From Wired.com: “Massive layoffs and a perception that young CEOs don’t know what they are doing don’t faze Jud Bowman, the 19-year-old CEO of wireless resource Pinpoint.”

“During Linux World Expo in San Jose last August the GNOME Foundation was announced. Many leading companies in the
industry pledged their support. Now 6 months later, in a series of interviews we will talk with the companies involved, to try to find
out more about their plans for GNOME and what they hope to get in return for their investments. In the fourth installment of this
series, we talk to Miguel de Icaza, CTO and co-founder of Ximian and founder of the GNOME project.” Read more at LinuxPower.org.

“At FreeOS.com, we have a simple rule: all work must be done on Open Source software as far as possible.
The first victim of this rule was our CEO who would crib about not having a suitable application to make
presentations on. Of course, we had Star Office, but there always was the feeling that there must be better
ways of doing the job than using CPU hungry bloatware.”

From Salon: “Acts of the
Apostles is a nanotech
science-fiction thriller packed
with everything you would expect
a hardcore geek to like.
Nanotechnology — the design of
molecule-sized machines — may
still be the stuff of future fantasy,
but the references to software code, silicon chips and DNA that
run through this novel reek of realness.”

QLITech, a leading midwestern Linux systems vendor
based in Moline,
Ill., has acquired the Linux Laptop line from
California based Tuxtops,
Inc.Under the terms of the agreement, QLITech will
provide the former
Tuxtops line of Linux Laptops, and will carry the
units as the
Chinstrap, a mid range laptop, the King, a
lightweight laptop, and the
Emperor, the premium laptop. QLITech will also
provide support for
previous Tuxtops laptop customers. More information
on the laptop line
can be found at
QLITech.net.

As with all QLITech systems, QLITech’s Laptop line
will be available
with the customers choice of Linux distribution pre
installed, as well
as Sun Microsystems’ Star Office 5.2, and a standard
one year parts and
labor warranty with optional extended warranties
available.

“We are very pleased to add Linux-Compatible Laptop
Systems to our
product lineup” says QLITech founder Ray Sanders.
“Tuxtops has been very
well known for their quality, and customer support.
We feel that our
commitment to quality, and to the customer will
allow us to add Linux
laptops to our unique product line, and live up to
the Linux Community’s
expectations, as well as our customers expectations”
adds Sanders.”
Tuxtops has forged a valuable trust with the Linux
community and with
our customers. We’ve worked hard to provide
unprecedented quality and
service and have built what we think is a top-notch
reputation. QLITech
has proven to us that they’re the right company to
carry forward that
trust.” says Graham Hine, founder of Tuxtops, Inc.
“Because of
QLITech’s initiative, Linux users will continue to
have access to
Linux-Compatible Laptop Systems with the right
features, at the right
price, from a company that cares about each
customer.” adds Hine.

About QLITech.
QLITech, founded in 1998, and based in Moline,
Illinois is one of the
midwest’s leaders in Linux systems. Along with their
new line of
Laptops, QLITech also produces the “Advanced
Multimedia Workstation”
gaming system, as well as their recently announced
line of Small Office
/ Home Office Linux System Packages.

About Tuxtops.
Tuxtops, Inc., founded in 1999 and based in
Sunnyvale, CA has
established itself as the leader in Mobile Computing
under Linux. The
company has partnered with QLITech to continue its
award winning line of
laptop computer hardware while it focuses its core
efforts on a
to-be-announced software project.

For more Information Contact:

QLITech Linux Computers
1-877-24-LINUX (Toll Free U.S.A and Canada)
http://www.qlitech.net
sales@qlitech.net

– by Tina Gasperson –
Looking for a Linux job? Or perhaps you’re a company in need of a network engineer. Here are two (almost) free sites that just might fill the gap: Mojolin and Mojosco.Mojolin (stands for “more jobs linux”) is the creation of Dan Barber, who says he does this as a service to the Linux community. Users can post resumes and job openings freely, and then these submissions are searchable and viewable by all visitors to the site, regardless of whether they’re a registered member or not.

Some of the most recent jobs posted include one for a PHP web developer in the New England area, a Linux systems administrator in Orange County, Calif., a senior network architext manager in Ontario, and openings for Internet security engineers in Ireland. And if you like to telecommute, there’s an opening for “Linux expert” at a company called LabMentors.

Not only are the jobs flowing, the database of resumes appears to be growing daily as well. These are worth a look even if you’re not hunting for a new employee. It’s nice to see what your colleagues are doing. Caution: email addresses are prominently displayed here, so if you’re worried about spam, don’t use your primary account.

And on that note, if you’re worried about anonymity, there doesn’t appear to be any way to post a resume or a job without displaying your identity — which means this wouldn’t be a good place to look for your next job if your current employer might have a problem with that.

Jobs and resumes are only slightly less plentiful on the Mojosco site, which is the same as Mojolin except that it focuses on network engineer jobs exclusively, and there is a charge for employers who wish to post openings and view resumes. Barber also charges a referral fee on the Mojosco site. Mojosco is newer than Mojolin, so it is probably just in the process of catching on, or maybe the fees have something to do with it being less populated.

Registering as a job seeker makes you eligible to receive a 25% discount on SAIR Linux/GNU certifications. You can also sign up to be emailed a list of the most recent job postings each morning, a feature that Barber says is in alpha-development. You don’t get anything for signing up if you register as an employer … but it’s the only way you can post positions.

Posting a resume or job opening looks easy. It’s just a matter of choosing from some preconfigured headings for things like location, salary, job titles, etc., and then adding some descriptive text. Resume posters can choose to hide their resume; helpful if you’re stuck on something and need to come back later.

Barber says he’ll gratefully accept referral fees from anyone who snags a position or an employee as a result of the Mojolin/Mojosco sites — but it is not required.

Mojolin/sco also provides links to babelfish for translation of resumes or job postings, occasional articles and commentary, and free job/resume feeds that you can place on your Web site, much like the NewsForge newsfeed. And last but not least, if you’re a collector of cotton jersey, you can snag a “Hackers Wanted” T-shirt from Mojo-lin/sco for $16. Pretty cool.

Check out Mojolin/sco and tell me what you think. We’re also looking for sites you deem worthy of the NewsForge spotlight, so email your suggestions today.

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Australian IT reports on a potentially serious crackdown on privacy and civil rights on the Internet in Australia. Strict new laws will make the information on the Internet fall under the same categories as movies and require ratings, as well as several other restrictions and rules.

Andy writes “The much-anticipated release of 3.0 brought many changes to the overall architecture and implementation of Metadot

Portal Server. Sadly, a few bugs crept in during the process. 3.0.1 brings back the stability, efficiency, and

admin-friendly installation and upgrades that we have all grown to know and love.

Download your copy here“

Linux Journal reviews Customizing and Upgrading Linux, sequel to Installing and Administering Linux from Gearhead Press.

Linux World explores the dichomtomy that is Linux, with the grass-roots developers on one hand, and corporate investment on the other.