[newsforge daily] May 19, 2003

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May 19, 2003

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Interview: Talking pizza and packets with Samba co-founder Tridge http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/02/1316220

• by Alexander Antoniades - Much in the same way that Cisco founders Sandy Lerner and Leonard Bosack invented the router so they could send emails to each other across the Stanford University campus, Andrew Tridgell just wanted the three computers on his home network to talk to each other. The three computers, a PC running DOS, a Sun workstation, and a DECstation 3100 running Digital Unix, needed a common protocol that all could understand. ...

Hey SCO, sue me
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/17/1238221

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Yes, these people are using their 'Hey SCO, sue me' petition to badger poor, hapless SCO. Worse, they're inviting you to join them. If you are the kind of person who enjoys tormenting companies that seem bent on destroying Linux, you may want to sign this petition yourself. Who knows? Maybe you'll get lucky and SCO will actually sue you for using Linux.

Linux Advisory Watch - May 16th, 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/16/1243216

• by Benjamin D. Thomas - This week, advisories were released for kernel, mgetty, slocate, evolution, kernel, shadow, kopte, kopte, xinetd, mysql, kde, xinetd, kernel, tcpdump, and openssh. The distributors include SCO, Guardian Digital, Gentoo, Mandrake, Red Hat, and TurboLinux.

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Microsoft losing market grip as rivals go on the offensive http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/1552240

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    AFTER years at the cutting edge of technology, Microsoft seems in     danger of falling off the pace.

SCO cuts support for UnitedLinux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/1548246

    SCO has cancelled marketing, business development and financial     resources for UnitedLinux, throwing its position in the consortium into     doubt. But UnitedLinux, which was formed with the aim of     enterprise-class Linux distribution, will survive even without SCO's     support, insists SuSE Linux, another member of the consortium.

Rocklyte Systems Releases Linux-Based OS http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/1534254

    Anonymous Reader writes "Rocklyte Systems released a very interesting,     high performance Linux based OS with advanced graphics capabilities on     Friday. It looks certain that they have vastly superior graphics     technology over all the existing Linux vendors, but are now in deep     need of user applications. Still, their plan to implement backwards     X-compatibility could assure Linux of a place on the desktop, even if     in commercial form."

ESR may join defense in SCO v. IBM IP lawsuit http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/1530219

    Anonymous Reader writes "Eric S. Raymond, whose publication of The     Cathedral and the Bazaar and the Halloween documents established him as     a leader in open source philosophy, may be joining the defense in the     SCO Group's lawsuit against IBM, he tells Linux and Main."

Ask The Open Source Expert
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/1527245

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    Anonymous Reader writes "A new web service has started that aims to     answer all your open source 'end user' questions. Will this be the     final piece of the open source puzzle that catapults linux into the     desktop market? Follow the link, and decide for yourself! Editor's     note: Enjoy this link, but please don't take it seriously. :)

Review - UNIX: Visual QuickStart Guide, Second Edition http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/1521253

    LogError writes "There's a myriad of online documentation and books out     there that can help you get into UNIX. This book is different as it     concentrates on teaching using a lot of screenshots which makes it one     of the best resources for beginners. What does it offer exactly? Read     on to find out."

GNU-Darwin on DVD-R, x86 and ppc
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/17/1254226

    proclus writes "Access the full power of GNU-Darwin. Our entire package     collection is now available on DVD-R media. This revolutionary     collection peaked at over 15,000 titles last summer, and the complete     package set is now available DVD-R disc, which should be especially     helpful to those without high speed internet access. The x86 packages     disc includes nearly 8000 packages, plus GNU-Darwin Office and     essential files, all of the packages that ...

Microsoft defends use of special fund
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/17/1242206

    Dave_B writes "Microsoft has defended its practise of discounting     Windows, even giving it away to beat a Linux alternative. The effect of     this public statement from MS, that it will give away its OS to deny     Linux deskspace, is yet to be seen. Legal repercussions aside, how are     MS reps going to sell licensing 6.0 to customers who know their     bargaining power will be subsidised by Redmond's paranoia?"

Mozilla Firebird 0.6 Takes Flight
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/17/1238257

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    Asa Dotzler writes "Mozilla Firebird 0.6 (formerly Phoenix) is     available for download. This release features a fresh new look, a     redesigned preferences window, preliminary support for Mac OS X and     much more. Read why you should be using Mozilla Firebird and get the     latest release at http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firebird/releases/0.6/"

SciTech SNAP Graphics for Linux Beta is available! http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/16/2154210

    Anonymous Reader writes "SciTech SNAP Graphics for Linux Beta is     available! SciTech Software, Inc. today announced that it has released     a public beta version of SciTech SNAP Graphics for Linux. This release     is based on SciTech System Neutral Access Protocol (SNAP) architecture     and supports X11, MGL and direct-access all with advanced 2D     acceleration, Plug-N-Play support, enterprise level stability and is     fully scalable for enterprise and ...                                                             

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