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  1. Internet.com Acquires Linuxcentral

    Linux · Linux · · posted by Hemos · from the ba-chomp-chomp-chewy-chomp dept. · 22 comments
    mulan writes "The E-Business and Internet Technology Network has acquired linuxcentral.com. This comes shortly after the recent aquisition of LinuxToday.com in a move to further Linux support for the Internet community. The article appears in today's Business Wire or you can read the official press release here. "

  2. Encyclopedia Britannica Goes To The Free

    Links · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the get-the-research-down dept. · 107 comments
    Cy Guy writes "You can now complete those research papers in half the time for free! EB has incorporated the full text of their dead tree and CD-ROM editions into a portal interface (with the typical web-based email, news headlines, etc.) A search of the Encyclopaedia, also searches "The Best of the Web", Magazines, and Books in Print. The results page also lets you pass your search to Searchopolis. They've released more information about it in the press release. "

  3. Ikonos 1-Meter Resolution Earth Images from Space

    Tech · Technology · · posted by Hemos · from the fun-with-commericial-imaging dept. · 144 comments
    Attack Pirate writes "Colorado based Space Imaging will release their first 1-meter resolution pictures from space in a press release here. The images are from their brand new Ikonos spacecraft and they'll be available for purchase. I've had a peek at some sub-sampled stuff and am very impressed with the quality. You can see ... well, just wait until 11:30 PM Mountain time and see for yourself. Backup sites are newswire.spaceimaging.com and www.businesswire.com (click on "Today's Photo Wire"). " I'm going to be tracking a lot of people's movements with this now.

  4. Free Software Foundation Wins $25,000 Award

    News · News · · posted by Roblimo · from the if-this-isn't-worthwhile-we-don't-know-what-is dept. · 38 comments
    tgeller writes "The Free Software Foundation (FSF) just won a $25,000 IDG/Linus Torvalds Community Award "for its continued support of the Linux community". This one's from publisher/expo organizer International Data Group. See the press release. What, Stallman's $100K Macarthur Fellowship wasn't enough? :) " Silliness aside, some big congrats are in order here.

  5. Sun to Provide Parts for Low Cost Linux SPARC Boxes

    Sun · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the sign-me-up dept. · 35 comments
    Nomad sent us a link to a press release where you can read that Sun is going to provide parts to select system integrators. These folks will work on building low cost, SPARC based boxes that will run Linux. "

  6. Loki to port Games

    Games · Games · · posted by sengan · from the i-know-that-name dept. · 0 comments
    axg writes "Loki Software is planning to port top selling games to Linux. Read about it here " Loki games is brought to you by the same guys that made the SDK toolkit. (AFAIR) Slashdot wishes them well... What games are you thinking of porting first?

  7. Sun/IBM Joint Unix?

    Tech · Unix · · posted by CmdrTaco · from the my-oh-my dept. · 0 comments
    Dev Mazumdar sent us this link where you can read about a new unix being developed by sun and IBM. The interesting part is the Java integration stuff. This is worth a read.