GNU.org: “This version of GCC fully incorporates a native-code compiler for the Java programming language. This allows Java programs that run faster, while using
a completely Free Software system without depending on a proprietary Java compiler.”

Patrick Mullen writes: “The Duke of URL has posted its review of Red Hat Linux 7.1. The review covers installation, configuration, its features, and much more.”

“Galeon is based on two classic philosophies: “Do one thing and do it well” and “Don’t re-invent the wheel”. Unlike Mozilla
or Netscape, Galeon is just a browser and not an Internet suite. With an interface built with GTK and the Gecko browsing
engine, it truly combines the best of both the worlds–a light interface and a fast browser. Since they don’t bother with
re-inventing the wheel, i.e. writing a page-rendering engine, they have been able to come with an extremely attractive
alternative to Netscape/Mozilla. As they use the highly standards compliant and developed Gecko engine, Galeon can
view sites in all their glory, something which can’t always be said for the alternative browsers out there.” More at FreeOS.com.

Today, Voxel Dot Net announced its release of Ãœbersmith 1.0
(http://www.ubersmith.com/). Developed as a cross-platform web-based application,
Ãœbersmith is a revolutionary way to manage a growing web hosting company – it’s an integrated application that
streamlines both the large and small hosting business. By allowing a host to manage their clients, billing, and support
with a single solution, Ãœbersmith makes it easy for providers to manage and automate their back-office tasks.Matthew Toback writes:

VOXEL DOT NET RELEASES NEW BACK-OFFICE ADMINISTRATION AND CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Matthew Toback
518-272-3658
matt@voxel.net

VOXEL DOT NET RELEASES NEW BACK-OFFICE ADMINISTRATION AND CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

TROY, NY · JUNE 18, 2001 · Today, Voxel Dot Net announced its release of Übersmith 1.0
(http://www.ubersmith.com/). Developed as a cross-platform web-based application,
Ãœbersmith is a revolutionary way to manage a growing web hosting company – it’s an integrated application that
streamlines both the large and small hosting business. By allowing a host to manage their clients, billing, and support
with a single solution, Ãœbersmith makes it easy for providers to manage and automate their back-office tasks.

Ãœbersmith is composed of two highly integrated components, a billing and client management system, as well as a
customer relationship management and ticketing system. The billing and client system allows the web host to keep track of
clients and manage the accounts that individual clients subscribe to. This component is largely automated, freeing up
valuable time spent managing renewals, sending invoices and charging credit cards. It enables the host to create services
on the fly with different pricing schemes, billing periods, and discounts. Notable features of this component include
automatic real-time and periodic billing, consolidated billing, support for child packages, and automatic invoice generation.

Ãœbersmith allows clients to login to the system to view their current account status, pay their bill online, project
usage into the future, see which packages will be coming up for renewal, and view their complete account history. Many
clients have billing problems with their hosts. According to a recent IDG study, billing disputes are one the top reasons
for clients leaving hosts. With the self-service billing feature, such disputes and confusion are all but eliminated.

Ãœbersmith also includes a ticketing and knowledge base system that greatly simplifies the management of customer
enquiries and support requests. Clients can use either email or an integrated web form, which automatically associates
their account with the support request. Issues can be assigned to internal staff, prioritized, closed, and automatically
reopened upon further communication. Support issues are automatically linked to a client?s information and can easily be
accessed directly from the client management component. Issues are displayed in an intuitive threaded format and staff
can leave comments viewable only by other staff members.

Raj Dutt, CEO of Voxel Dot Net, Inc. states, “Web hosting companies spend a significant amount of time doing back-office
administration. Ãœbersmith automates web hosting businesses. It increases profitability, streamlines operations and
keeps hosts open 24/7/365 — the three holy grails of the web hosting industry. And it does not tie hosts to a particular
provider or NOC. Many rapidly growing web hosting providers find their administrative overhead spiraling upwards.
Automation is the key. We created an open-source billing tool called CBMS. It was well liked by many hosts, and used
quite extensively. At about the same time, we released another open source tool called Ticketsmith, a support ticketing
software. Like CBMS, it was also extremely well received. The fusion of these two products combined with a truckload of
new features and improvements is what has resulted in Ãœbersmith.”

About Voxel Dot Net, Inc.

Voxel Dot Net (http://www.voxel.net/) is a leading provider of managed Linux solutions,
including dedicated servers and managed clusters. Recently, they became the first hosting company to support and offer a
load balancing solution based on the Linux Virtual Server (LVS) project. Voxel Dot Net is partnered with VA Linux Systems
(LNUX) and AboveNet Communications (MFNX) and offers solutions based on a true best of breed model. The price/performance
value of the company’s high-end Linux solutions has attracted clients such as Porsche Cars of North America and Phillips
International.”

