Posted at LWN.net: “On December 25, 2000, the machine that runs the www.slackware.com web site
was compromised by an unknown cracker. The compromised machine was
quickly noticed and all services were shutdown. We have audited the machine
and restored from backup files.”

From BusinessWire: Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT), the leader in developing, deploying and managing open source Internet infrastructure solutions, today announced that it
ranked Number 193 on the Deloitte & Touche Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in North America.
Rankings are based on five-year percentage revenue growth from 1995-1999.

“One of the reasons that Debian is such a cool and intuitive distribution is because of it’s packaging system (*.deb). The installation uses a program called apt to download and install programs from cds, nfs, ftp, or http. Because of this, you can install an entirely current system from an old installation cd. The most remarkable thing about apt, however, is that it checks and maintains dependencies for you, so you do not need to go around hunting for libraries that you need before installing your favorite programs.”
Check it out at Linuxnewbie.org–Sensei

KDE.org: “I was involved from the moment Waldo started to code for KDE. Not that I physically did anything but, I listen to his
complains, plans and frustration for hours. Offered my view on I/O slaves, on GUI, on fonts etc. I’m a Mac person
myself so I have a different view on things than most of the KDE developers. A couple of months ago Waldo and
Cristian asked me If I would do an interview series of people behind KDE and I agreed.”

ZDNET.co.uk reports: “Intel will unveil on Wednesday its fastest microprocessor yet for
low-cost personal computers and has also started selling a
lower-cost version of its new Pentium 4 chip.”

FreeOS review: “StarOffice is an alternative Office Suite with one very tantalizing
feature — Zero cost! Beyond the price however, StarOffice is a
full-featured suite of programs that offer compatibility with various
file formats and good cross-platform capability. But, is the latest version
worth upgrading to or installing on your system?”

“These days its hard to be surprised by anything. No millennium (the real one) planet explosions, dangling chads, and the NVidia-3dfx buy-out are just a few
indications that truly anything can happen in the world we live in. Linux is no stranger to these new developments, either. We’ve seen technology stocks bounce up
and down and people write off Linux as being just a fad. I’m here to say that Linux is no fad, simply because it isn’t supported primarily by corporations for profit
like “the other OS.” It’s supported by the people who use it and designed by the people who use it, which is the untarnished beauty of Linux.” More at The Duke of URL.

LinuxToday has posted a link to the download page for the new release of GIMP for Windows.

Starbucks Coffee Co. and Microsoft Corp.
on Wednesday said they are teaming up to connect Starbucks’
coffee shops around North America using MobileStar Network
Corp.’s wireless network.

Customers will be able to sit in a Starbucks and look up information
about local arts and entertainment or shop online, the companies
said, according to PCWorld.

More from ZDNET: “Attorneys representing a
group of current and former employees of
Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday they will file a $5
billion class action lawsuit against the world’s
biggest software firm and its chairman Bill
Gates for alleged employment discrimination.
The complaint, scheduled to be filed
Wednesday on behalf of seven current and
former employees, will allege discrimination by
the company in evaluations, compensation,
promotions, wrongful termination and
retaliation, they said.”