Infrastructure Linux News for Jun 01, 2005:

NewsForge: Windows Rapidly Approaching Desktop Usability
(2005-06-01 00:15:32)
Humor: "Every year or so I like to see how Microsoft is doing in its attempt to make a desktop operating system as usable as Linux..."

Linux Magazine: A Mile in IT’s Shoes
(2005-06-01 01:45:07)
"Sometimes I have to wonder whether the people working on key open source projects really understand the end-user..."

Free Software Magazine: A Server for Education
(2005-06-01 02:30:12)
"I recently encountered a group of very enthusiastic teachers, who wanted to convince me to try a new e-learning environment, with astonishing quizzes, and drills of extreme originality..."

ReallyLinux: Basic Guide to Dial-up Internet with Linux
(2005-06-01 07:00:12)
"This beginner article summarizes my experiences using a dial-up internet connection with SuSe and Fedora..."

Rudela: How to Use Synaptic to Install RPM Packages Stored on your Hard Disk
(2005-06-01 09:15:03)
"Turns out the best available frontend to install RPMs in Fedora Core and RPM-based distributions, hands down, is Synaptic.

Howto Forge: Apache2-SSL-PHP5-Howto
(2005-06-01 10:00:40)
"This document describes how to install an Apache web server (2.0.x) with SSL and PHP5 (with Zend Optimizer and ionCube Loader) enabled..."

NewsForge: The Sixth Commandment of System Administration
(2005-06-01 10:45:06)
"Have you ever had to work in a dirty server closet filled with man-eating dust balls and rats' nests of cables so big they look like they're about to become sentient...?"

IT Manager's Journal: How to Try Out a Virtual Linux Desktop Freely and Easily
(2005-06-01 12:15:41)
"Never has it been so easy for someone to experience Linux on the desktop. No disks, no installation. Just download a small application and start clicking away..."

NewsForge: Bender Finds Linux Server Suite
(2005-06-01 13:00:13)
"Bender Engineering got free of its Web host and even started running its own Web and email server after IT administrator Victor Reinhart discovered a Linux-based server software solution..."

LinuxRSP: The Table of Equivalents/Replacements/Analogs of Windows Software in Linux
(2005-06-01 17:30:00)
"One of the biggest difficulties in migrating from Windows to Linux is the lack of knowledge about comparable software..."

eWeek: EnterpriseDB Fails to Ignite PostgreSQL Community
(2005-06-01 19:00:00)
"The open-source community surrounding PostgreSQL is casting a leery eye at newcomer EnterpriseDB, which came out of stealth mode earlier this week..."

dot.KDE: Dutch Agency Equips 200 Users With NX-based KDE Desktops
(2005-06-01 19:45:30)
"...[T]he Dutch Refugee Council of Midden Gelderland announced that they succesfully completed a pilot where they migrated 100 machines and 200 users using NX technology and the KDE desktop..." [Link repaired. -ed]

eWeek: Focus on SafeDesk
(2005-06-01 19:45:51)
eWeek reviews and analyzes the SafeDesk Server 1.8 in two articles, linked within.

SearchEnterpriseLinux: Canadian Firm Scores with Open Source Call Center
(2005-06-01 20:30:17)
"The decision to create a call center based on open source technology turned out to be a profitable one for Aheeva Technologies..."

NewsForge: Plone CMS for Enterprise Intranet Applications
(2005-06-01 23:30:41)
"The open source Plone content management system is one of the best collaborative tools for enterprise intranets..."

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