Linux Online - News from Apr 16, 2005

News from Apr 16, 2005

'Cool it, Linus' - Bruce Perens, Apr 16, 2005

With Andrew Tridgell silent, apparently on legal advice, open source community leader Bruce Perens has stepped up to defend the work Tridgell did reverse engineering the protocols used by Bitkeeper.

The SCO Boomerang and the Strength of Linux, Apr 16, 2005

As a result of the SCO litigation, the community has bonded more tightly than ever, and showed that it will support Linux and free and open-source software and any company that stands up for it. That is how Groklaw was born.

Does Open Source = Closed Mind?, Apr 16, 2005

It is difficult to ascribe any rational explanation to the vitriolic responses that descend on any reporter, analyst, rival vendor or industry observer that dares to voice any criticism of Linux or open source, no matter how constructive, logical or accurate.

Red Hat launches Hindi Linux in MP, Apr 16, 2005

Red Hat, a leading provider of open source solution, on Friday launched a Hindi version of its Linux - Red Hat Enterprise Linux v.4 Hindi - in Madhya Pradesh.

BPU Banca shifts to Linux, Apr 16, 2005

Italy's BPU Banca is to migrate from Sun Solaris to Red Hat Enterprise Linux across its desktops in an effort to reduce workstation costs by 50%.

Munich picks its Linux distro, Apr 16, 2005

Debian has got the nod from the city of Munich for its trail-blazing migration from Windows to Linux on the desktop

Novell wins SARS open source deal, Apr 16, 2005

Novell has been named as the South African Receiver of Revenue's open source solution provider.

Munich chooses two local Linux suppliers, Apr 16, 2005

The city of Munich has selected two local German software companies to equip all 14,000 computers in its public administration with Linux and other open-source office applications.

Linux Distribution Tames Chaos, Apr 16, 2005

Chaos, a Linux distribution developed by Australian Ian Latter, harnesses the unused processing power of networked PCs, creating a distributed supercomputer that can crack passwords at lightning speed.

SCO gives green light to open source Solaris, Apr 16, 2005

SCO Group said this week that it will not raise any legal challenges to plans by Sun Microsystems to open source its Solaris Unix operating system, having reviewed Sun's plans and licensing.

Is Adobe Playing Microsoft, or Vice Versa?, Apr 16, 2005

... Adobe Readers for AIX, HP-UX, Linux and Solaris have been lagging. A new Linux version was released just last month, but versions for the operating systems of IBM, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. are stuck back at version 5.01.

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