[newsforge daily] March 16, 2003

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March 16, 2003

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PCQLinux 8.0 (Aquamarine): A "super" distribution http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/11/1252203

• By Clinton Goveas - A respected Indian monthly magazine, PCQuest, has come out with its own Linux distribution based on Red Hat Linux 8.0, which it claims addresses everything from a home desktop to a supercomputer.

Linux Advisory Watch - March 14th, 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1025253

    by Benjamin D. Thomas - This week advisories were released for zlib,     sendmail, qpopper, file, snort, mysqlcc, netscape-flash, ethereal,     usermode, tcpdump, and lprold.  The distributors include Caldera,     Debian, Guardian Digital's EnGarde Secure Linux, Gentoo, Mandrake,     NetBSD, Red Hat, and SuSE.

SmartCertify now offering new Linux Professional Institute courseware http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1837248

• by Tina Gasperson - SmartCertify, a very aggressive online marketer of its tech training and testing services, is now offering Linux Professional Institute (LPI) certification courseware. How do we know? We got a spam - uh, we mean, a monthly newsletter! That's the thing about having really smart preschoolers. Every time we get up to check the roast, they're right there in our recently vacated computer chair, signing us up for more email lists.

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   Debunking the Linux-Windows market-share myth http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/16/0524246

     There are dozens of reasons why people have underestimated how quickly     Linux has been grabbing Windows' market share. Windows starts out with     a false boost and maintains its illusory market share even as it gets     replaced by Linux. In 2004, don't be surprised when Linux overtakes     Windows to become the main focus for developers.

LindowsOS 3.0 Review
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/2129214

    Anonymous Reader writes "A review of LindowsOS 3.0 that doesn't take on     the hype surrounding this distribution. Read it at OSNews.com."

GNOME 2.2 Gains Muscle and Polish
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1915254

     One of the cardinal virtues of open-source software is its penchant     for preserving choice. It's no surprise, then, that there's more than     one good option available when it comes to the desktop environments     through which users interact with Linux and similar operating systems.

The Wrong Choice: Company rejects Linux, learns a lesson http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/191230

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "Charged with implementing an application     server that ran on both Linux and Windows 2000, webmaster Joe Sechman     immediately chose Linux. Unfortunately, Sechman, who works for a large     organization he preferred not to name, couldn't persuade his company's     executives to back his choice."

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Sistina execs: Linux-based SANs spell success http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/173259

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "Scalability used to be the straw that broke     Linux's back. That's not the case anymore, according to Matt O'Keefe,     CTO of Sistina Software Inc., in Minneapolis, Minn. "With a Linux     cluster, an IT shop can design the system from the get-go so that it     can handle very large amounts of data," he said."

CA releases more Linux products
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/171204

    Computer Associates (M) Sdn Bhd has released more solutions for     integrating Linux-based resources into a cross-platform environment.

   Moving to Peanut Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1612205

     Walter Kruse offers up his experiences with Peanut Linux. Not talked     about as often as more high profile commercial distros, this flavor of     Linux is fast, lightweight, and suited to both new and advanced users.

Book Review: Linux Apache Web Server Administration, 2nd Ed. http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/169255

     I needed to learn how to use Apache, because I needed to maintain a     web site at work. I've been using Apache for years, but I never spent     the time to read a good description of it.

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UnitedLinux Operating System
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1542202

     UnitedLinux was designed by a group of Linux vendors to streamline     their development and certification around a single Linux version.

Interview with Bero of ArkLinux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/14/1522250

    Anonymous Reader writes "Many will remember Bero from his work at Red     Hat among other things. He quit the job on disagreements for the     desktop directions the company was following. Bero has now created his     own distribution, ArkLinux, and version 1.0Alpha7 is just released to     the public. OSNews features a interview with him and they also posted     two screenshots of the default Ark desktop."                                                             

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