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December 21, 2002

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Commentary: Linux Games & Software; Let's Make a Difference http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/212225

by static0verdrive - If we want issues like the wineX problem resolved for the better, we have to buy native Linux games. No ripping them. id Software's Doom 3, Bioware's Neverwinter Nights, and more are due out soon, and this is the Linux community's chance to truly make a difference.

Linux Advisory Watch - December 20th 2002 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1620233

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 wget, kernel, fetchmail, mysql, openldap, lynx, micq, libpng, squirrelmail, net-snmp, exim, apache, lynx-ssl, perl, and tcpdump.  The distributors ...

LinuxWorld 2003 announces conference schedule http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1453241

by Tina Gasperson - LinuxWorld Expo is planning several new tracks for its NYC conference early next year, including a series of talks geared toward Linux in government and defense.

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The Newbie Tackles Red Hat 8.0 on a Laptop http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/0341210

GonzoJohn writes "Jim Fuller, the Linux Orbit "newbie-in-residence" recently upgraded his Compaq Presario 700 laptop to Red Hat 8.0. He relates his experience with the installation and is happy too that his sound now works. Check out his review of the expeience on Linux Orbit"

GUADEC/Gnome Fund Appeal
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2059213

With the end of the year approaching, the Gnome Foundation has put together an appeal for help. You can also just head over to Gnome.org to contribute directly.

Slow server market--but not for Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2056206

Gartner's survey of the global server market in the third quarter of 2002 showed Linux servers growing revenue by 65 percent from 2001. IA-32- and IA-64-based systems also fared far better than RISC-based machines.

Spam Blocking Engine for OpenBSD
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2055226

mkeke writes "In a post over at OpenBSD Journal, Theo states that he has written a spam blocker that works with pf and Spews. It looks darn cool :)"

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Red Hat's Young Ends Daily Stock Sales
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2054256

Red Hat Inc. Co-Founder Robert Young said he stopped his daily sales of shares of the software maker after selling 3 million in a single transaction.

MandrakeSoft Faces Short-Term Cash Crunch http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/2054203

Raymond Guht writes "Just before Christmas, MandrakeSoft has been forced to issue an urgent call for support from users. It semms that while the long-term outlook looks good for the company, the short-term is not quite as bright. The call for support is available at: http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/future.php3"

Red Hat to stop support for Alpha, Sparc http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/151248

Outlined its changed errata support policy, Red Hat said that from the release of version 8.0 of its Linux distribution, it would provide errata support for all releases of the base OS for at least 12 months from the date of the initial release.

As Linux advances, Microsoft alters message to customers http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/150254

Microsoft Corp. executives have called the open-source software Linux a
"cancer." They've even described the increasingly popular technology --
an alternative to Microsoft's proprietary Windows operating systems -- as "unAmerican." But now they're hoping to attach a different word --
"costly."

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A brief history of Windows
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1458222

Windows started life as a program-running program, and has had a chequered and potted life, including having a botched name-change due to Northern Telecom's Trademark. This article is intended to fill people in on some of the misconceptions surrounding Microsoft's ... er... Operating System.

GNU Bayonne 1.2
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/20/1455230

What's happening with GNU Bayonne? The project leader fills us in on the free telecommunications application server.

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