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Find out more about e-business infrastructure; register to download a free Linux Redbook, Linux Web Hosting with WebSphere, DB2, and Domino, at: http://www.ibm.com/e-business/infrastructure/news9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW THIS WEEK: Can a proprietary printer driver outperform the Gimp-Print project and the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)? http://www.linuxworld.com/jlw/1212/lw-2000-12/lw-12-vcontrol_1.html Discover how VMware stacks up against Win4Lin in The Penguin Brief http://www.linuxworld.com/jlw/1212/lw-2000-12/lw-12-penguin_2.html Configure CUPS via the KDE/QT interfaces in Ask the Geek http://www.linuxworld.com/jlw/1212/lw-2000-12/lw-12-geek_1.html Rawn Shah looks at Linuxlab, MathSoft, Wolfram Research, API Networks, and ZeroG http://www.linuxworld.com/jlw/1212/lw-2000-12/lw-12-prodnews_1.html LinuxWorld Malaysia 2000: Highlights include FreeBSD and the IBM S/390 Multiprise 3000 http://www.linuxworld.com/jlw/1212/lw-2000-12/lw-12-malaysia-expo.html MOST POPULAR STORIES SO FAR THIS MONTH INCLUDE: Joshua Drake devises three unique tests for Netscape 6 http://www.linuxworld.com/jlw/1212/lw-2000-11/lw-11-netscape6.html Check out our interview with C author and Unix co-creator Dennis Ritchie http://www.linuxworld.com/jlw/1212/lw-2000-12/lw-12-ritchie.html Nick Petreley suggests that Windows owes its new found stability to Linux http://www.linuxworld.com/jlw/1212/lw-2000-11/lw-11-penguin_4.html Can StarOffice replace MS Office as the standard in higher education? http://www.linuxworld.com/jlw/1212/lw-2000-12/lw-12-staroffice2.html COMING UP: Joe Barr takes on the piracy police; Top ten Linux games; The Legacy Files; The Penguin Brief; and more! THIS WEEK IN LINUXWORLD.COM'S DISCUSSION FORUM: Robert Toxen and Cameron Laird covered a broad range of topics in their interview, ranging from security needs to the best way to handle the IRS. Toxen's new book, "Real World Linux Security," covers the security basics every system administrator should know -- and even if you just fiddle with a Linux box at home as a hobby, you are a system administrator. Check out their archived comments to find out how you can better protect yourself. Moderated by Cameron Laird. http://forums.itworld.com/webx?14@@.ee6c685 Plus: Ask the Geek: Help the Geek and a friend conspire to move a class of first-year engineering students from NT to Linux. http://forums.itworld.com/webx?14@@.ee6c981/225!skip=173 Linux Reviews Central: Has the latest tech stock dip hit the cathedral as hard as it has the bazaar? http://forums.itworld.com/webx?14@@.ee6b665/71!skip=13 Desktop Linux: Both open source and proprietary printing solutions are gathering speed on Linux. http://forums.itworld.com/webx?14@@.ee6b663/308!skip=240 Linux Software Development: Talk back to Danny Kalev about his interview with Dennis Ritchie and his lament over the Linux stock crises. http://forums.itworld.com/webx?14@@.ee6b652/200!skip=132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IT JOB SPOT (TM) With LeadersOnline, your LINUX career advancement is in the hands of recruiting professionals�not monsters. 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