Linux Online - News from Jul 27, 2003

News from Jul 27, 2003

Kernel release: 2.6.0-test2, Jul 27, 2003

2.6.0-test2 has been released today.
See changelog for full details.
Files added: 76
Files changed: 1068
Files removed: 16

IBM makes play for 'next-generation Pixar', Jul 27, 2003

IBM and Threshold plan to challenge Pixar Animation Studios, creator of Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and Toy Story. Pixar, run by Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs, has reigned as the undisputed king of computer-generated (CG) films.
IBM's system at Threshold will also run Linux, throwing yet more weight behind Linux's position in Hollywood, at the expense of Sun and Microsoft. Threshold used to run on Microsoft's Windows.

Linux wars: Big Blue strikes back, Jul 27, 2003

IBM has launched a counterstrike against SCO Group's attack on Linux users, arguing that SCO's demands for Unix license payments are undermined by its earlier shipment of an open-source Linux product.

Web sites unfazed by SCO threats, Jul 27, 2003

One important section of the Linux market, large companies, so far don't seem fazed by SCO Group's warnings that Linux violates its Unix intellectual property, according to a study released Thursday.

Gates Says SCO's Case Against IBM Will Harm Linux’s Commercial Prospects, Jul 27, 2003

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates said the intellectual property battle between SCO and IBM is hurting the business of Linux.
Gates, speaking to financial analysts at the company's Redmond, Wash., headquarters Thursday, said it's unclear if Microsoft is benefiting from customer worries about the liability of deploying Linux when the lawsuit between SCO and IBM hasn't been resolved.

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