[newsforge daily] February 06, 2003

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February 06, 2003

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LPI helps UnitedLinux with certs; extends offer to other distros http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/1356201

• by Tina Gasperson - Linux Professional Institute and UnitedLinux announced at LinuxWorld that they are working together to produce two certifications specific to UnitedLinux. The exams do not change the status of LPI as a vendor-neutral certification, says Evan Leibovitch.

Tracking Tux: Research Round-Up
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/04/2352256

• By Barbara French, Tekrati - It's one thing to know that Linux and open source have gone mainstream. It's another thing to experience the transition firsthand, with full body contact. Several IT industry analysts did just that when open minds met at the LinuxWorld Expo in New York City last month. Amid big banners hawking big vendors, they found the open source community's passion transferring intact to first-time enterprise IT attendees. ...

Tux4Kids + Knoppix = Kids enjoying Linux http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/03/1918221

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - The Open Source Education Foundation and Tux4Kids have made a prototype kid-oriented version of the well-regarded "runs from a CD without installing" Knoppix distribution. It still has some rough edges, but my associate reviewers -- Shantia Younger (age 9) and Earl Holly (age 8) -- both found a lot to like. So did their mom, Alicia Younger (age 27), although she had one major complaint that further development will ...

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Embedded Linux company MontaVista says revenue doubled http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/1958246

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    MontaVista Software, a privately held developer of embedded Linux     software, said Tuesday its revenue doubled in 2002 compared to the     previous year.

A Rendezvous with Redmond?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/1956247

    Apple is delivering on the immense potential of its no-fuss networking     system. With luck, it could be a direct challenge to Microsoft.

SA government OSS strategy document released http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/180223

    Kodek writes "Last week the South African Government Information     Officers' Council formally adopted an open source software policy     framework. And this week the strategy document has finally been     released for public consumption and makes for interesting reading."

Linux may force Microsoft to cut prices
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/1646259

    The company made the admission in its latest quarterly filing with the     Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), warning that open source     software challenges the company's commercial software development     business model.

 IBM Teams With 3 Venture Firms to Sell Linux Telecom Services http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/1640234

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    The three firms, 3i Group Plc, Mayfield Fund and Worldview Technology     Partners, finance companies that develop technology based on Linux,     which is distributed free over the Internet as an alternative to     Microsoft Corp.'s Windows system. IBM said it will get new Linux     technologies, and the venture capital firms will gain access to IBM's     worldwide testing and sales network.

CEA and ANDRA Order Services from Open CASCADE http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/1529258

    Barbara Alvarado writes "The Nuclear Energy Division of the French     Atomic Energy Commission (CEA/DEN) has ordered a turnkey development     from Open CASCADE with the goal of extending the use of the "ALLIANCES"     numerical simulation codes."

GNOME "TAPS" Proposed
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/1529207

    David Sugar writes "Have you ever wondered why you have phone numbers     collected in your Evolution address book, and yet must manually     re-enter numbers on your office telephone when you wish to dial     someone?"

Virus triggers suit against Microsoft
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/1528201

    paleo writes "A Korean civic group plans to file a lawsuit against     Microsoft Corp. over the computer worm attack that crippled the     nation's Internet activity last month. The People's Solidarity for     Participatory Democracy (PSPD) blamed the Microsoft SQL servers'     vulnerability to the worm, called "slammer," for the shutdown of     Internet networks here Jan. 25. It claimed that Microsoft should have     done more to protect its customers from a threat it ...

Walmart.com to Sell Stand-Alone Lindows
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/1526238

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    Site will sell the Linux-based operating system alongside PCs preloaded     with LindowsOS MP3.com Edition.

Is secure Linux ready for industrial control? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/05/1214217

    Verano currently sells software based on Windows and on versions of     Unix, but believes customers are now moving toward Linux, a sign of the     gradual maturing of the operating system. The NSA-augmented version of     Linux, called SELinux has tamper-proofing features useful for critical     facilities that must resist attacks launched over computer networks.                                                             

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