New strain of “Love” virus steals passwords

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Security experts say that a new strain of the infamous “I Love You” virus has hit some businesses located in Europe and in the United States, reports CNet News.

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Logitech is set to go beyond the PC

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Computer peripherals manufacturer Logitech International SA plans to move beyond the personal computer into living rooms and onto the
Internet, a senior executive told Reuters on Thursday.

Monterey to bear fruit this year

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Project Monterey, IBM’s next-generation Unix operating system, which supports Linux applications and runs on Intel’s 64bit processors (IA-64), will be released this year under the name AIX 5L, reported the Computer Reseller News.

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Linux

Linuxlab packs 160 servers into a standard six-foot rack

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Linuxlab expands the boundaries of high-density server configuration with its Saratoga Rack 160, enabling information providers to place up to 160 Web servers in a standard six-foot sever rack, reports Linux PR.

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Unix

European start-up banking on the need for weed

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

CNet News reports, iToke, a kind of alter ego to Kozmo.com, the popular 30-minute delivery service in several U.S. cities, plans to take delivery orders for marijuana starting Sept. 1, igniting fires under federal laws that prohibit marijuana sales outside of cafes.

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Management

SuSE swipes AS/400 in IBM megadeal

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Although partnerships between OEMs and distros are announced every day, what swings this one is that SuSE has got across the board coverage for IBM kit on ThinkPads, NetVista clients, Intellistations and NetFinity servers, reports The Register.

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Linux

Andy Hertzfeld Part II – Microsoft, Aqua and greed

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

Excerpts from an interview with Andy Hertzfeld and The Register at LinuxExpo.

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Open Source

AOL software leaked to Web

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The Washington Post follows up on reports that a working version of America Online’s Linux software has leaked out to several Web sites, where it is being eagerly dissected by computer wonks.

SGI opens Open Inventor source code

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The Register announces that SGI has released the source code for its high-end Open Inventor 3D graphics object-oriented application development system to the Linux and open source communities.

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Open Source

VA’s Augustin talks Itanic, Sledgehammer

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August 17, 2000

Author: JT Smith

The Register caught up with VA Linux Systems founder Larry Augustin at LinuxWorld this week, we thought he could shed some light on where Linux servers would be in, say, a year or two’s time. (Full disclosure: NewsForge is owned by VA Linux.)

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Linux