Announced at GNOME.org: “In a move that will take it to the next
level, the GNOME Foundation, the organization driving the direction and
development of GNOME desktop software for GNU/Linux, UNIX and other free
software systems, has hired Timothy Ney as executive director. Mr. Ney
is well known in the free software community for his past work with the
Free Software Foundation, where he was the managing officer, and as a
popular speaker and advocate.”

Posted at TurboLinux: “August 22, 2001-San Francisco, Calif. – Turbolinux, the leading provider of Linux distributions for enterprise and Internet infrastructure, today
announced the release of its z/Linux 6.5 for IBM zSeries servers. Re-hosting enterprise middle-tier applications on z/Linux running under z/VM
(Virtual Machine) combines the uptime of Linux with the unified management, monitoring and control inherent in z/VM that far exceeds any
operating environment found on distributed systems. Even the largest enterprises can exploit the superior reliability that results, while also reaping
tremendous cost savings from consolidating from dozens of servers to one machine.”

Network World Fusion: “A class-action lawsuit against Rambus has
been filed in the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of California, alleging that the
company misled investors by fraudulently
claiming patents and collecting licensing
revenue related to Synchronous Dynamic RAM
technology.”

Network World Fusion: “IBM Tuesday offered a glimpse under the hood
of an upcoming server codenamed Regatta,
which makes use of self-diagnosing and
self-healing features designed to make the
server more dependable.

The server is due to be released in the fourth
quarter and uses up to 32 of IBM’s new Power4
processors. It will be the first member of the
eServer family to use the Power4 chip, each of
which comprises two processor cores running
at more than 1 GHz.”

MSNBC: “Since computers became a staple of offices
nationwide, many workers have been diagnosed with
repetitive stress injuries, especially carpal tunnel
syndrome. But now some researchers say that, contrary
to popular thought, carpal tunnel may not be associated
with computer use at all. Some skeptics go so far as to
say they don’t believe any workstation-related factors
contribute to the various ills collectively known as RSI.
The majority of doctors, however, counter that such a
broad stance ignores the science.”

Network World Fusion: “Researchers from Fujitsu Ltd. say they have
developed technology that allows more than
100G bits of data to be stored on one square
inch of hard disk space – a new record that is
expected to lead to notebook computer drives
with capacities over 100G bytes appearing on
the market within the next year.”

If you’re looking for a high-tech job, consider the Midwest. According to the results of a survey released by the University of Minnesota, Chicago has more high-tech jobs than any other metro area in the United States — 347,000 of them, to be exact. That bounty of jobs puts the Windy City ahead of better-known tech meccas such as second-place winner Washington, D.C., and third runner up San Jose. Full story at ABC News.

From Linux Journal: ”
If you believe the hype, a Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool means never having to write code again. Instead of all that tedious writing, you click
here and there, drag a little, drop a little and– Hey! Presto!–instant application. Real problems call for real code, and the true value of a RAD tool lies in
how easily you can design, document, implement, test and maintain a project. This article takes a closer look at Borland Kylix, the facts, not the fiction.”

Reuters (on ZDNet): “ExciteAtHome Corp. said on Wednesday it dismissed the
auditing firm that raised doubts about the Internet content and service
provider’s ability to continue as a going concern, even though it had
no disagreements over the auditor’s principles or practices.”

News.com: “Microsoft on Wednesday descended on the nation’s capital, trying to quell
concerns its Passport authentication service poses a threat to consumers’ privacy or
security.

The Redmond, Wash.-based company is here at the behest of the Center for Democracy &
Technology (CDT), a consumer advocacy group that wishes to hear directly from the software
maker on its plans, said Adam Sohn, Microsoft’s manager for U.S.-.Net platform strategy. The
software giant may use the opportunity to talk with other groups or even some legislators.”