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LinuxPR: Canada Provides Boost to Surging Bynari Global Alliance
(Jan 18, 2000, 06:17 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (328 reads)
"As the Canadian co-ordinators for Bynari International, TCI will field technical support calls and professional services in the Canadian market through its national Bynari partners in BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec."

LinuxPR: LAND-5 Introduces Linux Network Attached Storage
(Jan 18, 2000, 06:12 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (463 reads)
"iCEbox StoragePod propels Linux into the enterprise storage arena."

LinuxPR: Popular Linux Portal Acquired By Global Reaction Network
(Jan 18, 2000, 06:09 UTC) (Posted by marty) (1 talkback posted) (467 reads)
"The linux portal which has gained momentum over the past months was acquired by the Global Reaction Network."

LWN: Colorado Linux Info Quest
(Jan 18, 2000, 05:58 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (168 reads)
"Colorado Linux Info Quest (CLIQ) is proud to announce the first ever Linux conference and exhibit to be held along the Colorado Front Range, Saturday, April 1st, 2000 at the Denver Tech Center Marriott."

TheLinuxGurus.org: Installing an IDE CD-R Under Linux
(Jan 18, 2000, 05:40 UTC) (Posted by marty) (1 talkback posted) (1418 reads)
"Getting that IDE CDR to actually work under Linux is the problem. No, it is not difficult, and chances are your IDE CDR will work fine, plus there is tons of software for it."

osOpinion: More on Linux vs. Microsoft in China
(Jan 18, 2000, 05:34 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (1470 reads)
"Lately there's been rumors floating around in China which goes along the line that the Chinese government wants to ban Windows 2000 from computers in government department and push Red Flag Linux as the standard platform for Chinese government instead. At first, this rumor was easily discredited..."

Linux 2.2.15pre3 released
(Jan 18, 2000, 04:39 UTC) (Posted by dwj) (0 talkbacks posted) (1463 reads)
"Some driver updates, further bug fixing. I plan to do just bug fixing from now on, or very small driver changes." -- Alan Cox

TheStuff.net: Interview with Matthias Warkus - Gnome icon maintainer
(Jan 18, 2000, 04:03 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (640 reads)
"What programs do you use to create the icons and what method of selecting icons do you use?"

Australian IT: IBM gives Linux a leg-up
(Jan 18, 2000, 02:25 UTC) (Posted by cybersource) (0 talkbacks posted) (684 reads)
"With the appointment last week of one of its top Internet executives to head a new Linux team at headquarters level, the company is signalling a new level of commitment to the open source platform."

Linuxcare: Dear Lina: Best Face Forward
(Jan 17, 2000, 23:57 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (1128 reads)
"It would be really ideal if I could find a backup system that's so simple to maintain that when I back up my main server, I'd simultaneously be backing up everyone else's files as well."

ZDNet Developer: The Year in [Web] Standards: 1999 and Things to Come
(Jan 17, 2000, 23:49 UTC) (Posted by john) (0 talkbacks posted) (792 reads)
"All too often, Web standards are getting caught in the legal crossfire... the companies behind these patents often win through intimidation what they wouldn't win in a fair trial."

LinuxPR: Scientific Computing Associates Announces The Linda Club
(Jan 17, 2000, 23:44 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (514 reads)
"A New Partnership Initiative for Beowulf Resellers."

LinuxPR: INUX introduces the future of the computer user interface.
(Jan 17, 2000, 23:25 UTC) (Posted by marty) (10 talkbacks posted) (2015 reads)
"INUX inc. announced today the release the first true consumer and small business desktop computer, utilizing the stable and powerful Linux operating system."

Linuxnewbie.org: Samba NHF
(Jan 17, 2000, 23:23 UTC) (Posted by marty) (2 talkbacks posted) (1054 reads)
"As of this writing, the latest stable version of Samba is 2.0.3. You will need the source distribution."

Linux.com: I Was On the Edge of My Seat
(Jan 17, 2000, 23:08 UTC) (Posted by marty) (3 talkbacks posted) (2331 reads)
"The plain and simple fact is that I watched them because it would not have surprised me in the least for Bill to have announced their latest "revolutionary" innovation, MS-Linux."

Federal Computer Week: NSA grapples with Linux security
(Jan 17, 2000, 22:57 UTC) (Posted by john) (6 talkbacks posted) (1379 reads)
"The National Security Agency, the super-secret arm of the Defense Department responsible for signals intelligence and information systems security, last week tapped Secure Computing Corp. to develop a secure version of the Linux operating system."

