In-Depth
LinuxWorld news roundup
A review of show news from LinuxWorld, New York, Jan 2003
At LinuxWorld: New
tools fuel continued enthusiasm
If developer proponents of the Linux platform have been meeting resistance from
managers because the bosses view Linux software as a potential computer room
renegade, they may take heart. It seems that cynical view is quickly fading
if the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, held last week in New York City, is
a valid indicator. -Jan 24, 2003
Linux percolates on
client side, too
Even as Linux makes substantial inroads on the server side, observers ask if
it will ever play a big role on client systems. But some evidence of activity
emerged at LinuxWorld. -Jan 23, 2003
DB2 for Linux Clustering
scales to 1,000 nodes
IBM this week used the LinuxWorld stage to unveil a new implementation of its
mainstay relational database -- DB2 for Linux Clustering. The new DB2 implementation
can scale from two to 1,000 nodes, IBM officials said. -Jan 22, 2003
Hooking kids on Lindows
It's an old strategy, but a good one: Get the young folks
using your technology when they're in school, and they just might get hooked for
a lifetime. -Jan 22, 2003
Linux: SCO adds
licensing unit, famed attorney
The SCO Group this week created a
new business division dubbed SCOsource to manage the licensing of its Unix
intellectual property assets and hired famed Microsoft prosecutor David
Boies to defend those assets. - Jan.
22, 2003