Author: JT Smith
Heated Slashdot discussion of a University’s decision to require students attending an entry-level C++ programming class to use CodeWarrior for Windows instead of allowing them to use Linux or another OS of their choice.
LuteLinux.com adds WAP service
Author: JT Smith
From LinuxPR: LuteLinux.com adds a new service for wireless internet at LuteWap.com.
IBM first with LTO storage
Author: JT Smith
Windows and Unix servers hungry for reliable storage options are the
target markets for IBM’s LTO drives, according to this ITWeek story at ZDnet.co.uk.
target markets for IBM’s LTO drives, according to this ITWeek story at ZDnet.co.uk.
Category:
- Unix
China warns Internet domain name squatters
Author: JT Smith
Brief Reuters story on canoe.ca says, China has drafted tough new rules on Internet domain name registration after legal wrangles involving firms such as Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Procter & Gamble.
Courting IT’s vote
Author: JT Smith
Thoughtful piece at InfoWorld discusses the two major U.S. political parties’ stand on issues relevant to the Internet and the IT industry in general — and why, with the increasing economic importance of IT, these stances are likely to be even more important in future campaigns than in the current one.
Category:
- Linux
Dvorak: The death of Moore’s Law?
Author: JT Smith
PC Magazine columnist questioned the continuing validity of Moore’s law in his Aug. 25 column. IBM is mentioned heavily as the company most likely to break “the law” in the near future.
Category:
- Unix
Judge says sex.com domain name wasn’t stolen
Author: JT Smith
Slightly surreal Wired story ran Friday – about how domain names aren’t “property” and therefore can’t be stolen in the legal sense. However, fraud statutes may apply, so the case isn’t over yet.
Category:
- Linux
Live like the Jetsons – or Bill Gates
Author: JT Smith
Wired story in “gee whiz” vein about new high-tech, ultra-wired communities that allow mere millionaires to live as electronified a life as Bill Gates and the other super-rich have for the past few years. (Doubts are raised in the story about whether all this is worthwhile.)
Category:
- Linux
Tweaking Tux, Part 1
Author: JT Smith
Series of articles debuts at Linux Journal about not rebuilding your kernel. Or rebooting. Good meat here for strong techies, but in language not-so-strong techies can follow (and learn from).
Category:
- Linux