Savagenews.com reports that Slackware Linux 9.1 Final is now available:

The Official Release of Slackware Linux by Patrick Volkerding is an advanced Linux operating system, designed with the twin goals of ease of use and stability as top priorities. Including the latest popular software while retaining a sense of tradition, providing simplicity and ease of use alongside flexibility and power, Slackware brings the best of all worlds to the table.

Got an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ or a Athlon 64 FX-51 but are still in need of an OS? then why not check out Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64 Beta.

AVM stellt einen neuen CAPI 2.0 Treiber für Linux bereit.

Die CAPI 2.0-Schnittstelle des Treibers regelt die Kommunikation der Anwendungprogramme mit der AVM-Hardware und erschließt sämtliche Leistungsmerkmale des Euro-ISDN-Anschlusses unter Linux. Der Treiber bindet Ihre AVM-Hardware in Ihr Linux-Betriebssystem ein. Anwender, die keine SuSE Distribution verwenden, können diesen Treiber manuell übersetzen. Hinweise dazu entnehmen Sie bitte der HTML Hilfe, die dem Treiberpaket beiliegt

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A Microsoft-commissioned study has found that companies could save up to 28 percent by developing certain programs with Windows instead of Linux, the software company plans to announce on Tuesday. The study, conducted by Giga Research and paid for by Microsoft, compared the likely costs over four years for a dozen medium-size and large businesses that were developing Web-based portals. Giga examined the costs of creating a portal using Microsoft's Windows operating system and related development tools as compared with those of Linux-based systems using Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) tools.

Philip over @ LinuxCompatible send words that Mandrake Linux 9.2 RC2 is available for download.
The official Mandrake Homepage is not yet available.

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3DGamers.com reports that in preparation for the upcoming client patches, there is now a new dedicated Linux server version 1.45 beta for Battlefield 1942, Digital Illusions' popular 3D action game. This release adds the Battle of Britain map, new player banning options, server optimizations, logging improvements, bug fixes, and more.

Savagenews reports that MandrakeSoft S.A. has released the first release candidate of Mandrake Linux 9.2: This newest version of Mandrake Linux delivers an unparalleled level of technology for desktop users in addition to extensive and unique server features.

Recently I received an email ad from CompTIA about the Linux+ exam. Being semi-new to the Linux world, I hadn't considered this exam before. After reading up on it an idea struck me. Why not take this exam to see what it's all about and write about the experience? I contacted CompTIA with the idea and they were agreeable. So, my journey into taking the Linux+ exam began...

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Icculus.org have now released beta 1 for Medal of Honor for Linux!

Due to the overwhelming flood of email in my inbox that has run the range from begging and pleading to polite inquiries to downright rudeness (you know who you are), I'm putting out a not-ready-for-primetime MOHAA beta.

Sorry for another babble news on blaster. But this is historic , i think, www.windowsupdate.com is running on Linux. But if you click on the "Windows Update" button on the menu in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, the update page still comes up, but with a slightly different address v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com see it here http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/graph?site=www.windowsupdate.com. News-Source:- µ

The TechnoZone first published this article back in March of 2003 and it was updated yesterday on Aug. 11, 2003. It's well worth checking out! Here's a byte:

In this article, we'll compare the capabilities of Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows XP and Linux. Would-be flamers, please note: yes, I am aware that you can add third-party software or hardware to almost any system to expand its capabilities. To be fair, we are primarily considering "vendor-supplied" capabilities, although we'll also note, where applicable, some freely downloadable utilities that can address or augment built-in capabilities. Any list of downloadable third-party add-ons is, of course, necessarily incomplete and is intended only as a guide to further exploration.

I stumbled into the following thread at the Rage3D forums, that ATI is looking for some geeks, who want to test Linux beta drivers on their machines. If you are interested in joining the ATI Linux Beta program, head over and apply to the request. Rage3D Forum

Updated 1.4 GRP CD1 LiveCDs for x86 and i686 are now going up on mirrors. These CDs are datestamped as 20030806 and contain an updated version of the genkernel utility, fixing a bug that only affects users of the x86 and i686 CDs. Users of the pentium3, pentium4, and athlon-xp CDs are unaffected.

Atleast thats what eWeek.com is reporting After Sco's threat to all the Bigwig Linux distributors, Major companies are taking wait and see approach . This will soon show when Redhat , SUSE , and other major linux vendors show their sales-figures after Sco's threat. But a company called Aduva has announced Onstage 2.0 which "Sniffs" out SCOs code in your linux distro and replaces them with the providers code (are you with me).

Mandrake Linux 9.2 Beta 2 has been released

"This newest version of Mandrake Linux delivers an unparalleled level of technology for desktop users in addition to extensive and unique server features.

Corrections from Beta 1 include:

- Rpmdrake now functional
- Upgrade from former versions now fully handled
- New windows are now conveniently centered"

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Gentoo Linux is a versatile and fast, completely free Linux distribution for x86, PowerPC, UltraSparc and Alpha systems that's geared towards Linux power users. Unlike other distros, Gentoo Linux has an advanced package management system called Portage. Portage is a true ports system in the tradition of BSD ports, but is Python-based and sports a number of advanced features including dependencies, fine-grained package management, "fake" (OpenBSD-style) installs, path sandboxing, safe unmerging, system profiles, virtual packages, config file management, and more.

Der KDE-Instant-Messenger Kopete ist jetzt in der Version 0.7 erschienen und bringt zahlreich Neuerungen mit. Kopete besitzt eine flexible Plug-In-Architektur, über die diverse Instant-Messaging-Protokolle wie ICQ, AIM, MSN, Yahoo und Jabber unterstützt werden. In kommende KDE-Versionen soll Kopete als Standard-Instant-Messaging-Applikation integriert werden. Mehr Infos: Golem

Konqueror may inadvertently send authentication credentials to websites other than the intended website in clear text via the HTTP-referer header when authentication credentials are passed as part of a URL in the form of http://user:password@host/ The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0459 to this issue. More

Das KDE-Team hat ein Advisory über ein Sicherheitsleck im Browser Konqueror der Unix/Linux-Desktop-Umgebung veröffentlicht. Das Leck führt dazu, dass Authentifizierungsdaten fälschlicherweise an andere als die vorgesehenen Webseiten gesendet werden. Zur Anmeldung an Webserver können Benutzername und Passwort in einer URL mitgesendet werden: user:password@host. Nahezu alle Browser unterstützen diese Möglichkeit -- auch wenn dies laut den RFCs 2396 beziehungsweise 2616 im Standard für http-URLs eigentlich nicht empfohlen ist. Sinnvoll kann dies dagegen für automatisierte Anmeldungen für ftp-Übetragungen per Webbrowser sein, um sich die manuelle Eingabe der Daten zu sparen. Mehr Infos bei Heise