[newsforge daily] December 11, 2002

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December 11, 2002

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Lindows CEO to deliver keynote at Libertarian seminar http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/09/1552216

• by Tina Gasperson - Michael Robertson is speaking at a CATO Institute City Seminar in San Diego on Wednesday, December 11th. Interesting that CATO, a libertarian think tank, has been known to defend Microsoft's right to stifle competitors like Lindows.

NVIDIA releasing new graphics driver for Linux AMD64 desktop processor http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/11/0117233

    Everyone's favorite Linux-supporting graphics processor company, NVIDIA     is expected to announce Wednesday the release of new drivers for Intel     32 and 64-bit architectures, and for the new AMD Athlon 64 processors.

Where, oh where is SAIR?
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/07/1834215

• by Tina Gasperson - The SAIR Linux/GNU certification body has been keeping a low profile since it was absorbed into Thomson Learning. Not only that, but Thomson has been tight-lipped about the program - incommunicado. Whether that's due to typical corporate confusion about who's babysitting what, or to a deliberate effort, we're not sure. But a little-known .org has surfaced to rescue SAIR, and it is backed by some biggies who have a stake in ...

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LynxOS Plan Reveals Source Code, MSRP Pricing http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/11/121254

    LynuxWorks are the maintainers of the embedded BlueCat Linux     distribution, a well-respected distro on its own right. For jobs that     require more power, such as real-time processing, LynuxWorks has its     own proprietary system--LynxOS-- which is fully compatible with BlueCat     Linux APIs.

VeriSign announces Open Source WS-Security Implementation and Integration Toolkit http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/11/1155254

    The open source Java libraries will be available later this month at     www.sourceforge.net. They also announce details of 'Consumer     Authentication Service' (CAS), which they describe as 'the industry's     first standard Web service for online identity verification and     management'.

UWC to push open source approach
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/11/1154243

    The University of the Western Cape (UWC) has received a grant of $50     000 (R450 000) from USAID to help it establish an open source component     in its African Virtual Open Initiatives and Resources (AVOIR) project.

MS un-denial leaves Linux option open
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/11/1152239

    Meta Group has made a bold prediction that Microsoft will deliver some     server-side software to run on Linux beginning next year, but Redmond's     official "denial" leaves the option wide open. It revives a rumor     that's been doing the rounds for two years.

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Will Linux Superdesktops Storm the Mainstream? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/11/1150232

    Just because Linux applications are ready does not mean that     executives, particularly CIOs and CTOs, are aware of their existence --     and The Kompany president Shawn Gordon said analysts are partly to     blame.

HP teams up for Linux supercomputers
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/11/1148247

    In a boost for Intel, HP is partnering with Linux NetworX to produce     supercomputers based on Itanium 2 servers.

Latest MandrakeSoft Financials: Revenue: +31% http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/11/1146232

    Gael Duval writes "MandrakeSoft has released a financial summary for     fiscal year 2001/2002."

Linux redefines mainframe's image, boosts sales http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/10/2239254

     BOSTON -- These days, 15% of all IBM mainframes are shipped to     customers who plan to run Linux on them -- a trend that is helping     reinvent the image of the mainframe as "cool," a company executive     said.

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Sharing Broadband Internet Access with SmoothWall http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/10/225258

    So, you want to share your Internet connection with more than one     computer in your house, and you want it to be secure. You're in the     right place. SmoothWall 0.9.9 (the latest free release) is a small     Linux operating system that allows you to do that, and much more.

New Business Battles
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/10/224252

    It's a new era for business, and that means new rivalries. Columnist     Michael Malone looks at the new corporate battles, who will come out on     top — and who will fail. Editor's Note: Read all the way to the     end to see why this is on NewsForge...                                                             

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