In this edition of Debian Weekly News, read all about the return of public lintian reports, the new layout for lists.debian.org, Red Hat compatibility issues, and ReiserFS with Debian? Yes, it can happen. Posted at Linux Weekly News.

Posted at Librenix: “I’ve written on this topic before but I keep running into the same misconception: that the IBM mainframe is a cost-effective
platform for Linux because over 40,000 instances of Linux have been shown to run concurrently on a modern mainframe.

That demonstration was effectively a gimmick. No, I don’t believe it was intended as a gimmick; only that it was widely
misconstrued and, therefore, became indistinguishable from a gimmick in the media circus that resulted. It was depicted by the
media as a practical demonstration that one could replace 40,000 PC’s running Linux with a single mainframe.”

Zack Brown has posted the latest edition of Kernel Traffic. Hot topics in this edition include “Decisions on stability of 2.4.” “Qlogic/FC Firmware licensing issues,” and “Scalable scheduling patch and #ifdef discussion.”

LinuxHardware.org reviews IBM’s ThinkPad T22, the first Linux computer to ship with a fully licensed software DVD player. “The T22 is a wonderful notebook for the business person on the go or
even someone just wanting a solid laptop with some a nice DVD player and other standard multimedia features. Gamers and
others who need 3D support should steer clear of this laptop since without DRI, you’re going to be without any OpenGL
goodness.”

CNET News.com reports that Egenera will debut its new high-end Linux server next week. Dubbed the BladeFrame, the 7-foot-tall highrise system can hold up to 24 individual servers, each running in a two- or four-processor configuration. The first modesl will use Pentium III or III-M chips running at 1 or 1.2GHz, and later models will ship with 2GHz Xeon chips. Pricing starts at $250,000; the company plans to show off its first BladeFrame system on September 11.

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), and Arne Flones have a show lined up tonight on The Linux Show that may not be a train wreck!!
In Segment One – Hot News: We will be covering the hot Linux news of
the last few weeks. In particular, we will talk about HP buying Compaq. Plus we will give an update on our finally completed conversion to Ogg Vorbis.

In Segments Two- Linux World Expo Wrap Up
Well the most recent Linux World Expo is in the history books. We will discuss the buzz on the Linux Industries showcase event with Doc Searls and Russ Pavlicek. Is this indeed “The End of the Beginning” (and not the beginning of the end) as many have predicted, and a real sign of good things to come in the future?

In Segments Three (if we have time)- “Microsoft, Linux and the Fat Lady PART V”- or Contrary to many opinions, Linux is far from over and Microsoft still has a very very long road ahead
This is PART FIVE of a segment that will carry over the next several weeks.

This week we will focus on the aftermath of the 10th anniversary of the creation of Linux. Many in mainstream media were caught off guard by the staying power of Linux to survive to its 10th anniversary. It caused many to re-focus on Linux and look at the ongoing impact in light of present economic trends. Is it possible that a recession may do for Linux what wall street could not???

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

German site Linux.de was defaced early this morning. According to a post at Pro Linux News (get the Babelfish translation), the site’s main page was replaced with text and images highlighting an English-German sports rivalry. At this time, Linux.de remains offline. Thanks to an anonymous reader for the tip.

CNET: “Hewlett-Packard and Compaq are combining to form the second biggest PC company, with a
significant presence in nearly every country in the world.

But it’s not like life is going to get much easier.

Relentless price pressures, slowing PC sales, a sour economy, and the difficulty of merging two overlapping corporate
bureaucracies that have been trying to shed employees during the past few months are just some of the problems
facing Carly Fiorina and Michael Capellas, the respective CEOs of HP and Compaq.”

The Register: “So this was Compaq CEO Michael Capellas’ grand plan to transform the company within 180 days:
sell it to competitor Hewlett-Packard for $25 billion in shares.

The two companies last night announced a mega-merger in which HP shareholders will have 64 per
cent of the combo and Compaq shareholders will take 36 per cent.

HP CEO Carly Fiorina will be top banana for the new entity, assuming CEO and Chairman duties.
Compaq CEO Michael Capellas will become president, and he’s joined on the new board by four
Compaq staffers.”

Wired: “Some professors blame the Internet for the rise in student plagiarism. Whether or not the Net has inflated this age-old problem, the biggest wave of new cheaters may still be yet to come.”