Author: JT Smith
LinuxPlanet reviews imici Messenger 0.1.1 for Linux.
Category:
- Linux
S3’s new arm will build appliance software
Author: JT Smith
Techweb News reports, early products will likely use a Linux operating system, possibly from Transmeta Corp., according to Ward Williams, Frontpath’s director of product marketing.
Category:
- Linux
Perl Embedding Engine (PEE) 1.04a released
Author: JT Smith
According to Linux PR, PEE aims to solve the compatibility problem by giving full power of Perl to
the developer, while allowing them to use a standard, consistent template
format.
the developer, while allowing them to use a standard, consistent template
format.
Via unwraps design for $199 PCs
Author: JT Smith
PC World News quotes, “One of the keys to reaching a system price point as low as $199 is to use the open-source Linux operating system rather than Microsoft’s Windows,” said Bert McComas, microprocessor analyst at Inquest Market Research.
Category:
- Unix
Phone encryption for the masses, promises Starium
Author: JT Smith
ZDCOUK reports that the device will retail for about $100, and perform feats that only the NSA previously could accomplish (at a much higher price).
Bank manager snagged by snare of bogus kiddie-porn site
Author: JT Smith
Scotsman Paul Chalmers had the misfortune to stumble upon a stooge-site set up by US police, and now he’s gonna be part of the Sex Offenders Register. ZDCOUK reports.
“You misled us – see you in court,” say MP3.com shareholders
Author: JT Smith
MP3.com knew it was basing its business on copyright violation and therefore duped investors, says attorney Bill Lerach. From a story at ZDCOUK.
Geeking for the Gold in Sydney (South Dakota, that is)
Author: JT Smith
Fear not, thou technologically-advanced yet athletically-challenged brainiacs – there’s an eternal flame burning for you at the ITO games. Read about it at Wired.
Category:
- Linux
Opinion: MS Kid vs. Linux Kid – no contest
Author: JT Smith
Scott Reid tells a hoary tale of the woes of babes nursed at the breast of Microsoft, and the liberation of the struggling open source orphans – is there a compromise? From LinuxToday.com.
Lots of Linux at RoboCup 2000 in Australia
Author: JT Smith
Down under in the Pacific Rim, they grow the best robots on a diet of Linux and Java. The story is at LinuxWorld Australia.
Category:
- Linux