Slashdotters discuss an article at Web Techniques by James Hong, one of the forces behind the faddish Web site, AmIHotOrNot. Hong and friends used Apache, PHP and MySQL to build their site.

Someone out there is still getting VC money, reports Linuxgram. Embedded applications developer I-Logix has raised $7.6 million in new venture capital, bringing a total of $18 million to company in the last 16 months.

IDG News Service reports on IBM’s plans for new low-power chips, which puts Big Blue squarely in competition with Transmeta.

ApacheWeek reports on highlights from the recent ApacheCon. “Jon ‘maddog’ Hall from Linux International enlightened us with an entertaining and animated keynote speech. He touched on trademark issues where people take advantage of the Linux name to create, for example ‘Linux
University’. These issues are of particular interest to Apache, and the ASF take care to protect the Apache name.

With the recent downturn in the technical sector he explained his business plan which involves combining microcomputing and
microbrewing. ‘When the computer industry is at a low, beer drinking is at a high.’ he said. By combining both industries into a single course
you can make sure you always have a job.”

From Linuxgram: “Internet start-up Cylant Technology has released a new intrusion defense tool on Linux that takes a different tack to
detect and protect networks against both known and unknown attacks.

Cylant says unlike other intrusion detection systems, its technology doesn’t rely on a database of known attack
signatures, since it doesn’t use rules or patterns for identifying attacks. Instead, the technology focuses on actual
software behavior. Through calibration, which is supposed to last two days on average, CylantSecure learns the
normal behavior of the kernel and then flags any deviation.”

From BusinessWire via Wide Open News: SPSS Data Entry 3.0, the latest version of the survey design and data
collection software from SPSS Inc. (Nasdaq: SPSS), is now available for the Linux and Sun Solaris platforms. SPSS Data
Entry 3.0 features a new architecture which delivers better Web performance, faster processing times and increased
online security. Organizations running Linux and Solaris servers can now use SPSS Data Entry to collect the data they
need to be competitive in today’s information-driven business world. The software is currently shipping worldwide.

Linuxgram follows up on a story predicting Linux is poised to grow 154% as a web-hosting platform this year. “Based on the responses, Idaya came up with a ‘Top 10’ list of ‘obstacles’ that could slow down growth of the Linux
market. Actually it found more than 10.

Support availability headed the list, followed by market distrust and fragmentation.

Number four was a whopper: ‘Microsoft’s Marketing Department.’ ”

The Economist has a story saying that even with the problems of Open Source business plans, interest in Open Source is growing.

“In fact, the open-source movement is less about ‘world
domination’, which hackers often joke about, and more about an
industry which, thanks to the Internet, is learning that there
is value in deep co-operation as well as in hard competition.”

LWN,net has several items, including Libranet Linux’s new download policy. “Those wanting an ISO image of Libranet 1.8.2 can download
it for free as always. If, however, you want version 1.9.0, you’ll have to pay $15 first. Free
downloads for this (Debian-based) distribution are now a thing of the past.”

Linuxgram has a story featuring HighDeal, a spin-off from France Telecom. The company “was founded on the premise that flat rate pricing is a major gating factor for e-businesses delivering Internet content and services.”