SCO Forum 2000, long a haven of Unix fans antagonistic to
Microsoft and its Windows operating system, has quietly changed
its name to simply Forum 2000. By dropping the SCO (Santa
Cruz Operation) name and its Unix-centric associations, the annual
event could shift its focus away from a purely Unix-centric world,
opening its doors to OS vendors such as Sun and even Microsoft. From ZDCOUK.

In a bid to boost business, Apple may be eliminating the exclusive
deals it offers its AppleStore customers, according to US resellers. From The Register.

ZDCOUK says that TurboLinux’s Richard Clooke told IT Week that TurboLinux
Workstation Pro 6.1 includes all the development tools and
libraries necessary to produce code optimised for Intel’s 64bit
processors, which are due to appear in volume from early next
year under the codename Itanium.

From BSDtoday.com: Lin, Kao and Wu review basic terminology, methods, ideas and suggestions for developing for internationalization support.

Small wonder the mood among the dot-com crowd
is so subdued these days. Working from your boss’s
living room doesn’t have the same edgy appeal when
the company’s initial public offering is being put off
for another year. And a pay package loaded with
worthless stock options isn’t as likely to inspire
enthusiasm as, say, a round of high-fives among
friends. From Businessweek.com.

BSDtoday.com has A review of Dr. Marshall Kirk McKusick’s tutorial at BSDCon 2000, covering data structures, algorithms and networking.

What’s the deal with embedded devices, and why is Linux a contender? Embedded is the newest
buzzword in the tech marketplace. While the standard geek might not get it, the market for embedded
systems is huge, from your microwave to your television set. Linux.com’s own Brian Richardson breaks
it down and makes it simple. Read on!

Fox News: “Themes.org is a clearinghouse for the work of other Linux programmers who have come up with some cutting-edge looks for the gratis Linux system.” (Disclosure: Themes.org is a sister site of NewsForge.)

Outside of the consumer market, the QNX Neutrino
operating system powers many other systems,
particularly in the industrial and medical-equipment
fields. The Ontario, Canada-based company was
founded 20 years ago as a real-time operating system
vendor. ZDNET reports.

OSOpinion: “For many years, people in the computer industry have been complaining of “bloatware,” the name given to the way applications increase in size with every new release. Although hard disks these days seem to be increasing in capacity and falling in price every other Tuesday, many application suites still take up a goodly chunk of your storage space.” –Kelly McNeill