Sam writes: “Learn how to build dynamic Web apps on Linux that interact with the IBM DB2 7.2 database or the Lotus Domino 5.0 collaboration server. You can register to attend the Webcast on July 31 at 10:00 a.m. Central.”

proclus writes: “
GNU-Darwin
has built some experimental BSD-style packages for GNU/Linux, and we are almost ready to build a large package collection. These packages are intended for use with the
GNU/Linux User Tarball.
They are useful now, but there is some room for improvement. Use zmore to view the format. Similar developments will be available for Tru64 soon. Send us a
Sun!

cclient-0106191041.tgz
dillo-0.6.4.tgz
gettext-0.10.35.tgz
jpeg-6b.tgz
libtool-1.3.4_2.tgz
pkgconfig-0.8.0.tgz
png-1.2.0.tgz
postilion-0.9.3c.tgz
py-pmw-0.8.5.tgz
pymol-0_82.tgz
python-2.2.1.tgz

GNU-Darwin package production continues apace and has been fully automated. As
a result, this ports system has produced several thousand packages
for both the

ppc
and

x86
platforms.

In order to further accelerate the development and refinement of our existing package
collection, we have brought

NetBSD pkgsrc
and other tools to GNU-Darwin.
The NetBSD team
has already made their system compatible with a wide variety of architectures,
including GNU/Linux, SunOS, and Darwin. We have enhanced the system for
interoperability with our existing ports and package tools, so that the two
systems can co-exist. As a result, improvements which derive from NetBSD can be
rapidly deployed to our users using their existing package system.

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/gnu -darwin/pkgsrc/
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/gnu -darwin/ports/
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/gnu -darwin/src/

Together these advancements demonstrate our ability to deploy on a wide
range of platforms, and it forms the basis for a software distribution system
that is flexible, transparent, and largely platform independent, so that
more people can be conveniently introduced to the benefits of software freedom.

proclus writes: “
GNU-Darwin
has built some experimental BSD-style packages for GNU/Linux, and we are almost ready to build a large package collection. These packages are intended for use with the
GNU/Linux User Tarball.
They are useful now, but there is some room for improvement. Use zmore to view the format. Similar developments will be available for Tru64 soon. Send us a
Sun!

cclient-0106191041.tgz
dillo-0.6.4.tgz
gettext-0.10.35.tgz
jpeg-6b.tgz
libtool-1.3.4_2.tgz
pkgconfig-0.8.0.tgz
png-1.2.0.tgz
postilion-0.9.3c.tgz
py-pmw-0.8.5.tgz
pymol-0_82.tgz
python-2.2.1.tgz

GNU-Darwin package production continues apace and has been fully automated. As
a result, this ports system has produced several thousand packages
for both the

ppc
and

x86
platforms.

In order to further accelerate the development and refinement of our existing package
collection, we have brought

NetBSD pkgsrc
and other tools to GNU-Darwin.
The NetBSD team
has already made their system compatible with a wide variety of architectures,
including GNU/Linux, SunOS, and Darwin. We have enhanced the system for
interoperability with our existing ports and package tools, so that the two
systems can co-exist. As a result, improvements which derive from NetBSD can be
rapidly deployed to our users using their existing package system.

http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/gnu -darwin/pkgsrc/
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/gnu -darwin/ports/
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/gnu -darwin/src/

Together these advancements demonstrate our ability to deploy on a wide
range of platforms, and it forms the basis for a software distribution system
that is flexible, transparent, and largely platform independent, so that
more people can be conveniently introduced to the benefits of software freedom.

C|Net reports that “support for a faster version of USB in Linux is imminent and will become a permanent part of the Linux landscape when the next version of the operating system is introduced.”

From Computerwire (via The Register): “IBM and Linux combined represent a threat and inspiration as Microsoft Corp drives into enterprise computing, top company executives said yesterday.
Computing giant IBM wages war against Microsoft in lucrative corporate accounts while Linux, the low-coast threat to Windows, wins supporters in fertile developer communities.”

in1t writes: “Visit
Linux4SmallBiz.com and read about an intial round-up of eight accounting packages for Linux (both Open Source and proprietary).”

Anonymous Reader writes: “Saying that he wasn’t often paid and when he was the check bounced, former Hancom USA CEO Shawn Gordon, who is also the president of theKompany.com, has sued HancomLinux. Details are in this report on Linux and Main.”

Dave B writes: “A british MP has pointed out that the Gov’ts new policy to promote OSS faces an uphill struggle. Currently less than 1% of software used by the british gov’t is OSS. He is sceptical of how much sucess the policy will have. Vnunet has the story.

http://www.vnunet.com/News/1133883“

Dave B writes: “It seems the Taiwanese gov’t has given up on negotiating a discount with MS. They are investing in software companies to produce a raft of linux software over the next five years at which point they hope to have migrated at least 50% of gov’t agencies to linux. The Inquirer.net has the story: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=4631“

uninet writes: “Picking the best applications and solutions out of all the wonderful options that have become available for Linux is no small task. However in this first annual OfB Open Choice Awards, we attempt to do our best at just that. While some of our choices might prove somewhat controversial, we feel that all of the picks are uniquely situated as the best choice for deployment in the enterprise. Read the full story at OfB.biz.“