• iTWeb: SA Joins LinuxWorld "The LinuxWorld Conference and Expo comes to SA next year for the first time and will be presented alongside Futurex by Exhibitions for Africa, which has been granted the licence..." • LinuxWorld Continues Worldwide Tour "The booths have all been taken down, the smiling penguins packed away. Another LinuxWorld Expo has come and gone in San Francisco, and all that's left to do it wait until the cold harsh winter to see the penguin again, right...?" • Canadian Linux Conference Now LinuxWorld Canada "IDG World Expo has confirmed that the show, formerly managed by publishing company Real World Linux, Inc., is now under the auspices of IDG and will be called LinuxWorld Conference and Expo Canada..." • Latest Fashion From Milan: Tuxes "The city of Milan, Italy, is known for two things: fashion and finance. It is this latter industry that has attracted organizers of the first Italian LinuxWorld Expo to open its show doors this month, in hopes of attracting potential enterprise users of the popular open source operating system..." More LinuxWorld Coverage » The new IBM eServer OpenPower server features IBM POWER5 technology enhanced to help you get more out of Linux than you ever thought possible. Learn More » Today's Most-Read Story LinuxPlanet: Not Yet Another Setup Tool Anymore Editor's Picks LinuxElectrons: Sun Sells Out Open Office to Microsoft "Microsoft can sue anybody, including Sun over Open Office. This is probably as close as Microsoft can legally get to buying Open Office..." (Sep 15, 2004) Linux Today Features Furthermore...: Warning Issued to Users of Popular Software Application "The following is an Open Letter from Furthermore, Inc. to the Open Source and Technology Community Regarding the Misappropriation of Intellectual Property..." (Sep 17, 2004) Small Features No small feature. More News Linux Planet *Not Yet Another Setup Tool Anymore *Sawing Linux Logs with Simple Tools *Feed Your Virus Worries to a Clam *Ugandan Mozilla Highlights Power of OSS Translation *SpamAssassin and Amavisd: Go Ninja On Your UBE Woes Linux Jobs Click here for the latest Linux jobs LinuxPR Dark Horizons: Lore Ready for Linux Hardcore Gamers (Sep 24th) Mandrakesoft wins 1-million-euro contract to help build secure Linux solution for Defense (Sep 24th) Trusted Computer Solutions Building World's Most Secure Commercial Linux Operating System (Sep 23rd) Vexira Antivirus For Linux Protects Cambodia's Largest ISP Cogetel Ltd. From Viruses (Sep 23rd) Announcing YES Linux 2.0.11 available now! (Sep 23rd) Apache Today •IBM Tosses Embedded Database to Apache •BEA Opens Up to Developers •Zend Brings PHP to the Enterprise •June 2004 Security Space Survey Results •Red Hat Maintains Top Linux Hosting Spot PHPBuilder.com New Articles •Eclipse for the PHP Developer •Enjoy the Openness of MySQL •Getting Started with PHP-GTK: Part 1 •SQLite Support for PHP4 •Creating a PHP-Based Content Management System •Protecting MySQL Sessions With SSH Tunnel (Port Forwarding) •Logging into a RETS Server •Value Objects and Data Access Objects with PHP 4.2.x •Creating a PHP Script for Web Mail Posting and Notification •Remote Scripting with Javascript, IFrames and PHP Content settings.

NewsForge: Thanks to Linux, This Beer's For You!
(Sep 24, 2004, 13:00 UTC) (285 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"Eagle Eye Solutions, based in the United Kingdom, is launching a new service today called Buymeabeer.com using a Linux-based server platform..."

Kuensel Online: Dzongkha Computing on Linux
(Sep 24, 2004, 11:30 UTC) (232 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"The Dzongkha Development Authority, the Department of Information and Technology and Sherubtse College in Kanglung are working together to enable Dzongkha computing on the Linux operating system..."

Computer Business Review: Novell Plans European Consultancy Acquisitions
(Sep 24, 2004, 10:00 UTC) (391 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"Novell Inc's president of EMEA Richard Seibt is planning how he plans to spend a share of the $475m the company recently raised for acquisitions via a debt offering, with consulting services top of his shopping list..."

NewsForge: Hardening Linux Authentication and User Identity
(Sep 24, 2004, 08:30 UTC) (875 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"The Linux PAM implementation allows a system administrator to choose how users authenticate to various services..."

developerWorks: Statistical Programming with R, Part 1
(Sep 24, 2004, 07:00 UTC) (934 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
"In the first of a three-part series, David and Brad introduce you to R, a rich statistical environment, released as free software..."

