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Too few encrypting e-mail, privacy advocates say

Author: JT Smith

Nandotimes reports on some of the problems of encrypted email, most importantly the lack of widespread adoption.

Category:

  • Linux

Preparing Debian GNU/Linux 2.2r3

Author: JT Smith

Debian is gearing up for r3 of the 2.2 stable tree, as reported by Debianplanet.

Category:

  • Linux

Linux compatibility enabled for NetBSD PowerPC ports

Author: JT Smith

Emmanuel Dreyfus writes: “The Linux compatibility feature has been enabled on NetBSD PowerPC
ports (macppc, prep, bebox, ofppc, and amigappc). This means it
is now possible to run Linux binaries such as Netscape Communicator
on theses ports. More information is available from the

NetBSD web site
.”

Category:

  • Unix

Agenda Computing launches VR3

Author: JT Smith

The Agenda, a PDA which is 100% Linux based, has been announced over at Linuxinsider.com.

UK Linux Developers’ Conference

Author: JT Smith

Alasdair Kergon writes: “Linux 2001 – The UK Linux Developers’ Conference returns to Manchester this year, the birthplace of The Baby, the world’s first stored-program electronic digital computer. This is a GNU/Linux technical conference and as with last year’s successful event in London, the UK Unix User Group is seeking to attract speakers and delegates from around the world.

Read the Call For Papers here or contact us with your ideas (or offers of sponsorship!) at
linux2001@ukuug.orgIf you’re considering a trip abroad, I have placed a handy list of URLs of conferences with a UK/European bias incl. LinuxTag, LSM etc. here.”

Fujitsu re-enters SPARC market

Author: JT Smith

As ZDNet is reporting, Fujitsu’s back in SPARC space, retailing their own line of SPARC boxes.

Category:

  • Unix

A review of the Axis 2120 Network Camera

Author: JT Smith

Linuxdevices.com has a Linux-powered camera review. I wonder how much it’d cost to wire the house.

Category:

  • Unix

Linuxgruven layoffs

Author: JT Smith

Another startup has laid off staff, this time it’s Linuxgruven. Slashdot has the details, and an interesting message from someone who claims to have worked for them.

Category:

  • Linux

Linux Lotus Notes client

Author: JT Smith

tjhanson writes “If you are a company email decision maker (or would like to be) and would like to get the Notes client for Linux, respond here: http://www.notes.net/usentry.nsf/clientsurvey?Open Form Note: you will have to give your name and email address.”

O’ReillyNet: submitting changes

Author: JT Smith

Ever wonder how to make sure your patchs get into an official BSD tree? BSDToday has the answer, a bit of PR which is also applicable to the Linux Kernel tree.

Category:

  • Unix