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Today's Newswire Forbes: 2 Amigos, 1 Amiga (Jul 29, 1999, 08:33 UTC) (Posted by dwj) (1 talkback posted) (808 reads) "... excitement about the Amiga is especially intense for a couple of reasons." Forbes: Letting go of Lego (Jul 29, 1999, 08:24 UTC) (Posted by dwj) (0 talkbacks posted) (702 reads) "Enthusiasts unraveled the RCX's secrets and posted them on the Web--without Lego's permission... Many corporations would have sued..." COMMERCIAL: Pascal Programming CD-ROM for Linux (Jul 29, 1999, 08:03 UTC) (Posted by dwj) (0 talkbacks posted) (360 reads) "... contains the compilers, interpreters and other tools useful for Pascal software development." Linux.com: The Three Stages of Free Software Cluefulness (Jul 29, 1999, 07:58 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (439 reads) "It's been fascinating to watch over the last year as the established organisms of the software industry--the public relation firms, the big software companies, and, of course, the media--have reacted to the rise of free software/open source." Kernel Traffic #29 Is Out (Jul 29, 1999, 07:58 UTC) (Posted by dwj) (0 talkbacks posted) (787 reads) Techweb: SGI To Preinstall Red Hat Linux, Windows NT (Jul 29, 1999, 03:23 UTC) (Posted by dave) (3 talkbacks posted) (983 reads) "Computer maker Silicon Graphics Inc. is readying a new line of multiprocessing servers that come pre-installed with either Windows NT or Red Hat Linux." Wired news: ETrade Blocks Goodwill Move (Jul 29, 1999, 03:21 UTC) (Posted by dave) (1 talkback posted) (885 reads) "Some members of the open source community hoping to cash in on RedHat's initial public offering may be out of luck." PC Week: Sun asks IBM to preload Solaris (Jul 29, 1999, 02:57 UTC) (Posted by marty) (6 talkbacks posted) (2090 reads) "Linux is creating lots of havoc in the operating system world." Linux kernel version 2.3.12 (Jul 28, 1999, 22:11 UTC) (Posted by dave) (11 talkbacks posted) (4080 reads) 177 files changed, 10653 insertions, 8738 deletions. InfoWorld: Oracle's Ellison promises $150, Linux-based computer (Jul 28, 1999, 21:54 UTC) (Posted by dave) (17 talkbacks posted) (2607 reads) "Oracle is developing a low-cost, Intel-processor based computer that has no hard drive and will be priced at $150 excluding the monitor, the company's chief executive officer disclosed Wednesday." Wednesday Night Wireside: Digital Paperboys (Jul 28, 1999, 20:11 UTC) (Posted by dave) (0 talkbacks posted) (673 reads) "Hosts Jack Moffitt and Dave Whitinger will be talking with Rob Malda of Slashdot.org, Jonathan Corbet of Linux Weekly News, and more." c't: Wer zaehlt die Seiten (Who counts the pages) (Jul 28, 1999, 19:39 UTC) (Posted by dave) (0 talkbacks posted) (782 reads) This is a plethora of Linux information - if you speak German. c't: VMware 1.0: Windows with Linux (Jul 28, 1999, 19:33 UTC) (Posted by dave) (10 talkbacks posted) (2756 reads) "VMware under Linux simulates a PC inside a PC and runs DOS, Windows & co in it." Ext2: Samba (Jul 28, 1999, 19:31 UTC) (Posted by dave) (1 talkback posted) (1986 reads) "Samba is the package which enables Linux to talk to the Windows systems." Ext2: Master your mail 1 - receiving email (Jul 28, 1999, 19:29 UTC) (Posted by dave) (4 talkbacks posted) (1111 reads) "Even today, where many people equate the Internet with the WWW and everybody talks about multimedia, email is one of the most utilized Internet services." LinuxPR: Loki Entertainment Software Launches New Website (Jul 28, 1999, 19:08 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (678 reads) "Loki Entertainment Software...announced today the launch of their new website, www.lokigames.com" LinuxPR: TurboLinux 3.6 CDROMs $1.95 (Jul 28, 1999, 19:08 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (871 reads) "TurboLinux 3.6 is distributed on 3 CDROMs; Install, Source, and Companion, each available for $1.95" LinuxPR: Computer Associates Takes Lead in Linux Support with Broad Product and Service Offerings (Jul 28, 1999, 19:08 UTC) (Posted by marty) (3 talkbacks posted) (255 reads) "Commitment to Open Source OS Enables Clients To Fully Exploit Increasingly Popular Low-Cost/High-Performance