CNet reports that TimeSys, a seller of Linux for cars and consumer electronics, has opened a Japanese office. ”
Embedded Linux companies such as TimeSys, MontaVista Software, LynuxWorks and
Lineo are pushing the comparatively new operating system into a growing class of
’embedded’ devices.”

From LinuxPR: XINIT Systems, aUK Linux system vendor and provider of professional
services today announced a realignment of its product line as its core product
offerings shift to servicing the internet server market. The WebLoad rack
mount server series is positioned at fullfilling the needs of the ISP/ASP
community that demand maximum reliability, scalability and density for internet
server applications. WebLoad servers feature high availability and
redundancy components such as hot-pluggable hard drives and power supplies
– ensuring increased uptime in mission critical situations. The servers range from
the single processor WebLoad 1100 to the high-end, quad-processor,
WebLoad 1400T and WebLoad 1740 systems.

From LinuxPR: Zelerate Inc., a provider
of open source e-commerce applications, has unveiled its Partners in
Education Program by announcing that DePaul University and Indiana
University will offer e-commerce classes featuring the Zelerate
AllCommerce application in Spring 2001. Designed to satisfy increasing
demand for specialized e-commerce training, these classes will be offered by
DePaul’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business and IU’s Kelley School of
Business.

It’s at LWN.net: “Sebastian Krahmer found a problem in the modprobe utility that could be
exploited by local users to run arbitrary commands as root if the
machine is running a kernel with kmod enabled.

The kmod kernel feature allows the kernel to dynamically load kernel
modules if functionality is required that is not present in the running
kernel.”

From Business Wire: Macmillan USA continues its tradition of leadership in the development and
distribution of the Linux operating system with the release of Linux(R) for Windows(R).
With Linux for Windows, experienced computer users can easily and inexpensively try the increasingly popular Linux operating system without
losing Windows functionality or making changes to their desktop. Linux for Windows allows easy and safe installation of Linux on Windows-based
computers in just three easy steps, with no disk partitioning or reformatting required. Just insert the CD, restart your PC, select your setup preference,
and go!

The press release is at LinuxPR: TeamLinux, national provider of
web-enabled products and consulting services for enterprise solutions and
Bruewer Woodwork Manufacturing Company, industry leader in the
manufacture of kiosk cabinetry, commercial casework and custom fixtures, have
announced the signing of a strategic partnership. As a result of the partnership,
Bruewer becomes the strategic manufacturing partner with TeamLinux and has
invested in the fast growing company who has completed five acquisitions since
its formation in April 2000.

It’s at seul.org: “Things have been pretty quiet on the educational front for the last two weeks. We’ve had some discussion about how to
wire new schools with Linux in mind, and how to set up and use Wikis in Zope.”

From LinuxPR: The Diplomatic Conference to revise the
European Patent Convention has started today in Munich. A key issue during this
conference relates to the extension of the patent system to software in Europe.
For obvious reasons related to its financial structure, the European Patent Office
favours an extension of the patent system to software. However 55,000 citizens,
including 2000 corporate executives, have signed so far the EuroLinux Petition to
protect software innovation in Europe. 200 European companies are sponsoring
the EuroLinux petition and more than 100 companies have publicly voiced out
their opinion.

BSD Today has an article about installing KDE under FreeBSD, the QT License, KDE-related projects and comparisons with GNOME.

ComputerWorld reports on the lab, saying the first independent Open Source Development Lab is on track to open by the end of the year. “Announced in August by a group of corporate backers including Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM, Intel
Corp. and NEC Corp., the multimillion-dollar lab is envisioned as a place where Linux and other
open-source developers from around the world can have free and easy access to some of the
latest and fastest computer hardware for code testing and collaboration.”