From InternetWire: IBM today announced certification for Red Hat Linux 7.1 and
multi-threaded software applications running on the new IntelliStation M
Pro workstation equipped with Intel Xeon dual processors. Work is
currently in progress for certification of other business-critical,
multi-threaded workstation applications designed to take advantage of
dual processors, adding to the more than 200 already certified for the IntelliStation line — more
certifications than any other workstation supplier.

From InternetWire: Liquid Edge
Games says big prize money and online distribution means their new robotic combat game,
RoboForge (www.roboforge.net), is set to usher in the age of the true professional online
gamer.

The game has been developed 100% in Java and will be able to run on all Win32 platforms,
Linux and other Unix variants. The minimum spec PC required is 233Mhz CPU, 64MB Ram
and a 8MB 3D card.

It’s at ZDNet, and it’s supposed to help you figure out what motherboard fits your computing needs.

TheStandard.com has the feature on Rep. Rick Boucher and his views on the DMCA. “When it comes to the politicians who truly
‘get’ digital music, Rep. Rick Boucher is way
out in front of the pack. Although the Virginia
Democrat hasn’t grabbed as much of the
spotlight as Sen. Orrin Hatch, the Utah
Republican who fancies himself a
down-in-the-trenches musician on
occasion, Boucher has gained geek
credibility with his outspoken views on issues
near and dear to the hearts of digital-music
aficionados.”

Kelly McNeill writes about a column at osOpinion: “Microsoft is offering computer makers an all-or-nothing proposition when it comes to placing Internet service icons on machines to be shipped with the new Windows XP. If they put no icons on their desktops, that’s fine with the software giant. But if they choose to include any icons, Microsoft’s MSN service must be one of them — no monopolies allowed. The company policy was announced Monday, following moves by several major PC makers toward independent deals with Internet service providers.”

EET.com has a story on Michael Stabenfeldt, a chip designer and tool
architect who “has quietly been
gaining a solid reputation among designers with his IC mask layout editor.” He’s the creator of Slam-Edit, a low-cost, faster alternative to popular
commercial layout editor tools that runs under Linux.

Anonymous Reader writes, “Here’s an online 2.5 minute video (at LinuxDevices.com) about NASA’s personal satellite assistant (PSA) project. It includes an interview with Kevin Nicewarner, software architect for the PSA. The current prototypes of the PSA are based on a pentium processor running … (drum roll) … embedded linux (of course). Way cool!”

It’s at AbiSouce.com. “AbiWord 0.9.0 was tagged this week. Go to SourceForge for sources and/or available binaries. The release
will be properly announced in a few days when more binaries are available.”

Kelly McNeill writes, “The Macintosh became a powerful tool for graphics professionals shortly after its birth, and one of Apple’s most faithful companions in this role has been Adobe. Yet Apple continues to struggle with getting key players like Adobe to produce native software for the new operating system. Adobe was the first and most prominent player on stage at the MacWorld Expo in New York, demonstrating versions of GoLive, Illustrator and InDesign running under Mac OS X. While it is encouraging to see Adobe making an effort, it is disappointing that the software giant has no release dates for its forthcoming software. Even more troubling is the absence of Adobe’s most popular program, Photoshop, the undisputed cornerstone of graphic design software.” The column’s at osOpinion.

From a column at ZDNet: “The open source and free software communities have embraced Java, and
the fruits of that relationship are starting to show. On the server, projects like Jigsaw, JBoss,
Enhydra and Apache’s Jakarta are flagship efforts with mature and stable products. Java client
applications are showing strong promise with projects like JEdit, Jext, LimeWire, NetBeans,
BlueJ, ArgoUML, and many others. And many open source XML tools are often developed in
Java only or Java first.”