Archive for December, 2002

50% OF BIG COMPANIES IN SPAIN WILL USE TECHNOLOGY BASED ON FREE SOFTWARE Sunday, December 22nd, 2002

The technological consultant Andago, leader in Linux and Open Source technologies for the Spanish market, has carried out its I Report on the use of technologies based on free software in Spain.

http://www.pclinuxonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=4105

KDE 3.0.5a: Security Release Sunday, December 22nd, 2002

Security Release

http://dot.kde.org/1040505166/

MandrakeSoft’s future Saturday, December 21st, 2002

Raise cash, and quickly complete the Increase of Capital.

http://www3.mandrakelinux.com/en/future.php3

Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) Saturday, December 21st, 2002

Security Vulnerabilities in CUPS.

http://www.idefense.com/advisory/12.19.02.txt

KDE Security Advisory: Multiple vulnerabilities in KDE Saturday, December 21st, 2002

KDE Security Advisory: Multiple vulnerabilities in KDE

http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20021220-1.txt

IBM and Linux: A Murky Future Ahead? Saturday, December 21st, 2002

Analysts question whether Big Blue will be able to sustain its Linux strategy over the long term.

http://advisor.com/doc/11616

Linux Becoming Entrenched in Capital Markets Friday, December 20th, 2002

Linux is well on its way to becoming entrenched in capital markets, with leading edge firms turning to the platform for mission-critical applications.

http://www.atnewyork.com/news/article.php/1559661

Red Hat reports slim profit Friday, December 20th, 2002

Red Hat’s revenue increased 14 percent to $24.3 million for its third fiscal quarter with a small profit of $305,000, the Linux seller reported Tuesday.

http://news.com.com/2100-1001-978248.html

Radio Free Software Friday, December 20th, 2002

Call them hackers of the last computing frontier: The GNU Radio coders believe that any device with a chip should be able to do, well, anything.

http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/12/18/gnu_radio/index.html?x

Matsushita and Sony to Collaborate on Development of Linux Platform for Digital Home Electronic Devices Friday, December 20th, 2002

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic) and Sony Corporation today announced their agreement to work in partnership on the development of an enhanced Linux®*1 platform for digital home electronic devices. The companies will aim to apply the fruits of their collaboration to their AV (audio visual) products and to make the source code*2 available to the public for free in order to encourage its broader use throughout the industry.

http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200212/02-1218bE/index.html