[newsforge daily] January 28, 2003

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January 28, 2003

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Predicting the weather with Linux at the National Weather Service http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/2324236

• By Norbert Cartagena - Government institutions are often maligned for their spending habits, especially when it comes to computer hardware and software. With the increasing popularity and reliability of open source software, more and more government institutions are looking to Linux to help reduce their computing costs. But can Linux really live up to all the hype? The National Weather Service (NWS) thinks so. In fact, the implementation of ...

Dept. of Homeland Security site switches to Linux from Windows 2000 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/1831240

• by Tina Gasperson - The United States Department of Homeland Security (www.dhs.gov) changed its servers over to Oracle on Linux last week, after running on Windows 2000 for several months. Experts say that it is unlikely the change is a reaction to "Slammer," the MS SQL server worm that rocked the Internet last week.

Open Source and the Art of First Programming http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/26/1834204

• By Dan Razzell - In recent years, I've seen an increasing tendency for computers to be presented, not only to the public but within the industry, as if they were appliances. I recognize the mindset: the sizes and shapes are about right, and you plug them into the wall. Just another kind of television, really. User manuals are seen as intimidating, so the solution is to eliminate them. What does a consumer need to know anyway, except where to ...

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PeerDirect adds Linux support
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/1028222

    Data synchronisation company PeerDirect has introduced Linux support     for its Distributed Enterprise software, following customer demand.

Dearth of Tools Hampers Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/1025217

    An IDE could be the missing link that's keeping Linux from being widely     deployed in the enterprise. At least that's what SuSE Linux AG and a     growing number of other Linux vendors contend.

Building bridges between Microsoft and Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/1023223

    A lot of people are watching Miguel de Icaza, a bubbly young Mexican     programming whiz behind an unusual project he named "Mono," Spanish for     monkey.

Is Linux shooting itself in the foot catering to W http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/1021225

    Anonymous Reader writes "A rather interesting look at a different     opinion into the cause and effect of Linux becoming easier to use and     more people converting from Windows to use it because it's 'free.'"

Langa Letter: Linux Has Bugs: Get Over It http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/0218232

    Fred Langa contends that some Linux proponents harm their cause by     hiding from the facts--it's just as buggy as Windows XP.

The Apache of the Future
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/027243

    Many of the standard modules used with Apache 1.3, such as PHP and     mod_perl, are still considered "experimental" in the latest version --     and this is delaying adoption, according to Greg Stein, chairman of the     Apache Software Foundation. See Complete Story

Aegir CMS 1.0 RC1 released
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/2337256

    POZNAN, ESPOO, Jan 27th 2003 -- The Aegir CMS development team has     released the first release candidate of the Aegir CMS Open Source     Content Management System version 1.0.

Sun blocked from Linux meet
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/2335258

    A FEDERAL government seminar next month on open source platforms will     feature Microsoft prominently despite its status as chief tormentor of     the Linux and open-source software movements.

Red Hat intros 12 month only support on 'consumer' OSes http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/2333256

    Microsoft comes under regular fire for its apparent eagerness to     end-of-life its products, making them more difficult and expensive to     support, and hence forcing users to upgrade to the next version. But     without fanfare Red Hat has quietly introduced its own approach to     end-of-life, and compared to this, Microsoft's idea of an upgrade cycle     looks pretty sedate. As of the release of Red Hat 8.0, the company is     only guaranteeing errata maintenance ...

HP plans major OS shake-up
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/27/2328246

    HEWLETT-Packard has announced the long-awaited port of its OpenVMS to     Intel's Itanium and revealed plans to move Tru64 Unix features into its     Unix flavour, HP-UX.                                                             

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