Linux Today http://linuxtoday.com en-us Linux Today News Service Linux Today http://linuxtoday.com/pics/ltnet.png http://linuxtoday.com Embedded Linux is Doomed. DOOOMED! 05/09/2008 21:00:52 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-018-26-OP-EM <b>LinuxDevices:</b> "In an opinion piece for Embedded.com, Green Hills Software CEO Dan O'Dowd has resumed his crusade against embedded Linux--with a new twist..." The Emperor's New Code 05/09/2008 20:15:38 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-017-26-OP-BZ <b>451 CAOS Theory:</b> "Earlier this week Silicon.com's Naked CIO posted an article in which the anonymous chief information officer asked the question 'Is open source dead...?'" First Look: OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta a Big Step Forward 05/09/2008 19:30:41 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-014-26-RV-DT <b>Ars Technica:</b> "During that time we've seen community fragmentation and frustration resulting from Sun's heavy involvement with the office suite's development, and even a third-party online version that provides editing and collaboration features..." Multi-Pointer X Going Mainline 05/09/2008 18:45:31 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-017-26-NW-HW-SW <b>Phoronix:</b> "In our article earlier this week looking at the status of X.Org 7.4, one of the features originally planned for integration in this X Server release was MPX, or Multi-Pointer X..." The Curse of Open Source License Proliferation 05/09/2008 18:00:24 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-013-26-OS-LL <b>Socialized Software:</b> "I remember when the big open source debate was whether a piece of software was really open source, meaning it was released under an OSI-approved license..." Firefox: Can Browsers Make Bucks? 05/09/2008 16:30:42 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-012-26-OS-DT-NT <b>dot.life:</b> "What's the most valuable piece of web software you use every day? Your web browser, surely. So whoever makes the browser which dominates the market should also make riches beyond the dreams of avarice--shouldn't they...?" OpenOffice.org Beta Fails the Office 2007 Test 05/09/2008 15:00:51 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-011-26-PS <b>Washington Post/PC World:</b> "Unfortunately, however, the one feature that I was really looking forward to on the Windows side--compatibility with the Office 2007 XML file formats--could still clearly use a lot of work..." The GPL Wins Again--Welte vs. Skype Technologies SA (Germany) 05/09/2008 13:30:39 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-010-26-NW-LL <b>Groklaw:</b> "Harald Welte, as part of the gpl-violations.org project, brought the matter to court in Germany back in February of 2007, seeking to enforce the GPL against Skype..." Software Doubles P2P File Sharing Speeds 05/09/2008 12:00:24 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-006-26-OS-NT <b>iTnews:</b> "Researchers have developed file sharing software that doubles peer-to-peer transfer speeds by identifying nearby computers..." Interview with Bluewhite64 Creator Attila Craciun 05/09/2008 10:30:55 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-005-26-IN-HE-SL <b>Linux.com:</b> "Attila Craciun, a Romanian software developer and Linux enthusiast, has ported the Slackware tree to the AMD64 architecture to create the Bluewhite64 distro. We spoke with him to find out about Bluewhite64, where it came from, and where it's going..." JavaFX: A Bright Future on Open Source-Based Mobile Devices? 05/09/2008 09:00:33 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-004-26-OS-SW-DV <b>OStatic:</b> "JavaFX is, in Sun's eyes at least, designed to usher in Rich Internet Applications such as rendering multiple high-definition movies concurrently, and rendering and tagging many photos at once..." The Computer Security Paradox 05/09/2008 07:30:06 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-008-26-PS <b>Raiden's Realm:</b> "One of the most prized rights of any American is the right to privacy and security. It's something people in some countries would kill for..." Moonlighting Linux: The Future of Rich Web Apps 05/09/2008 06:00:53 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-008-26-OS-DV-NT <b>The Linux Distillery:</b> "As we know, static HTML web sites are pass&eacute;. Yet, Java applets never turned out to be the killer online application platform they possibly could have been..." Install and Boot Linux on BladeCenter S from an Attached Disk 05/09/2008 04:30:43 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-007-26-OS-HL-SS <b>developerWorks:</b> "The IBM BladeCenter S is the newest BladeCenter designed for small and medium businesses. It is also the first BladeCenter to integrate the server and storage systems..." Millionaires, Billionaires, and Open Source 05/09/2008 01:30:30 http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-05-09-002-26-OP-BZ <b>Practical Technology:</b> "Thanks to a recent column by my friend Andy Patrizio, I found out that there's 'been an ongoing debate among bloggers and industry observers over one simple question: Where are the open source billionaires...?'"