Anonymous Reader writes: “In this guest editorial at LinuxDevices.com, TimeSys VP of Technology Doug Locke offers a rebuttal to Victor Yodaiken’s recent whitepaper on what’s wrong with using a technique called ‘priority inheritance’ to avoid a problem in real-time systems known as ‘priority inversion’. (Priority inversion, you may recall is what caused big problems for the Mars Pathfinder Rover.) Locke argues that, while many of the technical arguments in the Yodaiken paper are generally correct, the conclusions he draws are badly flawed. It’s like saying that ‘because some carpenters might unsafely use a screwdriver to drive nails, screwdrivers should never be used,’ argues Locke.”

“Vi has been one of the most, if not the most, popular editing tools for programmers since Bill Joy first created it.

Over the years it has evolved, and the current version of vim has many capabilities which make a programmer’s life easy. Listed below is a brief
description of some tools which have made so many programmers loyal to vi and vim. The purpose of this document is to inform linux newbies of, and
introduce them to these tools, not necessarily to be the definitive source of information on them. In most cases, interested readers should check the
noted “extra information” sources.”

“This help file is to show Linux users in the United States how to get, install, and get started with the Pretty Good Privacy program.

Many PGP users, like me, have wondered why the whole world does not flock to using the program and why it has not become a “killer app.” In the December
2001 WIRED magazine (p. 52) WIRED asked Phil Zimmermann, PGP creator, “…few people use PGP today. Why is that?” Here is part of his response. “I
think the biggest problem is ease of use.” It takes effort to get the program and to learn how to use it.

PGP takes a minimum of two to tango. I hope that if this article gets you started with PGP that you will take it upon yourself to teach at least one
other person to use Pretty Good Privacy.”

IDG.net writes: ” CBS SportsLine announced today that it will deploy $1 million worth of Dell Computer Corp.’s PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage systems during the next year to run the sports news Web site, CBS.SportsLine.com. The servers from Austin, Texas-based Dell will run on a Linux operating system from Red Hat Linux Inc. in Raleigh, N.C., according to a company statement.”

Linux Journal: “As part of our 100th issue celebration, we present 100 of the most significant events in Linux history. As shown in the timeline, the first issue of Linux Journal coincided with the release of Linux 1.0. Ever since, the fortunes of our magazine have followed those of Linux at large.”

Debian Planet: “I had just noticed it’s been a long time since Debian Planet featured an interview with a Debian personality, when an ideal candidate in the form of Ian Jackson made a rare appearance on IRC. As well as being a former DPL, a current member of the technical commitee and the author of dpkg, the original BTS, debiandoc-sgml, constitution, policy and other documents, and several other free software projects including SAUCE, userv and adns, he holds a doctorate in computer security and is the owner of the machine chiark.greenend.org.uk, home to multiple nefarious internet geeks, projects like PuTTY, and ‘a few other weirdos too’.”

Slashdot: “Would you use an open-source implementation of the.NET Framework? Ximian’s Mono project enables you to build.NET apps that run on Linux and Unix as well as Windows. Check out the story from.NET Magazine’s interview with Miguel de Icaza, Ximian cofounder and CTO” Added to which, AirLace writes “The Mono project has just achieved full self-hosting on Linux. While the C# compiler, itself written in C#, has been able to compile itself since March, Mono can now compile its own complete set of class libraries too. This announcement closely follows the release of the Phonic media player, the first.NET application for the GNOME desktop.” Check out what Slahsdot readers think about this.

Forbes is featuring the following special report on the Cult of Linux: “Why would a person choose to head a firm that is square in the sights of the most fiercely competitive–some would say ruthless–company in the tech industry? That’s exactly where Matthew Szulik, chairman of tiny Red Hat Software, finds himself every day: on Microsoft’s radar.”

The Linux Show: “At 6pm pt, 7pm mt, 8pm ct, and 9pm et…. Kevin Hill, Jeff Gerhardt, Doc Searls (Linux Journal), Arne Flones and Russ Pavlicek; have another strange and wonderful show lined up tonight on The Linux Show!!”

John Gowin writes “Jamie Harrison, founder of GBLUG in Glen Burnie, Maryland, has written an exclusive editorial for Linux Orbit about how he sees the state of Linux advocacy.

“Whether we want to admit it or not, Linux has entered a critical period in its development – a period that may, in fact, determine in fate forever.

Now that Linux is no longer a strange little niche Operating System, and has developed to the point where Microsoft actually feels threatened by its proliferation, the folks in Redmond are doing everything they can in the way of software design, legislation, regulation and control of the internet to snuff Linux out. The main reason that they have failed up to this point is that Linux has matured and grown in popularity, gaining public and private defenders in the consumer market and especially the corporate boardroom.”

Read the editorial at linuxorbit.com“