Author: JT Smith
MSNBC reports on the progress of Video on Demand, the concept of seeing what movies a user wants to see when they want to see it (without dropping by the video store).
Three Slackware Linux core developers laid off
Author: JT Smith
Anonymous Reader writes, “userlocal.com is reporting the sad news and has brief comments from 2 of the developers.”
Category:
- Linux
Government tracks Web site visitors
Author: JT Smith
MSNBC reports that the US Government may be tracking users who read a variety of Government web sites, in spite of instructions explicitly forbidding the practice.
HP backs Open Source server
Author: JT Smith
Interactive Week reports on Hewlett-Packard’s recent decision to endorse the Enhydra application server, which “holds the promise of saving corporate users big money.”
Category:
- Open Source
Microsoft launches security initiatives
Author: JT Smith
This is a direct quote from a ComputerWorld story, really. “Microsoft Corp. is taking steps to make Windows a more secure operating environment.” You mean it wasn’t secure?
iomojo creates open camera server project
Author: JT Smith
ZD’s LinuxDevices has a story about iomojo a startup “founded on the conviction that there is about to be an explosion of interest in media-centric sever appliances, in home, business, and embedded environments.” You’ll have to read the story to find out what that means, but the company founders are Linux fans.
Category:
- Unix
Python 2.1 release candidate available
Author: JT Smith
Posted at LWN.net: “Python 2.1 is almost ready. We’ve built a release candidate — a
version that should become the final version, barring any last-minute
showstopper bugs (which will of course be fixed before releasing the
final version). Thanks to all who helped!
version that should become the final version, barring any last-minute
showstopper bugs (which will of course be fixed before releasing the
final version). Thanks to all who helped!
Please download the release candidate and use it on your favorite
platform. For more info: http://www.python.org/2.1/.”
Red Hat’s new Linux boosts server functions
Author: JT Smith
CNet’s take on the Red Hat 7.1 release: “Red Hat introduced a new version of its take on the Linux operating system aimed at
improving multiprocessor performance and keeping out bugs.”
improving multiprocessor performance and keeping out bugs.”
Category:
- Linux
Introducing the TuxBox console project
Author: JT Smith
From a reader who shall remain nameless: “Well, there is a new project to create a open source linux based console. The TuxBox (they have a site tuxbox.50megs.com and a irc channel @ irc.openprojects.net #tuxboxproject) seems to be more community-oriented, and it seems that most of the console will be developed by the community.”
New Linux in Education report released
Author: JT Smith
It’s at seul.org and includes an answer to this question: “I have a lab full of old but good IBM PS/2 286 workstations that will soon be gracing a local landfill. Has anyone tried using
these as LINUX terminals? Will they handle running as X-terminals? I hate to see working computers thrown away.”
these as LINUX terminals? Will they handle running as X-terminals? I hate to see working computers thrown away.”
Category:
- Linux