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InnerPeace denies the rumors

Author: JT Smith InnerPeace Volunteers writes, "Norman Cousins is famous for his research on the value of laughter and humor. After a big push to...

Weekly news wrap-up: Sun embraces Linux, public doesn’t embrace Microsoft

Author: JT Smith - By Grant Gross - Sun Microsystems this week announced new initiatives designed to embrace Linux, including, apparently, a Sun-produced Linux operating system....

Linux vs Windows

Author: JT Smith Anonymous Reader writes "As we approach the end of the year, my thoughts always turn to the future. Just what unforeseen forces...

Fee-based versus free software

Author: JT Smith PC World compares a variety of free, open, and non-free costing software to identify which one is best for a variety of...

2.5 now has preemptible kernel patch

Author: JT Smith Anonymous Reader writes "Robert Love's preemptible kernel patch has made it into the main 2.5 development tree. Read the details on...

Linux clusters — the new workhorse of gene sequencing, proteomics and drug development

Author: JT Smith Drug Discovery Online: "Linux clusters, which network multiple processors together to form a unified and more powerful computing system, are becoming a...

Peer-To-Peer networking security

Author: JT Smith Anonymous Reader writes, "It's useful. It's dangerous. And it may be coming soon to a network near you. It's peer-to-peer (P2P) networking, and...

Community commentary: Encouraging open code in public procurement policies

Author: JT Smith - By Mikael Pawlo - "This is not an easy time for humorists because the government is far funnier than we are."...

McAfee finds first known Linux virus

Author: JT Smith Editor's note: This is an old story that was pulled shortly after it was posted on NewsForge. Apparently, it had been linked...

Debian: ‘uucp’ Unauthorized access vulnerability

Author: JT Smith Debian: "Zenith Parsec discovered a security hole in Taylor UUCP 1.06.1. It permits a local user to copy any file to...