[newsforge daily] August 14, 2003

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August 14, 2003

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Global IT firm predicts Linux will have 20% desktop market share by 2008 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1424212

• by Chris Gulker - One of the world's largest IT companies is declaring that the Linux desktop will capture 20% of the market for desktop computers in large enterprises within 5 years.

MainActor 5.1 Preview for Linux
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1235235

• by Joe Barr - Good news for Linux video editing enthusiasts: On Monday, August 11, Main Concept Multimedia Technologies announced a Linux preview version of its popular MainActor 5.1 video editing application. A production release is due before the end of the year.

Win hearts and minds with Freedom Software! http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/11/131231

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - Open Free Libre FLOSS Permissive Public Service Software. And I'm sure there are plenty of other names that have been proposed for whatever kind of software licenses SCO and Microsoft don't like. Lately, though, I've been leaning toward 'Freedom Software.' I would be proud to be a member of the Freedom Software Foundation, which might be a great name change for the Free Software Foundation.

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SCO execs unloading shares
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/14/0213220

    Anonymous Reader writes "SCO Group executives have sold about 119,000     shares of their company since it filed a lawsuit against IBM in March     and the stock price increased more than fourfold."

The Wrong Choice: Two true tales of misspent energy, cash http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/184249

    Jan Stafford writes "Buying proprietary software leads two companies to     bitter ends in these true stories."

Desktop Linux Breaking Ground
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1741233

    Anonymous Reader writes "Desktop Linux started gaining momentum in     2002. Only nine months later, Linux potential looks very real. While     some critics take a cynical view, the record does not prove them     correct. DesktopLinux.com Contributing Editor Tom Adelstein discusses     where the Linux desktop has experienced growth and some upcoming     launches to keep your eye on."

Puget Sound Technology teaching *BSD Administration Class in Seattle, Washington http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1624249

    Puget Sound Technology is teaching a class covering the fundamentals of     *BSD system administration, Sept. 16 - 19, in Seattle, Washington. The     class curriculum includes DNS, web and mail services, and standard     administration skills applicable to several Unix-type operating     systems.

Are Windows and Linux Technology Equals? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/169228

     Statistics about dramatic Linux sales growth are numerous, but here is     one of the most telling: Sales of Linux servers in the U.S. grew a     jaw-dropping 90 percent in Q4 of 2002 compared with the same period the     previous year, says Gartner Dataquest.

Internet Attack Disables Thousands of Computers http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1348223

    Robert E. Harvey, M.D. writes "The latest Internet attack on Microsoft     operating systems by rogue software disabled tens of thousands of     computers worldwide Tuesday, though a fix had been available for nearly     a month."

The Linux Decision
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1558254

     For enterprises, the promise of open source computing is all about     proprietary performance at minimal cost. No wonder, then, that Linux     has made such inroads into the server market, and that IBM recently     made its Lotus suite Linux-ready.

The SCO(R) Group Announces Final Termination of IBM / Sequent's Contract to Use or License Dynix Sof http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1519232

     IBM's Disregard of Sequent's Contract With SCO Leads to Final     Termination of UNIX License.

Linux Woos Wall St.
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1511247

     The operating system's surprising popularity has turned the Linux     revolution--personified by its official mascot, a penguin--into a day     at the beach. With firms such as Credit Suisse First Boston, Morgan     Stanley and Goldman Sachs becoming recent converts, it's clear that     what began as a hobby by a young student named Linus Torvalds has now     become a full-fledged measure of technology adoption savvy.

The Shadows Shrouding Sun
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1444242

     With the server giant forced to sell lower-margin Linux machines,     earnings are suffering. And its R&D won't pay off for a while.                                                             

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