[newsforge daily] January 07, 2003

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January 07, 2003

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Mandrake 9.0: It takes two, baby
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/04/1357253

• by Tina Gasperson - The first thing I noticed about Mandrake 9.0 Linux is that the goofy cross-eyed penguin is gone. Mandrake is pointing itself in a more sophisticated direction - it's not drab like Red Hat, but elegant and inviting. It looks expensive.

Red Hat 8 or SuSE 8.1 for the desktop user? http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/06/1417226

• By Pete White - As both operating systems get easier and easier for the desktop user, which is the best for the less experienced Linux user and why?

Linux can do hot backups on Oracle now
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/02/2244205

• by Tina Gasperson -Data backups are essential in the enterprise - not just a good idea. STORserver has an interesting backup appliance that installs in fifteen minutes, they say. Now, they're releasing a product that will allow companies to run "hot" backups on Oracle databases, in Linux. It is called SDP - STORserver Data Protection.

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SCO Linux 4 Is Rough Around the Edges but Shows Promise http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/06/2055233

    As much as Linux is pitted against Windows in the popular imagination,     Linux has enjoyed perhaps more success supplanting Unix in the     enterprise. The SCO Group's SCO Linux 4 (brand-new, despite its     enumeration) can provide companies with an effective path to such     migrations, particularly at sites that are running SCO's UnixWare.

Aethera RC 1 Review
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/06/1522228

    Anonymous Reader writes "A mini review of theKompany's Aethera     PIM/Groupware application, with screenshots."

GNUnify - The All India Free Software Festival http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/06/1515254

    Unify, the annual festival of Symbiosis Institute Of Computer Studies &     Research (SICSR), is composed of various cultural and academic events &     contests. From this year we are adding a new feather to our cap,     "GNUnify - The All India Free Software Festival", our own way of     contributing & encouraging the free software movement.

php|architect January issue available for free http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/06/148256

    Marco Tabini writes "php|architect has published the January issue and     made it available for all to download free of charge from its website."

LinuxLaboratory.org Re-Launch Complete!
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/06/148232

    njcajun writes "I'm pleased to announce that the long awaited and     fairly drastic overhaul of LinuxLaboratory.org has been successfully     completed. If you've never been to the site, I invite you to have a     look at the official release announcement."

Prentice Hall To Publish Open Content Licensed Books http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/06/1353253

    Slashdot: lma writes "Bruce Perens has convinced Prentice Hall to     publish a series of books under an Open Source license."

Open-source Pick-like database being developed http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/06/1353211

    Developers with an outfit called the MaVerick Maintenance Team are     building an open-source version of a Pick-like MultiValue database,     with the project founder saying this data management format remains     superior to SQL databases that have succeeded it.

Transmeta Will Start Selling Cooler-Running Chips http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/06/1352227

    Transmeta Corp. will start selling processors for retail kiosks,     devices that monitor oil wells and other systems that require chips     that run at cooler temperatures and consume lower amounts of energy.

Red Hat offers TCO savings: de Visser
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/06/1351255

    Red Hat beats Microsoft on TCO, and reaches profitability. What's next?

Microsoft Belgium's GPL attack refuted in detail http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/06/1023218

    leonbrooks writes "Recently, images from a presentation by Microsoft     Belgium were published on the web. The presentation made some startling     (for Microsoft) concessions to Open Source, then set about FUDding the     GPL into the ground. I whacked together a point-by-point answer to the     anti-GPL FUD and here it is."                                                             

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