After much rattling of sabers, The SCO Group has finally sued a user of Linux. Auto parts dealer AutoZone is the unlucky target – even though, experts say, the suit is really all about putting pressure on IBM, which SCO is also suing. Meanwhile, SCO is claiming it really doesn’t want to hurt the market for Linux, which of course doesn’t make a lick of sense. SCO sues first Linux user, AutoZone http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0303scosues.html?net
After much rattling of sabers, The SCO Group has finally sued a user of Linux. Auto parts dealer AutoZone is the unlucky target – even though, experts say, the suit is really all about putting pressure on IBM, which SCO is also suing. Meanwhile, SCO is claiming it really doesn’t want to hurt the market for Linux, which of course doesn’t make a lick of sense.
SCO sues first Linux user, AutoZone
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0303scosues.html?net
Criminal charges filed against WorldCom’s Ebbers
We were going to go with a headline of “Bernie busted,” but that seemed to be a little too prejudicial. After all, you are supposed to get a fair trial in this country – even if your name is linked to the biggest securities fraud in U.S. history, even if your indictment is unsealed by the U.S. attorney general himself, and even if your actions resulted in huge losses for thousands of shareholders.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0302ebberstoo.html?net
Appeals court overturns FCC telecom rules
An appeals court has thrown out a large chunk of the FCC rules governing what parts of their networks the incumbent local exchange carriers must share with their competitors.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0302ilec.html?net
VoiceCon: Cisco, Nortel VoIP debate wows crowd
Nortel and Cisco squared off in a presidential-style debate at VoiceCon Tuesday, each defending its own approach for VoIP. The debate attracted a large audience by VoiceCon standards, with more than 2,500 people, mostly IT managers, in attendance for the second day of the event. Many of them hooted, howled and applauded loudly in response to positions taken by each side.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0302voicecis.html?net
It’s a new domain-name game
Utilities, credit unions and agricultural partnerships have purchased 8,200 .coop names. British Airways and Los Angeles International Airport are among the airlines and airports that have purchased 4,000 domain names ending in .aero. The International Spy Museum is one of about 600 owners of domain names ending in .museum. Sales of specialized domain names are expected to increase, and Internet regulators plan to select several new industry-specific extensions later this year. ICANN has asked industry groups to submit proposals for new, industry-sponsored top-level domains by March 15, and the topic is on the group’s agenda at a meeting this week in Rome. Among the extensions expected to be proposed are .travel, .health and .union.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0301tld.html?net
Today at “Layer 8”
El Nino is to the Earth as chili is to you; British Prime Minister Tony Blair turns to blogging while the White House turns to Nascar; those killjoy Swedes: Video games make kids fat; and much more, today at your home for not-just-networking news, Layer 8.
