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Linux Advisory Watch – June 11, 2004

Author: Benjamin D. Thomas This week, advisories were released for gatos, jftpgw, ethereal, gallery, rsync, log2mail, kernel, lha, postgresql,...

KDE/GNU Linux desktop adds more languages

The KDE GNU/Linux desktop has launched a maintenance release which adds, among other features, Arabic, Croatian, and Upper Sorbian language support - bringing the...

Beyond Proprietary Databases: Helen Borrie on the Future of Firebird

"Major corporations like Boeing, Lockheed and Motorola were InterBase users, so we've got the track record," Helen Borrie told LinuxInsider. "It's very satisfying to...

New IBM patent may encumber simple utility

Author: Robin 'Roblimo' Miller United States Patent number 6,748,468, granted June 8, 2004, is for "A Caps Lock notification method, system, mechanism, algorithm, and...

Lycoris licenses Bitstream fonts

The Linux startup adds TrueType, Opentype and PostScript font capability to its version of the desktop operating system. Link: CNET News.com Category: Linux

Microsoft Should be Kicked Out of Schools

Author: Kelly McNeill Kelly McNeill writes "Odds are that the interface and functions of any program will change between the time a student learns them...

Does Prentice Hall Really Own Linux?

Bruce Perens writes "A recent report by Ken Brown of the "Alexis de Toqueville Institute" casts aspersions upon Linus Torvalds as creator of the Linux...

Asian govts embrace Linux software

(SINGAPORE) Asian governments are adopting the freely-available Linux operating system (OS) in a bid to cut costs and address security concerns, helping the region...

Cliff’s List Filter – June 2 – 8

Author: Ian Palmer G'day, everyone. Sit down around the campfire for another crackling set of updates from the Linux Kernel, GNOME, KDE and Mozilla...

Creating custom keyboard layouts for X11 using XKB

Author: Michał Kosmulski In most modern desktop environments there is a small applet that allows users to quickly switch between keyboard layouts when they need...