http://linuxtoday.com en-us Linux Today News Service http://linuxtoday.com/pics/ltnet.png http://linuxtoday.com Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:04:31 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-03-001-35-OP-BZ-CY We've all heard the scornful criticism against idealism, as though it were something to be ashamed of, and mocking of the fundamental ideals of Free Software. I'm not embarrassed to have ideals, I am proud. http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-03-001-35-OP-BZ-CY Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:34:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-031-35-OS-MS-NT <b>HowtoForge:</b> "This tutorial explains how you can replace password-based SSH authentication with key-based authentication which is more secure because only the people that own the key can log in. In this example, we're using PuTTY as our SSH client on a Windows system." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-031-35-OS-MS-NT Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:04:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-030-35-RV-GM-SW <b>Tuxarena:</b> "Eschalon is a turn-based RPG (role-playing game), which tries to reproduce the feeling of classic RPG games. It's closed-source, available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows, and it comes with a demo too. The full version is available as a download for $19.95." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-030-35-RV-GM-SW Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:34:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-029-35-SC-SW <b>Netstat -vat:</b> "The AES (Advance Encryption Standard) (Define:AES) is a standard encryption mechanism in use by the US Government and many others - and it is now at risk from a very theoretical attack." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-029-35-SC-SW Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:04:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-028-35-NW-SW-DV <b>Business Week:</b> "So Ken Saunders, a 41-year-old, legally blind volunteer for Mozilla, took it upon himself to create a tool that makes the player easier to use for people with vision problems." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-028-35-NW-SW-DV Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:34:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-027-35-PS <b>Linux Magazine:</b> "VirtualBox 3.0, with its improved 3D support, can ensure that some users won't need to boot Windows even when gaming." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-027-35-PS Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:04:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-026-35-PR-LL <b>Electronic Frontier Foundation:</b> " But as part of a ploy to squeeze more money out of the mobile phone companies, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) has told a federal court that each time a phone rings in a public place, the phone user has violated copyright law." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-026-35-PR-LL Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:34:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-025-35-RV-BR-DV <b>A Million Chimpanzees:</b> "Welcome to "Practical Programming: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Python". Not a book about learning Python as such, but an introduction to the discipline of Computer Science with Python as your guide." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-025-35-RV-BR-DV Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:04:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-024-35-NW-SW-RL <b>InternetNews:</b> "In total, PostgreSQL 8.4 includes 293 enhancements from the previous 8.3 release, an update that was primarily centered around performance." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-024-35-NW-SW-RL Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:34:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-023-35-NW-GN <b>Softpedia:</b> "The GNOME developers, through Lucas Rocha, have announced early this morning in a press release that the last maintenance release of the popular GNOME 2.26 desktop environment is now available for download." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-023-35-NW-GN Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:04:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-022-35-NW-SW-RL <b>The H Open:</b> "The Yellow Dog Linux (YDL) developers have announced the release of version 6.2 of their PowerPC distribution that runs on the Sony PlayStation 3 and other computers with Cell processors, including IBM's Cell blades." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-022-35-NW-SW-RL Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-021-35-OP-CY <b>TechDigest:</b> "Struggling along on your Windows-based PC and considering moving over to Linux? Here are five reasons why you should make the switch." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-021-35-OP-CY Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:04:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-020-35-OS-CY-UB <b>Computeractive:</b> "Here, we will explain how to get started with Linux. No experience is necessary, as we will guide you through all the basics. To start we will explain how to install the software, either by replacing Windows or running alongside it." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-020-35-OS-CY-UB Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:34:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-019-35-NW-HW <b>The Linux Distillery:</b> "Those of us who work in technology have a jargon all of our very own. We know the difference between CPUs and GPUs, between SSD and HDD, let alone HD and SDTV! Yet, our users are flat out calling everything "the hard drive."" http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-019-35-NW-HW Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:04:28 GMT http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-018-35-NW-MS-LL <b>ars Technica:</b> "The patch, which has undergone extensive legal review by patent lawyers, could make it possible to use FAT on Linux without having to pay licensing fees to Microsoft." http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2009-07-02-018-35-NW-MS-LL