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What’s GNOME?

Author: JT Smith

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

Category:

  • Open Source

Review: Netscape 6 preview release 3

Author: JT Smith

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 orders haste on high-speed wireless

Author: JT Smith

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

Windows 2000 security problem

Author: JT Smith

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.

Palm partners prepare for the road

Author: JT Smith

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

Category:

  • Unix

Crusoe review

Author: JT Smith

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

Category:

  • Unix

FreeBSD fingerd security advisory

Author: JT Smith

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

Category:

  • Linux

ALS: KDE, Gnome look at cloning some of Windows

Author: JT Smith

Developers from both Open Source desktop environments tell Maximum Linux that they’re looking at some of Windows’ features. “We do actually try to copy the better features of Windows,” a KDE developer said. “But we also get inspiration
from Mac, BeOS and even OS/2.”

Category:

  • Linux

P2P developers stand up to Intel

Author: JT Smith

Sm@rt Partner reports that peer-to-peer devolpers, at a P2P work session this week, denounced Intel as authoritarian and told the chip maker to revamp its plans in that arena.

Why Linux certification?

Author: JT Smith

Maximum Linux asks the question and answers that being LPI certified can give you connections with big companies.

Category:

  • Linux