Infrastructure Linux News for Feb 07, 2007:

Linux Journal: Let There Be Light: Promoting OpenOffice.org with Sun
(2007-02-07 00:15:19)
"The OpenDocument Format (ODF) just keeps on getting stronger. It is now an official ISO standard; there are numerous applications that support it, with varying degrees of fidelity, including Google's online word processor and spreadsheet..."

Tectonic: The Hunt for a Linux PC
(2007-02-07 01:00:22)
"Where can the average South African consumer get their hands on a new PC loaded with Linux instead of Windows? Not a lot of places, as it turns out..."

IT Manager's Journal: FOSS Consulting Offers Special Advantages and Challenges
(2007-02-07 02:30:22)
"A clear sign that free and open source software (FOSS) has become mainstream is the growing number of small consultants who specialize in it..."

Mad Penguin: SuperTux: Reloaded
(2007-02-07 03:15:06)
As luck would have it, GetDeb.net is back at work after the holidays, and while browsing their latest package additions, I happened upon an update to one of my all time favorite Linux games - SuperTux..."

SearchOpenSource: Looking Ahead to Nagios 3.0
(2007-02-07 04:00:13)
"Nagios is a free, open source enterprise monitoring tool designed to run on Linux..."

developerWorks: Create Uniform Namespace Using Autofs with NFS Version 3 Clients and Servers
(2007-02-07 05:30:05)
"A uniform file system namespace enables access to files from different clients under one global mounted directory..."

SearchOpenSource: Using VRRP on Linux Improves Network Availability
(2007-02-07 07:00:49)
"Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) is a simple, yet robust practice that can provide additional availability in your network..."

NewsForge: Small Improvements Make WordPress 2.1 Worth the Upgrade
(2007-02-07 08:30:16)
"WordPress 2.1 was released a few weeks ago with a host of new features, including the ability to save pages as drafts, improvements for file uploading, import and export features, and performance improvements..."

OSWeekly: Build Your Own Ubuntu
(2007-02-07 10:00:18)
"With the release of Vista and the curiosity people have with trying other operating systems in light of its release, I have found myself knee deep in a number of operating systems over the course of the past few months. BSD, Linux, even OS X..."

Linux Howtos: Howto Compile Software from Source Code
(2007-02-07 11:30:26)
"One of the big challenges of Linux that newbies face is compiling software. Generally, if you run a binary based distribution, you should try to avoid compiling software..."

Washington Post: Apple's Jobs Calls on Music Industry to Drop DRM
(2007-02-07 13:45:36)
"Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday called on the four major record companies to start selling songs online without copy protection software to thwart piracy known as digital rights management..."

ConsortiumInfo: And Now There are Two: Sun Announces its ODF Plug-in
(2007-02-07 18:00:15)
"Sun announced today that it would make a 'preview' version of its Office to ODF plugin in 'mid February,' with the full version to follow 'later this spring...'"

InfoWorld: Chinese PC Maker Offers $129 System
(2007-02-07 19:45:57)
"A Chinese PC maker today introduced a low-cost PC designed for customers in rural China that can be used with a television as a display..."

SearchOpenSource: LinuxWorld Preview: Samba4 Makes Active Directory Linux-Friendlier
(2007-02-07 21:30:37)
"Linux administrators need not fear using Microsoft Active Directory (AD) with Linux server distributions like SUSE and Red Hat, says Samba developer Gerald Carter..."

Seopher: Why It's Difficult to Hate Linux
(2007-02-07 23:00:33)
"Like many others I found myself reading a witty article on the Guardian from Charlie Brooker entitled I hate Macs... It got me thinking, surely it must be really hard to actually HATE Linux..."

Linux and Other Rants: Linux in the Workplace: The Perfect Setup in One Day
(2007-02-07 23:30:03)
"The first step was to get approval from my manager to run Linux instead of XP..."

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