Now you can update WinLinux 2000 to use the newer 2.2.17 Linux Kernel, says WinLinux.net.”But be careful, this package is intended for EXPERIENCED USERS who want
to stay up to date with the latest Linux features. If you don’t need the
new features, we recommend that you wait for a major upgrade package that
includes all system updates. Please keep in mind that wrongly upgrading
your Linux kernel can lead to a NON-WORKING system.

“This kernel version includes the new images and modules for both standard
and multiprocessor (SMP) machines.

“Kernel images 2.2.17 – This package contains most common kernel images with
support for several disk controllers.

“Kernel modules 2.2.17 – This package contains the new modules, i. e., the
drivers and runtime features you can add or remove while your system is
running.

“Major upgrades include a more robust FAT/Linux integration layer (UMSDOS) and
support for SOUND BLASTER LIVE! and CRYSTAL SOUNDFUSION (CS46xx) sound cards.
Several minor patches have been applied in order to provide new features.

“Added BETA support for UDMA features of High Point (HPT), Promise, SiS and
Intel motherboards.

“You can download the update packages from WinLinux support page by selecting the appropriate Update
title.

“To find some useful installation instructions click here.

“If you want to see all kernel’s 2.2.17 new features go here.”

ZDNet UK News reports, an editorial in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) entitled
Medical software’s free future, published last week, says that the
cost of commercial software is putting an increasing burden on
resources with the health service and suggests that open source
solutions could be just the tonic the NHS needs.

Linux PR: The three-year agreement allows Tesco to deploy the ASP/thin-store concept
initially in more than 800 stores in the U.K., Ireland and France — the Linux-based
solution will support Tesco’s global IT strategy for implementing and maintaining a
single point-of-sale system across all its 20,000 checkout lanes in eight countries. The Register also has a story.

Infoteria Corporation, the XML
software company, today announced it has partnered with Digital Design Inc., a
custom hardware manufacturer, to deliver the first appliance available for
accessing business-to-business (B2B) electronic marketplaces/exchanges. PRNewswire reports, based on Linux, the new B2B Player is designed for ease of use and very
low maintenance.

International Data Corp. Japan (IDC Japan) released its
year-2000 Japanese market forecast for server operating systems on Oct. 26, reports AsiaBizTech News. Broken down by type, shipments of the Linux operating system are expected to jump
144.4 percent to 41,200 units. This 2.4-fold burst in growth will propel Linux to a 7.8
percent share of the overall server OS market in 2000, compared to a 4.0 percent share
the previous year, IDC Japan said.

From a Business Wire press release: NuSphere, provider of NuSphere MySQL, a packaged
software product for the open source database marketplace, has announced that it is partnering with the MySQL open source
database community to develop a row-level locking capability for the MySQL database. Code-named “Gemini,” this project will be
part of MySQL Version 4, targeted for release in the spring of 2001.

From PCWorldIDG: Understanding that the best way to maximize the speed of its Athlon processors is to crank up the performance of the surrounding platform, Advanced Micro Devices on Monday will introduce its new AMD 760 chip set, sources said.

Investigators have charged 831 people in Italy with purchasing
material involving sex with minors and are investigating a further
660 elsewhere in Europe, Asia and the US. From ZDCOUK.

The day may soon dawn when people won’t have to take time off work to let the plumber in. Their robots will be home to do it. Wired.com’s Patrick McGee reports from the Camden Technology Conference in Maine.

Techweb reports that the decision to select the Athlon tips Micron, Nampa,
Idaho. more firmly into the AMD camp, but doesn’t rule
out the possibility of a Pentium 4-based machine in the
future. Other PC vendors are expected to hedge their
bets with both Pentium 4- and Athlon-based machines.