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March 2002 Archives January February March April May June July August September October November December First Midlands LUG meeting a success. Posted By Ken Guest - 15:57, 29 March 2002 Edited by Ken Guest - 15:57, 29 March 2002 The firt meeting of the Midlands LUG was a success and mentioned in the Longford Leader. Mozilla 1.0 nears release Posted By Adam Beecher - 15:41, 29 March 2002 CNET: The long-awaited open-source version of the Netscape Web browser has reached a major development milestone as it nears a first official release. StarOffice 6.0 Released to MandrakeClub Members Posted By Adam Beecher - 19:36, 28 March 2002 Edited by Adam Beecher - 19:36, 28 March 2002 MandrakeSoft today announced that the new version of the premier Office Suite for Linux, StarOffice 6.0, is immediately available as a download for Mandrake Linux Club Members. Linux and Office: What a Concept Posted By Adam Beecher - 19:31, 28 March 2002 Edited by Adam Beecher - 19:31, 28 March 2002 Wired News: A Window has just opened wide for Linux users. With Codeweaver's CrossOver Office, Linux users can install and use Microsoft Office on their PCs without the Windows operating system. Merrill Lynch take Linux to the desktop, laptop, server... Posted By Ken Guest - 09:34, 28 March 2002 Edited by Adam Beecher - 09:34, 28 March 2002 Merrill Lynch have announced plans to roll out Linux company-wide, not just on a departmental scope. This is significant because ML is a huge business which is now essentially trusting its very existence to Linux across the board. Mandrake plea for help Posted By Ken Guest - 09:20, 14 March 2002 Mandrake are in a tight-spot, financially speaking. They are long-term viable and just need a bit of a helping hand to be able to survive long enough. Flaw leaves Linux computers vulnerable Posted By Adam Beecher - 11:50, 12 March 2002 CNET: A flaw in a software-compression library [zlib] used in all versions of Linux could leave the lion's share of systems based on the open-source operating system open to attack, said sources in the security community on Monday. Linux hacker: What the future holds for Linux Posted By Adam Beecher - 11:25, 11 March 2002 Edited by Ken Guest - 11:25, 11 March 2002 ZDOZ: A Linux 'kernel hacker' gives his views on the GPL, 64-bit computing and why grandmothers should want to use Linux. New ILUG Secretary Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 08:00, 8 March 2002 Edited by Adam Beecher - 08:00, 8 March 2002 Our Secretary, Noel, resigned on Tuesday for personal reasons. Under the Constitution we would normally be required to hold an EGM to elect a replacement, but in this instance the Committee have decided to invoke the second part of Article 7.2 (As an EGM would have been on Patrick's Weekend) and Co-Opt Ken Guest into the role. Congratulations Ken. Open Source Is on the Air Posted By Adam Beecher - 13:47, 5 March 2002 Wired: Listen up, Linux lovers, they're playing your song. For the past month -- and for the next 500 days or so -- Free Radio Linux will transmit a computerized reading of the Linux operating system. Linux World Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 17:30, 4 March 2002 Edited by Proinnsias Breathnach - 17:30, 4 March 2002 As we near the ICT Expo and LinuxWorld, the committee are looking for people willing to present talks and papers on relevant topics. Anyone with an axe to grind, or something to shout about, now's your chance Longford & Roscommon LUG forming Posted By Ken Guest - 09:45, 4 March 2002 Edited by Ken Guest - 09:45, 4 March 2002 Catherine Ansbro and others in Longford/Roscommon are interested in forming a LUG. If you are interested, please email her at your earliest convenience. |
