OLinux presents this interview with Bill Portelli, President and CEO of CollabNet.

LinuxWorld discusses the origins of the OSDL.

In this article on migrating from Perl to Python, LinuxPrograming looks at the basic numeric object type.

The Duke of URL reviews the latest release of GNOME from Helix Code.

Newbytes is reporting, Network ICE has released the source code to Altivore, its new e-mail sniffing program.

The legal fight over music-swapping start-up Napster has split
Capitol Hill, reports CNET News, spitting at least one powerful legislator against the Clinton administration.

The St. Louis Post reports on a metal shop in Godfrey that has saved an estimated $226,833 over the last 2 years by switching to Linux hardware and software systems.

The Pluto Meeting 2000 will be held in
the Italian town of Terni Dec. 9 to 11.
Pluto Meeting 2000 is an event devoted to the distribution of Linux and
Free Software.
This event will include talks and courses on the use of Free Software
in
both the enterprise and single-user contexts. A series of meetings will
be held on topis chosen by the partecipants and companies will be
meeting users in the exibitor’s area.

We are currently seeking experts willing to hold talks of half an hour
to one hour in length during one of the days of Pluto Meeting 2000.

Those interested in submitting a proposal for a talk can write to the
secratary of the conference at segreteria@pluto.linux.it. Please
include
a detailed abstract.

Your abstract should include:

Your name and e-mail;

A brief description of your past involvement in Free Software;

A concise summary (one page maximum) of the talk you are willing
to give.

Abstracts will be reviewed by the organizing committe of the meeting and
authors will receive feedback on their proposals ASAP.

Linux Today is reporting, Linux vendor Red Hat has revealed that it plans to include a service with its distribution of Linux that will automatically update systems with the latest security patches.

Linux PR announces, the Suncoast Linux Users Group is extending an open invitation to all who are interested in helping spread the Linux word at its presentation at the upcomming Computers and Techology Showcase on Sept. 27th and 28th in the Tampa Bay Convention Center in Tampa Fl.