The GUI, dubbed Sikigami, was developed by Japanese software developer AXE as a broader version of the Linux code it used to port the open source OS over to Sharp's Zaurus PDA.

"This is a beta release of Red Hat Linux. It is not intended for mission critical applications. It's not even intended for non-mission critical applications. Important data should not be entrusted to Wolverine, as it may eat it and make loud belching noises."

"No one can wait two years," Ellison said. "Don't take our software and finish it yourselves. If you do that, you start falling into that trap where you can't upgrade because of customized code."

IBMCCR 0.3 is IBM's implementation of handwriting recognizer for Linux. The Simplified Chinese(GB) version can recognize all the 6763 Chinese characters defined in National Standard GB2312-1980.

In what appears to be a move to dodge yet another Department of Justice investigation, Microsoft Corporation may be selling its shares in Corel Corporation--at half the price it bought those shares.

Philip Zimmermann, the inventor of the widely used PGP encryption protocol, announced that he has left Network Associates Inc. because he and the company no longer agree about the future of PGP.

Philip Zimmermann, the inventor of the widely used PGP encryption protocol, announced that he has left Network Associates Inc. because he and the company no longer agree about the future of PGP.

"The code should build out of the box on the three "standard" platforms - Linux/x86, Solaris/sparc and win32/x86 - as well as on Linux/ppc and Solaris/x86. Work on porting to several platforms is ongoing and the ports will probably see code inmprovements in the OO619B timeline."

"The code should build out of the box on the three "standard" platforms - Linux/x86, Solaris/sparc and win32/x86 - as well as on Linux/ppc and Solaris/x86. Work on porting to several platforms is ongoing and the ports will probably see code inmprovements in the OO619B timeline."

VA Linux has reported revenue of $42.5 million for the second fiscal quarter, 2001, an increase of 111% over the same quarter of fiscal 2000. VA Linux also reported a second quarter net loss, on a pro forma basis, excluding non-cash and non-recurring charges, of ($0.28) per share, compared to a loss of ($0.20) per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2000.