[newsforge daily] July 18, 2003

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July 18, 2003

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A centralized server architecture could be the killer Unix app http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/10/1828218

• by Paul Murphy - If you're like me, you probably use Linux or Unix at home and then go to work and wonder why all the people struggling with Microsoft products don't just upgrade to Linux. Despite all the cost and security issues, business's commitment to Microsoft's Windows desktop products shows few signs of waning. The key to turning this situation around may be to place the user's perspective above that of the systems staff.

How much more than Windows is Linux worth? http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/15/1920225

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - If you are the Munich City Council, Linux on 14,000 desktops is worth at least $3.8 million more than Windows, including critical applications, training, and support. And this decision wasn't made by a thin margin, but by a 50 - 30 Council vote. After this, can anyone still think the only reason some people prefer Linux over Windows is that Linux is free and Windows isn't?

Survey: What Linux needs now
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/14/181225

• by Joe Barr - This list of the "Top 10 things Linux needs now" is a summation of the results of a small, highly unscientific poll I recently conducted on various newsgroups and mailing lists.

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ComputerTest project released to open source! http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/1521213

    Sean writes "ComputerTest (a distributed .NET computerized testing     application) has been released to open source at:     http://sourceforge.net/projects/computertestWe need your help to make     this program amazing. We really want to make this easy to use,     reliable, and secure. The goal is to compete with other overly     expensive products, so that schools everywhere will be able to harness     the power of distributed computerized testing. Please help us by ...

Krysalis 2.4.1 Professional released
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/159222

    InterAKT Online writes "Krysalis 2.4.1 Professional is finally released     after a very long beta period. InterAKT has released the stable 2.4.1     version of the publishing platform, correcting all the known bugs and     including a lot of optimizations to achieve enterprise-level speed. A     new interactive documentation has been also released:     http://www.interakt.ro/products/Krysalis/idocs/.

Small Businesses Like Linux Prices
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/2017201

     Some price-sensitive small and midsize businesses are turning to Linux     and other open-source products as a lower-cost alternative to     Microsoft's ubiquitous business software, Jupiter Research finds in a     recent study.

Review of SCRIBUS 1.0
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/1946237

    Anonymous Reader writes "OSNews features an interesting review of the     newly released Scribus 1.0, a free DTP alternative for Unices and     Linux."

Dumping MS Office, choosing OpenOffice.org http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/1759215

    Jan Stafford writes "Why do IT decision makers balk at dumping MS     Office? Solveig Haugland, author and SearchEnterpriseLinux.com site     expert, describes five common objections to replacing Microsoft Office     with OpenOffice.org and explains why she sees those objections as     bogus."

Sony Clie PEG-UX50 coming to US before market? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/175255

    Anonymous Reader writes "Portable Alternatives enters into negotiations     on bringing the Sony Clie PEG-UX50 to the US market."

Linux creator opens up in interview
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/1526255

     Linus Torvalds is the creator of the Linux operating system, the open     source version of Unix that is sweeping through the software world in a     direct challenge to Microsoft. He spoke candidly with San Jose Mercury     News staff writer Dean Takahashi about the SCO Group vs. IBM lawsuit     (where Big Blue is accused of illegally putting Unix code into Linux),     about Microsoft and open source development.

Open source is the route to collaboration http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/1539224

     Linux is increasingly hard to ignore, but it's only one part of the     open source software (OSS) debate.

Open Source Software in the Geographic and Location Industries: A Case Study http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/1532248

     Open source software promises an attractive range of benefits: it is     free, vendor independent, and open to continual evolution and     improvement by a global development community.

Linux Access in State and Local Government, Part V http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/07/17/1647255

    Dallas Wayne Slade writes "The author has done an interview with Linux     and OSS advocates at three local government units. This is a very     personal article with people who are actually using and making Linux     and OSS work in the real world. I found it fascinating and very     authentic and I believe your readers will too. The interviewees are     from Newport News VA, Houston, TX and Washington State. Best wishes, DW     Slade"                                                             

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