[newsforge daily] June 07, 2003

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June 07, 2003

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"Free Piracy" vs. Free/Open Source Software http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/2217248

• by Flávio Codeço Coelho Every once in a while, articles get published talking about Microsoft's double standards on software piracy, particularly in developing countries. This is a well known fact, and generally get two types of interpretations: One is that Microsoft is a liar when it says illegal sharing of software "hurts everyone" while it seems to use this very idea as its main strategy for market dominance in poor countries. The ...

Linux Advisory Watch - June 6th, 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/1157205

• by Benjamin D. Thomas This week, advisories were released for maelstrom, apache, tomcat, kernel, wget, file, lprng, cups, ghostscript, kon2, gnupg, squirrelmail, xinetd,lprng, lv, and httpd. The distributors include Gentoo, Immunix, Mandrake, OpenPKG, Red Hat, Turbolinux, and Yellow Dog. This week there were several new advisories. Red Hat and others released several patches to their 2.4 kernel. For those of you using PPC architecture and ...

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.

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              Sun leads Linux + UNIX server market in revenue and market share http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/160221

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    Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced that the company     regained its position as the worldwide leader in Linux+UNIX server     revenue and unit shipments in the first quarter of CY2003, according to     the 1Q03 Worldwide Server Database by Gartner Dataquest released today.

   Red Hat Linux TTY Layer Kernel Panic Denial Of Service Vulnerability http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/1622204

     A vulnerability has been reported in the TTY layer that may result in     a kernel panic. The precise technical details of this vulnerability are     currently unknown. This BID will be updated as further information is     available.

Ellison: Linux will wipe Microsoft out of data center http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/1614235

    At a gathering here Tuesday of current and potential Oracle Corp. ISV     (independent software vendor) partners, Oracle Chairman and Chief     Executive Officer Larry Ellison extolled the virtues of Linux and     predicted that the open-source operating system will soon decimate     Microsoft Corp. in the battle for the data center market.

The underground OS is maturing. Does it measure up? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/1619206

     Businesses are asking tougher questions as they consider deploying     Linux to handle more critical tasks. A shortage of enterprise apps     still hurts.

   Ballmer memo sends Linux stocks soaring http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/1552241

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     Shares of Red Hat Inc., the world's biggest distributor of the free     Linux operating system, and VA Software Corp. rose yesterday a day     after Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Linux is a     "significant challenge" to his company.

UK councils dump Windows for Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/1444237

     Local authorities in Newham and Nottingham are expected to migrate     more than 10,000 desktop computers from Windows to Linux.

SCO slashes Asian operation
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/1544201

    US software firm SCO has slashed its operations in Taiwan due to weak     demand for its products, according to reports.

IBM eyes smaller businesses with database http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/1532213

     IBM Corp. on Thursday announced general availability of DB2 UDB     (Universal Database) Express, a database intended for smaller-size     businesses and departments.

Intel: Linux 32-chip server rivals Windows http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/1521233

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    Intel has found that a 32-processor Itanium server running Linux is     rivaling Windows and Unix servers in database performance, a major     accomplishment for the comparatively young operating system.

EU scrutinizes Microsoft's Media Player
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/06/152210

    European Commission investigators are seeking more evidence on whether     Microsoft Corp. uses its Windows Media Player software to discriminate     against rivals, putting in jeopardy the commission's deadline of next     month for ruling on the 4-year-old antitrust case.                                                             

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