[newsforge daily] May 23, 2003

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May 23, 2003

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  NewsForge Reports

Understanding the Microsoft-SCO connection http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/22/1326239

• By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols - What is Microsoft really up to by licensing Unix from SCO for between 10 to 30 million dollars? I think the answer's quite simple: they want to hurt Linux. Anything that damages Linux's reputation, which lending support to SCO's Unix intellectual property claims does, is to Microsoft's advantage.

Bits and pieces: Short Linux and computing notes http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/19/145214

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Why isn't the most important laptop spec ever mentioned in reviews? Why do we keep making Linux look harder than it really is? Why do we pretend some free/open source programs are better than they really are? Why is there air?

Red Hat, Linux, consumers, money - do they mix? http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/21/1458248

• By John Lettice, The Register - Earlier this year Red Hat split its range into two segments - effectively, business and everything else. It did this in the wrong order, as The Register remarked at the time, but subsequently the company has padded out its Enterprise range to consist of Advanced Server, Enterprise Server and Workstation, so here at least it has a complete set.

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Dos and don'ts: Get the most out of free support http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/22/2056225

    Michael S. Mimoso writes Jameson C. Burt has used free support options     for open-source software for a decade. With these tips, he shares the     lessons learned from his experience. - Jan Stafford, site editor,     SearchEnterpriseLinux.com

Open Letter: Hey Sco, Sue Me to stop.
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/22/2017216

    John Everitt writes "Dear Signatories I've sent this via public forums     rather than send thousands of emails.     http://www.petitiononline.com/scosueme/ The Caldera^H^H^H^H^H^H^HSCO     sue me petition is dead on May 24th. I've set a cut off point rather     than edit a list numbering up to projected tens of thousands. I can't     cope with the phenomenal response. It's amazing that one company could     generate so much bad feeling. When the list is shut I am ...

Conectiva, Mandrake, and SuSE Say No SCO in Their Code http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/22/1733245

    An Anonymous Reader writes "SCO has not found its code in the     kernel.org Linux kernel or in the GNU/Linux OS. In an in-depth analysis     MozillaQuest Magazine (mozillaquest.com) reports: SCO-Caldera     spokespeople are contradicting each other and themselves about SCO     claims there is SCO-owned code in Linux."

Linux and the Law
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/22/1720227

     "The market is working. Linux and other open-source products are     proliferating," said Mike Wendy, policy counsel for the Initiative for     Software Choice. The entire IT ecosystem functions better when everyone     competes without mandates, he added.

Gartner: SCO's Threat to Sue Linux Users Serious but Remote http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/22/1655208

    Barbara French writes "George Weiss documents Gartner's initial     analysis and position on SCO's most recent actions in this     complimentary Gartner First Take brief."

Building an Open Source Office
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/22/1616231

    Dirk Slater writes "This article is for people who are interested in     deploying open source software in grassroots organizations.Ã&#x201a; It should     be of particular interest to non-profit technology assistance providers     working with small resource-strapped organizations. Grassroots     organizers, as well, may be interested in our overview of what it takes     to bring open source into their own organization."

IBM launches Open Source performance tool project for Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/22/1614224

     IBM recently launched Performance Inspector as an open source project     on its developerWorks website. According to IBM, Performance Inspector     provides a suite of tools that help identify performance bottlenecks in     C/C++ and Java code, and problems with Linux kernel interaction,     including sample-based profiling, monitoring at the thread level, and     more.

SCO using scare tactics to get licensing fees: FSF chief http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/22/1535222

     Bradley Kuhn, executive director of the Free Software Foundation, has     accused the SCO Group of using scare tactics to convince companies to     pay them licensing fees and/or support their suit against IBM.

SCO official defends Linux sales after suit was filed http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/22/1532258

     The SCO Group's product management director, Erik Hughes, says the     company continued to sell its Linux products for over two months after     suing IBM based on "legal advice."

Reader's view: Proprietary support breeds lazy IT pros http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/05/22/1450200

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "Since 1993, Jameson C. Burt has used support     options for both proprietary and open-source software. In this     first-person narrative, Burt -- an IT professional in a federal agency

• explains why free open-source support won his favor, even though it has its flaws. He also offers tips for getting the most from open-source support. -- Jan Stafford, site editor, SearchEnterpriseLinux.com"

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