[newsforge daily] December 25, 2002

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December 25, 2002

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  NewsForge Reports

Advocating Linux and Open Source in Amman, Jordan http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/0349250

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - On December 15 and 16, 2002, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan held an Open Source Software Workshop, sponsored in part by the U.S. Agency for International Development and hosted by the Information Technology Association of Jordan. I was one of the speakers. Two gentlemen from Microsoft also spoke. I was in favor of Linux and Open Source. They weren't.

Teaching eBay how free software licensing works http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/23/0029246

• By John Holroyd - I am Managing Director of a very small UK company. We sell Unix hardware and GNU/Linux software. We are a listed Debian vendor, and over the past two months I have been involved in a frustrating battle of words with eBay to try and get them to reverse some rather annoying software sales policies.

Commentary: Teaching Newbies GNU/Linux
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/21/1536254

• By Tom Chance - In a recent ask Slashdot thread, chrisd asked Slashdot readers how they thought he should present Free Software (FS) on TV, i.e. how one should present FS to "newbies." As is typical of a Slashdot commentators' debate, there was little agreement on the approach that should be taken, with lots of interesting arguments, counter-arguments, and comments coming in from entirely different angles (indeed that is the real value of a ...

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No 'A' Word In Time
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/2127255

    LinuxSecurity.com Contributors writes "Maintaining accurate time is     required for security. Many tools and devices exist to ensure that     accurate time is maintained on an organization's system. It makes the     job of analysis and system administration much easier to deal with, as     well."

Using Your iPod Under Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/2126239

    Jon writes "I've just put up an article on LinuxLookup.com on how I got     my iPod working under Linux. I've given a little overview on the     different options available, and which one worked best for my needs.     All in all, I'm extremely happy with the outcome. I can transfer my     music, create playlists, and add all of my contacts. The only thing     missing is a nice GUI."

Microsoft to Appeal Java Ruling
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/2123202

    Microsoft Corp. plans to appeal a federal court ruling requiring it to     include its rival's updated Java programming language in its Windows     operating system.

Sun Microsystems Shares Gain After Microsoft Is Ordered to Include Java http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/209206

    Sun Microsystems Inc. shares rose 5.7 percent after a judge ordered     Microsoft Corp. to include Sun's Java Internet software in the Windows     computer operating system.

Dvorak misses the mark
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/1626239

    Voodoo Press writes "I recently read John C. Dvorak's     column,"Microsoft, Innovation, and Linux" hoping that the article would     be an interesting take on the subject matter presented as the title. I     was disappointed by what I found. The article is a great deal less than     any real examination of fact as it is a declaration that Microsoft will     remain dominant because of its features."

Mandrake 9.0 &amp; Xoops revisited
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/1235200

    Although Mandrake 9.0 is a breeze to install, there are a few important     things that Debian does better

Linux studies have major flaws
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/1234237

    Recent IDC and Aberdeen Group studies on Linux are either being taken     out of context or are seriously messed up.

Finding an opening
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/1234216

    Open-source databases, including MySQL and PostgreSQL, are marching     into the enterprise via their inclusion in major Linux distributions,     which are quickly growing in usage on middle-tier servers and back-end     clusters.

Old folks pick up Open Source
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/1137254

    Senior citizens from a community group in SS3 here have greatly     impressed their trainer Colin Charles by quickly learning how to     install and configure the Linux Red Hat 8.0 operating system.

Microsoft and Linux: Readers Weigh In
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/24/1132256

    We ended last time with the question, "Does Microsoft need to own the     OS in order to make its killing?"                                                             

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