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[newsforge daily] March 04, 2003
Date: Tue Mar 04 2003 - 05:30:25 EST
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March 04, 2003
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When will my computer "just work?"
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/02/27/2053207
- By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Many of my neighbors are retirees who have computers their children or grandchildren gave them primarily for email. We're talking Windows 98 or Windows 95 more often than not, and there always seem to be problems since these tend to be castoff machines to begin with. I try to help when I can. But you know what? I'd like my computer to "just work" too.
Getting Red Hat Network support for free just got harder http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/03/138248
- By John Lettice, The Register - With the impending rollout of Red Hat Advanced Workstation the company has made another move to 'encourage' users to pay for Red Hat Network support. As you'd expect it's a mixture of carrots and sticks, but some of the sticks look quite painful for people who're trying to run businesses off of the free RHN service - presumably this is deliberate.
Beginner Linux Book Review: "Linux for the Rest of Us" by Mark Rais http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/02/1548212
- By Konstantin Klein Dear PC owner: You have the right to choose an Operating System to your liking. You are allowed to pay for a single license (no copies, please!) of the OS as well as of any application program you might need. After you paid for all these licenses, you are entitled to an easy installation, a colorful user interface and - probably most important for you - easy file exchange with others in your business or personal ...
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Windows or Linux: hazards of a choice
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/03/1636242
Converting records and databases from Windows to Linux will not only be a complicated task but also time consuming. Linux may seem as a cost saving venture but there may be hidden costs such as the skill levels of IT staff currently employed
Linux Storage Infrastructure, 2003 Edition http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/03/1634256
How far things have come. Since I reviewed the Linux storage infrastructure two years ago, its rarely necessary anymore to mention that Linux supports IDE, SCSI and fibre channel from nearly every major vendor worldwide.
Apple/Microsoft case may provide ammo for Linux maker http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/03/1632241
Lindows.com Inc. has raised the ire and the litigation of Microsoft Corp. with its Windows-like name. While the companies continue to wrangle over trade dress issues, Lindows.com has secured a court order to force Microsoft to produce more than 300 boxes of evidence, including evidence produced during the 1992 case between Apple and Microsoft that tread over similar ground.
Linux Gains New Server Benchmarks
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/03/1629233
The new software is intended to provide overall upper-level performance measures for a system. The intent is to go beyond some of the tests previously used by Linux developers, which measure only a single, discrete facet of speed or throughput.
Leadership Debate for Debian Project Leader Election http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/03/1625240
David B. Harris, coordinator for the Debian Project Leader election debate, writes: "Hello everybody, This Friday, at 22:00 UTC, the Debian Project Leader election debate (real-time/IRC portion) will take place. The formal portion of the debate is expected to last for an hour.
Green Hills MULTI Development Environment Available For Linux Apps, Kernels, Embedded Devices http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/03/1615249
Green Hills Software announced the availability of its industry leading MULTI Integrated Development Environment for embedded Linux systems. MULTI provides one of the world's most advanced environments for debugging Linux applications, the Linux kernel and Linux device drivers. MULTI works out of the box with existing GNU development tool chains, including those used for native Intel/Pentium, embedded MIPS, and embedded PowerPC environments.
Ximian, SuSE link Linux products
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/03/169210
Ximian Inc. and SuSE Linux AG have partnered to link SuSE's e-mail and groupware server with a desktop front-end from Ximian, which will give users of the SuSE product another choice for client software, the Linux vendors announced Monday.
Gaim 0.60 Screenshots
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/03/1751205
Sean Egan writes "I've posted some new screenshots of Gaim's CVS tree. This will become Gaim 0.60 real soon---our first GTK+ 2 release. You can try CVS yourself, if you want to help us test it. Instructions are here"
Melbourne, Orlando users organize Extreme Linux presentation http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/03/166216
The executive director of Linux International, a large nonprofit trade group advocating the use of the open source operating system, will speak in Orlando Friday.
Linux is here to stay
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/03/162246
In its latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Microsoft warns for the second straight quarter that growing adoption of open-source software could cut into its sales, force it to lower prices and erode its legendary profit margins.
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