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Slashdot
Niue Gets Island-Wide WiFi
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/24/0324253

[0]NinjaPablo writes "Business Wire is running a story about the
    polynesian island of Niue. Niue has just completed an [1]island-wide     wifi network, making it the first country with nationwide free wifi     access. This comes after countrywide email was started in 1997, dialup     access in 1999, and broadband this Spring, all free for anyone." Links

    0. http://www.smashtech.net

1. http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/cb_headline.cgi?&story_file=bw062303/231745687

Culture Clash: SCO, OpenLinux, Linus And The GPL http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/24/0237200

    hobsonchoice writes "[0]SCO has issued a letter saying SCO Linux     customers won't be sued. The same does not seem to apply if using a     non-SCO distribution such as RedHat." [1]LightSail points to the [2]SCO     letter itself, and raises an interesting point: "If they approve the     use of 'their' IP in Linux in a single kernel, then the GPL holds that     IP SCO allows to be used by a select few must be freely released to any     and all. It appears that all Linux users everywhere were just given a     license to continued use of Linux even if SCO would win their suit with     IBM." And [3]Haikuu writes "eWeek recently posted an [4]interview     conducted by e-mail exchange with Linus Torvalds regarding his recent     move to the OSDL and the SCO suit." Links

    0. 
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=10700830
    1. mailto:dllighty@suscom.net
    2. 
http://www.caldera.com/scosource/letter_to_partners.html
    3. mailto:zeron@SPAMBLOCKER.fdn.com
    4. 
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1134271,00.asp

Chip Firm Hit By 45-Year-Old Patent
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/24/0031259

    JPMH writes "The Register is reporting that a Taiwanese chip foundry is
[0]being sued over two chemistry patents, one over 45 years old. The
    patents at issue were filed in 1957 and 1964, but are still in force     because they were not granted until 1987 and 1992 respectively. The     first patent, [1]4,702,808, details an apparatus and method for     initiating chemical reactions by focusing "radiant energy, such as a     laser" onto streams of particles. The second patent, [2]5,131,941 also     details an apparatus and method for initiating chemical reactions, but     this time radiation is used to provide the energy kick needed to get     the compounds to interact."
Links

    0. 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/3/31371.html
    1. 
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4,702,808.WKU.&OS=PN/4,702,808&RS=PN/4,702,808
    2. 
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,131,941.WKU.&OS=PN/5,131,941&RS=PN/5,131,941

(When) Will Linux Pass Apple On The Desktop? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/2232214

    EisPick writes "A [0]column posted today on Slate ponders projections     that Linux PCs will pass Apple in desktop market share next year. Will     Linux do to OS X what it already has done to Tru64, Irix, HP/UX, AIX     and Solaris and emerge as the only viable competitor to Windows on the     desktop?"
Links

    0. http://slate.msn.com/id/2084727/

Innovative Uses for a Computer Classroom? http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/2048248

[0]flard asks: "I will be teaching a Freshman English class at a medium
    sized [1]public university, in a computer classroom for next semester.     Every student has their own machine with an internet connection. I am     thinking about using a [2]weblog for them to post their work and     critique each other. Do you guys have any other cool ideas on what to     do and what NOT to do?" How can the computers best be applied to assist     in teaching a non-technical class? Use of a weblog is a start, but are     there other pieces of software that can be deployed in such a setting? Links

    0. mailto:frl98002@NOSPAMuconnvm.uconn.edu
    1. 
http://www.uconn.edu/
    2. 
http://project.antville.org/

Top 500 Supercomputers Ranked
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/217212

    Shadow Wrought writes "The Register is [0]reporting on ([1]alternate     ZDNet article) the latest [2]list of the top 500 supercomputers in the     world. Top of the list is the [3]Earth Simulator Center in Yokohama,     Japan, with a benchmark performance of 35.86 Tflop/s. HP and IBM claim
[4]159 and 158 of the systems respectively. I wonder how many teraflops
[5]Deep Thought could have done?"

