[newsforge daily] June 14, 2003

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June 14, 2003

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 Linux Advisory Watch - June 13th, 2003
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/1114229

• by Benjamin D. Thomas - This week, advisories were released for the Linux kernel, eterm, xaos, ethereal, atftp, gnocatan, nethack, slashem, cupsys, mod_php, zlib, kon2, gzip, KDE, hanterm, pptpd, cups, and lv. The distributors include Debian, Gentoo, Immunix, Mandrake, OpenPKG, RedHat, SuSE, Turbolinux, and Yellow Dog.

Real-time alerting with Snort, part 2 of 3 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/10/1738243

• by Jack Koziol - Last time we introduced some issues to consider when implementing real-time alerting with Snort. Once you've considered the issues, it's time to put your planning into practice. Today we'll talk about how to use swatch to handle alerts. Next time we'll cover setting up distributed three-tier alerting.

Continental Airlines doesn't like Linux users http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/12/132234

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - In an article published June 3 by TechWeb under the title Microsoft Launches New Security Certification, a Continental Airlines employee had some nasty things to say about Linux users and developers.

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South Africa Approves OSS Strategy
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/2319224

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    ladislav writes "South Africa is proud to be amongst the countries that     have adopted Open Source Software (OSS) policies. The improved returns     on investment associated with the elimination of licensing are exciting     and we look forward to ending maintenance agreements that lock     government into expensive long-term contracts."

I have a Linux Desktop dream
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/2218258

    Anonymous Reader writes "Lasse Christiansen has a Linux desktop dream.     This lengthy opinion column at DesktopLinux.com provides Christensen's     perspective on Linux usability, application support, and more. He     surveys the current state of the Linux desktop, reviews strengths and     weaknesses, and suggests some improvements that would propel Linux onto     more systems."

Nothing can stop Linux now, says IDC
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/1835212

     Unit sales of Linux-based servers in western Europe this year will     reach 182,000, according to analyst IDC, and the figure is set to     triple, with revenues doubling to $1.9bn by 2007.

Linux Kernel 2.4.21 Released
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/1751201

    After 6 months of waiting, 2.4.21 is here. Lots of cleanups, and a     patch which gives a MAJOR boost to the 'feel' of the system under heavy     disk IO, especially on IDE systems. As usual, available from your local     kernel.org mirror or ftp.COUNTRYCODE.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/!     Tidbit: 'Current bandwidth utilization 131.72 Mbit/s '.

   The Brazilian Public Sector to Choose Free Software http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/1746253

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     Rio de Janeiro, 2 June (EFE) The Brazilian government plans to migrate     from Windows to Linux 80% of all computers in state institutions and     state-owned businesses, informed the daily newspaper "Valor". This will     be a gradual migration, that will begin with a pilot project in one     ministry and which will be completed over a period of three years,     according to official sources cited by the financial daily.

Open Source Opportunities
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/1748231

    Anonymous Reader writes "Linux professionals might describe themselves     as "certified geeks." But this term is becoming more serious as IT     professionals look to organized certification and educational programs     to boost their Linux knowledge and marketability."

HP users welcome expanded OpenView line
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/1720207

     Hewlett-Packard Co. will take some of the vapor out of its "adaptive     enterprise management" strategy with the introduction on Monday of more     than 30 new and enhanced OpenView management products and services.

The Trillian Project : Proof of SCO's actions http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/1714220

     So, how did Linux become so capable of scaling beyond the heights of     the old UNIXs. More importantly, who helped put what where?

Analyst who saw SCO 'evidence' says origin of code a matter of debate http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/1656258

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     Yankee Group analyst Laura Didio is one of those who has had a look at     what the SCO Group calls evidence of its claim that code from its Unix     properties have been copied into the Linux kernel and believes that     this bolsters the company's claims.

A Few Software Names Seen Heating Up
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/13/1612212

     The software market is headed for a "modest but slow cyclical     recovery," according to Deutsche Bank Securities analyst Brian Skiba,     who slapped buy ratings on four infrastructure software names Friday.                                                             

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