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LINUX PIPELINE NEWSLETTER Tuesday, January 13, 2004 http://www.linuxpipeline.com Using Linux just got a lot safer as users got two separate, new indemnifications against lawsuits that might be brought by SCO for copyright infringement: Novell said on Tuesday that it will indemnify users. On Monday, the Open Source Development Labs, IBM and Intel were among the companies launching a $10 million indemnification fund. Last year, Hewlett-Packard said it will indemnify userse. However, the HP indemnification was limited, it only protecting users who received code from HP and did not modify the code. Since modifying the code is a major reason why users use Linux and open source, HP's indemnification doesn't seem to be very useful. We have a nice review of the latest distro from SUSE, Version 9.0. Reviewer Ross M. Greenberg says it's free software worth paying for. Because Novell plans to buy the company, SUSE's software will become more important to the Linux community, especially the American Linux community, where SUSE has achieved only limited market penetration. Attorney Michael Overly provides advice on how to protect yourself against legal risks when deploying open source software. Since we posted the article a short time ago, we've already received letters from open source advocates criticizing the piece by saying Overly holds open source software to a higher legal standard than proprietary software. We'll post the best of those letters in a couple of days, until then, read the article and decide for yourself whether Overly's advice makes sense. My $0.02: Lawyers advise you of legal risks. It's one of the things lawyers do. It's up to you to decide whether those risks are worth taking. That's my first reaction to the criticisms of Overly's article, I'd like to re-read the letters and the article before making up my mind for sure. Finally, we received quite a few responses to last week's predictions for open source and Linux in 2004. Readers said: virtualization, blade servers, and SANs will continue to grow. Microsoft may port SQL Server to Linux. SCO must win its lawsuit, or the company will die. And there's more to open source than just Linux. Read it all here More Open Source Predictions For 2004, From Readers http://www.linuxpipeline.com/trends/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17300291 --Mitch Wagner, Co-Editor, Linux Pipeline http://www.linuxpipeline.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- Advertisement ------------------- Learn how business process optimization (BPO) translates into more customers and higher return on investment (ROI): Order this free CD from CMP. It features an in-depth multimedia presentation that delivers expert insights on BPO, and a comprehensive executive guide outlining deployment strategies. Order the free CD on BPO: http://www.techweb.com/cha/bpo1103 ----------------------------------------- IN THIS ISSUE 1. Only The Best Linux And Open-Source News 2. Review: SUSE 9.0: A Distro Worth Paying For 3. Trends: Protecting Against Open Source Legal Risks 4. Trends: Big Blue Penguin 5. Voting Booth: What's The Best Linux Distro? 6. Expert Views: Embedded Linux Tool Market Won't Hold Water 7. Find Commercial Linux Tools In Product Finder 8. Check Out The Linux Pipeline Topic Categories - Core Linux - Applications - Enterprise Open Source - Business 9. Tell A Colleague About Linux Pipeline Newsletter 10. Have You Discovered The Other Pipelines? 11. Change Your Subscription Options 1. ONLY THE BEST LINUX AND OPEN-SOURCE NEWS Novell To Indemnify Linux Users Novell plans to indemnify Linux customers and their solution providers against legal charges that could result from looming SCO Group litigation. The news comes as the networking power completes its acquisition of SUSE Linux. http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17300646 Apache Server Usage Soars http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17300704 IBM To Preview Next-Gen DB2 'Stinger' At LinuxWorld http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17300711 Microsoft Offers Linux-Interoperability Software For Free http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17300679 OSDL, IBM, Intel Launch SCO Legal Defense Fund For Users http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17300495 IBM Memo Advocates Move To Linux On Internal PCs http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17300371 Sub-$700 Linux Laptops U.S.-Bound http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17300165 IBM Backs Standard SUSE Linux For Point-Of-Sale Solution http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17300426 Massachusetts Open Source Vs. Proprietary Battle Brews http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17200614 Chinese-Japanese Linux Venture Aims To Challenge Microsoft http://www.linuxpipeline.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17200530 2. REVIEW: SUSE 9.0: A Distro Worth Paying For SUSE 9 offers a superb printed manual, a great installation interface, a modern KDE system in addition to the more standard, older GNOME interface, and a new kernel build. It's easy to see why Novell thought enough of the software to buy the company. http://www.linuxpipeline.com/howto/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17300224 3. TRENDS: Protecting Against Open Source Legal Risks Using Linux and open source products requires protecting yourself against legal liability. Here's how. http://www.linuxpipeline.com/trends/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17200397 4. TRENDS: A 'Big Blue' Penguin? IBM has tied its fate to non-Windows platforms, such as Linux and Java. Can it thrive with an open-source approach? http://www.linuxpipeline.com/trends/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17300642 http://www.linuxpipeline.com/trends/index.jhtml 5. VOTING BOOTH: What's The Best Linux Distro? Is it Debian? Red Hat? SuSE? Mandrake? Or none of the above? Come cast your vote on the best Linux distribution provider. http://www.linuxpipeline.com/vote/favdistro_1223.jhtml 6. EXPERT VIEWS: Embedded Linux Tool Market Won't Hold Water There is no sustainable embedded Linux tools market. In the end, embedded software developers who value commercial tools enough to pay for them will eschew Linux. http://www.linuxpipeline.com/trends/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=17300604 7. FIND COMMERCIAL LINUX TOOLS IN PRODUCT FINDER This week, wade into Commercial Linux category in Linux Pipeline's Product Finder: http://productfinder.linuxpipeline.com/index.cgi?search=Search&final_cat1=6&category=19&sub_cat=62 For other Product Finder product categories, browse or search the database from its home page: http://productfinder.linuxpipeline.com/ 8. CHECK OUT THE LINUX PIPELINE TOPIC CENTERS Core Linux: http://www.linuxpipeline.com/corelinux/ Applications: http://www.linuxpipeline.com/applications/ Enterprise Open Source: http://www.linuxpipeline.com/enterprise/ Business: http://www.linuxpipeline.com/business/ 9. TELL A FRIEND If you know a colleague or co-worker who might be interested in signing up for this newsletter, please forward it to him or her and point out the subscription page: http://www.linuxpipeline.com/newsletter.jhtml 10. HAVE YOU DISCOVERED THE OTHER PIPELINES? Linux Pipeline is one is a series of specialized IT sites that might be to your liking. 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