The Register: “Will Linux desktops innovate? No. I don’t think of that as being the solution: because
it’s open source.

It doesn’t lend itself to coming up with new paradigms. The one thing it’s very good
thing at is designing software for other hackers, for other nerds, really.

That’s their skill and that’s their strength – there’s a thousand nerds to look at it. If
something doesn’t work it’s going to be a debate on the mailing lists and it’s going
to be fixed.

But that’s a bad method for complex decision management or business
professionals or this next generation of home users, because that requires a very
different project management approach, a clear vision.”

Tuesday, October 16th, 2001 from the home of Wayne’s World, Aurora IL — Tonight LIVE on
www.thelinuxshow.com:
At 6pm pt, 7pm mt, 8pm ct, and 9pm et…. Kevin Hill, Jeff Gerhardt, PJ Hyett, Doc Searls(Linux Journal), Arne Flones and Russ Pavlicek; have another great show lined up tonight on The Linux Show!!
In Segment One – Hot News: We will be covering the hot Linux news of
the last few weeks while we have been absorbed by the world events. In particular, we will talk about the soon to be released WINDOWS XP.

In Segment Two- Jon “maddog” Hall on FREE BEER/FREE ALS
We are joined by Jon “maddog” Hall to discuss that the USENIX Association and the Atlanta Linux Showcase, Inc. jointly announced that they have offered FREE registration for ALS.

Because of the post September 11th world we now live in, many events are suffering. People are staying close to home, and many events are being canceled. In response to an uncertain political climate and the recent economic downturn, the USENIX Association and the Atlanta Linux Showcase, Inc. jointly announced today that they will offer free registration to everyone wishing to attend technical sessions at next month’s Annual Linux Showcase & Conference in Oakland, California.

ALS, the former “Atlanta Linux Showcase” is one of the most unique events in the world for gathering together people who work on open source projects and get them face to face for a period of a few days. This allows for the creation of Open Source “Hot Houses” where programmers will go into a room and work intensively for 3 or 4 days writing code. ALS has historically been a community based event and has grown in scope and technical depth along with the open source community. It is a place for Linux developers to comfortably gather, compare notes, and create new ideas. ALS has always been where open source professionals can relax and discuss their projects and interests with their peers. This conference is important for making open source professionals aware of the issues, both political and technical, and to get them mobilized to address them. And to have fun.
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The 5th Annual Linux Showcase and Conference
November 5-10, 2001
Oakland Marriott City Center
Oakland, California
http://www.linuxshowcase.org

In Segment Three- We are NOT alone- or how economic changes have impacted the entire IT industry Is this actually an opportunity?
We will discuss Jeff’s recent return from ISPCON and the conversations he had had with infrastructure vendors and service providers. All this worry about the demise of the Linux Industry group is small potatoes compared with the wholesale implosion of the Internet business fueled by the failure of all the harebrained Dot Com’s of the late 1990’s.

So, we propose the thesis, Is the current economic trend actually an opportunity of people who have based their business model on Open Source technologies?

Other opinions are welcome at GeekCast. If you would like to join us on the show, check our IRC Chat(irc.thelinuxshow.com #linuxshow).

Remember tune in at 6pm pt, 7pm mt, 8pm ct, and 9pm et.
Catch the Linux show at www.thelinuxshow.com

Reuters reports: “Novell Inc., which makes software for corporate
networks, said on Monday that rival Microsoft Corp. had agreed to
retract marketing material containing what Novell argued were false
claims about its flagship NetWare product.

Novell filed a lawsuit against Microsoft on Oct. 1 and had asked a federal judge in Utah to issue
a restraining order to prohibit the software giant from claiming that Novell NetWare software
would become obsolete and prove costly for companies to maintain.”

Reported at Network World Fusion: “Compaq Tuesday unveiled new products in its
AlphaServer range including the AlphaServer
ES45, a mid-range Unix server that uses a 1
GHz, 64-bit chip, and its AlphaServer SC45
supercomputer.”

CNET News.com: “The core technology behind the Pentium II and Pentium III apparently
will go on and on.

Banias, a low-power chip for notebooks and Internet devices coming from Intel in the first half of
2003, will be based around the P6 architecture, the processor design that is being phased out in
other Intel product lines, according to Kevin Krewell, an analyst at subscription newsletter
“Microprocessor Report.” The chip will contain significant new modifications for saving power but
will effectively feature the same computing core as the Pentium Pro, which debuted in 1996.”

Metadot writes “Metadot today announces the latest release of its flagship product,
Metadot Portal Server. The most dynamic release to date, version 4.0
incorporates numerous changes to the core system elevating it higher
in the field of communication and collaboration portals. A few of the new
features include:
– Full Windows Support
– GizmoBuilder interface for developing new Gizmos
– Integrated templating system for creating a dynamic interface
– Email to Discussion; post and reply to discussion forums via email
– Recursive Permission Changes
– Several new Gizmos and improved GizmoTools

Metadot also announces the Metadot.net Developer Portal powered
by version 4.0. This new web site is dedicated to Metadot developers
and offers all the resources necessary to become a world-class Metadot
developer.

Visit Metadot.net
to download version 4.0 and to join the Metadot developer community.”

Reported at Computerworld: “Microsoft says it is adding a rating system to its security warnings to help customers take the appropriate steps when faced
with a security threat.

The company says security bulletins will be labeled with “critical,” “moderate,” or “low” severity ratings, and the bulletins will
be sorted by type: client systems, Internet servers and internal servers.

Last year Microsoft issued 100 security warnings but the bulletins weren’t organized by severity or type. The practice made it
difficult for users to judge the severity of the threats, so they wouldn’t install security patches, the company says.”

PCWorld reports the latest hardware from Apple Computer. New PowerBook G4 models will include 550MHz and 667MHz PowerPC G4 processors, with brand-new goodies like a speedier system bus, 4X AGP video system, and a Gigabit Ethernet port. New iBooks with 500MHz or 600MHz PowerPC G3 processors were also announced; both ship with a new 100MHz system bus, ATI Rage 128 graphics chip, and 128MB of RAM. All units, we assume, are now available at an Apple storefront near you.

AbiWord Weekly News is now available. Get the latest CVS stats, participate in the Project of the Week, get the latest and top ten bug reports, and check out hot topics on the developer mailing list.

Vnunet.com: “Paul has spent hours looking for vulnerabilities in one particular UK
website. Sometimes he goes a step further and waits outside the
company’s head office to watch staff arrive in the morning.
Gathering information on who works where, and how they get into
the building, helps him plan his attack.” Paul eventually got into the building and its computer systems. Fortunately for that company, Paul was a contractor hired to find and report their physical and computer security holes before someone with malicious intent finds them.