Platform For Enterprise Computing" ZDNET UK: Linus [sic] goes turbo in Japan - number 1 OS (Jul 28, 1999, 18:46 UTC) (Posted by dave) (2 talkbacks posted) (902 reads) "Japanese computer users are lapping up the TurboLinux operating system and research shows it is currently the country's best-selling operating system." LinuxPR: LinuxStart.Com Invents New "SmartLinks" (Jul 28, 1999, 18:42 UTC) (Posted by marty) (3 talkbacks posted) (419 reads) "Visitors Can Now Add/View Comments on All LinuxStart Links." Upside: Let the Games Begin (Jul 28, 1999, 18:37 UTC) (Posted by dave) (0 talkbacks posted) (844 reads) "Time moves fast in the Linux world. Just ask Scott Draeker, founder and president of Tustin, Calif.-based Loki Entertainment Software." LinuxPR: Linux Is #1 In ANTARCTICA (Jul 28, 1999, 18:36 UTC) (Posted by marty) (1 talkback posted) (724 reads) Antarctica IT, Inc. announces the first consulting company in New England specializing in service and support for the Linux operating system and related Open Source software." LinuxPR: Computer Associates Delivers Linux-Based E-Commerce/Web Management Solution (Jul 28, 1999, 18:36 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (184 reads) "The new version is being offered as a direct result of corporate customers' growing tendency to deploy the open source operating system for a wide range of applications, such as Web servers." LinuxPR: Computer Associates to Ship Enterprise-Ready Edition of Ingres II for Linux (Jul 28, 1999, 18:36 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (192 reads) "New Release Can Lower the Costs of Developing, Deploying and Managing Mission-Critical Applications and Networking and Database Management Tools." PC Week: Novell invests in Red Hat (Jul 28, 1999, 18:03 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (504 reads) "To encourage new applications for its directory server, Novell Inc. has invested more than $15 million in five Internet companies: Edgix, Food.com, Indus River, Red Hat Software and W.R. Hambrecht." Cosource.com enters Beta (Jul 28, 1999, 17:37 UTC) (Posted by dave) (0 talkbacks posted) (491 reads) "We're now finally ready to begin our live beta and serve everybody who took the time to fill out our sign-up sheet." Open Source Alternatives to big-name IM systems (Jul 28, 1999, 17:20 UTC) (Posted by dave) (10 talkbacks posted) (1400 reads) "I just wanted to remind people to not overlook the Open Source IM systems that are available." TechWeek: Myths Hinder Acceptance of Open Source (Jul 28, 1999, 17:18 UTC) (Posted by marty) (6 talkbacks posted) (1502 reads) (Seen on lwn) "...the corporate acceptance of Linux—and open-source software in general—is hindered by a set of myths about software production economics..." Sather has now been converted to the GPL/LGPL licence (Jul 28, 1999, 16:23 UTC) (Posted by dave) (1 talkback posted) (1177 reads) "Sather is an object oriented language designed to be simple, efficient, safe, flexible and non-proprietary." Seybold Reports: Will Linux Replace NT? (Jul 28, 1999, 15:19 UTC) (Posted by dave) (24 talkbacks posted) (4397 reads) "The open source movement presents several viable software alternatives to the `big brands'" CNET News.com: VA Linux bids for technical support revenues (Jul 28, 1999, 13:48 UTC) (Posted by dave) (0 talkbacks posted) (473 reads) "VA Linux Systems, a company that makes hardware incorporating the open source operating system, is trying to press into the technical support arena." Linux.com: Loki Entertainment Software Launches New Website (Jul 28, 1999, 13:44 UTC) (Posted by dave) (2 talkbacks posted) (1621 reads) "Our new site is a visual testament on the world wide web to the validity of Linux gaming" Network Computing: Kill the Router, Build the WAN (Jul 28, 1999, 13:40 UTC) (Posted by dave) (9 talkbacks posted) (2562 reads) "If routers don't open up, the more realistic option is a pure play for Linux in the WAN." Penguin Computing To Offer Full Line of Ecrix Tape Drives In Its High End Server (Jul 28, 1999, 12:11 UTC) (Posted by marty) (0 talkbacks posted) (484 reads) "Penguin Computing announced today that it will...offer a full line of computers backed up by the new Ecrix VXA-1 tape drives."

