[newsforge daily] February 28, 2003

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February 28, 2003

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There's GOLD in them thar (Linux) Hills! http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/26/2251215

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - The company name is Linux Gold. The URL is linuxgoldcorp.com. This name is brand-new. It used to be LinuxWizardry (Google Cache), and before that it was called Flame Petro-Minerals. What does the company do? It owns gold mining claims in Alaska. But, says CEO/President John Robertson, "We still use the name 'Linux' because we have Linux antispam and antivirus solutions in the company, and we don't really want to ...

Borrow a supercomputer for free
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/27/1438247

• By Bryan Betts, The Register - Fancy a free supercomputer? If you come up with a good enough project to use it on, NEC will lend you an eight gigaflop SX-6i vector computer worth €120,000 (£80,000) to try out for three months.

Perens, two others approved for board by SPI constituency http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/27/1344200

• by Tina Gasperson - Only fifty-five percent of Software in the Public Interest's membership participated in the vote for new board of directors members last week. The three preferred candidates are Bruce Perens, John Goerzen, and Benjamin Mako Hill.

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Don't feel insecure about Zeroconf / Rendezvous security http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/037250

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    A Non-Anus Cow Word writes "Oscast.com has an informative broadcast     editorial (ISO MPEG4 required) which debunks a somewhat common     misconception suggesting that the Zero Configuration (Zeroconf) /     Rendezvous networking standard leaves a computer vulnerable for     exploitation.

DoJ cracks down on piracy.
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/0252218

    bi0s writes "David M. Rocci, 22, of Blacksburg, Va., who used the     online screen name "krazy8," pleaded guilty on December 19, 2002, in     U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, to conspiring     to import, market and sell circumvention devices known as modification     (or "mod") chips in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.     So here is my question. How long until the use of any MOD chips will be     prohibited? What about the ...

South African OSS takes another step forward http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/28/0250236

    Anonymous Reader writes "The South African government last week took     another step forward in the drive to formalise the use of open source     software when the OSS Strategy framework, recently approved by GITOC,     was given one last senior go-ahead before being submitted to the     Minister of Public Service and Administration for adoption."

New Inertial Sensor Systems Company
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/27/2154233

    Dennis D'Annunzio writes "Rotomotion, LLC, is introducing itself as a     new kind of company in the inertial sensor systems industry. The     company, launched early this year, offers real world and hobbyist     applications for autonomous flying helicopters, planes and robotics     (ground-based and aerial) at the lowest prices available. With the     robotics industry poised for a projected 2500% growth in dollars over     the next five years, Rotomotion is ready ...

The Best Battleground for Linux?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/27/2133243

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     When dealing with applications like back-end accounting, it helps to     be able to mold programs to an individual enterprise. Linux, with its     open source approach, lends itself to this.

Linux to power PlayStation2 gaming grid
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/27/1855202

     Butterfly.net and IBM announced that are collaborating to create a     Linux-based computing grid that will make use of the advanced     networking capabilities of Sony's PlayStation2 in order to efficiently     provision resources to meet the demands of console gamers.

The TCO question: Can Linux beat Microsoft? Part 2 http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/27/1739252

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "IT shops are warming up to Linux for a good     reason: Linux offers companies an alternative to the licensing fees and     other drawbacks of proprietary software. However, many IT pros caution     against open-source's "hidden" costs and time-consuming     implementations. The ultimate cost of either choice, they say, may     depend on the needs and resources of an individual business. In the     first part of this Q&A, ...

Linux start-up furthers Windows plan
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/27/1737224

     Start-up SWsoft creates a working prototype of a Windows version of     its software that makes a single operating system appear to be several.

F-Secure Takes Linux Security to a New Level http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/27/1659201

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     F-Secure's product portfolio for Linux covers both virus protection     and data encryption. These products are optimized for protecting both     standalone Linux computers as well as Linux servers and gateways, and     to help remotely manage both Windows- and Linux -machines. This     portfolio is now expanded with 3 new products: F-Secure Anti-Virus for     Firewalls 6.10, F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux Servers 4.50 and F-Secure     Policy Manager for Linux. These ...

Linux & Solaris Graphics Drivers Available for Panasonic ToughBooks http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/27/1655253

    Xi Graphics, Inc. announced today that it has released     Accelerated-X(TM) Summit v2.2 graphics drivers for ToughBook models     CF-28 and CF-72 running Linux or Solaris (on Intel). A total of five     drivers are available for both Linux and Solaris (on Intel) for each     unit, including OpenGL drivers and drivers that support the embedded     touch panel (touch screen) hardware in each notebook.                                                             

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