[newsforge daily] June 15, 2003

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June 15, 2003

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Meet free software developers at LinuxTag http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/130256

• by Martin Schulze - More than thirty Free Software-oriented projects will demonstrate their work at the upcoming LinuxTag in Karlsruhe, Germany, taking place from July 10th to 13th. With the presence of so many projects and developers this will essentially be a large Free Software developers meeting, but other visitors will benefit from it as well.

 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.

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Mozilla on speed: Firebird 0.6
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/2142256

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    Adam Doxtater writes "We normally don't review web browsers, but what     better topic for discussion is there? Most of us use browsers every day     of our lives and, if you're like me, rely on them to do your job...     Personally, I use Mozilla for 98% of my work and play. It blows all     other browsers away in stability and features if you ask me. Opera is     the only one that comes close to Mozilla in speed and features, but it     seems too bulky to me for some ...

SCO could act Monday in IBM Unix case
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1358240

    SCO Group's next move in its legal wrestling match with IBM likely will     come Monday, possibly in the form of a request that a judge halt Big     Blue's Unix product sales.

Are Open Source Databases Following in Linux' Footsteps? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1351225

    At a partnership announcement with Dell Computer in New York City back     in April, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison stood alongside his fellow CEO     Michael Dell and discussed how the Linux open source operating system     was stealing market share from Microsoft's Windows products.

PeopleSoft sues Oracle after all
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1346230

    The lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court calls for an     injunction against Oracle in pursuing its $5.1 billion offer for     PeopleSoft. This move contradicts earlier reports from Oracle that     PeopleSoft would not pursue a court battle. Such a change of heart is     to be expected in what is a very fluid situation between the two     companies and PeopleSoft's own acquisition target J.D. Edwards.

McNealy takes free shots at Microsoft
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1344247

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    SCOTT MCNEALY didn't hesitate to slam Microsoft during his keynote     address yesterday morning. His humorous and cutting remarks about the     Vole were well received by thousands of conference-goers who attended     JavaOne.

 SCO Stock Jumps 24% as Showdown With Big Blue Looms http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1341218

     Shares in Utah's SCO Group soared 24 percent Friday as investors     anticipated passage of a deadline for resolution of the company's $1     billion lawsuit against IBM. With both parties declaring they will     stand firm in the dispute over use of the Linux operating system, the     Lindon-based SCO's shares peaked at $11.95 before closing at $11.21     Friday -- up $2.16 from Thursday's trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Oracle beats estimates, looks for good year ahead http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1321229

    Oracle today released fourth quarter and full year results that put the     software giant well ahead of its own projections, as well as those of     analysts. (And Oracle attributes some of this gorwth ot its adoption of     Linux.)

No Concession From I.B.M. in Linux Fight http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1317215

    I.B.M. said yesterday that it had no intention of reaching a quick     settlement with the SCO Group, a small company based in Lindon, Utah,     in a legal fight that is causing concern among the many corporations     that use the increasingly popular Linux operating system to handle some     computing chores. (free registration required)

 Microsoft Ceases Development On Internet Explorer For Mac http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/1312212

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    The news has swept the tech world: Microsoft will no longer develop     Internet Explorer for the Mac. According to MacUser UK, the company     says it will continue to support the existing release, and MacCentral     is reporting that one final release will be available soon, and that     version 5 will be supported with maintenance releases.

SCO may expand Linux case soon
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/14/137236

    The SCO Group soon may open another front in its legal battle against     Linux by filing suit against a major hardware manufacturer in North     America, a company executive said.                                                             

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