Slashdot has a report on the DeCSS hearing in New York Tuesday. 2600’s lawyer argued “that since the DMCA restricts speech, under the First
Amendment the government must narrowly tailor the law to only restrict those specific areas of
speech that it is targeting. Furthermore, the government bears the burden of proving that the
speech it is restricting is a problem in some way — usually it does this by holding hearings,
getting testimony, etc., in the process of passing a law. She noted that none of this was done for
the DMCA, and that the DMCA restricts many areas of speech that cannot constitutionally be
restricted.”

ZDNet has more information on VA Linux’s sales of its 1.75-inch thick server. (VA Linux owns NewsForge.)

The Linux Journal reviews the book Real World Linux Security: Intrusion Prevention, Detection and Recovery by Bob Toxen. “Security isn’t a subject solely for SysAdmins responsible for maintaining and administering large corporate networks. It’s a subject that every
Linux user and certainly every Linux administrator must educate themselves on and always be aware of. As Linux continues to attract new users
and becomes more popular in the server space, understanding security issues and knowing how to secure a Linux system becomes very
important.”

From PR Newswire: SteelEye Technology Inc., a leading application
reliability company, and Winchester Systems Inc., a leading provider of high performance RAID, NAS and
SAN storage, today announced immediate availability of integrated end-to-end reliability platforms targeted
at Fortune 1000 customers with stringent requirements for high performance, utmost reliability and uptime as
well as enterprise proven technology platforms for their business-critical applications. SteelEye and
Winchester Systems also announced the two companies have entered into a reseller agreement for
SteelEye’s LifeKeeper Next Generation Enterprise Reliability platform. The agreement enables
Winchester Systems to provide SteelEye’s LifeKeeper high-availability clustering and mirroring products as
part of Winchester Systems’ FlashDisk enterprise storage solutions for Intel-based servers running
Windows NT and Linux operating platforms.

Reuters has more information on Tuesday’s hearing pitting 2600 against the movie industry.

BySynergy, the Total Capital Process (TCP) Group, announced today that it has purchased PartnerAxis, the company that delivers the Linux channel. PartnerAxis will begin operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of BySynergy. Terms of the transaction included a cash payment and a transfer of assets and obligations to BySynergy from EBIZ Enterprises.”PartnerAxis is a phenomenal investment opportunity for BySynergy,”
said Michael A. Zito, founder, president and CEO of BySynergy. “The Linux
community is growing quickly and the channel-focused services offered
by PartnerAxis are in great demand. PartnerAxis is poised to be a major
force in shaping the way products and services are delivered to the Linux
channel.”

PartnerAxis will continue development of an e-marketplace for Linux
solutions and information (launching this summer), uniting Linux
manufacturers, resellers and end-users. “We have a vision. We will
deliver the Linux channel by serving as a neutral facilitator for all channel
players and providers and seekers of Linux products and solutions,”
said Dean Taylor, president and CEO of PartnerAxis.

An initial cash infusion from BySynergy will be used to complete the
PartnerAxis e-marketplace, and for the development of programs to facilitate
partner adoption of the PartnerAxis system. Expansion of the PartnerAxis
management team and internal staff are currently in progress.

Karen Smith, senior analyst, Aberdeen Group said, “Creating an
effective channel is a critical necessity for Linux manufacturers and resellers
whose customers are increasingly demanding Linux solutions. PartnerAxis
leverages its experience in Linux and the Channel to help companies develop more
successful, cost-effective channel programs.”

About PartnerAxis

PartnerAxis delivers the Linux channel by bringing Linux manufacturers,
resellers and end-users together through an e-marketplace that features
Linux solutions and information. The PartnerAxis e-marketplace will
help to automate and enable key Internet-based processes and transactions
that solve the complex business processes necessary for launching new
products into the Channel. PartnerAxis also provides comprehensive, integrated
channel development, marketing and consulting services for the Linux
market.

PartnerAxis is located in Orem, Utah. For more information, visit

The company has offices in Phoenix and Sedona, Ariz.

ZDNET.co.uk: “A computer hacking group best known for creating tools for hijacking
computer systems is turning its hand to civil disobedience and plans to
release an application that could scupper government and corporate
censorship around the world.”

ZDNET.co.uk: “Microsoft has announced a serious security hole in its flagship Web
server software, and on Tuesday was racing to convince system
administrators to patch their Web servers before online vandals
compromise their systems.”

DallasNews: “Sharp Corp., Japan’s biggest maker of liquid-crystal displays, said it’s counting on sales of large flat-panel screens to grow this year as demand for personal computers picks up starting in July.”

The Register: “Apple launched a new iBook consumer notebook – codenamed P29, incidentally –
yesterday, as expected.

The machine’s spec. closely matches the rumoured details, but interestingly it won’t
ship with a metal enclosure like its high-end sibling, the Titanium PowerBook G4.
Instead, it just looks like one – the iBooks’ “impact resistant” plastic case is styled
and coloured to give it a brushed metal look, but that’s as far as it goes. Still, you
can see why casual observers might have thought the machine they’d seen was a
true junior Titanium G4.”