[newsforge daily] March 13, 2003

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March 13, 2003

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Michael Robertson: the Steve Case of Linux http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/10/1819238

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - AOL sucks. There are many better, lower-cost ISPs. And Lindows sucks. There are many better, lower-cost Linux distributions available. These are articles of faith among sophisticated Internet and Linux users. But the Internet as a whole owes a lot to AOL and Steve Case, and Lindows is doing as much for Linux as AOL has done for the Internet, whether you like it or not.

BOFH is now passé, according to one consultant http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/10/1621236

• by Tina Gasperson - Rick Freedman, IT consultant and author, says he sees changes coming in the typical IT admin job description. No longer will sysadmins or network administrators be able to get by on technical talent alone. In the near future, they're going to need - gasp - people skills.

Project JXTA passes "million downloads" milestone http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/05/1542252

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - JXTA is a Sun-sponsored Open Source project that is the very embodiment of the company's oft-repeated "the network is the computer" mantrum. The idea of the project is to allow different many computers and computer-like devices to share information directly instead of using a central server. And JXTA is starting to get used in practical ways, so this is not just hot air or a "someday" dream.

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A tale of two licenses: Part 2 (GNU GPL) http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/2245216

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    rjmatm writes "The GPL is not without faults, as most software     developers will tell you, there is no one perfect software license.     However, the majority of complaints about the GPL do not come from     individual developers or those who use software developed under the     GPL. It comes from companies who want to restrict software use and     distribution."

Debian Weekly News - March 11, 2003
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/176212

     Welcome to this year's 10th issue of DWN, the weekly newsletter for     the Debian community. It seems to have been a big week in Linux kernel     development. Recent work promises to make exciting improvements for     desktop users. Meanwhile, Openstuff.net has recently released a new     range of low cost Debian fun stuff, including t-shirts, polo shirts,     sweat shirts and suitcases.

MidCOM - Midgard Components Framework 1.0 released http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1831200

    Henri Bergius writes "MUENCHEN, Mar 11th 2003 -- Linksystem Muenchen     has released version 1.0 of the Midgard Components Framework (MidCOM).     MidCOM provides a framework for creating reusable and configurable     components for web applications using the Midgard Content Management     Framework.

The Case of SCO v. IBM
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1828239

    Anonymous Reader writes "Just about everyone who has been to the Linux     and Technology news wires lately has heard of the case of SCO versus     IBM. SCO has sued IBM for at least $1 Billion over UNIX and Linux as     detailed in this article. The goal of this article is to not tell     another tale of SCO suing IBM, but to inform the Linux community of the     case, disect the case filed, and bring light to facts and statistics     that help the case against IBM."

Snort survives first vulnerability
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1816204

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    Michael S. Mimoso writes "Snort, the immensely popular open-source     intrusion-detection system, is no longer confined to cult status. Since     going commercial in 2001 with the formation of Columbia, Md.-based     Sourcefire, Snort's reach has extended into enterprises and deep into     the federal government. Lauded for its stability, Sourcefire had its     first million-dollar quarter in Q4 '02, has grown revenues 1,000% since     '01 and has more than doubled ...

Reinventing Computing Blah!
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1814245

    ksergio writes "We have been told again and again that sofware sucks,     because development methodologies are not mature enough. Well, it is     time to recognize software is hard to write, and that no single     methodology can lead to bugless, easy to use, fast software."

New Linux editions signal start of a war on Unix http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1714231

     The stage is set for a battle royal over which server operating system     will dominate IT departments in coming years. On the one hand are the     upstart Linux distributors armed with last year's new releases, on the     other established purveyors of proprietary Unix, many of whom are     backing Linux as well. The decision is an important one for the large     companies that need server operating systems because of its     implications for the cost of IT.

Searching for the perfect Linux office
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/178225

     After using and testing Linux over the last 14 months or so, I am more     than ever convinced that it is a truly great operating system. It's     stable, user friendly, powerful, and it doesn't crash every five     minutes.

OSI: Brief of Amicus Curiae in SCO vs. IBM (draft) http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/2030207

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     The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational     association with offices in Palo Alto, California. OSI is one of the     principal advocacy organizations of the open-source community, which is     alleged in SCO's complaint to have been beneficiary of tortious and     illegal behavior by IBM.

Supercomputer has local roots
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1656229

     Melbourne developers played an integral role in a new range of SGI     supercomputers making their debut in the Extreme Linux roadshow touring     Australian cities now.                                                             

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