Author: JT Smith
US Attorney General, Janet Reno, has ordered a review of the FBI’s controversial “Carnivore” e-mail surveillance system.
Hewlett-Packard to Expand Commitment to Linux
Author: JT Smith
From Reuters by way of Yahoo News: “Linux joins Hewlett-Packard’s own Unix operating system as well as Microsoft Corp.’s (NasdaqNM:MSFT – news) Windows 2000 as the
company’s third strategic operating system.”
company’s third strategic operating system.”
Category:
- Linux
New Study Says Research Centers Key to High-Tech Growth
Author: JT Smith
“Research centers and institutions are undisputedly the most important factor in incubating
high-tech industries,” wrote the authors of the study “Blueprint for a High-Tech Cluster:
The Case of the Microsystems Industry in the Southwest.”Reuters story at Yahoo News.
high-tech industries,” wrote the authors of the study “Blueprint for a High-Tech Cluster:
The Case of the Microsystems Industry in the Southwest.”Reuters story at Yahoo News.
Category:
- Open Source
Could a virus make you fat?
Author: JT Smith
No, the cold virus, not a computer virus, according to BBC Tech. Animal experiments suggest a virus that causes cold-like symptoms interferes with the normal process of absorbing food energy and converts it into fat.
Category:
- Management
Mysterious Nitrozac to appear at Linux World
Author: JT Smith
The cartoonist and partner Snaggy, of After Y2K fame, are signing posters at the Compaq booth at Linux World, according to LinuxPR. Check out their Joy of Tech in NewsForge, too!
Metro Link officers to speak at LinuxWorld Expo
Author: JT Smith
CTO Garry Paxinos and Technical Director Stuart Anderson will speak Thursday about the advantages of using the X Window System in embedded systems, according to LinuxPR.
How to get color charts and graphs in Linux
Author: JT Smith
Linux Journal gives readers a how-to article on making pretty charts and graphs.
Category:
- Linux
Russian company wins patent for glass bottle
Author: JT Smith
The Russian patent bureau has awarded a company there the legal rights for the glass beer bottle, according to the CBC. Intellekt, which now owns the patent, is demanding half a dozen Russian breweries pay up to 0.5 percent of their total income in royalties.
Category:
- Management