Scyld Computing Corporation
today released the Scyld Beowulf Scalable Computing software, announce on their company website. The Scyld
Beowulf software provides simplified cluster integration and setup, minimal
and easy system administration, increased reliability, and seamless cluster
scalability.

Providing an easy upgrade to the soon-to-be-available Linux 2.4
kernel; a wide array of improvements, including USB msupport for keyboards and mice; and new encryption capabilities, ZDNet eWeek News surmises, Red Hat Inc.’s Red Hat Linux 7 is an evolution ary upgrade of the operating system but is hardly a showstopper.

Linuxnewbie offer this walkthrough on installing Xanim on Slackware 7.

Asian Linux house is set to blast the big boys here in the US, reports Linuxgram.com.

Jenny Sinclair at Fairfax IT reports: “Despite four years spent writing about computers, 10 years using computers, a great love of the Internet
verging on dependence and a deep and constant sense of excitement at what the future is, I confess: I’m not
ready for Linux.”

You know Yahoo: It’s the Web site that offers, well, just about everything. Now Yahoo has added a feature that seeks to offer you expert advice on, well, just about everything. From a report at PCWorld.com.

Fairfax IT reports that researchers at University of California at Berkeley have developed an authentication system, called Deja Vu, based on abstract art in order to help solve the problem of remembering passwords.

CanadaComputes.com is carrying a story written by Steve Coe, who says ‘down with world domination.’ He’d be just as happy if Linux remained an obscure little OS.

Brian Richardson at Linux.com spins a tale of intrigue and drops a few good hints, leaning heavily on the style of Garrison Keillor.

Linux needs to be deployed in more large server projects before it can consider itself a serious contender and garner independent software vendor support, according to a report at ZDCOUK.