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Knoppix installation tips
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/04/24/1920257

by Prakash Advani - Like many Linux aficionados I've been interesting in trying out Knoppix. Knoppix is a Linux distribution that boots and runs off a CD; you don't have to install it on your hard disk. It's the fastest way to demonstrate Linux or check a system for hardware compatibility. I learned a few things from booting Knoppix from CD and later installing it to the hard disk. Here are some tips I hope make your experience with Knoppix ...

Louisiana courts go with Linux
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1527254

by Anne Zieger - While open source technology hasn't exactly conquered state governments everywhere, it's begun to make inroads in quite a few, including Iowa, Utah, Rhode Island, and Hawaii. Now Louisiana is jumping on the open source bandwagon, too.

MySQL and NetWare: An interview with MySQL's David Axmark and Larry Stefonic http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/01/1417203

by James E. Gaskin - "We're the Access for Linux," says David Axmark, co-founder and OpenSorcerer (yes, that's the title on his business card) for MySQL AB. Now Axmark wants MySQL to be the database of choice for NetWare customers everywhere. The company announced at Novell's BrainShare conference last month that the full version 4.0 of its flagship database would ship with NetWare 6.5 this summer.

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eComStation 1.1 Entry Edition Review
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1922206

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Anonymous Reader writes "OSNews reviews the latest incarnation of the legendary OS/2, eComStation 1.1 Entry Edition. The product was released less than a month ago, after a 1.5 years gap of the original 1.0 eCS version. The Serenity Systems guy seems to have overhaul the installation procedure, but not always with the best results."

MontaVista Software to Participate in Programmable World 2003 http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1726241

Annette Oevermann writes "SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 5, 2003 MontaVista Software Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced it will participate in Xilinx Programmable World 2003. MontaVista will join in the IBM booths in select locations in North America and Germany and demonstrate MontaVista(R) Linux(R) Professional Edition targeting and running on the Xilinx ML300 Development Kit.

Open Source Digest - Issue #2
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/198239

Baiju Thakkar writes "Open Source Digest is an online magazine devoted to bringing quality articles about open source to the open source community.

Michael Robertson of Lindows Responds
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1720224

Naturally, when answering your questions, he boosted his company. (Wouldn't you?) But I assure you, he wrote these answers himself instead of having them laundered by a PT team. Whether or not you agree with Michael and the way he runs Lindows (and used to run MP3.com) you've got to give him credit for speaking more openly than most other modern American CEOs. (Slashdot and NewsForge are both members of OSDN.) Linux Desktop Myths Exploded
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/171231

"Supported versions of Linux are not free," Gartner analyst Michael Silver notes. Consumer versions of Linux are basically free, but "enterprises that require vendor support for their client OS will need to pay for it."

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2.6 Kernel to Push the Envelope
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1637201

The Linux 2.6 production kernel promises to be the most advanced open-source platform developed to date, according to computer scientists who have been putting the 2.5 development kernel through its paces.

AMD intros Linux/WinCE reference tablet design http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1634208

The alchemy division of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said it has introduced a reference design for Web tablets using its Au 1500 chip.

Windows 2003 on a slow road
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1631242

Microsoft is touting Windows Server 2003 as an operating system capable of pushing aside Unix and mainframes. But most customers will be upgrading from Windows NT 4 and at a slow pace, analysts say.

Sun rockets on rumors
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1629244

Investors are speculating that Dell Computer Corp., International Business Machines Corp. or Hewlett-Packard Co. may acquire Sun, said Giga Information Group analyst Rob Enderle.

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"Exec Shield", new Linux security feature http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/05/1625241

The exec-shield feature provides protection against stack, buffer or function pointer overflows, and against other types of exploits that rely on overwriting data structures and/or putting code into those structures. The patch also makes it harder to pass in and execute the so-called 'shell-code' of exploits. The patch works transparently, ie. no application recompilation is necessary.

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