[newsforge daily] March 21, 2003

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March 21, 2003

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What if Microsoft decides to go Open Source? http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/17/1233239

• By Donald K. Rosenberg - People often speculate about Microsoft's bringing out a Linux version of Office, but everyone assumes that they would never try to Open Source their products -- after all, Microsoft is the acme of proprietary software. But they have begun to twirl the seven veils lately. While Microsoft's critics denounce Shared Source as a sham, at least it's a move away from binary-only, and although its rule is "look, don't touch" ...

Iraq's renewal: U.S. using tools that could have been free http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/18/1815234

• by Tina Gasperson - The U.S. State Department has a plan for the renewal of post-Hussein Iraq, called the "Future of Iraq" project. In fact, they're already making deals with technology companies for tools to help in that renewal. But one of the geographical imaging tools they picked up from an outside vendor has a free counterpart created by the U.S. Army. It's called GRASS.

Why Shared Source is not Open Source
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/12/1330253

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - This topic has been written about at least 1000 times. But hardly anyone seems to have highlighted the biggest practical difference between Open Source and Shared Source: That you can modify Open Source software to fit your device (and other software), while Shared Source only lets you modify your device (and other software) to fit the Shared Source software.

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Making The GPL Easier For Companies To Swallow http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/2249215

    There is a new GPL "wrapper" gaining momentum on Capitol Hill. Dubbed     O-STEP, the Open Source Threshold Escrow Program allows vendors to     license their products until so many millions are made, then agree to     release the code under GPL.

Could a Budget Crisis Persuade More States to Adopt OSS? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/2029211

    An Anonymous Reader writes ""Texas State Senator John Carona has     proposed a new bill to the Texas Legislature mandating the     consideration of Open Source software and standards, following Oregon's     footsteps. Both states are currently in a budget crisis. Could similar     bills spread across the US nation of states whom also are in a budget     crisis?" Steven Barnhart elaborates."

HP to support Red Hat enterprise line
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/1949226

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "Support is a serious driver for enterprise     Linux adoption for mission critical duties. Not only does it help to     have a major hardware or software vendor stand behind a Linux vendor,     but it soothes the anxieties of IT administrators wondering if their     favorite Linux distribution has long-term viability.

SuSE readies Linux 8.2 for X86-64
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/190233

    The good news, however, for AMD is that SuSE is ready to release its     full X86-64 version of Linux, version 8.2, quite a time before the     official launch.

.Net Is Moving To Linux, Unix
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/1851205

    As Microsoft and Sun Microsystems prep new Web services development     platforms for debut this spring, Linux developers can expect the Mono     Project to be completed not long after--by early fall.

KDE 3.1.1 Released
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/1848233

     The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE     3.1.1, a maintenance release for the third generation of the most     advanced and powerful free desktop for Linux and other UNIXes.

Lindows CEO attacks Intel's Centrino Linux lockout http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/1831203

     Intel is going through a major internal struggle over desktop Linux,     and the pro-Microsoft marketing droids are currently winning, according     to Lindows.com CEO Michael Robertson.

Hitachi Announces Strategic Partnership with Codehost http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/1829249

    Codehost Inc writes "Hitachi and Codehost Inc., combine efforts for     development of handwriting recognition software for Hitachis     VisionPlate Linux-based Wireless Tablet.

Summary of W3C Royalty-Free Patent Policy http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/1735258

    NZheretic writes "The [W3C] Patent Policy Working Group has released a     Working Draft of the Royalty-Free Patent Policy for review by the W3C     Advisory Committee and the public. The draft governs the handling of     patents in the process of producing and implementing W3C     Recommendations. Comments from both W3C Members and the public are     welcome through 30 April. Read an informative summary and the press     release and visit the patent policy home page.

Book Review - Maximum Security Fourth Edition http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/20/1726250

    LogError writes "When you're about to read a book that already reached     its fourth edition, you know you're about to embark on an interesting     journey. What does this edition bring? Read on to find out."                                                             

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