[newsforge daily] June 06, 2003

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June 06, 2003

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Darl McBride doesn't understand Linux
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/02/2246228

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - That's really the heart of the SCO problem: Neither Darl McBride nor, apparently, a majority of SCO's Board of Directors, understands Linux, the GPL, Open Source or Free Software or anything related to them. Their thinking seems to be strictly old-line industrial, based on a marketing philosophy that assumes a sale gained by a competitor is one you have lost.

The Impact of the Offshore Services Phenomenon: A Global Perspective http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/05/1542250

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - In a teleconference held June 5, 2003, IDC analysts said they expect global outsourcing in the IT industry to increase, which will put smiles on the faces of workers in China, The Philippines, India, Vietnam, and Eastern Europe, but will continue to depress U.S. and Western European IT workers. Except the French.

Love the availability, question the usability of open source apps http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/03/1818251

• by Lee Schlesinger - Your task, Mr. Schlesinger, should you choose to accept it, is to scan the name of your high school classmates from an old newspaper and turn them into text for a class Web site. You may use either open source or Windows software, or a combination thereof. Good luck.

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Grid computing: Is it right for your business? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/05/210234

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    Michael S. Mimoso writes "SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Grid computing in     Linux environments is a hot topic at the Enterprise Linux Forum     Conference & Expo this week. Several conference presentations focus on     developments in open-source standards for grid computing and the major     vendors' grid computing initiatives. But all this attention to grid     computing doesn't mean that all mainstream businesses should jump on     the bandwagon -- at least not yet, ...

Linux and mainframes, part 2: Choosing distros and apps http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/05/2033219

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "Running Linux on an IBM mainframe doesn't     lock users into an IBM-controlled operating system and application     world. In fact, Linux expands the mainframe world by bringing     open-source into the fold, according to Ingolf Salm, co-author of the     new Prentice Hall book, Linux on the Mainframe. In the final part of     this two-part interview on Linux and mainframes, Salm provides a guide     to choosing Linux distributions and ...

SCO vs IBM: a blast from the past article http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/05/2052237

    coffeelover writes "Here is another [old] link that is still good. It     should be read by anyone following the SCO vs IBM soaps."

Linux security: The seven deadly sins
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/05/1935254

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- "No firewall can keep     all hackers out." With these words, security consultant Bob Toxen began     his sermon, or workshop, on the "seven deadly sins" of Linux security.     Any IT manager who commits one of these sins will "get nailed sooner or     later," he said."

GNU/Linux in education report #97
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/05/199243

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     David H. Crusoe asked about what to put on a simple GNU/Linux-based     learning system for children. A few folks responded to that question,     and recommendations included installing the following: a distribution,     such as RedHat 9, Mandrake, or Debian GNU/Linux, or Slackware 9,     OpenOffice, TuxType, and maybe making some CD's which GNU/Linux can be     run from, without needing to install onto each machine and hard drives.     A thin client, such as the ...

Front Capital partners IBM to deliver products on Linux http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/05/1826224

     Front Capital Systems, a unit of SunGard, is teaming up with IBM to     market and deliver its Front Arena products on Linux-based platforms to     customers worldwide.

Workstation 'renaissance' predicted
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/05/1823219

     A shift to 64-bit computing is about to gain momentum which will lead     to a "renaissance" in workstation design and use, the chief     technologist at Advanced Micro Devices said Tuesday (June 3).

Linux exploits top Windows for first time ever http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/05/187236

     Linux users worldwide are in for a rude shock. For the first time     ever, the number of Linux vulnerabilities, attacks, and exploits has     exceeded that of Microsoft Windows according to U.K. security research     firm and integrator MI2G.

Technician, steal thyself.
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/05/184255

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    Anonymous Reader writes "More SCO, more IBM. Bob Cringely wonders if     the copied code SCO claims to have found in the Linux kernal was put     there by SCO/Caldera engineers during the years when their business     plan was to merge Unix & Linux. Their current business plan of merging     fact and fantasy would probably be negatively impacted by confirmation     of such a question which may well be why Mr McBride ducked that     question during his recent phone ...

IBM releases free Q2 Linux Middleware CD Set http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/05/1728215

    Anonymous Reader writes "IBM has helped thousands of developers move     their applications to Linux through its Linux Speed-start program. It     has everything you need to start the move to the Linux platform,     including the new and free Q2 release of IBM's Linux middleware CD     Set(DB2 Universal Database Enterprise Server, DB2 Migration Toolkit,     WebSphere Application Server , WebSphere Studio Site Developer,     WebSphere SDK for Web Services, WebSphere MQ ...                                                             

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