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[newsforge daily] August 25, 2003
Date: Mon Aug 25 2003 - 02:30:25 EDT
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August 25, 2003
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Open Asia: Open source in Afghanistan and Bangladesh http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/19/192235
- by Frederick Noronha - This week we begin a country-by-country survey of the availability of open source software across individual Asian countries at the top of the alphabet, with Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Let SCO hang itself
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/24/1228211
- by Eric S. Raymond - The confrontation between SCO and the open-source community has now escalated to open war. I suppose, in retrospect, that this was inevitable once SCO announced its intention to sue on a theory that would make all open-source licenses invalid. And we all know who's lurking like Emperor Palpatine behind Darl Vader, funding his lawsuit to the tune of at least $6,000,000[1] even if not otherwise pulling his strings.
Microsoft seeks law to retroactively ban Finnish immigration http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/13/1726241
- by David "cdlu" Graham - In his latest attempt to quell the Linux uprising, Microsoft mastermind Bill Gates has pledged over $2,500,000.00 to George Bush's 2004 election campaign if he passes a law that bans anyone born in Finland from working in the United States, and condemns all existing Finnish natives living in the US to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba's Camp X-ray, where they are to be collectively punished for the un-American ways of one ...
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www.microsoft.com runs Linux? Up to a point ... http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/24/1351242
Aug. 17 - On Friday Microsoft changed its DNS so that requests for www.microsoft.com no longer resolve to machines on Microsoft’s own network, but instead are handled by the Akamai caching system, which runs Linux.
Versatility, cost spark Linux fever
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/24/1338251
BART depends on it. So do scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. From Wall Street brokerage firms to Hollywood animators, the Linux operating system, once a hobby for Microsoft foes, has evolved into a potent force in the high-tech industry.
U.S. Army Brings Internet to Saddam's Hometown http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/23/2242231
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - The U.S. army opened the first unrestricted Internet access in Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit Saturday in a bid to convince skeptical Iraqis their occupation will bring tangible benefits.
Dissection of the SCO Vegas presentation http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/23/1428254
Anonymous Reader writes "I would like to take a moment to bring to your attention some of the glaring problems with SCO's recent presentation in Las Vegas. Their case has always been thin and their story up until this point has been anything but straight and to the point. This is an attempt to point out some of the more obvious flaws."
Dennis Ritchie: I wrote the SCO code
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/23/1426242
Anonymous Reader writes "Dennis Ritchie has acknowledged he with Ken Thompson wrote the code cited as "proof" by SCO. This seems to fit perfectly with Bruce Perens' Analysis of SCO's Las Vegas Slide Show, and undermine Blake Stowell's claim "At this point it's going to be his word against ours"."
WeLoveTheSCOInformationMinister.org
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/23/1448237
Sure, everyone and their brother by now has noticed the striking similarity of SCOfflaw CEO Darl McBride to a certain other individual in the public relations field, generally more well-known but no less reality-challenged. But like his counterpart, "Baghdad McBride" proves himself beyond parody every time he opens his mouth, cramming both feet farther and further in, and until he eventually implodes will no doubt continue to offer up new pearls ...
Linux shows security superiority to Windows http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/23/1436244
Nine years ago this month, a student from the University of Helsinki in Finland released upon the world a piece of software code that would go on to revolutionize the way people think of computer software. When Linus Torvalds began working on his now famous Linux kernel in 1991, the idea of "free software" was unheard of. Today, Linux is installed on millions of PCs and is being embraced by hobbyists and professionals alike. Thanks to companies ...
IBM adds multithreading to Power 5
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/23/1433233
Building on the technology it introduced with its Power 4 processor, IBM last week announced it will incorporate simultaneous multithreading into its upcoming 64-bit Power 5 processor. With its Power 4 chip, IBM was able to significantly improve performance by incorporating two microprocessor cores on the same dye. The Power 5 also packs two cores on a dye, but each chip will be able to handle two threads simultaneously, increasing performance ...
No purchase order required
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/23/1225238
One of the best features of Free Libre, Open Source Software (FLOSS) is that no purchase orders are required to test or deploy the software. You may, however, need a big fat pipe to the Internet to download some of the stuff. A quick list of some software that companies may find useful:
Editor's Note: What Is SuSE Waiting For? http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/23/0426232
Since everyone has a theory on why SCO is doing what they are doing, I will instead talk about something else that has been weighing on my mind for the past few weeks. - SuSE.
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