Special Report: ZD Open Source Forum Latest Feature Who Reads Linux Today? Linux Today Releases New Media Kit and Announces April Sweepstakes Winner (Jul 26, 1999) Features and Opinion The Anti-Linux-IPO Howto A Paul Ferris original. He describes the condition of the mainstream press. (Jul 23, 1999) Linux Consulting Secrets Which Startups Succeed? (Jul 26, 1999) Dave Whitinger and Miguel de Icaza at the ZD Open Source Forum The head of the GNOME project is quite a character. (Jul 8, 1999) Linux to Enterprise: Make it so! The latest e-mail "virus", Explore.Zip, crippled e-mail systems worldwide, exploiting a combination of Microsoft Operating System features and, mostly, the gullibility of its users. "This will never happen under Linux!", the usual advocates cry. Perhaps not yet. And the reasons why are something to give serious thought to... (Jul 6, 1999) Richard Stallman -- On "Free Hardware" "A number of people have asked the GNU Project if we would like to branch out from free software into free hardware designs..." (Jun 22, 1999) Other Features Rant Mode Equals One: Majority Rule "Picture a seething crowd pounding at the door of your office. This isn't your everyday crowd, like you might see in a movie theater. No, this is a mob. The mob is mindless. The mob is demanding. The mob thinks with a common thread. The mob wants Windows." (Jul 25, 1999, 1999) Benchmarketing 101 -- Or FUD with Numbers "Whenever you see benchmarks, you should be careful to examine whether the benchmarks... are applicable to the problem... you're trying to solve." (Jul 23, 1999, 1999) Linux: The end of the Personal Computer "The Family Computer is the personal computer for each family member. Each one sees it differently and use it differently." (Jul 22, 1999, 1999) Linux community vs. Linux industry? "This concept that the Linux community must cease in order for the Linux industry to grow is utter twaddle." (Jul 3, 1999, 1999) Linux in Business - Case Studies "Vignette" "... John Bell, the Company's Senior Systems Administrator... says, "I am constantly on the lookout for ways to use Linux. It's great as 'network glue' between our Solaris and NT machines." (Jul 14, 1999, 1999) Rant Mode Equals One: Anti-Anti Virus Software == Open Source Software "...Paul Ducklin who goes on and says that there is nothing about Unix that made it less prone to virus attack. This is a totally wrong, for the following technical reasons" (Jul 2, 1999, 1999) Latest Press Releases Penguin Computing to Offer Full Line of Ecrix VXA-1 Tape Drives in its High End Linux Servers (Jul 28th) Linux Is #1 In ANTARCTICA (Jul 28th) Computer Associates Delivers Linux-Based E-Commerce/Web Management SOlution (Jul 28th) Computer Associates to Ship Enterprise-Ready Edition of Ingres II for Linux Platforms (Jul 28th) Computer Associates Takes Lead in Linux Support with Broad Product and Service Offerings, Marketing Partnerships (Jul 28th) Latest Job Postings Synerydne Corporation seeks Linux Systems Administrator (Jul 27) Hurricane Electric seeks Support Engineer (Jul 27) Donovan Systems Pte Ltd seeks Linux Developer (Jul 27) Linuxcare, Inc. seeks UNIX/Linux Technical Trainer (Jul 26) Linuxcare, Inc. seeks Technical Writer, Courseware Developer (Jul 26) Submit a job Community Resources News digests and links to the best sites in the Linux community. Advertisers Showcase Our sponsors. Media Kit Did you miss a day? Thursday   < < Wednesday Tuesday Monday Sunday Saturday Friday

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