[newsforge daily] March 06, 2003

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March 06, 2003

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Got checkmate? ChessBrain grid is now online http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/143217

• by Tina Gasperson - ChessBrain is a very powerful distributed computing network. It is similar to SETI@home in that volunteers sign up to donate spare computing power from their PCs. The difference is that all that power is used, not in the search for extra-terrestrial life or to fold proteins, but to play the ancient game of chess.

Young project leader hopes to make Linux software installation easier http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/04/2310251

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Autopackage is a concept that is in the process of becoming a reality, a little bit at a time, in the traditional Open Source manner. The idea is to come up with a single software packaging/installation system that will work across all major Linux distributions, and resolve dependencies, too, so that neither developers nor users need to worry about distribution compatibility issues. This is an interview with project ...

Turning a Lindows/Microtel box into a Debian Delight http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/02/190256

• By Paul M. Foster - A Lindows machine is a very inexpensive machine put out by Microtel whose operating system is Xandros Linux, with some Lindows visual tweaks. You can get them at Wal-Mart (online only), and all the components (video, audio, network card) are soldered onto the motherboard. The only thing not soldered onto the motherboard is a winmodem that occupies the single PCI slot. The machine has an 800MHz Via C3 processor, 256M of ...

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   Moto and Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/2255259

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     Motorola's adoption of Linux and Java for future mobile phones may be     a sign of a major shift in software strategy for the entire cell phone     industry.

   Sony PlayStation 2 gets Debian-based Linux distro http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/2251259

    xRhino has released BlackRhino, a Debian-based Linux operating system     for the Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) game console.

Shorthand Scripting Language 1.2.0 released http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/2226221

    Anonymous Reader writes "The latest Release of the Shorthand Scripting     Language 1.2.0 is now available for download.

Xbox Linux Project complains to EU about Microsoft dumping http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/187223

    Representatives of the Xbox Linux Project have asked the European Union     to widen its investigation of alleged anticompetitive behaviour in the     community to include Microsoft's Xbox.

Alan Cox: Linux 2.2.24
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1747251

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    No changes from 2.2.24-rc5 except to remove the -rc5 identifier.

   Linux set for Asian growth
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1745209

     A survey of IT managers in the Asia-Pacific region has found that the     use of Linux on servers is set to grow at double the rate of its     closest rival

Approaches to a Linux PVR
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1743259

     I have been looking into how to set up a Linux personal video     recorder, or PVR. I don't have one working yet, but I have learned a     few things. Here are notes on the two approaches that look best for a     Linux PVR.

Open Source puts down roots in Finland
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1742257

     Some 400 IT managers and other decision-makers from throughout     Northern Europe explored the business climate, for GNU/Linux     specifically and Open Source generally, in Helsinki last week.

Grant program provides financial assistance to PHP http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1731252

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    Marco Tabini writes "php|architect, the monthly magazine for PHP     professionals, is proud to announce the creation of the php|architect     Grant Program, whose goal is to provide financial support to     best-of-breed PHP-related projects.

Public exploit available for Sendmail flaw http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1648223

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "By Edward Hurley, News Writer. Hours after a     serious flaw in Sendmail was announced, a Polish security group has     released an exploit that could take advantage of the flaw on systems     running certain Linux distributions."                                                             

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