Press release at businesswire.com says, “Red Hat Completes C2Net Acquisition for Approximately $42.7 Million; Strengthens
Offering of Internet Infrastructure Solutions with Added Security.”

This NHF [Newbieized Help File] at linuxnewbie.org covers setup of a popular, low-cost Linksys Network Interface Card.– submitted by Sensei

LinuxPlanet’s Dennis E. Powell delves into the soon-to-be released 2.4 kernel and finds it much different from — and better than — previous versions. Worthy reading!

PCWorld writes,
“On Monday, Zucotto Systems formally announced its Java microprocessor, which is designed to supercharge Java applications on a range of handheld devices.”

The Bangkok Post says, “The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), the Ministry of Commerce and
the Business Software Alliance (BSA) have undertaken the first of a series of
visits targeting corporate software end-users.”

Inflammatory Register story disses Amazon big-time on pricing and privacy policies.

Wired talks to lots of developers and beta testers who love Mac OS X; some even say it’s better than Linux.

From AustralianIT: “AUSTRALIAN-based electronic book publisher eBooks.com was officially launched today after three years in the pipeline.”

PCWorld story notes a problem with output from Epson Stylus Photo 870, 875DC, and 1270 inkjet printers, namely that photos printed on them turn orange quickly if you live in an area with a high Ozone concentration. Epson is offering to buy back these printers from dissatisfied customers, and plans to offer a new kind of paper soon that will correct the problem.

Silly Salon story: “It’s the American dream all over again — Pet Chips are the new Pet Rocks.” A Texas entrepreneur claims to have sold nearly 7000 of the things so far.