October 2002
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Linux firm promises low-cost clusters
French Linux distributor MandrakeSoft announced the release of a version of the open-source operating system that it says is optimized for creating low-budget supercomputers.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-963953.html
Linux outguns Microsoft, again
LISTED online casino Lasseters is the latest company dumping its Microsoft systems and replacing them with Linux.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,5391896%5E15321%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html
VECTOR LINUX – NEW 3.0 VERSION
Vectorlinux
http://www.vectorlinux.com/
New KDE to arrive with Halloween eye candy
The new Linux desktop software promises to treat users with stylish icons, themes and multimedia, as well as a pack of new tricks
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2124074,00.html
Halloween Review: Evil Entity Linux, A Desktop Distribution with Attitude
After covering GNU/Linux for the past three years or so, I’ve enjoyed watching the desktop mature to a point where I wouldn’t hesitate to tell anyone it rivals the market leader. Commercial Linux distributors continue to make improvements in streamlining and integrating the many desktop products available in the open source world. Installations are becoming [...]
Dan Gillmor: RealNetworks, U.S. government recognize power of open source
Most of the smart people don’t work at your company, a smart technologist once said. Rob Glaser and his team at RealNetworks, the streaming media software company, are counting on it, and even the federal government is starting to understand the power of this notion.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4402108.htm
Germany likes Linux
THE OPEN SOURCE Linux operating system is making significant inroads into Germany, Europe’s largest economy and home to some of the world’s largest corporations.
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/10/30/021030hngermany.xml?s=IDGNS
MySQL Takes On Enterprise Databases
Open source and open standard software seems to work best when targeting a software category or area of functionality that has reached a commodity stage. Baseline operating systems, Web servers, networking plumbing, etc.
http://www.theopenenterprise.com/story/TOE20021029S0001
Brussels to spend €250k on Linux migration study
The European Commission has awarded UK-based consultancy netproject a €250,000 contract to study the issues of migrating government computers in member states to a Linux / Open Source environment.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27853.html
The Court of Microsoft
Microsoft Steps on Sale for K-Mart
http://www.linuxvoodoo.com/news/article.php?sid=1546