The Linux Advocate
by Scott Dowdle
dowdle@icstech.net
ICQ UIN: 15509440
Linux Advocate
Column #52
June 25th, 1999
LOGIN:
I know, you've heard it from me dozens of times, but
yeah... I was very busy this week so the column is very
limited. I thought about just skipping this week but then
changed my mind.
NEWS:
Item #1: Will Microworkz get burned by new iToaster PC? -
Want a PC for $199? Well, here's a story about an upcoming
Internet PC for that almost mythical price. http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,38074,00.html?st.ne.fd.gif.j
Item #2: Do you want to play a game? (in voice from War
Games) - Seems like there have been more and more stories
about Linux and games... but I've been mostly ignoring them.
Shame on me. Check out the following two stories. The
interview with Dave Taylor is a "MUST READ" by the
way.
Linux and the Gaming Community
http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Linux/?st.gc.fd.gcb
Dave Taylor, Transmeta
http://www.ga-source.com/interviews/ddt.shtml
Item #3: Torvalds: Where Linux Leads - Linus has been making
the rounds again with interviews and appearances. Check out
the interview that PCWorld ran at the following URL: http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,11449,00.html
Item #4: Man beats Linux-powered PC in chess game - A rather
odd story. Read if you so desire. http://www.mb.com.ph/info/9906/16jb08a.asp
Item #5: Eric Raymond and the dark side of the force - As
mentioned last column, Eric Raymond was invited to Microsoft
HQ to speak. Well, it is over and done with and a few
stories have been written about it. Mr. Raymond also
released a new paper entitled The Magic Cauldron. I haven't
had the opportunity to read it yet. Wanna race? Who can read
it faster?!? :)
Open-source advocate Raymond lives to tell about visit to
Microsoft http://www.zdnet.com/pcweek/stories/news/0,4153,1015234,00.html
The Magic Cauldron
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/magic-cauldron/
Item #6: Open-source development grows with Linux - The
following story talks returns to the story about Microsoft
and their efforts to combat Linux. A pretty decent
read so check it out: http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/990621hnopen.xml
LOGOUT:
Sorry that I didn't have any spotlights this week. Maybe
next week. Feel free to send in story ideas or suggestions
about what you'd like to see reviewed or covered in this
column. As always, thanks for reading.
Scott Dowdle
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