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[newsforge daily] May 21, 2003
Date: Wed May 21 2003 - 05:30:25 EDT
OPEN SOURCE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK DAILY EDITION * NEWSLETTER ----------------------------------------------------------------------Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo, June 4-6, Santa Clara, CA Learn the latest in Linux datacenter solutions & strategies serving the Enterprise. For a complete listing of speakers, session descriptions, sponsors, exhibitors, or to register, visit the event web site. www.enterpriselinuxforum.com
May 21, 2003
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VNC: Virtually there and back again
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/15/2054251
- by Russell Pavlicek - Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is an unsung treasure of the open source world -- a simple and useful tool for accessing remote computers. Now that I've had the chance to play with VNC I'm hooked on it.
Open source helps drive dedicated hosting prices down, down, down http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/13/1536237
- By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - When ServerBeach advertises dedicated servers for $99 per month (plus setup fee), that price is for servers running Red Hat Linux. A Windows server costs $119 per month. ServerBeach founder Richard Yoo says, "We pay Microsoft for the Windows OS, and, of couse, Linux is free. We are just passing on the cost to the customer."
Sue Me? Sue You? SCO, Linux & Unix
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/18/2214204
- by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols - On May 12, 2003, SCO tried to break all ties with its Linux past and declared war on the entire Linux community. Specifically, underneath the legal language, SCO claims Linux includes Unix code stolen, or directly developed, from their SCO Unix code. "Therefore legal liability that may arise from the Linux development process may also rest with the end user." Therefore, "Similar to analogous ...
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Aussie car designs driven by HP-Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/20/2216259
An Australian supercomputing consortium is poised to lease a Hewlett-Packard Itanium 2-based computing cluster to service a multi-year contract to assist car maker Holden in new vehicle design and development.
Tonight LIVE: The Smoking Gun? Microsoft's back door funding of SCO! http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/20/2025237
Jeff Gerhardt writes "Tonight Live: On The Linux Show!! Tuesday, May 20th, 2003 from Chicago IL: Tonight LIVE on www.thelinuxshow.com.
MontaVista Software Joins Forces with ATI http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/20/1812247
Annette Oevermann writes "London, United Kingdom May 20, 2003 MontaVista Software, the company powering the embedded revolution, announced today that MontaVista® Linux® Professional Edition will support ATIs XILLEON integrated SoC. OEMs of set-top boxes, digital TVs (DTVs), and other consumer electronics devices will benefit from this integrated cost-effective solution. The joint solution will be demonstrated at Mediacast 2003 at ExCel, London, ...
Creating a Place for Users in the Open Source Process http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/20/178252
Anonymous Reader writes "Balancing the work of developers and the rights and needs of users has always been somewhat undefined in the free and open source software worlds. In a Guest Essay William Lamb offers a framework for keeping everyone happy."
Researcher: Linux gaining on Unix
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/20/1655241
Michael S. Mimoso writes "Leading Linux distributions have matured to the point where requirements for new features and functions have been lapped by the need to tune the operating system for scalability and other enterprise necessities."
PHP Programming Competitions
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/20/1649251
Stuart writes "PHP-Editors.com are please to announce the latest PHP Programming Contests (2 of). This month beginners will have the job of creating a 'URL Status' program, were many details about the current state of any URL should be found. The professional PHP programmers will be asked to find a list of words from a muddled-up sentence, but its slighly harder that it first looks!!! Check it out today... you have untill mid June to code-up you ...
Sun, HP say SCO's claim is not relevant
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/20/1539213
The SCO Group's attempt to gain royalties from Linux will not affect Sun, according to chief executive Scott McNealey. Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard say SCO Group's attempt to obtain royalties for inappropriate uses of Unix isn't likely to affect them, while Linux specialist Red Hat said it would defend itself vigorously against any challenges.
Fujitsu doubles up on Linux support
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/20/1458222
Fujitsu is ramping up its efforts with Linux for its servers, which could account for a quarter of the hardware manufacturer's business by 2006.
Developing Countries Gain from Free/Open-Source Software http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/20/1438231
Free and open-source software are not only "a useful and significant tool for the developing countries", but clearly have the potential to help democratization and help find solutions to the most pressing problems faced by the populations of developing countries, says a report recently released on the subject.
Linux to drive supercomputing cluster http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/20/1427211
An Australian car manufacturer has chosen a Linux-based supercomputing cluster for its design process and dismissed SCO's recent warnings about using Linux.
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