“While a number of groups are leading the open source charge into the highly
specialized battlegrounds of medical informatics, barriers to the adoption of open
source software persist, delaying what may be an ideal solution to the burgeoning
problems of the health care IT arena.
The health care industry would seem to present the perfect challenge for open source
design: one would think that an organization requiring a stable, secure operating
system able to manage a number of different types of data with complete integration
and the kind of ease-of-use most physicians need would have open source written
all over it. But the health care industry’s information technology status remains largely
in the Dark Ages–even as healthcare’s growing complexity cries out for
cutting-edge technology solutions.”

It’s from LinuxNews.com.

CNet has a story about MandrakeSoft, with officials there announcing the 7.2 release, but also saying they’re modeling themselves after Red Hat’s business plan in some ways.

Apache Week has several announcements including this one: “Apache 1.3.14 is the current stable release. Users of Apache 1.3.12 and earlier on Unix and Windows systems should upgrade to
this version. Read the Guide to 1.3.14, the Guide to 1.3.12, the Guide to 1.3.11 for information about changes between 1.3.9 and
1.3.11 and the Guide to 1.3.9 for information about changes between 1.3.6 and 1.3.9.”

Linux Devices has a column by the developer of the Linux Trace Toolkit tracing its history.

From PR Newswire: 5B Technologies also announced its acquisition of Infinity
Consulting, a private company providing high-end engineering skills in the
areas of database management, applications development and implementation, and
performance tuning. The acquisition gave 5B broader technical expertise and
capabilities in the high-end IT solutions arena, particularly for those using
open architecture LINUX and UNIX operating systems.

LinuxToday follows up on reports that America Online is launching the Linux-based Instant AOL, an instant-on version of
its service available on a new line of home Internet appliances called the Touch Pad
created by Gateway. “Instant AOL is a customized version of the AOL service that
connects the consumer to AOL as soon as they turn on the device and offers AOL
members their regular benefits plus features and functionality specially configured for the
Touch Pad.” More from InfoWorld.

From an announcement at LWN.net: “In the last week, the number of new members admitted into Debian by the
New-Maintainer process has passed the 100 mark. There are more than 100
applicants currently being processed by Application Managers and fewer
than 100 potential applicants waiting in the queue for the next available
Application Manager. This represents a major milestone in the new
procedure, indicating that the machinery is in full operation and
doorway into Debian is fully open once again.”

Slashdot readers discuss a story from Newsbytes saying a New Hampshire court has ruled that Internet usage recores can be accessed by others. The father of a public school student asked for Internet records of all students in the district and got them.

From a press release at Business Wire:

I-Logix Inc., a provider of enterprise solutions for embedded applications development, today announced that the requests for
its newly launched free Rhapsody Modeler have exceeded 12,000 in the five months it has been available. Launched in May 2000, Rhapsody
Modeler is a free version of I-Logix’ award-winning Rhapsody application development platform, enabling developers to analyze, design,
document and generate C, C++, and Java code frames for their applications, all in a UML-compliant environment.

The Register reports on a letter it received from the Dutch cracker Dimitri, who disputes their dispute of his Microsoft cracking claim.
He wrote: “I really laught when I read your article. So you think I’m bluffing?” The Register adds, “A link was then given to hack mirror site Attrition which confirmed his side of the
story. The hack message, put up on Microsoft’s events Web site, ran: ‘Patching
your systems is very hard huh. MSG to Britney Spears. I loved your concert in the
netherlands.’ “