[newsforge daily] January 30, 2003

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January 30, 2003

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I'll tell you where you can put those patents (to good use) http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/29/1956211

• by Tina Gasperson - In these tough economic times, it pays to keep a finger in the air in case wind of a great new money-making idea comes along. Thanks, SBC! No more missed mortgage payments for me!

Making a Living Saving the Government Money http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/1829254

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Peter Gallagher is president of devIS (AKA Development Infostructure), a Virginia-based company that designs, develops, hosts, and operates large-scale custom Internet applications for government agencies and private consultants. He says devIS saves its clients a minimum of $100,000 per contract by using Open Source Software. Gallagher also claims none of the Web sites or Web applications devIS has produced have ...

Red Hat 'End of Life' Decision Explained by Red Hat http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/28/2149203

• By Jeremy Hogan, Red Hat About a month ago Red Hat announced in our "Under the Brim" newsletter that we were changing the lifecycle of our Red Hat Linux product line. This product was originally designed to meet the needs of many types of users, including large enterprises, corporations, and individuals. As open source has advanced, it's become clear that this one size fits all productization of open source technologes no longer addresses ...

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Norwich Union plans IT savings
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/30/1213208

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    Dave B writes "When rationalising IT systems after a merger deal the     staff at Norwich Union increased their use of thin clients to reduce     their exposure to MS's new licensing charges. Readers anticipating a     sudden shift to Linux from MS Windows should appreciate that it isn't     always possible however desireable to the accounts dept it may seem at     first glance."

IBM: Linux will replace AIX
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/30/1041235

    The day is approaching when Linux is likely to replace IBM's version of     Unix, the company's top software executive said, an indication that the     upstart operating system's stature is rising within Big Blue.

Linux gets high-end server boost
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/30/1039246

    Linux took a step forward in high-end servers with the recent adoption     of software that should help IBM, NEC, SGI and others use the     open-source operating system better in multiprocessor servers.

Ximian Desktop 2.0
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/30/1035244

    Anonymous Reader writes "A preview of Ximian Desktop 2.0 reveals a     friendly, sophisticated place to work, and it also shows how companies     can help bridge the gap between developers and the wish lists of     non-developer users."

Free DemoForge licenses to open source developers http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/30/0317226

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    Eugene Sukhodolin writes "DemoForge offers free licenses to its     DemoForge Studio, an ultimate tool for creating software demos, to open     source developers. DemoForge clips are realistic software demos that     simulate your software products and show the users your software     application without the need of downloading, full mouse and screen     activity duplicated. Pop-up text messages can be inserted to any place     in the demo clip, telling the users ...

Buy a piece of net nostalgia for $5,000
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/29/2215229

    If you've got $5,000 to spare, you could buy a piece of Net nostalgia     in the form of the OpenProjects .net, .com and .org domains. Owner,     founder of the OpenProjects Network (OPN) and professional online     beggar Rob Levin, has decided to put them up for sale on eBay (all the     sites in question point to the auction entry).

Peeking under the hood of SnapGear's uClinux-power http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/29/2051253

    Anonymous Reader writes "LinuxDevices.com technical editor Jerry Epplin     takes a look at SnapGear's award-winning uClinux-based VPN appliances     from the perspective of a developer's ability to customize them -- and     in the process, becomes a uClinux convert . . ."

Vector Linux 2.5 SOHO Edition Review
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/29/2051238

    Augustus writes "LinuxHardware.org has published a review of Vector     Linux 2.5: It has been some time since I updated my Vector Linux     distribution, but due to a recent move, it seemed that the time was     ripe. Previously having used/reviewed VL products, as well as working     together with the VL team on a specialized version of the distribution,     I was certainly eager to try out the latest fruits of their efforts."

Enabling the Whuffie Economy
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/29/2051222

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    Anonymous Reader writes "In Enabling the Whuffie Economy, Howard     Rhiengold writes about Affero's reputation software, "Affero is a new     wrinkle, one that holds some promise...If Affero or something like it     can spread beyond the open source technical support community, that     elusive but all important quality Cory Doctorow calls 'whuffie', could     expand and circulate through social cyberspaces." See Rhiengold's blog     for the full text."

25 Best Linux Games
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/01/29/2050245

    The Linux Game Tome has announced the winners of the Happypenguin     Awards. Games, toys and libraries in 25 different categories were     nominated and voted upon by the Linux gaming community. Take a look at     the best Linux gaming has to offer.                                                             

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