From a press release at NewsAlert: “ACCESS Co., Ltd. introduced a NetFront 2.6 Linux Software Development Kit (SDK) for the worldwide market that speeds the integration of ACCESS’ popular NetFront browser into Linux-based Internet appliances and other non-PC applications. This is the first development kit for a proven embedded browser available for the Linux operating system platform.”

Signal Ground’s Ken Treis takes a look at Eazel’s Nautilus file manager included with the latest Debian distribution.

From LinuxGram: “In another one of those awkward little moments that we have come to expect from Intel, the chip giant has confirmed that only Red Hat and TurboLinux can be installed on Pentium 4 boxes. The rest of the Linux herd won’t run on the hardware.” Slashdot readers discuss the story.

OpenBSD’s Theo de Raadt responds to Slashdot readers’ questions.

“Creating a firewall with ipfw and routing your internal private IP network through it on to the public internet while translating to public IP’s can be a harrowing task. This article is intended to give you step by step instructions for getting your ipfw/nat firewall up and working quickly and easily without having to go to other sources for information.” Full details at BSD Today.

VNU Net covers Scandanavian ISP Telia’s move to Linux for its Web hosting operations: “Bill Claybrook, research director for Linux and open source software at the Aberdeen Group, said there are “huge savings from a systems management point of view, security and the ability to respond quickly to new customers. Having Linux on S/390 means that there is only one large system to take care of, which almost never goes down,” he said. “Telia can create new web hosting sites in minutes rather than hours.”

VNU Net reports on IBM’s latest efforts at Linux clustering: “IBM claims DB2 Extended Enterprise Edition is the first commercial database for Intel-based Linux clusters. It will be aimed at bio-technology companies and internet businesses that want a cost effective way of expanding databases.”

eWEEK reports: “As Linux creator Linus Torvalds prepares the 2.4 kernel for final release later this month, testing of the kernel and bug fixing are proceeding at a rapid pace. The preparation bodes well for this kernel, which will include a slate of enhancements that improves Linux’s robustness and goes a long way toward proving its suitability for enterprise- level applications.”

Linux kernel 2.2.18 is now available; visit kernel.org to view the changelog and find your nearest mirror site.

“There are now packages of KDE 2.0.1 for Caldera OpenLinux 2.4 and for Mandrake 7.2, available on ftp.kde.org and mirrors.” Full details at Linux Today.