[newsforge daily] April 08, 2003

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April 08, 2003

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GNU for Windows?
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/02/170248

• Lee Schlesinger - One of the first things many people think of when they hear "open source" is Linux. True, Linux is probably the most visible and most ambitious open source project, but there are thousands of open source applications out there, and some of them even run under
  • gasp! -- Windows.

GNU & Linux - Setting the Record Straight http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/03/31/1527206

• Clinton Goveas - I was reading Richard Stallman's interview in a local Linux monthly the other day and was struck by an important point he was trying to make. The operating system we have all come to love, is not Linux! Let me explain...

Linux Advisory Watch - April 4, 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/04/2018249

• Benjamin D. Thomas - This week advisories were released for sendmail, dietlibc, krb4, mutt, lpr, kernel, apcupsd, samba, eterm, evolution, dhcp, openssl, vsftp, kerberos, eog, enetbpm, and mysql. The distributors include Caldera, Conectiva, Gentoo, Immunix, Red Hat, SuSE, Slackware, Trustix, and Yellow Dog.

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Oregon HB 2892 Makes Worksession
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/2143205

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    Cooper Stevenson writes "Oregon's Open Source Bill HB 2892 made it     through the first General Government Committee hearing and is now     scheduled for a work session. From here the committee will vote on the     bill and, if it passes, will go to the Ways and Means Committee where     it is expected to pass to the House floor for a vote.

Tech lobby opposing open-source software http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/217242

    Cooper Stevenson writes ""SALEM -- Some of the heaviest national     hitters in technology policy -- fearing a national precedent -- sent     representatives to Oregon on Thursday to block a grassroots effort to     persuade the state government to consider purchasing nonmainstream     software." "In the back of the room hovered Microsoft lobbyists, who     did not testify but whose company has a great stake in the bill's     future. Industry groups are attempting to ...

Red Hat Linux 9 Release and Interview
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/2047214

    Anonymous Reader writes "Red Hat Linux 9 has been released to the     official mirrors, brace for impact! Additionally, OSNews features an     interview with Red Hat Linux's manager, Matt Wilson and they discuss     everything from mp3/dvd playback, to Randr, dependancy policies and     more."

Mike Jackson, Linux Shadow Password HOWTO author, dies at age 38 http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/2027231

    brianlane writes "Mike Jackson, Linux Shadow Password HOWTO (LSPH)     author, passed away on Friday, March 28th at the young age of 38. The     Linux community has lost a great friend and advocate. In addition to     maintaining the LSPH all these years Mike was also a Navy Sonar     Instructor, Reserve Police Officer, President and founding member of     TSCNet, Treasurer and founding member of the Kitsap Peninsula Linux     User Group and contributor to various Open ...

Technical Announcement - openMosix IA-64 Port Completed http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/2024228

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    Bruce Knox, openMosix Project writes "Cupertino (April 7, 2003) - The     openMosix Project has announced the completion of its port to the IA-64     Intel(r) Itanium(tm) family of processors.

   The dawn of the "Post-PC" era?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/1942202

     The "Post-PC" era may be near at hand, according to the findings of a     recently completed market study conducted by eTForecasts. The study     projects that Windows CE-based devices may outsell Windows-based PCs     within 5 years. According to the report, Microsoft has made "tremendous     progress" in positioning its Windows CE and derivative operating     systems for use in a broad range of handheld and mobile devices such as     PDAs and Smartphones, and only ...

Red Hat Announces Content Management System and Portal Server http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/1936255

     Red Hat, Inc., the world's premier open source and Linux provider,     today announced the Red Hat Enterprise Applications family of products.     Red Hat brings to the application space the same extraordinary benefits     proven with Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Low cost, high value with a     powerful community software development model. Backed by the same     disciplined engineering team and global 24x7 support capabilities, Red     Hat now offers a complete ...

Microsoft's Ballmer fights Linux in Munich http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/1933204

     None other than Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer paid a     personal visit to Munich city mayor Christian Ude at the end of last     month to drum up support for the company's operating system software,     which faces growing competition from open-source Linux, according to a     report in the German newspaper SüddeutscheZeitung, citing people     familiar with the situation.

   OpenOffice gets programming kit
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/1915233

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     The OpenOffice.org group on Friday announced a kit that lets     programmers build new modules for open-source alternatives to the     Microsoft Office suite.

   In the Linux Loop
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/07/1849252

     Using open-source software like Linux is a no-brainer for many     companies. It's stable and can be fixed easily if bugs appear, and you     can't beat the price. But some companies and government organizations     are taking their commitment to open source a step further by actively     participating in the open-source community.                                                             

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