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April 2002 Archives January February March April May June July August September October November December How would Kermit look in a red hat? Posted By Adam Beecher - 18:38, 30 April 2002 Miss Piggy and Kermit apparently like Linux. Red Hat, the leading seller of the operating system, said Tuesday that Jim Henson's Creature Shop is using its version of Linux to power its design studio and other digital projects. Alan Cox attacks the European DMCA Posted By Adam Beecher - 16:30, 30 April 2002 Alan Cox has issued a wake up call to the Linux community amid concerns that the pending European Union Copyright Directive (EUCD) could stymie open source development. Next Midlands LUG Meeting Posted By Ken Guest - 09:54, 30 April 2002 Edited by Ken Guest - 09:54, 30 April 2002 The next Midlands LUG meeting will be on May 3rd in Peter Clarke's Geryhound Bar on Dublin St., Longford. Alan Cox stars in EU copyright protest debate Posted By Adam Beecher - 05:43, 28 April 2002 Edited by Adam Beecher - 05:43, 28 April 2002 Linux heavyweight Alan Cox is to speak on a debate next week about the proposed European Union Copyright Directive which has alarmed many in the Internet community. SuSE touts user-friendly v8.0 Posted By Adam Beecher - 05:42, 28 April 2002 Edited by Adam Beecher - 05:42, 28 April 2002 SuSE Linux aims to make its open source distribution more user friendly with version 8.0 of its Professional Edition, launched today. Downloads section updated: PWman Posted By Ken Guest - 15:40, 25 April 2002 Edited by Ken Guest - 15:40, 25 April 2002 The downloads section has been updated to include PWman (password manager) by Ivan Kelly. Midlands@linux.ie mailing list Posted By Ken Guest - 13:28, 23 April 2002 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:28, 23 April 2002 The Midlands LUG now have their very own midlands@linux.ie mailing list. More foreign banks switching to Linux Posted By Adam Beecher - 21:29, 22 April 2002 Edited by Adam Beecher - 21:29, 22 April 2002 ZDNet: A New Zealand bank has become the latest institution to adopt the open-source Linux operating system. According to reports, the bank is to move all its branches to the Linux platform. Extremadura Measures: Linux Posted By Adam Beecher - 00:47, 21 April 2002 Wired News: The poorest region of Spain has adopted Linux as the official operating system of public schools and offices, in hopes of improving the area's vast technological and economic lag. HP to build Linux supercomputer Posted By Adam Beecher - 15:28, 17 April 2002 CNET: Hewlett-Packard announced a high-profile contract Tuesday to build a Linux-powered supercomputer for the U.S. Department of Energy. The $24.5 million supercomputer will be capable of processing 8.3 trillion calculations per second (8.3 teraflops), according to HP. FSF ask Lindows: 'Where's the Source?' Posted By Adam Beecher - 21:08, 13 April 2002 Edited by Adam Beecher - 21:08, 13 April 2002 NewsForge: Bradley Kuhn, vice president of the Free Software Foundation, says the organization is contacting LindowsOS representatives because the company has not included source code with its "sneak preview" releases. (Also see Bruce Peren's open letter to Michael Robertson.) Red Hat CEO named chairman Posted By Adam Beecher - 13:11, 13 April 2002 CNET: Red Hat, the leading seller of the Linux operating system, on Thursday named Chief Executive Matthew Szulik chairman of the board of directors. Linux.ie at the ICT Expo Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 15:06, 11 April 2002 Live webcam is here ... Apache 2.0 Released Posted By Adam Beecher - 17:13, 6 April 2002 The Apache Software Foundation has announced the first General Availability version of Apache HTTPD Server 2.0. Apache 2.0.35 is the first version of Apache recommended for use on production websites. Polish Linux Reviewed Posted By Ken Guest - 13:18, 4 April 2002 Edited by Adam Beecher - 13:18, 4 April 2002 John Looney wrote a review of Polish Linux... Multiplatform Streaming MP3 Server Posted By Ken Guest - 09:47, 3 April 2002 Edited by Ken Guest - 09:47, 3 April 2002 Edna is a streaming mp3 server written in python - there are certainly other mp3 server solutions available for linux (icecast etc.) but this one is nice - it takes about 10 seconds to set up (literally) and because it's Python it can be run on un*x or Windows for those of us who must use both... As contributed by Eoin Kelly Linux App Writer Wows Skeptics Posted By Adam Beecher - 22:20, 2 April 2002 Wired: On Tuesday, IBM released the source code for SashXB, a scripting language that allows people with basic programming skills to create Linux applications by working with simple website-style code such as HTML and JavaScript. Code free or die Posted By Adam Beecher - 17:32, 2 April 2002 Salon: A new biography of Richard Stallman looks at how the free software mastermind got to be so single-mindedly stubborn. Linux.ie at ICT-e-Xpo Posted By Ken Guest - 16:00, 2 April 2002 Edited by Proinnsias Breathnach - 16:00, 2 April 2002 linux.ie have kindly been donated a stand at this year's ICT e-Xpo (April 9th/11th, RDS, Dublin). We will have plenty of people to answer your questions and much more besides. Visit us on stand K6! Next Midlands LUG Meeting Posted By Ken Guest - 09:46, 2 April 2002 Edited by Ken Guest - 09:46, 2 April 2002 The next Midlands LUG meeting will be once again at Clarke's pub on Dublin St. in Longford next Friday, 5th April at 7:30pm. |
