Linux Journal reviews NS6-PR3: “Netscape 6 Preview Release 3 … is an
improvement over the first two Netscape 6 (NS 6) preview releases. The most notable additions and improvements since NS 4.x are
the Gecko browser engine, skins-switching, skins-customizing, the sidebar and a rebuilt Composer. However, as with the first two NS 6 preview releases, NS6-PR3 is still buggy and crash prone — although less so now. Additionally,
NS 6 comes with some AOL bloatware too.”

Clinton has ordered the acceleration of third generation wireless technology development, out of fear of falling behind foreign competitors to American hi-tech companies.

MSNBC is cautioning of a bug in Windows 2000 that allows web site operators to gain the username and password of the Windows 2000 user.

ZDNet is reporting on Palm’s efforts towards mobile ‘net access for Palm users.

NW Fusion reviews Sony’s Crusoe-powered Vaio. Their findings show more battery life, less performance, then current Vaios.

The advisory is at BSD Today: The finger service is used to provide information about users on the
system to remote clients.

Developers from both Open Source desktop environments tell Maximum Linux that they’re looking at some of Windows’ features. “We do actually try to copy the better features of Windows,” a KDE developer said. “But we also get inspiration
from Mac, BeOS and even OS/2.”

Sm@rt Partner reports that peer-to-peer devolpers, at a P2P work session this week, denounced Intel as authoritarian and told the chip maker to revamp its plans in that arena.

Maximum Linux asks the question and answers that being LPI certified can give you connections with big companies.

From a column at Linux World: “I asked for a
comprehensive self-hosting sample implementation of an LSB-compliant Linux distribution. In plain
language, that means I want a standard Linux distribution anyone can install and run. Every
commercial and nonprofit Linux distributor would start with this standard, and then add the unique kind
of value that does not cause incompatibilities.”