This followed several weeks of speculation regarding SCO's
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recent hiring of some top legal talent. There has been much analysis and
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discussion of this development, so I am not going to go through the details
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of the case.
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Linux Weekly News has a
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<a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/24747/">
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good overview and discussion</a> of the substance of the claim. A major
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plank in their argument is that IBM used knowledge of UNIX technology it
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gained from intellectual property owned by SCO to benefit Linux
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development. This was allegedly an attempt by IBM to kill commercial UNIX
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and build-up Linux, though given that there is
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<a href="http://www.linuxworld.com/2003/0310.barr-p2.html">
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some debate</a> about many of the "facts" on which these claims are based,
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a healthy dose of scepticism may be in order.
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Doc Searls at
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<em>Linux Journal</em> has also
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<a href="http://linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6706">
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cogently analysed the story</a>,
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and says that with this action SCO has finally made clear which side of the
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open-source/closed-source divide it truly stands. I have to say that this
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does not entirely surprise me having seen a "partners-presentation" given
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by staff from SCO a few months ago in Dublin.
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Further discussions can be read
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<a href="http://slashdot.org/articles/03/03/14/1359251.shtml?tid=136&tid=130&tid=123">
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in the Slashdot thread</a>.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Every Day's a Hollings-day
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Senator
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<a href="http://hollings.senate.gov/issues/2002620C00.html">
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Ernest "on the Fritz" Hollings</a>
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has proposed an interesting new initiative to improve the working
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environment for his fellow politicians. In Fritz's vision, members of
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congress would have the opportunity to attend in any one of a range of
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<a href="http://www.disney.com/">
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Disney</a> inspired costumes. Capitol buildings will also be re-worked to
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bring them more into line with the spirit-lifting aesthetic popularised at
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Disneyland. Hollings is unapologetically evangelical regarding the
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proposal:
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"Nothing in the world is as magical as a holiday in Disneyland, it is
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the pinnacle of our great civilisation and must surely be the finest
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place to work. What we are doing is bringing that magic into the every
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day lives of our Senators and Congress-folk. Now, even a Senator can
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live every day in the joyous glow of Disney magic."
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</blockquote>
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This initiative is sure to gladden
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the hearts of the hard working men and women of the government. Fritz was
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quick to point out that this endeavour would have the additional advantage
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of raising the profile of the much loved entertainment conglomerate.
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To facilitate the promotion and introduction of this measure, Ernest is
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sub-contracting his job to Michael Eisner, Disney CEO. Eisner declined to
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comment at length. "It will be business as usual", he purred.
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This is seen as a very progressive manoeuvre by Hollings, and is typical of
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the visionary and principled leadership of the man who brought us the
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<a href="http://www.politechbot.com/docs/cbdtpa/hollings.s2048.032102.html">
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CBDTPA</a>. Indeed, the CBDTPA itself had an origin rooted in Disney
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culture. Taking inspiration from the Disney slogan "Where the magic comes
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to you" this much-misunderstood act was intended to put a little bit of
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Disney "magic" into every commonly used electronic device.
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<center><H3><font color="green">Upcoming conferences and events</font></H3></center>
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<P> Listings courtesy <EM>Linux Journal</EM>. See <EM>LJ</EM>'s
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/events.php">Events</A> page for the
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latest goings-on.
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<b>Linux on Wall Street Show & Conference</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 7, 2003<BR>New York, NY<BR>
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<a href="http://www.linuxonwallstreet.com" target="_blank">
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http://www.linuxonwallstreet.com</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>FOSE</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 8-10, 2003<BR>Washington, DC<BR>
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<a href="http://www.fose.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.fose.com/</A><BR>
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<b>MySQL Users Conference & Expo 2003</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 8-10, 2003<BR>San Jose, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.mysql.com/events/uc2003/" target="_blank">
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http://www.mysql.com/events/uc2003/</A><BR>
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<b>LinuxFest Northwest 2003</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 26, 2003<BR>Bellingham, WA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.linuxnorthwest.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.linuxnorthwest.com/</A><BR>
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<b>Real World Linux Conference and Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>April 28-30, 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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<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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<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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<b>CeBIT America</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>June 18-20, 2003<BR>New York, NY<BR>
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<a href="http://www.cebit-america.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.cebit-america.com/</A><BR>
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<b>ClusterWorld Conference and Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>June 24-26, 2003<BR>San Jose, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.org/Linux-HPC-Revolution"
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target="_blank">
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http://www.linuxclustersinstitute.org/Linux-HPC-Revolution</A><BR>
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<b>O'Reilly Open Source Convention</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>July 7-11, 2003<BR>Portland, OR<BR>
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<a href="http://conferences.oreilly.com/" target="_blank">
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http://conferences.oreilly.com/</A><BR>
