[newsforge daily] August 29, 2003

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August 29, 2003

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IBM to release new Eclipse to run on Jikes VM http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/28/2349207

• by Chris Preimesberger - IBM soon will announce that it is making available for free download a new version of Eclipse, its open-source development platform, for the Java-based Jikes Research Virtual Machine. All previous versions of Eclipse have been released for Red Hat Linux 7.1 and several versions of Windows.

Sun publishes new hardware compatibility list for Solaris 9 x86 http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/28/1830226

• by Chris Preimesberger - SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Sun Microsystems announced today that it has posted a new hardware compatibility list for its lower-end Solaris 9 x86 Platform Edition operating system and has populated it with 100 new third-party systems and 100 components.

SCO: Inside the hurricane
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/27/2323256

    by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols with additional reporting by Joe Barr     Between hate mail from open source supporters and love notes from     investors, life isn't easy inside SCO. There have been more hated     technology companies; IBM and Microsoft immediately come to mind. But     they weren't pounded earlier this week by a successful Distributed     Denial of Service (DDoS) attack despite the efforts of open source     leaders like Eric Raymond to stop it. And no ...

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Blocking Kazaa traffic with Linux/IPTables firewal, http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/28/2320207

    Chris Lowth writes "The "p2pwall" project has developed a GPL add-in     for iptables based firewalls that allows blocking of traffic to and     from "Fast-Track" software such as "Kazaa", Kazaa-lite, iMesh and     grokster. The software is designed for use in "permissive" firewall     configurations where home-net hosts are permitted more or less     unlimited access to the public internet, but are protected from     in-bound connections. Ftwall adds logic to such ...

Linux Moves Behind the Screen
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/28/2032231

     Linux, the fast growing and freely available operating system, looks     like the software of choice for future televisions, set-top boxes and     DVD recorders, consumer electronics executives and specialists said.

IBM Doubles Its Linux Reward
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/28/1913236

     IBM is upping the incentives to partners who sell Linux solutions.     Last month, the company rolled out a program dubbed "Double Your     Discount with Linux" as part of its Value Advantage Plus Initiative for     ISVs and VARs. Participants in the program are now eligible for up to a     60 percent discount on IBM software (double the existing resales     incentive) when they use that software to create Linux-based solutions     for midsize companies. The program ...

Linux to make consumer-electronics buzz
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/28/198245

    Linux, the fast-growing and freely available operating system, is set     to be the software of choice for future televisions, set top boxes and     DVD recorders, according to consumer-electronics executives and     specialists on Thursday.

Of monkeys and penguins
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/28/1840256

     SCO, for anyone who has never heard of the company, is pronounced     "skoh", as in Scopes. Indeed "the SCO case" of 2003 sounds increasingly     like the famous Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925, which pitted religious     fundamentalists against progressives wanting to teach Darwin alongside     the Bible in American classrooms.

Microsoft 'hiding behind Linux'
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/28/1832247

    gulker writes "ZDNet UK says that even Microsoft can't defend itself     from massive DDoS and other problems resulting from security flaws its     own products without relying on Linux - in the form of Akamai's     distributed serving system."

Why use CIFS with Linux? Why not?
http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/28/1824245

    Michael S. Mimoso writes "In this interview, Samba Team member Chris     Hertel explains the benefits and limitations of the Common Internet     File System (CIFS) for an enterprise Linux shop."

Linux, Mac OS added to Federal Enterprise Architecture platforms http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/28/1739230

     The Office of Management and Budget added Linux and Mac OS to the list     of supporting platforms under the Technical Reference Model of the     Federal Enterprise Architecture.

Get a free UML poster and CD from Rational http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/28/1659258

    Anonymous Reader writes "Learn how the Unified Modeling Language can     help you build better software faster. This wall poster from IBM     Rational is an eye-catching, instant reference guide to UML notation,     with handy tips, techniques, and reminders of the most commonly used     UML rules and guidelines. The IBM Rational software UML CD includes a     tutorial on model-driven development with the UML. It's an excellent     way to introduce yourself--and your ...

SGI cuts another 600 jobs to help reduce costs http://newsvac.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/08/28/1758258

    Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) will cut another 600 jobs as part of its     effort to cut costs and focus on products that show the most potential,     the company said Wednesday. The layoffs bring the total number of cuts     at the Mountain View, California, high-end computer company this year     to 1,000. Total headcount at the company has been reduced by about 25     percent over a two-quarter period, SGI said in a statement.                                                             

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