CNET: “There’s more to Microsoft’s recent attacks on the open-source movement than mere
rhetoric: Linux’s popularity could hinder the software giant in its quest to gain control of a
server market that’s crucial to its long-term goals.” (This story is also at ZDNET.)

LinuxSecurity: “Steve Gibson, president of Gibson Research Corp.,
is developing a free tool that will hold ISP’s feet to
the fire if they have not implemented a security
technique known as “egress filtering.”

Gibson’s utility, which will be called Spoofarino,
enables Internet users to test whether their ISPs
allow them to send forged or “spoofed” packets of
data to Gibson’s Web site. A spoofed packet
conceals the true Internet protocol address of the
sender’s computer, making it appear to come from
another machine.”

feder writes: “As far as IBM is concerned Linux has become mainstream and it is doing mainstream business. It is selling Linux ready Intel-based hardware into major corporate sites. Big adopters include Shell, Deutche Bank and Morgan Stanley … A “straw in the wind” that IBM mentioned at the conference was the rate of Linux adoption in China and India – where it now dominates. Full story at IT-Director.com..”

LinuxSecurity: “This week, the most interesting articles include “Linux Policy Routing Structures,” “Smashing the SSL Speed
Trap” and “Building blocks to security: Passwords.” Also this week, Bastille Linux 1.2 has been released, a
new tool is being used to exposed ISPs vulnerable to DoS attacks, and a house leader is demanding a second
investigation in the FBI’s carnivore system.”

ABCTech: “The courts have Napster’s back against the wall. But as the pioneering music sharing system fades away, its 70 million users are seeking other, more anonymous and free methods of sharing MP3’s – and they may have struck gold.”

“Linux 2.2 is now firmly into maintenance state. Patches for neat new ideas
belong in 2.4. Generally new drivers belong in 2.4 (possibly in 2.2 as well
after 2.4 shows them stable). Expect me to be very picky on changes to the
core code now.”

Linux 2.2.20pre3
From: Alan Cox 
To: editors@newsforge.com
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 10:05:09 +0100 (BST)


Linux 2.2 is now firmly into maintenance state. Patches for neat new ideas
belong in 2.4. Generally new drivers belong in 2.4 (possibly in 2.2 as well
after 2.4 shows them stable). Expect me to be very picky on changes to the
core code now. 

2.2.20pre3
o        FPU/ptrace corruption fixes                     (Victor Zandy)
o        Resync belkin usb serial with 2.4               (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Resync digiport usb serial with 2.4             (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Rsync empeg usb serial with 2.4                         (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Resync ftdi_sio against 2.4                     (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Bring keyscan usb back into line with 2.4       (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Resync keyspan_pda usb with 2.4                         (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Resync omninet usb with 2.4.5                   (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Resync usb-serial driver with 2.4.5             (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Resync visor usb driver with 2.4.5              (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Rsync whiteheat driver with 2.4.5               (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Add edgeport USB serial                                 (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Add mct_u232 USB serial                                 (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Update usb storage device list          (Stas Bekman, Kaz Sasayma)
o        Bring usb acm driver into line with 2.4.5       (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Bring bluetooth driver into line with 2.4.5     (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Bring dabusb driver into line with 2.4.5        (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Bring usb dc2xx driver into line with 2.4.5     (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Bring mdc800 usb driver into line with 2.4.5    (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Bring rio driver into line with 2.4.5           (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Bring USB scanner drivers into line with 2.4.5  (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Update ov511 driver to match 2.4.5              (Greg Kroah-Hartmann)
o        Update PCIIOC ioctls (esp for sparc)            (Dave Miller)
o        General sparc bugfixes                          (Dave Miller)
o        Fix possible oops in fbmem ioctls               (Dave Miller)
o        Fix reboot/halt bug on "Alcor" Alpha boxes      (Tom Vier)
o        Update osst driver                              (Willem Riede)
o        Fix syncppp negotiation bug                     (Bob Dunlop)
o        SMBfs bug fixes from 2.4 series                         (Urban Widmark)
o        3ware IDE raid driver updates                   (Adam Radford)
o        Fix incorrect use of bitops on non long types   (Dave Miller)
o        Fix reboot/halt bug on 'Miata' Alpha boxes      (Tom Vier)
o        Update Tim Waugh's contact info                         (Tim Waugh)
o        Add TIOCGSERIAL to sun serial on PCI sparc32    (Lars Kellogg-Stedman)
o        ov511 check user data more carefully            (Marc McClelland)
o        Fix netif_wake_queue compatibility macro        (Andi Kleen)