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Gnutella creator finds new way to tweak AOL chat program

Author: JT Smith

Story from The Wall Street Journal on MSNBC.com News proclaims, the latest creation of the 21-year-old programmer enables users of AOL’s wildly popular Instant Messenger to delete the ads from the online
chat program and what’s more, a Web site owned by Nullsoft — and ultimately AOL — has been giving away the software.

Accessing a Microsoft SQL Server database from PHP running under Linux

Author: JT Smith

This article, from PHPBuilder.com, explains how it is possible to connect and query an MS SQL server (running under a Windows operating system) from php installed on a unix box.

Message from the Debian Project

Author: JT Smith

Linux Weekly News announces, Debian is phasing out support for Debian 2.1.

ActiveState releases Perl Dev Kit 2.0

Author: JT Smith

Linux Programming reports, ActiveState, a leading supplier of products and services supporting open source infrastructure software, announced today the availability of a new version of the Perl Dev Kit.

Open Source Forte for Java

Author: JT Smith

The strengths and flaws of Sun’s Java IDE are evaluated in this review from Software Development Online.

China to allow private companies on Internet

Author: JT Smith

Reuters on CNET: China’s cabinet has approved landmark rules that will allow private
companies to operate Internet and other value-added telecommunications services
legally for the first time.

IBM Japan’s Netfinity strategy provides more options

Author: JT Smith

IBM Japan Ltd. is reinforcing its Linux operating-system business across the board, according to Jiro Fujimoto, manager of IBM Japan’s
Marketing Management, from an interview by Nikkei Windows 2000 on AsiaBizTech News.

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  • Linux

DeXtop: Retro X

Author: JT Smith

This LinuxPlanet article surmises, the Linux community is
evidently poised on the brink of a new Dark Age that wiser “big-name”
companies had once struggled to prevent.

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  • Linux

Senior moments on the Web will increase

Author: JT Smith

The number of senior citizens online is expanding rapidly, mostly in the area of gaming and shopping, says a report from NUA surveys.

Security measures could be just so much vapor

Author: JT Smith

Credit card companies might just be hyping ineffective online security measures in order to win consumer confidence, says Reuters.

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  • Linux