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<b>12th USENIX Security Symposium</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>August 4-8, 2003<BR>Washington, DC<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>LinuxWorld Conference & Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>August 5-7, 2003<BR>San Francisco, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.linuxworldexpo.com" target="_blank">
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http://www.linuxworldexpo.com</A><BR>
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<b>LinuxWorld UK</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>September 3-4, 2003<BR>Birmingham, United Kingdom<BR>
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<a href="http://www.linuxworld2003.co.uk" target="_blank">
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http://www.linuxworld2003.co.uk</A><BR>
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<b>Software Development Conference & Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>September 15-19, 2003<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>PC Expo</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>September 16-18, 2003<BR>New York, NY<BR>
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<a href="http://www.http://www.techxny.com/pcexpo_techxny.cfm"
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target="_blank">
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http://www.techxny.com/pcexpo_techxny.cfm</A><BR>
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<b>COMDEX Canada</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>September 16-18, 2003<BR>Toronto, Ontario<BR>
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<a href="http://www.comdex.com/canada/" target="_blank">
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http://www.comdex.com/canada/</A><BR>
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<b>LISA (17th USENIX Systems Administration Conference)</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>October 26-30, 2003<BR>San Diego, CA<BR>
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<a href="http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa03/" target="_blank">
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http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa03/</A><BR>
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<b>HiverCon 2003</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>November 6-7, 2003<BR>Dublin, Ireland<BR>
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<a href="http://www.hivercon.com/" target="_blank">
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http://www.hivercon.com/</A><BR>
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<b>COMDEX Fall</b><BR>
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<td valign=top>November 17-21, 2003<BR>Las Vegas, NV<BR>
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<a href="http://www.comdex.com/fall2003/" target="_blank">
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http://www.comdex.com/fall2003/</A><BR>
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<FONT COLOR="green">Sony, IBM and Butterfly.net Activate Linux-Based Computing Grid
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<P>
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Sony,
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<a href="http://www.ibm.com">
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IBM</a>
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and Grid pioneer
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<a href="http://www.butterfly.net">
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Butterfly.net</a>
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announced the activation of a
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Linux-based computing grid that makes it easier and cheaper to run Sony
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PlayStation 2 games on the Internet. It is claimed that the massive
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"Butterfly Grid" can support millions of concurrent PlayStation-online
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users around the world, with no limit to the number of players who can be
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on the Grid at one time.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Film Gimp becomes Cinepaint
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</H3>
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<P>
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The Film Gimp team has
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<a href="http://cinepaint.sourceforge.net/press/cinepaint.pr.2003.3.1.html">
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changed the project name</a>
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to
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<a href="http://cinepaint.sourceforge.net/">
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Cinepaint</a>.
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The decision was made during the recent Film Gimp panel discussion in
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Los Angeles during the Linux Movies conference track.
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<FONT COLOR="green">Appro HyperBlade
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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The <a href="http://www.appro.com">Appro</a>
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HyperBlade B221X cluster is designed for the High-Performance
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Computational (HPC) market and provides a fully integrated Linux cluster
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solution for large-scale complex computations. It achieves high-density
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architecture by using commodity x86 components in a single cluster. With
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support for up to 80 compute blades, Appro HyperBlade
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architecture doubles the current rack density using 1U servers.
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<a name="distro"></a>
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<center><H3><font color="green">Distro News</font></H3></center>
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<FONT COLOR="green">CollegeLinux
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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DesktopLinux.com
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<a href="http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT6903717609.html">
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interviews Prof. David Costa</a>, Dean of Robert Kennedy
|
|
College in Switzerland about his school's
|
|
<a href="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/02/1250212">
|
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recently released</a>
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GNU/Linux offering: CollegeLinux.
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Debian
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</FONT>
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</H3>
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<P>
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The
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/">
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Debian project</a> has announced new licencing terms. Beginning April 1,
|
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2003, software upgrades will now be on a pay-as-you-go scheme. This will
|
|
initially affect users of Debian mirrors who will have to buy prepaid
|
|
blocks of access via the new Debian online store <em>iDebian</em>.
|
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Starting with the next stable release there will also be a pay-per-install
|
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scheme which is expected to be very well subscribed. Each installation
|
|
will have an administrator program <em>DebiWin</em> which will continuously
|
|
audit the system and make sure that the user has not innocently installed
|
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twice from a single installation medium. Uniquely in the default Debian
|
|
install, DebiWin is a closed-source application. This is to maintain the
|
|
"unique qualities" of the application.
|
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<P>
|
|
Though initial reactions have
|
|
been mixed, many users are non-plussed:
|
|
<blockquote>
|
|
"...We already pay in blood, sweat and tears installing Debian, so
|
|
what's a few dollars. You only install it once you know! What's that,
|
|
you have to pay for upgrades... d'oh!"
|
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</blockquote>
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<P>
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<hr width="20%" noshade>
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<P>
|
|
A verbose guide to <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=2949">
|
|
updating and compiling Debian kernels</a>.
|
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<P>
|
|
<hr width="20%" noshade>
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<P>
|
|
Anthony Towns is
|
|
<a href="http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce-0303/msg00007.html">
|
|
looking for volunteers</a>
|
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to help with Release Manager work for the forthcoming release of Sarge.
