Chimera 0.6 released with new features and bug fixes. Release notes here, download from here.

"IT staff can make almost any software system secure with enough pain and wizardry, but getting great security with hardly any effort at all is true magic. That's the attraction of the Internet's most secure operating system, OpenBSD. The latest release of OpenBSD, Version 3.2, started shipping Nov. 1." Read the article at eWeek.

As stated in the previous OSNews article our project, Yamit, is trying to address some shortcomings of Mach that are usually results of insufficient tuning (sometimes caused by the fact that code comes from the 80's).

"Reviewers like to evaulate Linux distros for the mythical Uncle Ralph and Aunt Faye, the prototypical clueless technophobes. Can Aunty and Uncle, who still rub sticks together to make fire, install and run Linux? Let's get real. Computers are complex machines for performing complex tasks. There is always a learning curve. No one sits down to any PC--not Mac, not Windows, none of them--starting from zero knowledge, and is instantly productive." The review is at LinuxPlanet. Another one at InfoWorld.

"In short words, the company broke the law--and got away with it. It's been a while, I know, since the Court of Appeals upheld the original trial's Findings of Fact, sending only the question of appropriate remedy back to the lower court for reconsideration. But as I noted at the time, one of the crucial questions was whether Microsoft could freely stifle potential competing technologies without abusing its monopoly powers. The company claimed that the very novelty of alternative platforms, such as the Java-enabled browser, kept them from being part of the market in which Microsoft's monopoly exists." Read the editorial at eWeek.

It is that time of the quarter again, asking the OSNews readers to participate and send articles for publication. We can guarantee that your articles will be read by many thousands of people, as October saw OSNews becoming one of the biggest "alternative" technology news sites on the web. We are already in the Top-5 in the specific of Linux-related news reporting (according to Alexa.com at least). For October 2002, OSNews hit 2.8+ million page views, with an average of 92,000+ page views per day. So, if you want your voice to be heard, please read our (updated) article guidelines and then send your masterpiece over for publication!

"Microsoft's rivals said they would seek tighter limits on the world's largest software company after a US federal judge approved most of its antitrust settlement with the Justice Department. Sun, one of Microsoft's harshest critics, said the states should appeal. " Read the article at News.com.au.

"Lindows 2.0 is like Baby Bear's porridge--it's just right. This new operating system isn't too hardcore for the average user, and it's nowhere near as expensive to buy and operate as Windows." Read the article at ZDNet Australia.

Interesting topics this month as well in the Linux Gazette newsletter: "Making Your Own Toy Boot Floppy", "Meeting C# and Mono", "Debian APT Part 1: Basic Commands" and "Using the Logical Volume Manager".

"It's all over but the shouting. The non-settling states can still appeal, but they're not going to win. The DC Circuit slapped down Judges Sporkin and Jackson when they tried to give Microsoft a hard time; now that it has the ruling it wants, it's going to let that ruling stand. That leaves only the Supreme Court, and it's hard for me to imagine this particular Supreme Court even hearing the Microsoft case." Editorial.

There are a few BeOS 5 PE "spin-offs" available (three or four), created by BeOS enthusiasts who want to see more of BeOS in the future. Usually, these distros are loaded with lots of patches, additional drivers and third party applications. Vassilis "Vasper" Perantzakis sent us some information on his BeOS 5 PE distro, named "BeOS 5 PE Max Edition", explaining how it got it all started, where it is today and where it is heading to in the future.

gtkmm (previously known as Gtk--) is the official C++ interface for the popular GUI library GTK+. Highlights include typesafe callbacks, widgets extensible via inheritance and a comprehensive set of widget classes that can be freely combined to quickly create complex user interfaces.

A federal judge largely approves a proposed settlement in the years-old antitrust case. The government praised the decision, while critics said the case should have looked at what Microsoft's up to now. It may not be completely over, yet; the remaining states could appeal.

"Todd Fries and Todd Miller happily send along notice that OpenBSD 3.2 has been released. It's available by FTP, CDROMs are shipping, and is CVS if you want to source upgrade. This is a big release for OpenBSD with many substantial changes. Many users will want to reinstall from scratch and not upgrade, as architecture changes on some platforms as well as enhanced security features are best taken advantage of that way. Read on for the release notes." Read the full release notes at Deadly.org.