BW: SuSE Linux AG opens additional support center in Bremen, Germany
(Jan 17, 2000, 22:57 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (199 reads)
"The opening of a new support center in Bremen is directly connected to the worldwide success of SuSE Linux AG's existing support services. The declared aim of SuSE Linux AG is to continue with this success, and to meet the continually growing demand in the area of support services for Linux."

PRNewswire: eOn Introduces Additions to Line of Linux-Based Communications Servers
(Jan 17, 2000, 22:29 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (295 reads)
"In our experience, the Linux operating system provides the reliability and flexibility required for a communications server."

ZDNet.au: Penguins on the rise as Bill bows out
(Jan 17, 2000, 21:41 UTC) (Posted by cybersource) (1 talkback posted) (1547 reads)
"Penguin fever is building as Linux creator Linus Torvalds prepares to tell the world what he's been working on at Transmeta."

ComputerWorld: Compaq readies sub-$500 desktop with Win 2K, management features
(Jan 17, 2000, 21:40 UTC) (Posted by john) (5 talkbacks posted) (1015 reads)
"Compaq... to ship its long-awaited sub-$500, Universal Serial Bus-based PC at the end of January, running both Windows 2000 and PC management software that is designed to make deployment cheaper and easier..."

InforWorld: John M. Thompson: IBM's GM of software talks about the future of...software division
(Jan 17, 2000, 21:40 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (727 reads)
"First, we believe Linux is going to grow and it is going to be an important operating system that we will enable on all platforms. Two, we will fully exploit [Linux] with all of our middleware and system services, as well as all of the functionality that I talked about in this application architecture. We think that Linux can be the Unix platform that users develop for."

SRO: Feb. 17 D-Day, Linux enthusiasts start planning for alternatives to Microsoft's Win2K launch.
(Jan 17, 2000, 21:08 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (1187 reads)
"With a month to go until Microsoft officially launches Windows 2000, some Linux stalwarts are realizing there's not much time left to capitalize on a golden PR opportunity."

Byte.com: Greening For Good: War Chests Continued
(Jan 17, 2000, 20:47 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (898 reads)
"The column I wrote last month discussed how I thought "LinuxVille" needed to burn some money and described characteristics of Microsoft that seem to have been successful. Fortunately, my flame_retardant_on () struct seems to have few bugs."

IT-Director: Brakes on W2K developments, watching brief on Open Source
(Jan 17, 2000, 20:42 UTC) (Posted by john) (0 talkbacks posted) (1330 reads)
"If Microsoft does not have the application companies on its side, W2K will find itself lacking sufficient reasons, in terms of convincing 'killer apps,' for end users to migrate. While it is waiting for its market to materialise, Windows 2000 may find itself submerged beneath the rising tide of Linux."

Byte.com: Prepping A SOHO IP Network To Connect To The Net
(Jan 17, 2000, 20:38 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (937 reads)
"Over the past six months, I have described how to build your own Linux gateway so you can link your home or office network to the Internet. This month, I have prepared another distribution diskette (that you can download from my Web server). I have added a Client DHCP daemon for cable and DSL modems, a Web Server (thttpd), and a professional FTP server (proftpd)."

Byte.com: The Business of Open Source
(Jan 17, 2000, 20:28 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (865 reads)
"It conflicts with the common sense of most professional artists and engineers to give away freely the source that underlies their work. The foundation of any business that depends on intellectual property is that people who develop copyrightable or patent-able material carefully protect their creations either legally or by maintaining trade secrets. Money is typically made in these businesses through planned obsolescence."

SECURITY: Elliot Turner: Security Portal Article Paints an Incorrect Picture of Intrusion Detection Technology
(Jan 17, 2000, 20:06 UTC) (Posted by marty) (2 talkbacks posted) (951 reads)
"Having been heavily involved in NIDS development for the past four years, I become concerned when statements are made that may result in public misconception. Because of this, I have written a few short comments on the points that Mr. Seifried covers in his column."

CRN: Linux Locomotive Derails In The Channel
(Jan 17, 2000, 19:22 UTC) (Posted by marty) (5 talkbacks posted) (1208 reads) (Seen on lwn)
"Like the little engine that could, Linux is speeding ahead as a locomotive force on Wall Street. But it is still huffing and puffing up a steep hill to reach resellers and corporations."

LinuxPR: Touch Dynamics Announces Development of an Open-Source Kiosk Operating
(Jan 17, 2000, 19:06 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (511 reads)
"The KOSIX project is poised to offer a viable alternative to conventional kiosk operating systems."

