Infrastructure Linux News for Feb 02, 2007:

OSWeekly: Combining Linux Kernel with Windows
(2007-02-02 01:00:56)
"In a quote from Forbes, McVoy had mentioned that he would be 'thrilled' to see Microsoft blend the Linux kernel with their existing tools and libraries. No, this isn’t a joke. McVoy, CEO of BitMover, actually said this..."

ZDNet: Building Your Own Supercomputer
(2007-02-02 02:30:30)
"Suppose you wanted to build your own super computer--one capable of running realistic problems using standard 'codes' in areas like bio-computing, climatology, or geophysics--what would it take...?"

OSWeekly: Windows Software Installation by Novell
(2007-02-02 03:15:30)
"As news first started coming in about Novell opening up their openSuse Build Service, I remained somewhat skeptical. I mean, why now? What are they really up to...?"

ZDNet: Are International Open Source Attitudes Really Different?
(2007-02-02 04:00:38)
"I have always been intrigued by the idea that attitudes toward open source in the developing world are different from those of Americans..."

Really Linux: Seeing the Dawn of Vista by the Light of Open Source
(2007-02-02 04:45:03)
"At the time it simply seemed like a good idea. Allow the software code to be readily available on the internet for other colleagues and software engineers to review and improve. .."

Mad Penguin: The Importance of Video Settings on Linux
(2007-02-02 05:30:45)
"It's maddening. For someone who is trying make a daily use of what is to be considered a beginner friendly distribution for the first time, most options leave a lot to be desired for the uninitiated..."

Linux.com: Fluendo Media Decoders Sound Bad to Open Source Advocates
(2007-02-02 08:30:31)
"Thanks to Fluendo, Linux and Solaris users on a variety of processor architectures can now purchase playback support for patent-encumbered audio and video formats..."

LinuxReviews: How to Become l33t
(2007-02-02 12:15:24)
Humor: "How to become a l33t person, a status that will bring you friends, glory, money and most importantly the funding to buy lots and lots of boxen and give you access to what you want whenever you want..."

InfoWorld: Turbolinux Preps Multimedia Player with Bootable Linux
(2007-02-02 13:00:30)
"Wizpy contains a bootable version of Linux that enables users to access their files on any PC..."

LinuxLookup: Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Herd 3 Released
(2007-02-02 15:15:13)
"Feisty Fawn Herd 3, which will in time become Ubuntu 7.04..."

CNET News: Education Software Firm OKs Open-Source Patent Use
(2007-02-02 16:00:04)
"Blackboard, whose software can be used to manage university courses, has taken a significant step to mollify open-source rivals who perceive a patent threat from the company..."

Linux-Watch: LPI Releases Top-Level Linux Certification
(2007-02-02 19:00:47)
"After years in the making--and after some people had given up on ever seeing it--the distribution-neutral Linux Professional Institute (LPI) and its affiliate, LPI-Japan, have finally jointly launched the LPIC-3 certification program..."

Reuters/CNET News: Mozilla Sets Up Shop in China
(2007-02-02 19:45:03)
"Mozilla.org, which makes the open-source Firefox browser, is opening a China office to do battle in the world's second-largest Web market..."

ComputerBusinessReview: Unisys Sees Open Source Growth on the Horizon
(2007-02-02 20:30:23)
"IT services provider Unisys Corp is expecting rapid growth from its recently launched open source services businesses as it looks to improve innovation with open source software, rather than simply cutting costs..."

Editor's Note: A League of Our Own
(2007-02-02 23:30:38)
It's hard not to think of Linux when looking at the early days of baseball. A look back at the initial business of the sport may give us insights into the future of open source software.

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