[newsforge daily] August 13, 2003

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August 13, 2003

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Strike Three for Microsoft IP
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/12/1350213

• by Joe Barr - Microsoft has been found -- again -- to have infringed upon the intellectual property rights of others. This seems to be a recurring theme with Microsoft, who often tries to pose as a champion of intellectual property rights.

Hats off to Fedora package manager
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/11/1536205

• by Joe Barr - Package management -- the way we install and maintain applications -- is a problem for many Linux users. One of the projects working on the problem is Fedora, a project that wants to be recognized as "the Debian of Red Hat."

Linux is coming to Juno and Netzero
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/12/0059215

• by Joe Barr - United Online is planning to support Linux. United Online is the parent firm for such well-known ISPs as Juno, Netzero, and Blue Light. According to data from their most recent quarter-closing reports, United Online has more than 2.5 million subscribers, making them the fourth-largest dial-up ISP in the world, trailing only AOL, MSN, and Earthlink.

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New computer worm lacks distinct name, but the trouble is clear http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/0230249

     A new computer worm has been born, and area network security groups     are still trying to figure out what to name it as it makes its way into     the world.

Opinion: Reasons To Shun Open Source-ry
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/12/2248240

     Linux is not ready for the enterprise. When I argued that point a     month ago, I didn't really believe it. But I took the position to make     a point about the need to properly justify IT decisions. Over the     years, I've seen many IT executives lose their jobs or trash their     careers because they made a decision that was obvious to them but could     not be effectively defended to upper management or internal auditors.

Real Pushes Open Source Media Player
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/12/1918236

     This past week at LinuxWorld, Real Networks announced its latest     endeavor: an open source digital audio and video player for Linux, Unix     and Solaris that meets the quality of the company's flagship RealOne     product.

   Microsoft hires chief for China
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/12/1913231

     A top executive has left Motorola to head the software giant's     operations in China, according to a report.

   Metrowerks adds kernel-level debugging to embedded Linux toolsuite http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/12/1911243

     Metrowerks, Motorola's software tools subsidiary, has added     kernel-level debugging capabilities to its development tools for     embedded Linux environments with the launch today of the CodeWarrior     Development Studio, ARM ISA Edition for Linux Platform Development,     Version 2.0. In addition to its support for ARM processors, Metrowerks     soon expects to extend Linux kernel-level debug capabilities to other     architectures, including Motorola's ...

SCO not exactly the lovable little guy
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/12/198249

     Sometimes in a David and Goliath story, you want to root for Goliath.

Lessons to be learnt installing Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/12/1853255

     It was a dark and stormy night. Beside the deserted desk lay a small     pile of notebook computers, waiting to be evaluated. In front lay a CD     of Linux TLE and the latest version of Pladao, the localised version of     Open Office. The atmosphere was cold, silent, depressing. Getting Linux     to run properly on those notebooks was harder than any of us had     initially thought.

Army has `Warlord' Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/12/1842252

     The Royal Thai Army has implemented its own flavour of Linux called     Khunsuk (Warlord) and developed in-house to make the most use of its     old computers.

Linux luminaries explain why the time is now http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/12/1828246

     We did not set out to make this a ``Linux issue'' of Post Database,     but you would be forgiven for thinking that we had made a special     effort this week to chase down stories about the open source operating     system that is on the up-and-up.

BMC widens support for Linux
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/12/1820233

     BMC Software announced a new version of its Deployment Manager for     Linux software Tuesday as well as increased support for enterprise     Linux software.                                                             

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