Links

    0. 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/61/31370.html
    1. 
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-1019875.html
    2. 
http://www.top500.org/lists/2003/06/
    3. 
http://www.es.jamstec.go.jp/esc/eng/ES/index.html
    4. 
http://www.top500.org/sublist/stats/index.php?list=JUN03&group=MANUFACTURER&order=Count&mode=query
    5. 
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Thought

Business Software Needs A Revolution
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/1938208

    An anonymous reader writes "According to a Businessweek Online article,     today's high-end business software [0]is bloated, buggy, and too     expensive - no surprise to those of us who have paid our bills by     adding pointless features to some piece of software arbitrarily priced     at $100k. Evidently, firms are now re-evaluating their software     purchases, and finding that they're not working out the way the sales     guys told them they would."
Links

    0. http://yahoo.businessweek.com/magazine/content/03_25/b3838630.htm

Red Hat Plans Open Source Java
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/1758213

    sthiyaga writes "According to a ComputerWire article, Red Hat is [0]in     discussions with Sun about launching an open source version of the Java     platform. 'There's always been an interest in an open source     implementation of Java developed in a clean room that adheres to the     Java standards,' Szulik told ComputerWire. 'We're in discussions with     Sun. We'd like to do this with their support.'" Links

    0. http://www.computerwire.info/brnews/448B94DB6CEB5D0B80256D4B003C37ED

New G5 Power Macs "Fastest Desktop In The World" http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/198247

    In the hardware part of his keynote address at WWDC, Jobs officially     introduced the G5-based computers [0]previously leaked on the Apple     store.
Links

    0. http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/20/1153254&tid=174

Jaguar is Over
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/188254

    Steve Jobs announced the end of Jaguar, and the newness of Panther,     today at his WWDC keynote address. Panther is to be available as a     preview release now, and by the end of the year retail, for $129.

Linux.com
The Penguin on the Desktop
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/1611218

    Eddy Macnaghten writes "It looks like a Linux-based solution for the PC     market is becoming reality. Leading global PC providers are now     offering a Linux option for price sensitive markets such as India and     Thailand."

New Linux appliance announced
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/168223

    bobfcsoft writes Kitchener, Canada - 03 June 23. IO Anywhere Inc.     (http://www.io-anywhere.ca) announces the release of its first     generation product.

Win a copy of 'Red Hat Linux 9 for Dummies' http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/150253

    Linux Guru Jon 'maddog' Hall will be signing copies of his latest work

• Red Hat Linux 9 for Dummies - at the LinuxUser & Developer Expo - The Linux Zone - at Networks for Business this week. Yup, from 1.00 to 1.30 on 24 and 25 June, the man himself will be gracing stand 200, pen in hand, ready to do the business.

Linux and Microsoft (Yet Again)
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/1458213

     I looked through a whole series of presentations from a Microsoft EMEA     briefing on Linux. Little chance of discovering positive Linux     perspectives in it, but it was interesting in many ways. Microsoft is     claiming a better TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) for Windows than Linux     (on the server), based on several studies. It reminded me of the TCO     figures I used to see for IBM mainframe (3270 dumb terminals) against     PCs. From what I remember, the ...

IBM India appoints Benz Infotech as Linux partner http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/1455202

    IBM India has appointed Benz Infotech as its Linux services and     solution partner, whereby the latter would help the information     technology major to deliver end-to-end Linux solutions to customers in     India.

Linux-based STB boasts 1st DVD-quality video over Wi-Fi http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/1444222

    PRISMIQ announced the release of 802.11a/g Wi-Fi support for its     Linux-based set-top "entertainment gateway". According to PRISMIQ, the     54 Mbps bandwidth available with 802.11g allows users of its     "MediaPlayer" to stream high quality video files from the PC to the TV,     and turns the MediaPlayer into "the first consumer set-top box to     enable DVD-quality video over 802.11g wireless."

Linux untapped gold mine, Corel shareholders say http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/1425255

    NZheretic writes "Ottawa Business Journal: Corel Corp. stands to miss     an enormous Linux market opportunity if it submits to Vector Capital's     $97.6-million takeover, shareholders of the Ottawa company say. Last     week, a group of shareholders launched a fight to kill the takeover     deal, saying it severely undervalues the software maker. David Lutzke,     a Wisconsin resident and Corel shareholder for the past five years,     launched CorelRescue.com to ...

Open source workflow and business process manageme http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/1421252

    vinsci writes "There are no less than seven open source workflow and     business process management systems. This article by Tom Baeyens gives     a compact overview of the projects, standards and commercial tools on     business process management and workflow. A lot of companies are not     even aware of the fact that there are open source alternatives for     business process management. This article intends to give those     organisations a start in selecting the ...

Friends don't let friends use Outlook
http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/16/1552233

• By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller - I'm sure Outlook and Outlook Express have many fine features, but they also have many fine vulnerabilities. Even though I run Linux and can't get infected by the many email worms and viruses sent to me every day by unwary Outlook users, they suck up a lot of bandwidth, which is especially annoying when I'm using a phone modem in a hotel room instead of my home/office DSL connection. So please, let's get together and ...

FLOSS Gives India a Boost in Many Markets and Endeavors http://linux.com/article.pl?sid=03/06/23/146259

    A recent conference in India offered examples of how FLOSS affects     everything from education and health services to internal software     markets.

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