The next release of GroupIT, v0.96.1, has been released for testing. The press release on Linuxpr.com talks about some of the features of the package, as well as links to sites using it, and where to download the tarball.

“In this and the next few columns, George Lebl will discuss Bonobo and other related component-model technologies. This series begins with an introduction to some Bonobo basics like the C API for CORBA.”

The full article is available on IBM’s developer works.

C|Net reports on the Caldera/SCO merger. Included are the plans for updating the Linux kernel with more high-end features, and some the clustering services they will offer.

Upside.com has a look at the KDE league. It describes some of the differences, and some of the similarities, between the KDE League and the GNOME Foundation.

“Open Source Unified Process?” is the title of a Linuxpr.com release which talks about some of the problems of OpenSource, and mentions one particular solution.

First Monday for November looks at the Linux kernel project as a model for distributed workgroups and its success at the individual, group, and community levels. Essence of Distributed Work by Jae Yun Moon and Lee Sproull compares the successful distributed development of Linux with the management of other distributed collaborative projects. –garym

The heat of the PDA war would put most corporate competitions to shame, and the PocketPC is the latest round. ZDNet explores what the PocketPC has, and where it goes overboard.

ZDNet reports on Microsoft’s preparations for the next round of court hearings in their anti-trust suit by the US Department of Justice.

LinuxWorld has a review of Win4Lin v2, a Linux programme allowing you to install Windows as you would install any other application.

The new issue of Apache Week is up. Among the items: the status of Apache. “Apache 1.3.14 is the current stable release. Users of Apache 1.3.12 and earlier on Unix and Windows systems should upgrade to
this version. Read the Guide to 1.3.14, the Guide to 1.3.12, the Guide to 1.3.11 for information about changes between 1.3.9 and
1.3.11 and the Guide to 1.3.9 for information about changes between 1.3.6 and 1.3.9.”