[newsforge daily] August 11, 2003

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August 11, 2003

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The story of a million dollars
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/09/1337203

• by Toby Seaman I have a million dollars. It is a stack of one million dollar bills. They have been donated to me by my brothers. I contribute dollars back where I can. We are a happy brethren. We all have stacks of dollars

FLOSS's proposed new Monikers
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/08/0350253

• by Ronald Trip - Instead of using the terms "Free Software" or "Open Source" in relation to "Free/Libre Open Source Software," maybe we should use the expresions "Permissive License" and "Permissive Licensed Software" to denominate FLOSS.

Litigation for FUD and Profit
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/08/1246245

• by Joe Barr - The SCO Group picked a bad week to try to give up their addiction to news conferences, especially those regarding their lawsuit against IBM. Red Hat filed a lawsuit against The SCO Group on Monday and IBM did the same on Wednesday. Both filings appeared to catch SCO by surprise.

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Ark Linux, taking penguins on a ride to the future http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/11/0138217

    Anonymous Reader writes: Tux Reports continues their look at RPM based     distributions with Ark Linux 1.0 alpha8. This community project stands     with a growing number of distributions attempting to build an     environment for the desktop. The project's goals are to create a     distribution which is easy for new Linux users to install, maintain,     and update. Unlike some other distributions, Ark Linux does not try to     hide the fact it is Linux. Therefore, ...

Looking at Libranet GNU/Linux 2.8
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/10/125239

    A while back, I asked the guys at Libranet if it is possible for them     to send me a copy of Libranet GNU/Linux 2.8 for testing and evaluation     purposes. They immediately accepted my request, and I had a copy of     their 2 CD distro in a couple of days in my mail box. Unfortunately I     was not able to test and write a review about their distro as quickly     as they sent me their software (they did it via DHL); but I have been     using Libranet 2.8 for a ...

The text of IBM's counterclaims
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/10/124213

     The following is the text of IBM's counterclaims in the SCO case. We     thank Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier for the transcription work. A few     thoughtful readers have sent in corrections, but there may still be a     few more OCR scanner typos in this document.

Mozilla Named Best Anti-Spam Software in German Computer Magazine http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/10/120228

    Simon Paquet writes: "In a recent shootout of anti-spam software in the     German computer magazine c't (link is in German), Mozilla Mail won the     first place against competitors like K9, Apple Mail, Mailshield     Desktop, SAproxy, SpamBayes, SpamCatcher, SpamNet, SpamPal and     SpamSieve.

Lindows, Getting There
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/10/1158231

    Lindows, a version of the open-source Linux operating system aimed at     consumers put off by the cost of Windows, has been on the market for     only a year or so, but it's already made some impressive gains: It     comes pre-installed on desktop computers from more than a dozen     off-brand manufacturers, and its San Diego-based developers just     released their fourth major update. Note: Answers to a mildly annoying     questionaire may be required to read this ...

ADVICE LINE WEBLOG: SCO suit or no suit? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/10/1155205

    Dear Bob ... I have a question that I'm sure other IT folks are     encountering. What can I tell non-technical managers to convince them     that a move to Linux is not doomed in license fee hell with SCO's     claims and lawsuits...?

Time for a "Prior Art Project"?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/10/1151227

    Imagine that you owned a bakery and someone wrote you a letter asking     for $100,000 because they said they owned a patent that your ovens     violated. If you didn't pay, they might say, you'll be sued for     significantly more and have your business shut down. What would you do?

Fry's Electronics - Selling Linux... or not? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/10/1124224

    MadPenguin writes: For those of you who may not be aware, Fry's     Electronics has been selling a Linux desktop PC loaded with ThizLinux     for quite a while now. The question is, are they really selling it? The     answer is a definitive no.

RubyForge open for business
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/10/0116204

    Tom Copeland writes "RubyForge is open for business! RubyForge's     purpose is to host open source applications written in the Ruby     programming language. Ruby is a scripting language which is rapidly     growing in popularity around the world and already has a very strong     userbase in Japan. It's a bit like Python, but nicer. :-) At any rate,     RubyForge has already proved to be a hit with open source developers,     with 35 projects and over 100 developers ...

HKLC moves Aegir CMS to GPL licensing
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/09/140207

    HONG KONG, HELSINKI, Aug 9th 2003 -- Linux Center (HK) Ltd. has moved     the popular Nadmin Studio content management product and its successor,     Aegir CMS under the GNU General Public License (GPL).                                                             

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