[newsforge daily] December 02, 2002

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December 02, 2002

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OFTC: A study in cooperative open source software politics http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/01/1559223

• By David 'cdlu' Graham - Managing an open source or free software related project can be challenging, so why do it alone? This essay explains how the Open and Free Technology Community's pseudo-democratic system works to divide up power and authority and always keep fresh blood working on the project.

Linux Advisory Watch - November 29th 2002 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/29/2138216

    By Benjamin D. Thomas Linux Advisory Watch is a comprehensive     newsletter that outlines the security vulnerabilities that have been     announced throughout the week. It includes pointers to updated packages     and descriptions of each vulnerability. This week, advisories were     released for pine, samba, python, sendmail, kernel, and mod_php.      The distributors include Conectiva, Debian, Guardian Digital's EnGarde     Secure Linux, Mandrake, Red Hat, ...

How low-cost 802.11b and Linux have improved my life http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/20/1413252

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - I was in the computer section of Circuit City, a major consumer electronics retailer, when I saw an 802.11b wireless router on sale for $89 (after $30 mail-in rebate). A salesman walked up and asked if he could help me. I asked, "Can you tell me if this works with Linux?" He said, "It sure does." This short conversation tells you just how far Linux has come in the last few years, and the router itself shows how far ...

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Ground work laid for Open Source Java
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/1033220

    Java Community Process (JCP) members have voted to alter the     community's structure, officially supporting open source     implementations of Java.

Open Source advocacy group set up in Victoria http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/1031218

    Open Source Victoria will aim to educate the State's business and     government leaders about the benefits of using Open Source software for     both server and desktop environments, Con Zymaris, one of the main     people behind the group, said today.

Human rights enshrined in open source software http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/1029233

    Software distributed under an "enhanced source" licence released this     week will be legally prohibited from censoring or spying on users.

Review of LindowsOS 3.0
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/02/1024233

    Anonymous Reader writes "OSNews has published a thorough review of     LindowsOS 3.0, the latest version of the infamous Linux-based OS."

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LJ Index
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/01/198251

    Statistics about Linux and related topics from around the world.

GNU Bayonne extends support for synthesized voices http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/30/199244

    David Sugar writes: (November 30th, Bayonne, NJ) With the latest GNU     Bayonne beta release (1.1.2), we have greatly expanded support for and     integration of automated text to speech synthesized voice systems.     Using "flite" based text to speech synthesis engines, initially     developed through Carnegie Mellon University, and commercial     derivatives of "flite", such as Cepstral's Theta, it is now possible to     have fully automated high quality voice ...

Finally, Linux With a Lot Less Fuss
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/30/147214

    Over the past few weeks, I've installed Linux on three computers     without breaking into fits of cursing. That's a novel development in my     experience with this open-source operating system.

Linux future scales out
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/30/140236

    AS DOMINANT SYSTEMS and software companies continue to pour millions     into scaling Linux for the enterprise, some observers now believe the     open-source OS's future is to serve as a distributed, network-based     operating system.

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ApacheWeek Issue #315
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/30/1344230

    In this issue: * ApacheCon 2002 Las Vegas * Under development *     Featured articles * Book Reviews * Apache Week giveaway

Three Minutes With Paul Otellini
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/11/30/1341218

    Intel president looks forward, sees 64 bits on the desktop,     Internet-on-a-chip, and Linux (sort of).                                                             

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