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BBC To Revive Doctor Who Next Year
Jordan writes: "Orange Today is reporting that the BBC has hired a scriptwriter from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to work on a new Doctor Who series, in celebration of the show's 40th anniversary. And Buffy's Anthony Head, who plays Giles, may be up for the role of the doctor." Update: 07/03 12:27 GMT by T : LoadStar writes: "The Beeb has an official denial that a new Who series is in the works with members of the Buffy production team, as reported yesterday on Slashdot. They report 'Whilst the Cult team quite like the idea of Tony Head as the Doctor in a show guided by members of America's finest fantasy production team, the BBC aren't currently making any such plans.'"
can't hardly wait for this one...*YAWN*
There have only been 2 posts so far, what's up with that?
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So ‑ whatever ‑ happened ‑ to ‑ Linux ‑ At ‑ tech ‑ expo ‑ open ‑ source ‑ software ‑ is ‑ hard ‑ to ‑ find ‑ By ‑ John ‑ W ‑ SchoenMSNBC ‑ NEW ‑ YORK ‑ June ‑ 26 ‑ Just ‑ a ‑ few ‑ years ‑ ago ‑ one ‑ of ‑ the ‑ hottest ‑ topics ‑ at ‑ this ‑ annual ‑ confluence ‑ of ‑ PC ‑ hardware ‑ and ‑ software ‑ makers ‑ was ‑ the ‑ socalled ‑ open ‑ source ‑ alternative ‑ to ‑ Microsofts ‑ industrydominant ‑ Windows ‑ operating ‑ system ‑ Soon ‑ open ‑ source ‑ proponents ‑ argued ‑ PC ‑ users ‑ would ‑ be ‑ liberated ‑ from ‑ the ‑ burden ‑ of ‑ paying ‑ for ‑ software ‑ The ‑ Linux ‑ operating ‑ system ‑ and ‑ other ‑ open ‑ source ‑ alternatives ‑ written ‑ by ‑ devoted ‑ bands ‑ of ‑ volunteer ‑ programmers ‑ would ‑ be ‑ available ‑ to ‑ anyone ‑ for ‑ the ‑ cost ‑ of ‑ a ‑ download ‑ But ‑ today ‑ Windows ‑ is ‑ still ‑ running ‑ on ‑ the ‑ vast ‑ majority ‑ of ‑ PCs ‑ So ‑ what ‑ happened ‑ LINUX ‑ HASNT ‑ gone ‑ away ‑ But ‑ after ‑ attracting ‑ widespread ‑ attention ‑ and ‑ generating ‑ several ‑ moonshot ‑ initial ‑ public ‑ offerings ‑ during ‑ the ‑ tech ‑ boom ‑ purveyors ‑ of ‑ Linux ‑ software ‑ and ‑ support ‑ have ‑ fallen ‑ back ‑ to ‑ earth ‑ along ‑ with ‑ their ‑ stocks ‑ Earlier ‑ this ‑ month ‑ Red ‑ Hat ‑ which ‑ sells ‑ about ‑ half ‑ of ‑ all ‑ Linux ‑ software ‑ reported ‑ a ‑ loss ‑ of ‑ 43 ‑ million ‑ on ‑ an ‑ 8 ‑ percent ‑ drop ‑ in ‑ revenues ‑ in ‑ the ‑ latest ‑ quarter ‑ as ‑ corporate ‑ customers ‑ continued ‑ to ‑ squeeze ‑ every ‑ penny ‑ of ‑ their ‑ computer ‑ budgets ‑ Ironically ‑ those ‑ tight ‑ budgets ‑ have ‑ helped ‑ fuel ‑ adoption ‑ of ‑ Linux ‑ by ‑ managers ‑ of ‑ large ‑ corporate ‑ technology ‑ departments ‑ Created ‑ by ‑ Finish ‑ college ‑ student ‑ Linus ‑ Torvalds ‑ and ‑ continually ‑ updated ‑ and ‑ improved ‑ by ‑ a ‑ loose ‑ confederation ‑ of ‑ programmers ‑ who ‑ arent ‑ paid ‑ for ‑ their ‑ work ‑ Linux ‑ is ‑ available ‑ without ‑ the ‑ steep ‑ licensing ‑ fees ‑ that ‑ come ‑ with ‑ commercially ‑ produced ‑ software ‑ Companies ‑ like ‑ Red ‑ Hat ‑ sell ‑ upgraded ‑ versions ‑ and ‑ provide ‑ technical ‑ support ‑ but ‑ dont ‑ charge ‑ licensing ‑ fees ‑ Those ‑ continuing ‑ upgrades ‑ have ‑ begun ‑ to ‑ generate ‑ increased ‑ interest ‑ from ‑ costconscious ‑ technology ‑ managers ‑ A ‑ recent ‑ survey ‑ of ‑ 800 ‑ companies ‑ in ‑ North ‑ America ‑ and ‑ Western ‑ Europe ‑ found ‑ that ‑ some ‑ 40 ‑ percent ‑ said ‑ they ‑ were ‑ either ‑ using ‑ or ‑ testing ‑ Linux ‑ according ‑ to ‑ the ‑ research ‑ firm ‑ IDC ‑ With ‑ some ‑ 27 ‑ percent ‑ of ‑ the ‑ market ‑ Linux ‑ is ‑ now ‑ the ‑ second ‑ most ‑ popular ‑ operating ‑ system ‑ for ‑ servers ‑ supplanting ‑ the ‑ decadesold ‑ operating ‑ system ‑ UNIX ‑ Microsoft ‑ holds ‑ the ‑ top ‑ spot ‑ MSNBC ‑ is ‑ a ‑ MicrosoftNBC ‑ joint ‑ venture ‑ Numbers ‑ like ‑ those ‑ have ‑ caught ‑ the ‑ attention ‑ of ‑ computer ‑ hardware ‑ makers ‑ Last ‑ year ‑ as ‑ the ‑ personal ‑ computer ‑ slogged ‑ through ‑ the ‑ worst ‑ sales ‑ crash ‑ in ‑ its ‑ history ‑ Linux ‑ server ‑ sales ‑ jumped ‑ by ‑ more ‑ than ‑ 50 ‑ percent ‑ to ‑ 400 ‑ million ‑ with ‑ IBM ‑ leading ‑ the ‑ pack ‑ Linux ‑ used ‑ to ‑ be ‑ just ‑ a ‑ bunch ‑ of ‑ geeks ‑ trying ‑ to ‑ change ‑ the ‑ industry ‑ said ‑ Elizabeth ‑ Phillips ‑ a ‑ HewlettPackard ‑ spokesperson ‑ Now ‑ Linux ‑ is ‑ becoming ‑ more ‑ mainstream ‑ every ‑ day ‑ Linux ‑ is ‑ also ‑ shining ‑ brightly ‑ on ‑ the ‑ radar ‑ screens ‑ of ‑ software ‑ makers ‑ like ‑ Oracle ‑ which ‑ is ‑ heavily ‑ marketing ‑ the ‑ latest ‑ version ‑ of ‑ its ‑ highend ‑ corporate ‑ enterprise ‑ software ‑ which ‑ generates ‑ mainframelike ‑ horsepower ‑ using ‑ clusters ‑ of ‑ relatively ‑ cheap ‑ servers ‑ running ‑ Linux ‑ LINUX ‑ BOOT ‑ CAMP ‑ But ‑ Linux ‑ has ‑ hardly ‑ made ‑ a ‑ dent ‑ in ‑ the ‑ desktop ‑ and ‑ home ‑ user ‑ markets ‑ At ‑ PC ‑ conventions ‑ like ‑ this ‑ one ‑ Microsofts ‑ Windows ‑ operating ‑ system ‑ still ‑ rules ‑ with ‑ some ‑ 94 ‑ percent ‑ of ‑ the ‑ operating ‑ system ‑ market ‑ for ‑ desktops ‑ and ‑ laptop ‑ PCs ‑ according ‑ to ‑ IDC ‑ Despite ‑ its ‑ growing ‑ popularity ‑ among ‑ computer ‑ professionals ‑ its ‑ still ‑ not ‑ completely ‑ user ‑ friendly ‑ Its ‑ for ‑ geeks ‑ said ‑ Faber ‑ Fedor ‑ a ‑ New ‑ Jerseybased ‑ consultant ‑ who ‑ helps ‑ small ‑ businesses ‑ upgrade ‑ to ‑ Linux ‑ Near ‑ the ‑ end ‑ of ‑ a ‑ long ‑ hallway ‑ in ‑ the ‑ basement ‑ of ‑ the ‑ Jacob ‑ Javits ‑ Center ‑ at ‑ a ‑ wellattended ‑ conference ‑ called ‑ Linux ‑ Boot ‑ Camp ‑ Fedor ‑ walked ‑ a ‑ roomful ‑ of ‑ developers ‑ and ‑ IT ‑ managers ‑ through ‑ the ‑ basics ‑ and ‑ not ‑ so ‑ basics ‑ of ‑ converting ‑ to ‑ the ‑ Linux ‑ world ‑ Until ‑ recently ‑ interacting ‑ with ‑ Linux ‑ was ‑ almost ‑ entirely ‑ textdriven ‑ much ‑ like ‑ Windows ‑ precursor ‑ DOS ‑ So ‑ converting ‑ meant ‑ learning ‑ an ‑ arcane ‑ vocabulary ‑ of ‑ computerese ‑ to ‑ give ‑ the ‑ PC ‑ even ‑ the ‑ simplest ‑ commands ‑ But ‑ Linux ‑ software ‑ is ‑ getting ‑ better ‑ and ‑ now ‑ more ‑ closely ‑ mimics ‑ the ‑ Windows ‑ world ‑ that ‑ the ‑ vast ‑ majority ‑ of ‑ PC ‑ users ‑ are ‑ accustomed ‑ to ‑ A ‑ Linuxbased ‑ opensource ‑ email ‑ program ‑ called ‑ Evolution ‑ looks ‑ pretty ‑ much ‑ like ‑ a ‑ standard ‑ Windows ‑ desktop ‑ OpenOffices ‑ provide ‑ most ‑ key ‑ features ‑ offered ‑ by ‑ Microsoft ‑ Office ‑ including ‑ a ‑ word ‑ processor ‑ spreadsheet ‑ and ‑ mail ‑ program ‑ Fedor ‑ says ‑ these ‑ alternatives ‑ offer ‑ more ‑ than ‑ a ‑ familiar ‑ look ‑ and ‑ feel ‑ We ‑ dont ‑ get ‑ viruses ‑ he ‑ said ‑ Last ‑ year ‑ viruses ‑ cost ‑ the ‑ business ‑ world ‑ billions ‑ but ‑ every ‑ one ‑ of ‑ those ‑ was ‑ on ‑ Windows ‑ WOOING ‑ THE ‑ HOME ‑ USER ‑ But ‑ adopters ‑ of ‑ Linux ‑ still ‑ face ‑ hurdles ‑ living ‑ in ‑ a ‑ Microsoft ‑ world ‑ High ‑ on ‑ the ‑ list ‑ of ‑ headaches ‑ is ‑ incompatibilities ‑ with ‑ files ‑ created ‑ with ‑ Microsoft ‑ products ‑ like ‑ Word ‑ Small ‑ software ‑ makers ‑ like ‑ Lindows ‑ are ‑ trying ‑ to ‑ help ‑ desktop ‑ users ‑ bridge ‑ that ‑ divide ‑ Still ‑ Linux ‑ evangelists ‑ like ‑ Fedor ‑ say ‑ that ‑ as ‑ long ‑ as ‑ new ‑ PCs ‑ come ‑ preloaded ‑ with ‑ Windows ‑ the ‑ open ‑ source ‑ community ‑ faces ‑ an ‑ uphill ‑ battle ‑ spreading ‑ Linux ‑ beyond ‑ corporate ‑ IT ‑ departments ‑ into ‑ the ‑ home ‑ Linux ‑ partisans ‑ point ‑ to ‑ some ‑ small ‑ victories ‑ WalMart ‑ recently ‑ began ‑ selling ‑ a ‑ house ‑ brand ‑ PC ‑ at ‑ rock ‑ bottom ‑ prices ‑ available ‑ with ‑ Linux ‑ for ‑ the ‑ thriftiest ‑ PC ‑ buyersThat ‑ thrift ‑ among ‑ home ‑ PC ‑ buyers ‑ though ‑ has ‑ further ‑ hampered ‑ the ‑ spread ‑ of ‑ Linux ‑ to ‑ home ‑ desktops ‑ Its ‑ another ‑ reason ‑ software ‑ developers ‑ like ‑ Dave ‑ Potter ‑ of ‑ Fountainville ‑ Pa ‑ prefer ‑ writing ‑ programs ‑ for ‑ corporate ‑ users ‑ He ‑ says ‑ he ‑ doesnt ‑ see ‑ much ‑ point ‑ writing ‑ Linux ‑ applications ‑ for ‑ individual ‑ PC ‑ buyers ‑ Home ‑ users ‑ are ‑ cheap ‑ he ‑ said ‑ At ‑ 4995 ‑ youre ‑ going ‑ to ‑ have ‑ to ‑ sell ‑ a ‑ whole ‑ lot ‑ of ‑ copies ‑ to ‑ make ‑ it ‑ in ‑ the ‑ market ‑ And ‑ as ‑ Linux ‑ proponents ‑ continue ‑ to ‑ try ‑ to ‑ enlist ‑ desktop ‑ PC ‑ users ‑ Microsoft ‑ is ‑ busy ‑ reinventing ‑ that ‑ desktop ‑ With ‑ sales ‑ of ‑ new ‑ PCs ‑ in ‑ their ‑ worst ‑ slump ‑ in ‑ decades ‑ Microsoft ‑ is ‑ hoping ‑ to ‑ reboot ‑ Windows ‑ sales ‑ by ‑ leading ‑ the ‑ charge ‑ toward ‑ the ‑ Tablet ‑ PC ‑ a ‑ sort ‑ of ‑ PDA ‑ on ‑ steroids ‑ With ‑ new ‑ technology ‑ to ‑ recognize ‑ and ‑ manipulate ‑ handwriting ‑ and ‑ speech ‑ Microsoft ‑ and ‑ its ‑ hardware ‑ and ‑ software ‑ partners ‑ are ‑ hoping ‑ to ‑ usher ‑ in ‑ a ‑ whole ‑ new ‑ platform ‑ by ‑ giving ‑ users ‑ all ‑ the ‑ capabilities ‑ of ‑ ink ‑ according ‑ to ‑ Microsoft ‑ Group ‑ Vice ‑ President ‑ Jeff ‑ Raikes ‑ Microsoft ‑ and ‑ the ‑ rest ‑ of ‑ the ‑ PC ‑ industry ‑ are ‑ hedging ‑ their ‑ bets ‑ by ‑ designing ‑ several ‑ variations ‑ of ‑ the ‑ device ‑ from ‑ a ‑ standalone ‑ tablet ‑ about ‑ the ‑ size ‑ of ‑ a ‑ standard ‑ piece ‑ of ‑ paper ‑ to ‑ a ‑ laptop ‑ with ‑ a ‑ display ‑ that ‑ flips ‑ around ‑ and ‑ folds ‑ flat ‑ with ‑ the ‑ screen ‑ facing ‑ outward ‑ The ‑ goal ‑ is ‑ to ‑ replace ‑ rather ‑ than ‑ augment ‑ existing ‑ PCs ‑ according ‑ to ‑ Leland ‑ Rockoff ‑ a ‑ director ‑ of ‑ Microsofts ‑ table ‑ PC ‑ project ‑ We ‑ see ‑ this ‑ as ‑ a ‑ primary ‑ PC ‑ he ‑ said ‑ Theyre ‑ not ‑ appliances ‑ theyre ‑ not ‑ companions ‑ theyre ‑ not ‑ secondary ‑ But ‑ Rockoff ‑ says ‑ the ‑ companys ‑ strategy ‑ with ‑ regard ‑ to ‑ open ‑ source ‑ software ‑ will ‑ be ‑ the ‑ same ‑ as ‑ it ‑ is ‑ with ‑ Windows ‑ XP
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