Infrastructure Linux News for Mar 02, 2006:

Redmondmag: Linux (and the Mac) Aren't Even Trying
(2006-03-02 00:15:41)
"Right now the Linux PC market is fragmented worse than a champagne glass at a Jewish wedding..."

vnunet: There is No Such Thing as Peaceful Coexistence
(2006-03-02 01:00:40)
"I must admit that the rumors are true. There are still some pieces of Microsoft software on my home computer, just like there are still some pieces of Sinclair Ltd. software I tend to use from time to time..."

AllYourTech: You Mean Even Linux Isn't Cool Enough Now?
(2006-03-02 01:45:13)
"Most rational human beings would agree that the flame wars over operating systems are ignorant at least and pointless at best..."

Technetra: Resonating in the OSS Spectrum
(2006-03-02 02:30:54)
"Open Source is not a process, just as it is not a catalogue of products, nor a collection of projects. It is not even, as some might wish, a way of life..."

Linux.com: Viewing Word Files at the Command Line
(2006-03-02 05:30:38)
"As a Linux user, there are times when you have to play nicely with users of Windows or Mac OS--such as when they send you Microsoft Word files..."

Linux Forums: The Screen Program
(2006-03-02 07:00:53)
"After you use it, you wonder how anyone can live without it and post to your favorite mailing list or forum, agog with the wonders of your new discovery..."

NewsForge: A Survey of Free Font Licenses
(2006-03-02 07:45:21)
"Suddenly, it's free font license time. The Bitstream Vera license, the starting point for most free font licenses, is several years old..."

SearchOpenSource: Quick Guide: Knoppix, Other Tools That Ease Windows-to-Linux PC Moves
(2006-03-02 08:30:37)
"These days, there are many reasons why you may ponder migrating from Windows to Linux, from lowering total cost of ownership to having less downtime to breaking free of vendor lock-in.

Enterprise Networking Planet: Fedora Tips You Can Hang Your Hat On
(2006-03-02 09:15:11)
"Today I shall reveal Fedora's three biggest, most mysterious secrets..."

Linux Forums: Using mutt with ssmtp, getmail and maildrop
(2006-03-02 10:45:05)
"Despite the plethora of email clients available nowadays, the text based mutt is still the choice of many gurus..."

Puschitz.com: Tuning and Optimizing Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Oracle 9i and 10g Databases
(2006-03-02 11:30:44)
"This article is a step-by-step guide for tuning and optimizing Red Hat Enterprise Linux on x86 and x86-64 platforms running Oracle 9i and Oracle 10g databases..."

Computing Unplugged: The Future of the Palm Platform: Lessons Learned from the Sharp Zaurus
(2006-03-02 13:00:00)
"The Zaurus had many things going for it: great technology, an excellent industrial design, and a solid consumer electronics company behind it. But it failed miserably in the US and European consumer market. Why...?"

IT Week: Sun Seeks HP Unix Marriage
(2006-03-02 13:45:57)
"In a move that could be seen as a meaningful approach or just sheer cheek, Sun chief executive Scott McNealy has sent an open email to HP boss Mark Hurd, suggesting the firms combine their respective versions of Unix..."

DesktopLinux: Why Windows Vista Will Suck
(2006-03-02 17:30:56)
"When I first saw ExtremeTech's Why Windows Vista Won't Suck, I thought: 'Ah-ha, sarcasm...'"

Kernel Traffic: Break From Kernel Traffic
(2006-03-02 18:30:30)
"After seven years and hundreds of issues, I've decided to take a break from writing Kernel Traffic for awhile..."

NewsForge: A First Look at Google Page Creator
(2006-03-02 19:45:09)
"Google is offering free Web pages with an easy-to-use home page creator that you don't have to download, and you can use the utility even from a Linux desktop if you use Firefox..."

LinuxPlanet: SageTV Not Ready for Prime Time
(2006-03-02 20:30:55)
"As much as we may love and support the open source Linux community, it's nice to see commercial vendors moving into the Linux platform space, especially when it's a consumer-facing product..."

DesktopLinux: LinuxWorld Boston Adds "Government Day"
(2006-03-02 21:15:24)
"Scheduled for April 4th, the Government Day event will focus on the dominant issues facing public-sector decision makers in building and maintaining systems and staff, IDG said..."

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