Subject: THE LINUX REPORT: InfoWorld.com's weekly roundup
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 10:22:27 -0500
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THE LINUX REPORT InfoWorld.com September 22, 1999
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THE LATEST IN LINUX FROM INFOWORLD:
* India-based Web site offers raft of free OSes
* Benefits for those looking forward to Linux growth on midtier
* IBM extends Linux support to ThinkPad portables
* IBM's Monterey claims success with Merced
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INDIA-BASED WEB SITE OFFERS RAFT OF FREE OSES
The free software movement got another small boost this week as an India-based group launched a new Web site offering users worldwide a host of different operating systems and their accompanying documentation, including Linux.
The FreeOS.com site, based in Mumbai, India, which staunchly opposes the time-honored and lucrative practice of charging for operating systems, offers not just the product but free documentation for at least 11 different operating systems, including Linux which is heavily documented, company officials noted.
For the full story: www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?990921.pifreeos.htm
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BENEFITS FOR THOSE LOOKING FORWARD TO LINUX GROWTH ON MIDTIER
THERE'S NO DOUBT that the Linux operating system has made significant inroads at companies big and small. "The operating system that could" has already proven reliable for a myriad of server-based tasks.
In October of 1998, I wrote in this column that more application development tools were needed for Linux to make it to corporate desktops. It seems my wish has been granted. During the last year, a multitude of open-source and commercial application development tools for Linux have arrived enforce. And many more are on the horizon.
For the full story: www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/biggs/990920mb.htm
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IBM EXTENDS LINUX SUPPORT TO THINKPAD PORTABLES
Already firmly committed to Linux on its server platforms, IBM this week shored up support for the open source operating system on its client machines, announcing its ThinkPad 600 is now the first laptop certified to run Red Hat's version of Linux.
Red Hat officials have confirmed that the ThinkPad 600 has passed all of their tests and met all their necessary requirements, and is now the first notebook system to make its Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).
For the full story: www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?990916.pithinklinux.htm
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IBM'S MONTEREY CLAIMS SUCCESS WITH MERCED
While Intel's IA-64 chip is still a year away from being a commercial reality, IBM and other members of the Monterey/64 consortium will ignite the operating systems wars for the chip when they announce Friday they have an early version of their operating system working on the chip.
IBM successfully booted a Merced-based IA-64 system running Monterey/64 this past Monday at an Intel lab in Dupont, Wash. and did so without the use of a software emulator, according to company officials. Consortium officials claim this marks the first time a Unix operating system is up and running on the long-awaited 64-bit chip.
For the full story: www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?990916.pimonterey.htm
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 10:22:27 -0500
From: [email protected]
Reply-To: "Linux Help" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
========================================================
THE LINUX REPORT InfoWorld.com September 22, 1999
========================================================
THE LATEST IN LINUX FROM INFOWORLD:
* India-based Web site offers raft of free OSes
* Benefits for those looking forward to Linux growth on midtier
* IBM extends Linux support to ThinkPad portables
* IBM's Monterey claims success with Merced
=======================================================
INDIA-BASED WEB SITE OFFERS RAFT OF FREE OSES
The free software movement got another small boost this week as an India-based group launched a new Web site offering users worldwide a host of different operating systems and their accompanying documentation, including Linux.
The FreeOS.com site, based in Mumbai, India, which staunchly opposes the time-honored and lucrative practice of charging for operating systems, offers not just the product but free documentation for at least 11 different operating systems, including Linux which is heavily documented, company officials noted.
For the full story: www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?990921.pifreeos.htm
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BENEFITS FOR THOSE LOOKING FORWARD TO LINUX GROWTH ON MIDTIER
THERE'S NO DOUBT that the Linux operating system has made significant inroads at companies big and small. "The operating system that could" has already proven reliable for a myriad of server-based tasks.
In October of 1998, I wrote in this column that more application development tools were needed for Linux to make it to corporate desktops. It seems my wish has been granted. During the last year, a multitude of open-source and commercial application development tools for Linux have arrived enforce. And many more are on the horizon.
For the full story: www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayNew.pl?/biggs/990920mb.htm
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IBM EXTENDS LINUX SUPPORT TO THINKPAD PORTABLES
Already firmly committed to Linux on its server platforms, IBM this week shored up support for the open source operating system on its client machines, announcing its ThinkPad 600 is now the first laptop certified to run Red Hat's version of Linux.
Red Hat officials have confirmed that the ThinkPad 600 has passed all of their tests and met all their necessary requirements, and is now the first notebook system to make its Hardware Compatibility List (HCL).
For the full story: www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?990916.pithinklinux.htm
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IBM'S MONTEREY CLAIMS SUCCESS WITH MERCED
While Intel's IA-64 chip is still a year away from being a commercial reality, IBM and other members of the Monterey/64 consortium will ignite the operating systems wars for the chip when they announce Friday they have an early version of their operating system working on the chip.
IBM successfully booted a Merced-based IA-64 system running Monterey/64 this past Monday at an Intel lab in Dupont, Wash. and did so without the use of a software emulator, according to company officials. Consortium officials claim this marks the first time a Unix operating system is up and running on the long-awaited 64-bit chip.
For the full story: www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/displayStory.pl?990916.pimonterey.htm
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