http://linuxtoday.com en-us Linux Today News Service http://linuxtoday.com/pics/ltnet.png http://linuxtoday.com 05/12/2008 00:00:40 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-12-001-26-OS-CY-DT <b>Lindependence 2008 Felton Diary:</b> "When in the course of digital events, it becomes necessary for the people to dissolve the proprietary bonds which have connected them with their computer operating systems and other proprietary software. 05/11/2008 20:00:16 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-11-006-26-RV-DB-DT <b>Hartman's Blogtastic Blog:</b> "The simple fact of the matter is that with machines like these there are few options when it comes to Operating Systems..." 05/11/2008 16:00:16 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-11-005-26-RV-DB <b>It's a Binary World 2.0:</b> "So gNewSense 2.0 came out a few days ago as the gNewSense crew is tracking Ubuntu LTS releases. Of course, the bad part is that there is no upgrade path from gNewSense 1.0 to 2.0..." 05/11/2008 12:00:48 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-11-004-26-NW-KN-DV <b>LWN:</b> "The kernel developers are generally quite good about responding to security problems..." 05/11/2008 08:00:16 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-11-003-26-OP-DB <b>Enterprise Linux Logs:</b> "If a Linux distribution is not named after a Red Hat, does it still exist? Do sports teams improve their chances with Linux-inspired monikers? Do Linux administrators need to learn fencing to keep up with the tech industry...?" 05/11/2008 04:00:28 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-11-002-26-OP-LL <b>OStatic:</b> "Back in the 1980s, when Richard Stallman was the only one talking about the need for 'free software,' no one quite knew what he was talking about..." 05/11/2008 00:00:28 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-11-001-26-OS-HL-DV <b>Linux.com:</b> "For a lot of programmers, writing an application is fun, but writing its manual is not. Adding new features, refining the product, and responding to users' input are all more rewarding than writing instructions on how to use the software..." 05/10/2008 22:00:09 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-10-007-26-NW-SW-RL <b>Wine Review:</b> "This is release 1.0-rc1 of Wine, a free implementation of Windows on Unix..." 05/10/2008 20:00:15 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-10-006-26-OS-DV <b>developerWorks:</b> "The upcoming versions of PHP aim to add to this success by introducing new features that make PHP more usable in some cases and more secure in others. Are you ready for PHP V6...?" 05/10/2008 16:00:19 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-10-005-26-NW-DT-SW <b>Reuters:</b> "Pierre Avignon is no pirate, but he does not believe in paying for software..." 05/10/2008 12:00:52 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-10-004-26-PS <b>DesktopLinux:</b> Linspire has upgraded its CNR.com download site for Linux software to support the Ubuntu-based, consumer-friendly Linux Mint distribution..." 05/10/2008 08:00:07 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-10-003-26-OP-LL-DV <b>ZDNet:</b> "The best open source protection for 'the cloud,' as Gordon Haff notes today, is the Affero GPL license..." 05/10/2008 04:00:34 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-10-002-26-OS-BZ <b>Computerworld UK:</b> "It seems appropriate that Sweden, the original home of MySQL, should be part of the ancient Norse territories, for the MySQL open/closed code story is threatening to turn into a saga as long and as complex as Njal's..." 05/10/2008 00:00:38 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-10-001-26-OP-SV-LL <b>Between The Lines:</b> "Unless Linus decides to change his mind and move Linux to GPLv3, our favorite kernel is likely be left behind. You got that right people--Free Software Civil War..." 05/09/2008 22:30:50 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-016-26-OP-BZ <b>Editor's Note:</b> Billionaires? Who needs 'em? It's more important to look for independent software vendors and attract them to Linux.