LinuxPR: Linux News! Why Not Linux and Weather?
(Jan 17, 2000, 19:06 UTC) (Posted by marty) (3 talkbacks posted) (980 reads)
"LinuxStart Now has Real Time Weather Feed."

Kernel Traffic #51 Is Out
(Jan 17, 2000, 17:48 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (2861 reads)
Mailing list threads from the Linux Kernel Development Team

SRO: Sm@rt Person: Ransom Love
(Jan 17, 2000, 17:29 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (489 reads)
"Under Love's leadership, Caldera became one of the two leading Linux distributors. Far more important, however, is that Caldera-along with Red Hat-has become a thoroughly modern reseller company."

BW: TurboLinux Completes $57 Million Funding Round
(Jan 17, 2000, 17:23 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (349 reads)
"TurboLinux has established itself as a worldwide leader in high performance Linux clustering and platform interoperability, building business solutions on Open Source software that integrate into the enterprise."

SECURITY: Security Portal: Linux vs Microsoft: Who solves security problems faster?
(Jan 17, 2000, 17:08 UTC) (Posted by marty) (10 talkbacks posted) (3934 reads)
"It is an article of faith among Open Source software advocates that the freely available source code of Linux makes it easier to identify and patch bugs than Closed Source software and hence provide greater overall systems security. But is there factual evidence behind this, or is it just a theory?"

PRNewswire: Compaq Announces...eBusiness Solutions for Continuous Business-Critical Support
(Jan 17, 2000, 16:46 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (340 reads)
"Compaq ActiveAnswers for Lotus Domino R5 Offers Single Server and Clustered High-availability Solutions Customers Can Deploy Today With Red Hat Linux."

BW: Swiftynet.com's Rankstreet.com Begins Using the Linux Software Platform
(Jan 17, 2000, 16:43 UTC) (Posted by marty) (1 talkback posted) (512 reads)
"The switch to the Linux platform provides a number of cutting-edge advantages widely recognized among Internet professionals. Linux is able to handle high traffic on Web sites. Linux is more robust and freezes less than other operating systems. This means less maintenance and decreased downtime for customers. Security is also higher with greater assurance against hackers."

SJ Mercury/AP: Top secret processor project slated for unveiling
(Jan 17, 2000, 16:29 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (1518 reads)
"A top-secret computer chip designed and funded by a powerful group of high-tech leaders is slated to roll out this Wednesday amid a flurry of high expectations -- and intrigue."

ComputerWorld: IBM Promises Increased Support for Linux
(Jan 17, 2000, 16:12 UTC) (Posted by marty) (1 talkback posted) (993 reads)
"IBM also pledged to build support into Linux for clustering, symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) and systems management technologies."

LinuxPR: ZDTV.Com to Provide...Live Streaming Video Coverage of Transmeta Unveiling January 19th
(Jan 17, 2000, 16:02 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (642 reads)
"Little is known about this project, but ZDTV.com, the companion Web site of ZDTV, the 24-hour cable channel about computers, technology, and the Internet, will be there to cover the news as it happens."

LinuxDevices.com: Interview with Red Hat CTO Michael Tiemann
(Jan 17, 2000, 15:58 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (711 reads)
"In this interview, we asked Michael Tiemann about the implications of the Red Hat / Cygnus merger on the embedded Linux market, its effect on the Cygnus EL/IX Embedded Linux API initiative...and his general views on the growth of Linux in non-desktop embedded applications."

NY Times: Linux Vendor Set to Get $57-Million Infusion
(Jan 17, 2000, 15:48 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (567 reads)
"The investment is the latest in a wave of private and public investments in Linux software companies like RedHat, Caldera, LinuxCare and others."

ZD Net: Crusoe chip mystery to be revealed
(Jan 17, 2000, 15:31 UTC) (Posted by marty) (1 talkback posted) (1849 reads)
"Can the world's most secretive technology company change the world? The folks at Transmeta Corp. think they can."

SRO: SCO At Your Service
(Jan 17, 2000, 15:17 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (659 reads)
"This is only the tip of the iceberg. At LinuxWorld, on Feb. 2, SCO will be announcing a new portfolio of servers for the Linux market."

The Register: TurboLinux completes $57m funding round
(Jan 17, 2000, 15:10 UTC) (Posted by marty) (1 talkback posted) (383 reads)
"It's interesting to note the presence of Citrix and SCO. TurboLinux's proprietary clustering tools make its version of the open source OS of particular interest to application server specialist Citrix."

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