Release Digest: KDE, September 23, 2004
(Sep 24, 2004, 05:30 UTC) (634 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Today's KDE apps: SnakeKeeper 0.5, K3b 0.11.17, KlamAV 0.05, rkward 0.2.9, K ADSL Watch 01.00.05, K ISDN Watch 01.00.08, NeuroScope 1.2.3, PDFKreator 0.2, KImgSm (Image Service Menu) 0.5, G System 0.4.0, and KMyMoney 0.6.2.

Release Digest: GNOME, September 23, 2004
(Sep 24, 2004, 05:30 UTC) (441 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Today's GNOME app: gob2 2.0.10.

OSNews: The Paradox of Choice: Round Three
(Sep 24, 2004, 04:00 UTC) (765 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"After reading Adam Scheinberg's original article 'The Paradox of Choice; and Kevin Russo's response, I want to add my personal comments to this discussion..."

The Inquirer: Open Sourced IBM Speech Code Doesn't Include ViaVoice
(Sep 24, 2004, 02:30 UTC) (1146 reads) (3 talkbacks) (feedback)
"In short: those of you (and me) that were expecting the opening or resurrection of the abandoned Viavoice for Linux speech recognition engine are going to be as disappointed as myself..."

SECURITY: Fedora Core Advisories: subversion, httpd
(Sep 24, 2004, 02:29 UTC) (505 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Two security advisories from the Fedora Project.

Humorix: SCO Still Has Programmers On Its Payroll!
(Sep 24, 2004, 01:45 UTC) (2394 reads) (5 talkbacks) (feedback)
"In a shocking revelation, The SCO Group announced today that, contrary to conventional wisdom, the company still maintains a 'thriving' software development division..."

SECURITY: Conectiva Linux Advisories: apache, qt3, spamassassin
(Sep 24, 2004, 01:44 UTC) (273 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Three security advisories from Conectiva Inc.

SECURITY: Gentoo Linux Advisories: FreeRADIUS, xine-lib, glFTPd, GTK+ 2
(Sep 24, 2004, 01:43 UTC) (284 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Four security advisories from the Gentoo Foundation.

LinuxPR: Dark Horizons: Lore Ready for Linux Hardcore Gamers
(Sep 24, 2004, 01:00 UTC) (1217 reads) (3 talkbacks) (feedback)
"The first persistent universe mech-style team-based war game arrives for all Linux distributions..."

Computerworld Australia: Local Startup Serves Windows with Linux
(Sep 23, 2004, 23:30 UTC) (916 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"Allowing multiple users to seamlessly access Windows desktop and applications remotely without the performance hit associated with thin clients is being put into production by Sydney-based startup NetLeverage..."

LinuxPlanet: Not Yet Another Setup Tool Anymore
(Sep 23, 2004, 22:00 UTC) (2951 reads) (5 talkbacks) (feedback)
"When SUSE's YaST tool went to a GPL license earlier this year, it was only a matter of time before software vendors would make use of its codebase..."

IDA: Munich and Vienna to Cooperate on Open Source Software
(Sep 23, 2004, 21:15 UTC) (928 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
"The cities of Munich and Vienna, which have both initiated a desktop migration to Linux, have announced their intention to co-operate on issues related to open source software (OSS)..."

ZDNet UK: Linux Takes Off at German Aerospace Firm
(Sep 23, 2004, 20:30 UTC) (779 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"MTU Aero Engines has developed a Linux-based supercomputer for simulating the aerodynamics of engines--and dramatically reduced costs as a result..."

eWeek: Shared Office Code Unlikely to Sway Governments
(Sep 23, 2004, 19:45 UTC) (843 reads) (2 talkbacks) (feedback)
"Microsoft Corp.'s offer to share the source code of Office 2003 with governments may be a positive move, but governments say it is unlikely to make much difference to which software they choose..."

ZDNet UK: Linux Goes Mission-Critical for Danish Government
(Sep 23, 2004, 19:00 UTC) (959 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
"The Danish Ministry of Finance has chosen JBoss running on Linux over Microsoft's BizTalk to run a data-exchange system..."

internetnews.com: Sun Said To Table Linux Purchase
(Sep 23, 2004, 18:30 UTC) (1671 reads) (9 talkbacks) (feedback)
"Sun Microsystems has apparently backed away from its efforts to acquire a Linux software distribution--for now..."

Personal Computer World: Linux Live and Kicking - Part 1
(Sep 23, 2004, 18:00 UTC) (974 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"For many potential Linux converts a hard disk install is too much of an investment. In response to this problem, there are now several 'live' distributions that can be run directly from CD..."

