ZDNet reports on the progress of Linux in the PDA market, noting the existence of three companies distributing PDA versions of Linux.

MSNBC warns that CERT has found a potential vulnerability in TCP (Transmission Control Protocol, one of the most commonly used protocols on the Internet).

VMWare Worksation 2.0.4 includes support for the 2.4.x Linux kernel. Find a mirror near you, and download away.

Opinion from John Everitt, at Firetrench Security: “If I were a Microsoft investor, I would be very, very worried. Why? Primarily
because of Craig Mundies speech on May 3rd 2001, which seemed like a
attempted justification of Microsoft’s seemingly monopolistic ways. It also
seems schizophrenic…”

Want to juice up your Linux kernel with clustering features? Get your hands on MOSIX, now available in version 1.0. For more information and a file download, check out the MOSIX home page.

As the Microsoft-Mundie aftershocks ripple across the Open Source community (or simply caused you to giggle loudly, your choice), thought-provoking editorials such as this one from LinuxFreak.org continue to surface. “It is quite essential to grasp the possibilities one can achieve using an open standard. For example, the latest
vulnerability in IIS 5.0 evidently allows arbitrary remote parties to gain full control of a Win2K server, if the source for IIS
5.0 was open, this sort of issue may’ve been quelled well before it was deemed ready for production. In contrast, it is
rare and generally surprising when a HTTPD such as Apache has a new, compromising vulnerability. “

YIFF version 2.12.4 has been released. The YIFF home page says: “YIFF is a high performance, stable, and fully documented sound server for UNIX games and applications. It employs a network transparent API which allows multiple client programs to access sound capabilities in a similar way to how X clients do graphics.” The latest version improves sound object I/O and fixes a few bugs in Ylib’s get routine.

Here’s a press release from the pages of Yahoo Finance: ” Merlin Software Technologies International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLSW – news), a leading
provider of Linux based software applications and utilities, today announced that Linux Server Computing magazine in its March/April issue had praised
CommunicadoFax in a full-page review.

“This review really positions Merlin’s CommunicadoFax as the intutive fax solution for Linux,” said Robert Heller, CEO and President of Merlin. “This is
another article from industry reviewers confirming that we are meeting our commitment to provide high quality, competitively priced software.””

After months of huffing, and puffing, and threatening to blow Infineon’s house down, a federal judge in Virgina sent Rambus and its patent lawsuit packing. Last week, the same judge tossed out all but three of Rambus’ 54 claims that European memory maker Infineon had infringed upon its patents; by eliminating the final three, the case has been thrown out of court. Rambus CEO Geoff Tate said he was “disappointed” with the ruling and that his company would appeal the decision. Read the full story at CNET News.com.

ZDNet News: “Intel and Advanced Micro Devices said Friday that they have extended their
gentleman’s agreement yet again.

The two companies signed a 10-year patent-licensing deal, the fourth pact between
the companies since 1976. The deal is retroactive to Jan. 1, when the previous
agreement expired.”