More from Newsforge reader Chandrashekhar Bhosle: “Motor is a new IDE for Linux. It also features a set of tools that will help you create
rpm or tar ball packages of your code. A great utility for programmers — read on
at freeos.com to learn more about this software, from the author himself!”

Newsforge reader Chandrashekhar Bhosle submitted this story: “The Proc psuedo file system is a real time, memory resident file system that tracks the
processes running on your machine and the state of your system. Read more at freeos.com to learn
how to get the most out of the /proc file system.”

Linux.com reports that there’s a movement to
make an open source BIOS. “Let’s discuss BIOS in the context of GNU/Linux and open
source. This article focuses on BIOS in general, and digs a bit deeper into the software
that makes your motherboard tick.”

“Basically, Motif is based on the X Window libraries, but Motif adds its own toolkit (“widgets”), a style
guide, and a window manager, mwm. All three combine to create a look and feel, and Motif ended up
being the basis for the Common Desktop Environment.” From LinuxPlanet.

IBM is expanding its Java “development days” program in Australia because
of high demand. Australian IT reports.

The Free Software Foundation’s George Greve writes: “Welcome to the 22nd issue of Georg’s Brave GNU World. The 2 year anniversary is slowly coming up and as a kind of appetizer I
got two special features that kind of explain what I have been working on the last year. But first let me come to the technical part.”

Enterprise Linux Today has posted this original report by John Wolley: “Porting DB2 to Linux and porting Linux to its mainframe took care of much of the technical end of IBM’s Linux strategy.
The latest DB2 Linux/mainframe announcements, combined with the Small Business Suite thrust, create a coherent
marketing strategy designed to get businesses to start using Linux — on the low end, the high end, and in the middle.”

Like legendary sports dynasties, four technology titans — Microsoft,
Intel, Cisco Systems and Dell Computer — have lorded over their sectors for years.

“The so-called Four Horsemen are bellwether stocks of Nasdaq, which often rises and
falls with their fate.

But as the economy sputters and tech stocks struggle, they no longer seem
unconquerable. Some even doubt that the juggernauts will lead Nasdaq in the new
decade.” Silicon Valley news has the story.

Linux Today has posted the latest update news from Linus.

CNET reports: “VA Linux (owners of Newsforge) confirmed that authorities asked for documents related to its public offering, including
correspondence between the company and Credit Suisse First Boston. Other Wall Street firms have
also received requests from the SEC for detailed information on how they allocated offerings, and to
whom, during the past two years. The companies have until Monday to respond, the newspaper said,
citing Wall Street executives.”