Maxmimum Linux talked to representatives of the Free Software Foundation last week at the Annual Linux Showcase. FSF is still fighting against software patents, in case you were wondering.

Slashdot has a discussion on the potentials of a governement using Open Source, and how it could affect the quality of government services that rely on computers.

Slashdot has the scoop on Samba code forking. Some of the developers have different ideas on how the project should be handled, and have taken a copy of the code to work on. The full details are in a letter on the Samba mailing list site.

BSDToday looks at the definition of Gnome, spelling out its various features, its design, and how to get it going on FreeBSD 4.0.

Linux Journal reviews NS6-PR3: “Netscape 6 Preview Release 3 … is an
improvement over the first two Netscape 6 (NS 6) preview releases. The most notable additions and improvements since NS 4.x are
the Gecko browser engine, skins-switching, skins-customizing, the sidebar and a rebuilt Composer. However, as with the first two NS 6 preview releases, NS6-PR3 is still buggy and crash prone — although less so now. Additionally,
NS 6 comes with some AOL bloatware too.”

Clinton has ordered the acceleration of third generation wireless technology development, out of fear of falling behind foreign competitors to American hi-tech companies.

MSNBC is cautioning of a bug in Windows 2000 that allows web site operators to gain the username and password of the Windows 2000 user.

ZDNet is reporting on Palm’s efforts towards mobile ‘net access for Palm users.

NW Fusion reviews Sony’s Crusoe-powered Vaio. Their findings show more battery life, less performance, then current Vaios.

The advisory is at BSD Today: The finger service is used to provide information about users on the
system to remote clients.