[newsforge daily] January 25, 2003

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January 25, 2003

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Linux is a natural for India
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/21/1423219

• By Prakash Advani - Today India is a hot topic for discussion as far as Linux is concerned. Many users around the world want to understand the mindset of Indians regarding Linux. This article attempts to give some insight to the market dynamics here, and how they make Linux a natural fit for India.

Linux Advisory Watch - January 24th 2003 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1030256

• 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 cups, canna, cvs, dhcp, libpng, kde, fnord, vim, printer-drivers, python, and susehelp. The distributors include Caldera, Conectiva, Debian, Gentoo, Mandrake, Red ...

LinuxWorld Day 2: Dancing with the dot-orgs, laptops on parade, Knoppix for kids http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/23/2212240

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - The hottest thing I've seen at this show so far is a guy with six piercings jumping up and down on a Dance Dance Revolution device hooked to a Linux computer in the icculus.org booth in the dot-org pavilion in the back of the show hall. The dot-org pavilion was packed. And so was the whole show today, it seemed. Updated 10:55 p.m. - HP and SuSE show off Linux on laptops (and give me free booze); Knoppix for kids; ...

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Tech Giants Team to Oppose Copy Control Laws http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2118255

    Newly-formed Alliance for Digital Progress says private companies can     best determine how to protect copyrighted content.

Lindows vs. Windows: The Battle Continues http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2117233

    Trial set for April in trademark infringement case, as judge refuses a     request for summary judgment.

Oracle And Linux Users Party As Far Away From Each Other As They Can Get http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2117213

    Linux lovers met for LinuxWorld Expo in the Javits Center in New York     where they witnessed software introductions by major vendors and spent     more time standing in the street trying to get a cab than actually on     the show floor. IBM introduced new Linux tools for devices ranging from     the handheld to the mainframe, including a preconfigured, pre-tested     mainframe running Linux. On the other side of the country, Oracle     applications users met in San ...

Remote Gkrellm Over SSH
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2115259

    GonzoJohn writes "Contributing editor Dan McCombs gives us the lowdown     on running the Gkrellm system monitor remotely over SSH."

Lindows.com denied ruling; goes to jury
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/2115210

    Anonymous Reader writes "Lindows.com, Inc. announced today that the     United States District Court in Seattle has denied their Motion for     Summary Judgment on Genericness, challenging the validity of     Microsoft's trademark leaving the issue to be decided by jury trial     scheduled to start on April 7, 2003."

Lost Marble Releases Moho Beta for Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1452244

    Anonymous Reader writes "A pro quality multimedia application makes it     to Linux, but only after a number of Linux users actively asked for it     (small companies seem to 'listen'). Moho is an application which     creates professional-grade 2D vector-based cartoon animations and can     export them to a number of formats (including video or Flash). Lost     Marble's app started its life on BeOS, but now is multi-platform.     OSNews has more info and a screenshot ...

Houston, we have screw off! (Houston dumps Office) http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1452202

    GatesPrettyF****d writes "Although not directly Linux related, it's     good news nevertheless. The city of Houston has decided to dump MS     Office for a web based Office solution. At first it will only be     available to its 13,000 workers, but eventually to as many as 3 million     residents! Now if only a few more U.S. governmental units would do     likewise . . ."

LINUXWORLD - IBM's Mills sees Linux in 'new era' http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1451216

    Even now, Steve Mills fields incredulous questions about how his     company and other vendors make money working with freely available     open-source technologies like Linux, the IBM software head said     Thursday.

LINUXWORLD - Unilever committing to Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1450254

    After years of running a complex tangle of Unix operating systems in     its global IT server operations, consumer products company The Unilever     Group is committing its technological future to Linux.

ISPs: Ruling Bad for Subscribers
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/24/1450226

    In response to a court decision this week forcing Verizon to hand over     information on a subscriber suspected of downloading files illegally to     a music industry trade group, ISPs say customers could lose privacy     protections and due process rights.                                                             

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