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Interview with the CEO of The Sync

Author: JT Smith

Anonymous Reader writes “Interview with the CEO of The Sync and author of “/etc: GeekTV”,
Thomas Edwards.

http://www.linuxfreak.org/articles.db/03/15/2001/647.html

Category:

  • Open Source

Dropped tool haunts space shuttle mission

Author: JT Smith

The CBC reports that a simple tool dropped a few days ago by the crew of the space shuttle Discovery and Space Station Alpha came back to haunt the space-craft pair Wednesday, when it threatened to come within 100 metres of the spacecraft traveling at over 28,000 kilometres per hour.

Category:

  • Linux

CrystalPort: The Nets new port of call

Author: JT Smith

highlander writes “Talk about browser and all that the users can think of is IE or Netscape. And, if you dare to look for something other than the big two, chances are that youll land up with their clever clones. But, here’s a browser that could teach the biggies a thing or two about features. …
Read more about CrystalPort, here

An open letter to ICANN

Author: JT Smith

Linux Journal has an open letter to ICANN, the Internet Corporiation for Assigned Names and Nmubers, arguing that restrictions should not be put on the .org top-level domain, as exists on .edu, .mil and .gov.

Intel releases Linux math kernel library

Author: JT Smith

Intel has released its math kernel library for Linux. Version 5.1 Beta features BLAS, FFTs, LAPACK, and VML. Registration is required.

Category:

  • Linux

Anonymous company goes after John Does

Author: JT Smith

From CNET News.com: “In a move some are calling the height of chutzpah, a plaintiff identified only as an Indianapolis-based “Anonymous Publicly Traded Company” sued AOL Time Warner’s America Online in an attempt to learn the names of five people who posted criticism of the company on AOL message boards. The company said the John Does posted “defamatory and disparaging material misrepresentations.”” The Virginia Supreme Court was not amused; the company was told to identify itself or drop the matter.

Category:

  • Programming

The question of too many Linux distributions

Author: JT Smith

From Slashdot: “evenprime writes “In this zdnet column, Evan Leibovitch responds to linux critics who say that Caldera and Red Hat will be the only distributions to survive. Evan points out that the diversity of available distributions, and the ability to roll your own, is a great strength.” The arguement Evan makes is one that, IMHO, is correct – and people need to remember that the diversity of the distributions isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Sure, maybe the commericial variants will move down to a couple, but I think for the overall community, diversity is a strength. “

Category:

  • Linux

Women’s group criticizes software ad as sexist

Author: JT Smith

The San Francisco Chronicle (via Computer News Daily) reports that Bay Area women’s professional group Gracenet awarded Big Blue its DisGraceful Award in Advertising. The raspberry was granted for promoting subsidiary Lotus with a print ad “that shows a man, working on a laptop, who has just learned discounted cash flow techniques with 40 other analysts, while the woman, doing a crossword puzzle, has just learned a five-letter word for belly button.” IBM says that it hasn’t received any other complaints about the ad.

Category:

  • Linux

IBM unleashes software offensive

Author: JT Smith

Crisis? What crisis? “At a time when many technology customers are scaling back, International Business Machines says it is boosting its ad budget by 17 percent, or $110 million, in a move to increase sales and market share of its software products.” From the Wall Street Journal (via ZDNet News).

Category:

  • Open Source

Microsoft makes a date with .Net

Author: JT Smith

ZDNet News reports that Microsoft will add appointment scheduling features to its .Net lineup. The new services will likely be repurposed from WebAppoint.com, a privately held Silicon Valley startup that Microsoft purchased without fanfare late last year.