BBC News ponders operating system upgrade possibilities, from Windows XP (“check first whether your computer is modern enough to run the system at all”) to Linux (“easier than it used to be”) to BSD or commericial Unices (“definitley not for the faint-hearted”).

OSLO, Norway – August 14, 2001 – Opera Software today released Opera 5.05 for Linux
Technology Preview (TP). The browser updates the current final version of Opera 5.0 for
Linux by adding support for Netscape plug-ins including Java, giving Linux users a faster,
better and less bloated Internet experience while enjoying their favorite plug-ins for video,
audio, document viewing, animation and much more.

Technology preview is a term for a publicly released alpha version, and bugs and crashes 
are to be expected when running plug-ins. Opera's release of technology previews follows 
in the company's tradition of openness towards the Internet community, inviting them to 
provide feedback to Opera's developers, while watching the browser's development 
unfold.

"This release is essentially an update to the final version of Opera 5.0 for Linux with 
added support for Netscape plug-ins," says Hakon Wium Lie, Chief Technology Officer of 
Opera Software. "Users running plug-ins may find unforeseen bugs or behavior in the 
browser, and we are therefore inviting our Linux users to test the browser and submit their 
bug reports."

Opera 5.05 for Linux Technology Preview 1 supports a wide variety of Netscape plug-ins 
such as Flash and Plugger for audio and video, Acrobat Reader to view pdf documents, 
and Sun Java 2 Runtime Environment with Java Plug-in 1.3.1 for interactive Internet 
services.

Opera continues its commitment to the standards as laid out by the World Wide Web 
Consortium (W3C). Opera 5.05 for Linux Technology Preview 1 supports the following 
technologies: 128-bit encryption, TLS 1.0, SSL 2 and 3, CSS1 and CSS2, XML, HTML 
4.01, HTTP 1.1, ECMAScript, JavaScript 1.3, partial DOM and WAP/ WML, as well as 
support for Netscape plug-ins.

Opera 5.05 for Linux Technology Preview 1 can be downloaded for free at 
www.opera.com/linux

About Opera Software
Opera Software ASA is an industry leader in the development of Web browsers for the 
desktop and device markets. The Opera browser has received international recognition 
from end-users and the industry press for being faster, smaller and more standards-
compliant than other browsers. Opera Software ASA is a privately held company 
headquartered in Oslo, Norway. Learn more about Opera at www.opera.com.

Contacts:
Opera Software
Katherine Barrios 
PR Manager, Americas & Pacific
Telephone: +47 24 16 44 03
uspress@opera.com

MozillaQuest: “It is very likely that this Mozilla 0.9.2.1 source code is the code
AOL-Time-Warner’s Netscape division used as the base for its
Netscape 6.1 browser-suite upgrade for the Linux, Macintosh,
and Microsoft Windows platforms even though the Mozilla
Organization released Mozilla Milestone 0.9.3 on 3 August 2001.
If this sounds confusing, it is.”

Tuesday, August 14th, 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), and Arne Flones have another great show lined up tonight on The Linux Show!!
In Segment One – Hot News: Segment One will be expanded this week because of all the important breaking news. We will be covering the hot Linux news of the last few weeks, but in particular, we will talk about the cautious news out of Loki Games and Penguin Computing.

In Segments Two- theKompany More slow and steady progress by this well respected Linux tool developer. Is this the linux software business model of the next year?

we will be joined by Shawn Gordon and Peter Harvey of theKompany to discuss past and future progress of the software development firm.

Shawn Gordon has been coding since 1978 and has worked in every position in I.T. since. He founded theKompany.com in August 1999 and is the President/CEO. His background in corporate America and software development have proved a valuable background for the unique needs of a Linux company like theKompany.com.

Peter Harvey has been doing I.T. related work (mostly design, and coding) for 15 years and has been playing with Linux since 1991. Peter is the lead engineer of Data Architect.

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

IT-Analysis interviews Gordon Mangione, vp of Microsoft’s SQL Server Team. On the Open Source movement and competition with Red Hat, Mangione says: “…I really don’t
want to diminish the efforts of Red Hat, but I think that the dedicated SQL Server
team of more than 800 professionals dedicated to the job is an investment that can’t
be matched. And that will continue to give us our edge.” Story posted at The Register.

“In response to the overwhelming demand by users everywhere, MandrakeSoft proudly announces the immediate availability of Mandrake Linux PPC Release Candidate.
Mandrake Linux PPC Release Candidate builds upon the highly successful Mandrake Linux 8.0 release for the x86 architecture.”

Like Apple, MandrakeSoft strives to offer the most user-friendly and easy-to-use solution. Thanks to Mandrake Linux PPC 8.0, the widely acclaimed Mandrake Linux distribution is now available for PowerPC G3 and G4.

Mandrake Linux PPC Release Candidate provides users and developers with the possibility to test the operating system and make suggestions for the first official release of Mandrake Linux for PPC.

Mandrake Linux PPC 8.0 Release Candidate features:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppc.php3

Download Mandrake Linux PPC 8.0 Release Candidate:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3#ppc

“silicon.com has discovered that Hotmail was actually attacked by a variant of Code Red – not the original version. This worked in a slightly different way from its predecessor, and would have opened up a backdoor to the Hotmail servers.

One silicon.com reader – Jonathon Rickman, from security research and incident response team X Corps Security – said even though he supplied Microsoft with evidence which showed Hotmail’s compromised system was attacking his, the company ignored him.”

Ananova: “Experts are warning the wireless internet connections on offer at airports may pose a security risk to users.

Wireless web networks are already a regular feature in frequent-flier lounges across the US and are being extended to many hotels and coffee shop chains.

In many cases users are unaware the lack of encryption means it may be easy for others to read their business e-mails and monitor their browsing.”

Anonymous Reader writes: “PHP-Nuke, the most used web portal software in the world, has a new version. The 5.1 includes many new features to make much more easy the webmasters’ life. Some of them are: multilanguage content management, new blocks system, polls edit function, comments restriction feature, many bugs and security issues fixed and a lot more. The best portal software! You need a web server with PHP and MySQL software installed, installation take you not more than 5 minutes! a Must have! Go to PHP-Nuke or directly to the downloads section.”

ComputerNewsDaily: “.With notebooks, you can’t have it all, for any amount of money. Even Bill Gates has to pick his priorities and make compromises in other areas.

The most obvious of these trade-offs: screen size versus system size and weight. Ideally, it would nice to have a compact, lightweight notebook that also had a huge display. Can’t be done, until we get fold-up, roll-up or holographic screens. “