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Linux in the newsRecommended Reading Fighting the worms of mass destruction (Economist)The Economist has an article about Internet security. "The issue boils down to the question of how much anonymity society can tolerate on the internet. Drivers' licences and registration plates dramatically reduce the incidence of hit-and-run accidents. Crack cocaine is never bought by credit card. If everybody on the internet were easily traceable, people would think twice about hacking. 'I'm kind of a fan of eliminating anonymity,' says Alan Nugent, the chief technologist at Novell, a software company, 'if that is the price for security.'"
Linux: It Sounds Good to Me (Linux Journal)The Linux Journal has launched a new regular column on Linux Audio by Dave Phillips. The first column looks at audio-oriented mailing lists. "As you can see, the discussions on LAU are focused on presenting and resolving user-land problems with Linux audio applications. Message types also include exclamations of joy/pain over available (or unavailable) software, as well as general questions regarding kernel preparation and distribution-specific issues."
Trade Shows and Conferences Linus & the Lunatics (Linux Journal)Doc Searls presents part II and part III of Linus & the Lunatics on Linux Journal. Part 2 is a transcript of the Q&A portion of Linus' talk on this year's Linux Lunacy cruise. In part 3, Linus and friends hold a Q&A with the Victoria Linux Users Group in Victoria, BC.
Linux Bangalore/2003 Announced (Linux Journal)Linux Journal looks at Linux Bangalore/2003, which starts December 2. "Linux Bangalore/2003 continues to succeed because of its low cost model. Preregistered delegates pay only Rs.300 (US $6.50) and walk-ins pay Rs.500 (US $11) for access to all the talks and sub-events. The registration fee includes lunch and snacks and a conference T-shirt. The event itself is funded entirely through sponsorships and the sale of expo space."
Companies Sun drops bid to join Eclipse (ZDNet)ZDNet reports that Sun will not be joining the Eclipse consortium after all. "The failure of Sun and Eclipse to reach a collaborative arrangement effectively creates a split between two of the largest open-source tools projects in the industry."
Linux Adoption DoCoMo puts its money on Linux OS (asahi.com)asahi.com is running a brief article stating that NTT DoCoMo (a huge Japanese cellphone operator) wants to standardize on Linux-based phones. "The company is already in talks with handset manufacturers to develop the system and aims to market its first Linux-based cellphone-a third-generation (3G) model based on its Foma platform-in the autumn of 2004."
Legal DVD Jon retrial begins today (Register)The Register reports that "DVD Jon" Johansen is headed back to court in Norway, despite having been acquitted almost a year ago. "Norway's special division for white-collar crimes, Økokrim, acting at the behest of Hollywood studios, appealed against this verdict. Økokrim is appealing against the 'application of the law and the presentation of evidence' during the original trial."
Interviews The greening of Linux (News.com)News.com talks with Martin Fink, HP's Linux VP. The conversation was dominated by HP's indemnification offer. "There was an extensive amount of due diligence. We took an analysis of the risk profile and said we were willing to accept that risk on behalf of our customers. If you look at what some of the others did, IBM and Red Hat countersued. But from a customer's perspective, that didn't solve the problem. The indemnity solved a real problem today."
Resources EDRI-gram newsletterThe EDRI-gram newsletter for December 3 is out; it looks at the worsening situation with the draft intellectual property rights enforcement directive, electronic voting in Ireland, biometric identification cards, the Jon Johansen retrial, an attempt to block cryptographic cellphones in the Netherlands, and several other topics.
Rapid Development Using Python (Linux Journal)Linux Journal presents a case study in rapid Python development. "Our rapid development environment meant that changes had to be visible immediately to both the developer and the customer representative. Coding sessions frequently would involve work on a remote device during which time changes would be made and feedback would be gathered. Use of a compiled language inhibited our ability to prototype on a remote device, because it required maintaining a build environment."
Reviews Get to Know GnomeMeeting (OSNews)OSNews reviews GnomeMeeting, a video-conferencing application that comes with GNOME 2.4. "To start chatting you need to connect to a lookup directory (the "server"). The default Gnomemeeting directory is ils.seconix.com and searching for all users usually reveals between 90 and 180 visible members online, depending on the time of the day (some users choose to be hidden). You can engage on a video chat and if something goes wrong in the connection (e.g. bad firewall setup preventing connection), there is always the fail safe traditional text chat."
Sun's JDS Rivals Windows, Office (eWeek)eWeek takes a look at Sun's Java Desktop System. "In eWeek Labs' tests of the final build, we found Java Desktop System (formerly code-named Mad Hatter) approachable and functional, with design tweaks to make the product match more closely to Windows for the benefit of users unfamiliar with Linux."
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