Homer’s Open Source Odyssey 2001: classical computing and a brief history of Open Source

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September 3, 2001

Author: JT Smith

“Software is labor immortalized, as a programmer’s algorithm, once written, may continue to function for eternity. Thus now, in addition to inheriting the cultural riches of our predecessors, we may also inherit the
functionality of their programs. In a world where commerce is defined by the movement of information, that machinery–the hardware and software–which moves the information embodies work, and thus the
innovations of one’s predecessors will not only bestow aesthetic riches, but they shall also provide a wellspring of eternal labor. A hundred years from now Hamlet shall still be contemplating the correct course of
action, and the Linux kernel, along with Apache, shall still be providing the fundamental labor which transports Hamlet all about the watery globe.” More at LinuxGazette.

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Industrial strength Linux

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September 3, 2001

Author: JT Smith

“In the design talks with the client, I raised concerns about Linux being overkill for this
project. After all, there are lighter weight RTOSs out there that would do the job. The
client, however, wanted something with a broad name recognition. Basing the device
on Linux gave them a marketing advantage that none of the other RTOS’s currently
could provide. Linux has received a lot of press lately, so in this context, it made sense
for them to use Linux. And besides, the application wasn’t hard real time – it collected
several 10’s of data points over the course of a second, polling every few hundred
milliseconds – nothing Linux can’t handle.” More Dr. Dobb’s Embedded Systems.

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Linux

IMA unveils Solaris/HP-UX, supported IEMS 5.1

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September 3, 2001

Author: JT Smith

LinuxPR: “Not only does it run on Windows and Linux, but now it also runs
under Solaris and HP-UX operating systems. This is one among the many new features that
International Messaging Associates (IMA) made public during the launching of its enhanced
Internet Exchange Messaging Server (IEMS) 5.1 in the Mandrake Pavilion at the Linux World
Expo.”

ReiserFS and GRUB

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September 3, 2001

Author: JT Smith

DebianPlanet: “Hi, I’ve got a single / partition (no seperate /boot) which is ReiserFS, and I’m using GRUB. When I was
using LILO, I had to mount it with “notail”. Is this also true with GRUB, or am I safe without “notail”
now? I would like to remove it if possible for better space efficiency.”

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Internet replacing libraries for homework

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September 3, 2001

Author: JT Smith

CNET: “For a majority of U.S. teenagers, “homework” is finally living up to its name.

Thanks to the Internet, research projects and other school assignments are being completed at home, on-line,
replacing last-minute trips to the library, according to a study released Saturday.

Seventy-one percent of middle school and high school students with Internet access said they relied on the electronic
technology the most in completing a project, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life
Project.”

Open Source cluster application resources (OSCAR)

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September 3, 2001

Author: JT Smith

LinuxPR: “On August 2, 2001, the Open Cluster Group (OCG) released version 1.1 of its software package
that makes configuring and maintaining a Linux cluster as easy as installing commercial software
from a CD. Version 1.1 includes updated versions of nearly all the included software tools as well as
support for RedHat 7.1, LAM/MPI, and the Maui scheduler.”

Linux Security Week – September 3rd 2001

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September 3, 2001

Author: JT Smith

LinuxSecurity: “This week, perhaps the most interesting articles include “Network Monitoring for Intrusion Detection,” “Linux Running on Secure Cryptographic
Coprocessor,” and “Thinking about Security.” Also this week, we are proud to announce our new look and new features available at LinuxSecurity.com.”

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Linux

PostNuke 0.63 released

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September 3, 2001

Author: JT Smith

The PostNuke Team writes “After nearly two weeks of bug fixing the PostNuke Development Team is proud to announce the latest release of PostNuke 0.63.
This release is the result of quite a bit of hard work from all on the team. Our main focus was on fixing bugs, and here’s the highlights of this release:

– First off there is an improved referers section. this now counts the frequency of hits from a referer, instead of a straight list. Thanks to Tim for adding this.

– For you Search Engine fanatics out there, you now have a feature called Dynamic Keywords which parses your story text and adds it to your meta keywords on an article by article basis. I believe that Tim get’s the credit here as well.

– For folks on intranet that need an option to turn off comments on a story by story basis, this is added as well. You can choose the stories that you want your users to comment on, instead of having comments always on. — Credits to Nemo for this one.

– The AutoLink mod by Jens has been integrated into the core as well. This allows you to define links that automatically link in your articles.

– Modules Admin — A VERY IMPRESSIVE start to our effort to standardize plugins and modules for the system. This system allows the use of “Official Modules” as well as give you more information about your install modules. A very nice feature of this new system allows you to “Turn on or off” modules with a click of a mouse. — Thanks to dctanner for this one.

– We have also done some very subtle changes to the modules system by Patrick. Instead of having to drop your module admin folders in the admin, you can now keep them in your module directory. This allows you to have a very quick install of future modules.

– In addition language files are slowly being moved to the module system, so that you are not parsing a 100k file on each page load. This will be a huge performance boost once fully integrated.

Thanks to all that helped in this release.

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High tech’s amazing decade

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September 3, 2001

Author: JT Smith

From Seattle P-I: “On Labor Day weekend 10 years ago, the economy was ailing and workers were worried about anemic pay raises and growing layoffs. Here we are again. Today’s story is about the same. But the hype of the last 10 years said it wasn’t supposed to be this way. Over the last decade technology gurus gathered around a booming stock market chanting that the digital age had ushered in a new kind of prosperity. Instantaneous information was flattening out supply and demand problems, creating new efficiencies and providing unheard of economic opportunities.”

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BlackBerry maker RIM cultivates focus

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September 3, 2001

Author: JT Smith

From C|Net: “When asked to discuss his management mistakes–and what he learned from them–Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of wireless highflier Research In Motion, thought for a bit and then declined the invitation to confess. ‘We’ve made very few mistakes,” Balsillie said.'”