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Infrastructure Linux News for Aug 01, 2006:
NewsForge: Promoting OSS: Baby Steps
(2006-08-01 00:00:49)
"Having recently criticized (constructively, I hope) the OSS movement, I'd like to now point out how to best promote OSS..."
ConsortiumInfo: Openness, ODF and Accessibility
(2006-08-01 01:30:51)
"This draft is more than usually significant, since it seeks to make it easier for those that implement ODF to make their applications more accessible to those with disabilities..."
OSWeekly: Defining Linux Usability: With Linspire's CNR Client
(2006-08-01 03:00:51)
"We keep hearing it over and over--desktop Linux is ready for primetime. And you know something, I think that statement has proved to cause more harm than praise..."
Linux.com: CLI Magic: Feh for Image Viewing
(2006-08-01 04:30:03)
"Feh takes as arguments the names of image files you want to view. You can also give directory names, and feh attempts to load all the files in that directory; the -r option recurses through all subdirectories..."
Phoronix: Intel Xeon 5150 Woodcrest Performance
(2006-08-01 06:00:05)
"Since AMD had launched their Opteron series three years ago, Intel has had a greater challenge in the workstation and server environment..."
Skunkworks: Migrating from Small Business Server 2000 to Open Source Software
(2006-08-01 09:00:22)
"At the company that I work for I have a domain with 25 computers and SBS Server 2000. From the SBS I am using ISA and Exchange. No need for SQL..."
ExtremeTech: Review: Xandros Linux Home Premium Edition 4.0
(2006-08-01 10:30:21)
"It's been a while since I looked at Xandros. True to form, it has remained one of the easiest to use and flat out slickest Linux distributions available..."
NewsForge: Review: VMware's Worthy New Option for Virtual Servers
(2006-08-01 11:15:52)
"After spending several days testing the 1.0 release, I'm pleased with its performance and ease of use, particularly given the price..."
eWeek: Xandros Offers 50 Percent Rebate on New Linux Products
(2006-08-01 12:00:34)
"Xandros, hoping to capture what it calls '50 million disenfranchised Windows' users, is offering a 50 percent rebate on its Desktop Home and Home Edition Premium editions..."
DesktopLinux: Four Countries Order 4 Million Linux-Powered OLPC Laptops
(2006-08-01 12:45:40)
"A spokesperson for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program revealed July 31 that the countries of Nigeria, Brazil, Argentina, and Thailand have each tendered commitments to purchase 1 million Linux laptops..."
CNET News: Novell Bans Proprietary Linux Modules
(2006-08-01 13:30:57)
"In a change of heart, Novell has ceased distributing proprietary software modules such as 3D video drivers that plug into the Linux kernel..."
APC Magazine: Linux to Get Reliable NTFS Write Support
(2006-08-01 15:45:40)
"Linux has had NTFS support for many years now, but as a reverse engineered filesystem, progress hasn't exactly been fast..."
CNET News: PalmSource Delays Hurting Palm?
(2006-08-01 16:30:43)
"Despite those potential hurdles, Palm says it is continuing to work with PalmSource to develop a new operating system featuring a Linux kernel, though no timetable has been set..."
internetnews.com: Wind River Having a Real Time With Linux
(2006-08-01 17:15:01)
"And it's not only taking from the open source community. It's also giving back in the form of a 300,000 line code donation to the Eclipse Foundation..."
The Linux Beacon: Collax Gears Up for North American Linux Launch
(2006-08-01 20:15:43)
"Like a number of other Linux vendors before it, Collax is trying to make Linux easier to use and to package it in forms that are best suited to small businesses..."
Linux Journal: Linux Needs to Disappear
(2006-08-01 21:00:46)
"Okay, I confess that I chose this headline to draw you into this blog entry. A more accurate headline would be 'Operating systems need to disappear...'"
The Linux Extremeist: Agreeing on Linux
(2006-08-01 21:45:45)
"And yet, weirdly enough, there is one relatively new way in which both sides in the Middle East agree; Linux usage in both Israel and the Islamic world is on the rise..."
ACM Queue: A Bigot by Any Other Name...
(2006-08-01 22:30:56)
"QA engineers will appreciate this one (it's a 'negative test' for intellectual honesty): 'Explain the relative strengths and weaknesses of FreeBSD, Windows NT, Solaris, and Linux...'"
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