NEWS> ACM TechNEWS: Open Source

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To: NetHappenings <nethappenings@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 08:17:55 -0500
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  ACM TechNEWS:  Open Source

"2.6 Kernel to Push the Envelope"
The projected June release of the Linux 2.6 production kernel
will help the open-source operating system penetrate even further
into the enterprise, according to Open Source Development Lab
(OSDL) lab director Tim Witham, who adds that the kernel will
?http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1053230,00.asp?http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1053230,00.asp

"Grants Promoting Unfettered Innovation"
Dan Gillmor hopes that the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's $98,000
grant to the Open Source Applications (OSA) Foundation's Chandler
Project in March portends a surge of philanthropic investments to
ensure the openness and universal availability of tomorrow's ...
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/5734969.htm

"Open Source Versus Open Standards"
Open standards, open source, developer communities, and licensing
models have all used the term "open," but users need to know
exactly what the moniker means in each instance, according to Sun
Microsystems' Jonathan Schwartz.  Of the four groupings, open
?http://news.com.com/2010-1071-995823.html?http://news.com.com/2010-1071-995823.html

"W3C Unveils Its Patent Plans"
For over three years, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has
been struggling to develop a patent policy that satisfies both
open source proponents who want royalty-free standards and
proprietary software companies who demand payment for the use of
?http://news.com.com/2100-1013-993283.html?http://news.com.com/2100-1013-993283.html

"Will Open Source Force a Sea Change in IT?"
Open source, combined with the advent of service-oriented
architecture, could seriously impact solutions providers that
rely on operating system licensing fees for most of their
revenue.  As a result, software companies will have to re-orient ...
http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2912916,00.html

"Open Source Gets Booster Program"
A new hybrid software licensing program promises to let vendors
reap profits from their product while reassuring buyers their
purchases do not lead to proprietary lock-in.  Former U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer Tony Stanco is
?http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109853,00.asp?http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109853,00.asp

"Flaws Put Open Source on Hot Seat"
The disclosure of the SendMail and Snort security flaws last week
highlighted the problems of building and installing open-source
patches.  "With open source you really have a double-edged
sword," notes Dan Ingevaldson of Internet Security Systems, the
?http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0310opensource.html?http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0310opensource.html

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