[newsforge daily] December 27, 2002

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December 27, 2002

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Linux Advisory Watch - December 27th 2002 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/27/123255

    By:&nbsp; 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 bind, perl, canna, klisa, cyrus-imapd, wget, kde, and     fetchmail.&nbsp; The distributors include Caldera, Debian, Gentoo, and     SuSE.

Asia will be the center of Linux development in 2003 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/27/0259244

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - As most regular NewsForge readers know, I recently traveled to Amman, Jordan to advocate Linux and Open Source use there. This Spring I'll probably be doing the same thing in Mexico. And there are many other Open Source and Free Software advocates, most of them more effective and eloquent then I'll ever be, busily speaking at conferences and workshops all over the world. All these words are having a positive effect. ...

Tracking Tux: Research Round-Up
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/25/2226214

• By Barbara French, Tekrati - Directions on Microsoft lists Linux among Microsoft's top ten challenges. Evans Data offers developers a chance at a cash prize, while Dravis Group offers newbies a chance to catch up. IDC Meridien sees Linux as a fringe element in capital markets. Once again, IDC server research found Linux the only operating system type to see positive growth last quarter, this time in Western Europe.

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Finding an opening
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/27/1035249

    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.

Raising top-quality rabble
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/27/1032227

    Rick calls himself "a software generalist" in the Linux community, who     answers technical questions on-line, concerning all aspects of Linux.     He does this on the mailing lists of various Linux user groups (without     respect to geographical boundaries - he is very active on the Linux     Users of Victoria list), on Usenet newsgroups, and as a member of the     answer gang of the monthly e-magazine Linux Gazette.

Availinux launches its Online Community
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/27/1026238

    Availinux writes "Availinux has launched its High Availability online     web-portal, www.availinux.com geared towards professional users with     mission critical needs."

Bluefish-gtk2-0.8 At-A-Glance
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/27/1025257

    LPH writes "Individuals wanting to learn a little more about Bluefish     might be interested in this At-A-Glance written by the Tux Reports     Team. Two screenshots are included to show the new file selector and     the syntax highlighting by PCRE."

IBM Mulls Linux For Its PCs
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/26/213223

    Kolkata: International Business Machines (IBM) may soon start packing     its PCs with the open-source Linux operating system (OS). IBMÃ&#x201a;Â&#x2019;s Linux     initiative has so far been limited to its servers and workstations.

Axis Launches Complete Linux Computer on a Single Chip http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/26/210257

    Chelmsford, Mass. - Axis Communications, a global leader in network     technology, announced today the availability of the AXIS ETRAX 100LX     MCM 2+8, a new generation system-on-a-chip that integrates 2MB Flash,     8MB SDRAM and an Ethernet transceiver into a single chip with a 27mm x     27mm footprint. The chip, which is designed for networked devices such     as wireless access points, digital video recorders and access control     and security systems, enables ...

Supercharging the Supercomputer Race
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/26/2055251

    Japan has the speed and power lead right now, but IBM promises to put     the U.S. back out front -- by far -- in 2005

RunTime: Context switching, Part 2
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/26/2054221

    An anonymous coward writes "This article looks at two behaviors of the     scheduler. The first behavior is the reaction to adding more choices to     the scheduler's switching decision. The second demonstrates fairness by     performing a uniform workload in multiple threads. Source code is     provided so you can experiment on your own. Last month's column looked     at bare context switch times by using the best primitives on both     Windows and Linux. According to ...

Stocking Stuffer Mini-Reviews: XSnow, Camorama, XQ http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/26/2053251

    GonzoJohn writes "Linux Orbit contributing editor Dan McCombs takes a     look a few fun stocking stuffers for your GNU/Linux desktop. In this     article, he takes a quick look at the open source multi-game browser     XQF, the useful webcam utility Camorama, a collection of Really Slick     Screensavers and for the feeling of the holiday season, Xsnow."

Tonight Live: Our 5Th Annual Year in Review Show http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/12/26/2052221

    Thursday, December 26th, 2002 - from Chicago IL, home of the Little     Blue Box - We will return with our 5th Annual Year in Review Show.                                                             

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