ANNAPOLIS, MD (October 6, 2000)- Scyld Computing Corporation today released the Scyld Beowulf Scalable Computing software. Read more on prweb.

In the latest installment of the BOFH, our friendly operator shows the new ex-military boss the ropes.

Another help question on Slashdot is asked. “Are there places that hire UNIX interns?“

In this Slashdot discussion, cluge asks if the community should re-evaluate the performance of Linux, to show people the changes that have occurred since the MS Linux Myths page was produced.

The GCC steering committee has issued a statement about Red Hat (and others) including alpha development code in their distributions. Slashdot has a discussion of the issue.

Webb Interactive Services of Denver, owners of the Open Source Instant Messaging company Jabber.com, has been named to Deloitte & Touche’s “Fast 50”
Program for Colorado, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies
in the state. The press release is at PR Newswire.

CNET reports that the group, which was founded in 1997, sent a letter in April to Microsoft, asking them to stop using the
name “DigitalDiva” in conjunction with tech know-how for the computer illiterate. Founders of Digital Divas
said that they had been using the name for three years in association with computer-related assistance;
and because content on both sites was similar, the group charged that Microsoft had violated its
operational trademark.

The child privacy regulations apparently don’t apply to government sites. Bend over once again, American citizens. From a report at Wired.com.

That’s where Microsoft is throwing a big coming-out celebration for Exchange 2000. We could sneak in and wave big Linux signs. Think they’d get mad? Find out more details at Infoworld.com.

CRN believes Lotus Notes creator Ray Ozzie is up to something big, as an announcement is expected on October 24th about his current project.