From LinuxPR: The LinuxDevices.com Embedded Linux GUI/Windowing Quick Reference
Guide is a comprehensive guide to support for the graphics requirements of
Embedded Linux based systems and devices. The guide covers the full range of
embedded system alternatives to standard desktop software components,
including low-level drivers, graphics servers, windowing enviroments, GUI
toolkits, and browsers.

Linux World has a review of Embedded System’s Linux-based Internet appliance, which uses wizards to simplify installation for small business.

“Ebiz Enterprises announced Monday plans to acquire Jones Business Systems, a Linux server seller, in a
deal valued around $6.2 million. JBSI, based in Houston, sells Unix, Linux and Windows 2000 computers and services. The acquisition bolsters Ebiz’s
effort to join the ranks of the better-known Linux companies such as Red Hat and VA Linux Systems.” CNet follows up on earlier reports.

“Don’t toss VA Linux onto the
ever-growing trash pile of Net stocks that were once mighty.
This company still has a good business plan, an admirable
market niche, and a big pile of cash to keep it running until it reaches profitability, which should
be sometime before the end of 2001. Despite that first-quarter sales hiccup, this company’s
revenues are still impressive.” Business Week has the column. (VA Linux owns NewsForge.)

From PR Newswire: Key3Media Group, Inc.
announced today that LINUX Business Expo-Las Vegas has completed its first
full year of existence with record growth. LINUX Business Expo debuted in
1999 at COMDEX/Fall. Since its inception, LINUX Business Expo has grown from
17,700 square feet to more than 40,000 square feet. The growth of LINUX
Business Expo is a reflection of the tremendous growth within the Linux
community, especially in embedded systems.

From PR Newswire: Continuing to simplify the customer
experience for the New IT, Compaq Computer Corp. has announced
the availability of ProLiant servers pre-installed with Red Hat
Linux 7.0 on the ultra-thin ProLiant DL360 and the ProLiant ML330 server
models. The new ProLiant server configurations with pre-installed Linux
provide customers the added convenience of purchasing the server and operating
system (OS) from one source as well as providing a single, consolidated
service and support license to enable the easy deployment of new Linux
servers.

From Business Wire: Aladdin Knowledge Systems, a global leader in the field of Internet
content and software security, today announced the release of HASP CD9, the latest software for the HASP4 hardware-based software protection
system that offers high-level security for Linux developers, as well as new ease-of-use features.

Inter@ctive Week reports on the OpenCulture Foundation, which collects money on behalf of artists and writers who release their content to the public domain.

searchenterpriselinux.com has an interview
about Michael Tiemann, CTO of Red Hat, talking about Linux innovation, Linux clustering, and how Linux has upset the suits.

–Max Kincora

ZDNet UK reports on the Patent Horrors Gallery in Europe, which Richard Stallman will unveil Tuesday. Slashdot has links to more stories, and discussion abut the gallery.