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">Engarde
|
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Guardian Digital has
|
|
<a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2003-03-04-004-26-NW-SV-SW">
|
|
announced the availability</a>
|
|
of the Guardian Digital Secure Mail Suite, which is available with Guardian
|
|
Digital's EnGarde Secure Linux v1.5, also released today.
|
|
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|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">SCO
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.sco.com">
|
|
SCO</a>
|
|
has announced the availability of a new
|
|
<a href="http://www.sco.com/education/">
|
|
education program</a>, updated
|
|
Linux, UnixWare and OpenServer courseware, and a new UnitedLinux
|
|
certification program.
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|
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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">Slackware
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
In a surprise announcement, the
|
|
<a href="http://slackware.com/">
|
|
Slackware</a>
|
|
project has announced the removal of any console-based install tools in the
|
|
upcoming version 9.0. Daringly, installation will now be completed using
|
|
installation tools running on the
|
|
<a href="http://www.3dwm.org/frameset.html">
|
|
3DWM</a> platform. Minimum graphics requirements have not been
|
|
announced yet, but if you were saving up for a new card to play Doom 3 with,
|
|
you're on the right track.
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.slackware.com/index.php">
|
|
The Slackware Linux Project</a>
|
|
has a brief anouncement on their site about their latest release
|
|
Slackware 9.0-rc1.
|
|
|
|
<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.ximian.com">
|
|
Ximian, Inc.</a>, a provider of
|
|
desktop and server Linux solutions,
|
|
and
|
|
<a href="http://www.suse.de/en">
|
|
SuSE Linux</a>
|
|
have announced a partnership
|
|
concerning SuSE's corporate business.
|
|
As part of the agreement, SuSE will resell Red Carpet
|
|
Enterprise from Ximian - enabling customers to centrally
|
|
deploy and manage software on servers and desktops running SuSE
|
|
Linux and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server. The companies will also
|
|
offer Ximian Connector software to integrate the popular Ximian
|
|
Evolution groupware suite for Linux with the SuSE Linux
|
|
Openexchange server. In addition, the companies will pursue
|
|
opportunities to collaborate on future Linux desktop offerings
|
|
incorporating Ximian Desktop technology.
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">UnitedLinux
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
UnitedLinux has announced
|
|
that it has completed certification of UnitedLinux Version 1.0
|
|
with both Oracle9i Database and its database clustering
|
|
technology, Oracle9i Real Application Clusters.
|
|
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
|
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|
|
<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
|
|
<FONT COLOR="green">Yoper
|
|
</FONT>
|
|
</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
Yoper (Your Operating System)
|
|
<a href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2003-03-06-009-26-NW-DT-SW">
|
|
has released version 1.0</a>
|
|
of their distribution.
|
|
|
|
|
|
<a name="commercial"></a>
|
|
<p><hr><p>
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|
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<center><H3><font color="green">Software and Product News</font></H3></center>
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">XFree86
|
|
</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
XFree86 version 4.3.0 has been
|
|
<a href="http://xfree86.org/rel430.html">
|
|
released</a>.
|
|
The new release includes many
|
|
new graphics card driver improvements, automatic PS2 mouse protocol
|
|
detection, run-time root window resizing, support for
|
|
alpha-blended and animated cursors, and an improved font
|
|
server.
|
|
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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">TextMaker
|
|
</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/216204">
|
|
TextMaker for Linux beta now available</a>.
|
|
TextMaker for Linux is a a word processor that is claimed to read and
|
|
write Microsoft Word 6/95/97/2000/XP files
|
|
without losing formatting or content.
|
|
|
|
|
|
<P> <hr> <P>
|
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<H3><IMG ALT=" " SRC="../gx/bolt.gif">
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<FONT COLOR="green">McObject - MontaVista partnership
|
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</FONT>
|
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</H3>
|
|
|
|
<P>
|
|
<a href="http://www.mcobject.com/">
|
|
McObject</a>,
|
|
developer of the
|
|
eXtremeDB
|
|
small footprint, in-memory
|
|
database, has joined with
|
|
MontaVista Software
|
|
to offer a GNU/Linux-based
|
|
technology combination for
|
|
intelligent devices ranging from consumer electronics to carrier-grade
|
|
communications gear.
|
|
<P>
|
|
With eXtremeDB, McObject offers a new type of database to meet the
|
|
unique performance requirements and resource constraints of intelligent,
|
|
connected devices. With a footprint of 100K or less, eXtremeDB spares
|
|
RAM and CPU resources while delivering critical data management
|
|
features.
|
|
eXtremeDB's ultra-small footprint and exceptional performance enables
|
|
device manufacturers to deploy less expensive hardware, providing a key
|
|
economic benefit through reduction of BOM (Bill of Material) costs.
|
|
Similarly, by choosing MontaVista Linux tools and platforms, companies
|
|
gain significant savings over proprietary real-time operating systems
|
|
(RTOSes). Together, McObject and MontaVista lower development and
|
|
deployment costs, enhancing customers' positioning in the marketplace.
|
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