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This week’s freshmeat editorial. Dave Gudeman writes: “A developer who wants to make a piece of software available to others faces the
daunting task of software delivery. There are several strategies for delivering software, primarily source
code, machine binaries, and virtual machine binaries, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. I’m
going to discuss each of the alternatives, then suggest a variation that is potentially better than any of the
other solutions for commercial as well as Open Source software projects.”

This week’s freshmeat editorial. Dave Gudeman writes: “A developer who wants to make a piece of software available to others faces the
daunting task of software delivery. There are several strategies for delivering software, primarily source
code, machine binaries, and virtual machine binaries, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. I’m
going to discuss each of the alternatives, then suggest a variation that is potentially better than any of the
other solutions for commercial as well as Open Source software projects.”

“Are Computers Getting Too Easy To Use?” See what Slashdot readers have to say on the subject.

As the Mozilla browser creeps slowly towards the usability homestretch, outside developers are starting to express interest in using some or all of the Mozilla framework in other Open Source projects. mozDEV.org, hosted by Collab.net, is a site where they can meet and work together.

According to the Onion, a parody news site, “The only ‘heat death’ Jesus ever mentioned is the one that sinners will suffer for all eternity in
the Lake of Fire,” said Indianola (MS) School Board president Bernice McCallum. “Now more than
ever, we need to hear what the Bible has to say about our public schools’ physical-science curricula.”

ZDnet.co.uk reports on Quantum’s SuperDLT and the company’s efforts to compete against IBM’s recently-announced Linear Tape Open (LTO) storage devices. Quote from the story: “The Web, and the related content explosion, is the most obvious example of
why we need more storage,” said Philippe Ory, DLT marketing manager for
Quantum Europe.

In an effort to keep Microsoft Exchange 2000 from totally eating the corporate groupware market, the new Domino ‘Bluejay’ release will work more closely than ever with Microsoft’s assorted office apps. No word on StarOffice compatibility is mentioned in this article at ZDnet.co.uk.

Government-owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL} holds a monopoly on all voice long distance calls to and from India, but according to ComputerUser.com this situation will end in April, 2002. 85% of VSNL’s revenue now comes from international calling, but the company has now been granted license by the Indian government to go into the ISP business nationwide and hopes Internet revenue will replace its lost earnings from voice phone transmission.