ZDNet Australia: Linux Australia Trademark at Centre of New Legal Fight
(Sep 23, 2004, 17:30 UTC) (1080 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"Legal wrangling over a South Australian company's attempt to trademark the term Linux Australia has taken an unusual turn..."

LinuxInsider: Copyright Fight Breaks Out Over Mambo
(Sep 23, 2004, 16:45 UTC) (2713 reads) (5 talkbacks) (feedback)
"For those who think the SCO Group v. IBM lawsuit has gotten too ugly to watch, there is a fresh fight in the open-source arena over the ownership of Mambo..."

Mandrakelinux Advisories: mpg123, webmin, ImageMagick
(Sep 23, 2004, 16:44 UTC) (489 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Three security advisories from Mandrakesoft.

IDA: Italian Government Compares Office Suites
(Sep 23, 2004, 16:00 UTC) (2186 reads) (3 talkbacks) (feedback)
"Italy's National Centre for IT in Public Administration (CNIPA) published on 15/09/2004 a comparative study of Microsoft Office and two open source software competitors, StarOffice and OpenOffice..."

SECURITY: Slackware Linux Advisories: Mozilla, GTK+, CUPS, xine-lib
(Sep 23, 2004, 15:59 UTC) (531 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Four security advisories from Slackware.

SECURITY: Debian GNU/Linux Advisory: imlib2
(Sep 23, 2004, 15:58 UTC) (292 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"Marcus Meissner discovered a heap overflow error in imlib2, an imaging library for X and X11 and the successor of imlib, that may be utilised by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victims machine..."

internetnews.com: IETF Shutters E-Mail Working Group
(Sep 23, 2004, 15:15 UTC) (1064 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
"With Sender ID going nowhere fast, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) officials Wednesday shut down the working group charged with finding a standard for e-mail authentication..."

PR: Mandrakesoft to Participate in Development of Highly Secure Open Operating System Solution
(Sep 23, 2004, 14:30 UTC) (1268 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
Multi-million euro project will create a new flavor of trusted Linux.

DesktopLinux: Xandros Adds Terminal Emulation Support for Legacy Systems
(Sep 23, 2004, 13:00 UTC) (999 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"Xandros has announced they are bundling Ericom's terminal emulation software in their Linux business desktop to support over 30 types of legacy systems..."

Really Linux: Free Software for Business Use?
(Sep 23, 2004, 11:30 UTC) (1579 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
"To some, downloading a needed software application from the internet and then using it is as every-day as drinking coffee. Yet, there are many who simply have not yet encountered the realm of free software before..."

NewsForge: Hot LyX
(Sep 23, 2004, 10:00 UTC) (3238 reads) (13 talkbacks) (feedback)
"A common problem with word processors today is that they force users to deal with typesetting, a skill that is about as useful to a writer as metalworking is to a mechanic..."

Linux.com: SysAdmin to SysAdmin: Getting Started with Sybase Express
(Sep 23, 2004, 08:30 UTC) (1195 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
"Maybe I'm a complete loner here, but I was tickled pink to learn that Sybase, my former employer, had released a free version of their flagship product, Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE), for Linux..."

developerWorks: Open Source Wireless Tools Emerge
(Sep 23, 2004, 07:00 UTC) (1736 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"For one thing, the dominance of handheld device manufacturers and proprietary OS makers has meant that open source projects for wireless connectivity have been slow to take off..."

Linux-Tip.net: "Communication Unlimited" with Open-Xchange
(Sep 23, 2004, 05:30 UTC) (2072 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
"This guide contains all the necessary information for installing and understanding the architectural layout of the implementation..."

Release Digest: KDE, September 22, 2004
(Sep 23, 2004, 04:45 UTC) (931 reads) (1 talkbacks) (feedback)
Today's KDE apps: Kmenc15 0.01b, PDFKreator 0.1, and FacturaLUX 1.3.

DistroWatch: Distributions, September 22, 2004
(Sep 23, 2004, 04:45 UTC) (744 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
Today's distrbutions: Source Mage GNU/Linux 0.9.2 (PPC), Red Flag Linux 4.1 RC1, and CensorNet 3.3.

NewsForge: Big Blue Turning Up Volume on Speech App Development
(Sep 23, 2004, 04:00 UTC) (1149 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"IBM is throwing its voice to the open source community, but developers say it is no trick as Big Blue looks to bump up development of speech software and applications with a worthwhile contribution of code..."

LinuxForums: Exclusive Interview with Andreas from Yoper.com
(Sep 23, 2004, 03:15 UTC) (887 reads) (0 talkbacks) (feedback)
"I recently sat down with Andreas Girardet, who is a key developer for Yoper, to dispell all the rumors and discuss the direction in which the Yoper project in which Yoper is headed..."

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