O’Reilly begins a multi-part explanation of TCP protocl layers, including the construction of each TCP data packet. TCP is one of the most prevalent protocols in use on the Internet.

From the humor site, Segfault: “ust on the heels of the recent Slashdot/Scientology debacle, KuroDot.Org admin RustyTaco has unveiled
a similar concept as a new marketing strategy for his site.

‘I like to call it Litigation Marketing,’ noted RustyTaco. ‘Essentially, I’ve scoured the web for numerous
documents, pictures, text, code and slanderous notions regarding Scientology, and posted them on
KuroDot. Since all of these items are copyrighted by the Church of Scientology, they should come down
on me like a one-ton gorilla on PCP. I even managed to get that Scientologist-written Scandisk for
Windows 2000. I intend for this plan to drive numerous news-addled, easily-distracted Slashdotters and
K5ers to my site.’ ”

From LinuxPR: intraDAT AG and intraDAT international inc.,
leaders in e-commerce solutions for Linux in Europe, are going to release their
VShop 3.0 at the world’s largest IT show – the CeBIT in Hannover, Germany.

VShop 3.0 comes with brand new technology – completely modular architecture,
component based and even more flexible and scalable than before. Now VShop
can run on multiple platforms and is even easier to integrate into existing
systems. VShop can interface with many databases, including MySQL, Adabas
D, and Oracle.

From LinuxPR: For the third year, LogOn Technology Transfer will be organizing a series of
Linux events throughout Europe called Linux@work. These 1-day, city-to-city
events, will take place in several European venues in 2001.

Linux@Work is unique because it is the only series of free business-to-business
Linux events designed to unite the leaders in the Linux community with
European IS professionals. More than 2,500 visitors attended the 2000 event
series — triple that of 1999

TheStandard.com has the story about the “free-speech-loving” Slashdot reluctantly agreeing to remove a comment that quotes a church text. The anonymous post apparently violated
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Here’s the original Slashdot explanation. (Slashdot and NewsForge are both part of OSDN.)

ZDNet has a how-to article on building a custom Linux image and installing it on the DiskOnChip module without violating the GPL.

From LinuxPR: EnGarde is the next generation in Linux security by providing a complete suite of
e-business services, intrusion alert capabilities, improved authentication and
access control utilizing strong cryptography, and complete SSL secure
Web-based administration capabilities.

LinuxPlanet has a story about Oracle spin-off New Internet Computer Company (NICC) releasing version 2.0 of the operating system for
its NIC: a Linux-based Internet appliance. “According to the company, the enhancements are centered around
streamlining the device’s usability and improving the ease with which the device can connect to various
broad-band and dialup ISP’s.”

At LinuxPR: intraDAT international inc., a leader in
e-commerce solutions for Linux in Europe, and Altaprise, provider of ERP
(Enterprise Resource Planning) solutions for small to medium sized enterprises,
today announced their effort to integrate their software packages, creating a
product that will broaden both companies’ software portfolio.

LinuxDevices.com has a white paper about GTK+ will supporting rendering
directly to the framebuffer instead of using the X Window
System in GTK+’s upcoming 2.0 release. “This is good for embedded systems such as PDAs and
other systems with very limited resources, because they are
able to run without the overhead of an X server while still
taking advantage of the power of GTK+ and the large base of
existing programs.”