Infrastructure Linux News for Apr 05, 2007:

Linux.com: What DRM-free iTunes Means for Linux Users
(2007-04-05 00:45:30)
"Apple will soon begin selling audio tracks through its online store that are playable on Linux systems--but you still will not be able to purchase them on Linux..."

ExtremeTech: Why I Switched from OpenOffice to Google Docs
(2007-04-05 01:30:41)
"A few years back, I remember hearing someone talk about 'online word processors,' I thought it was a silly idea, since I couldn't imagine having to be connected to the web to use an application..."

Planète Béranger: Mandriva Beijing: La Révolution Culturelle? (RC3)
(2007-04-05 02:15:08)
"Otherwise, it's likely that there won't be any other RC before the final release, so installing RC3 would give you a pretty accurate view on how Mandriva Spring will look like and perform..."

LeetCode: 11 Things You Haven't Seen Yet in Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
(2007-04-05 03:00:05)
"Yet there's a lot more under the hood that really makes life in Feisty a lot easier..."

HowtoForge: Installing Beryl On An Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Desktop With An ATI Radeon Graphic Card
(2007-04-05 06:00:45)
"This tutorial shows how you can install and configure Beryl on an Ubuntu 7.04 desktop with an ATI Radeon graphic card..."

The Nashua Telegraph: Who Needs TiVo When You’ve Got a Room Full of Geeks?
(2007-04-05 09:00:20)
"The do-it-yourself operating system Linux hasn't exactly conquered the computer desktop, yet its advocates have set their sights on a bigger target: the TV set..."

Tectonic: Eskom Sponsors Open Source Centre
(2007-04-05 10:30:07)
"Eskom has joined the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) as a gold partner and has sponsored the new Open Software Centre of Excellence at Wits University..."

vnunet: Linux Misses Out on Early Classmate PCs
(2007-04-05 15:00:38)
"Intel's Classmate PCs currently shipping in Brazil and Mexico all run Windows despite buyers having the option of running Linux, according to an Intel spokeswoman..."

DesktopLinux: A First Look at SimplyMEPIS 6.5
(2007-04-05 15:45:23)
>"Trust me, in a situation like this, you are not in the mood to put up with any crap from your computer's operating system. You've got enough going wrong with you without any thing else going wrong..."

Netcraft: Open Source Parking Spoofing Headers to Benefit Apache
(2007-04-05 16:30:02)
"An open source initiative to reverse gains for Microsoft web server software appears to be using edited server headers to try and improve the showing of the Apache web server..."

The Morning Call: KU Group Gives Gift and Lesson on Alternatives
(2007-04-05 17:15:49)
"The group wanted to make a point that Open Source software works on Windows machines, not just on computers running a version of GNU/Linux..."

Computerworld Australia: LinuxChix Announces New International Coordinator
(2007-04-05 18:00:01)
"International open source group, LinuxChix, has this week announced the election of a new international coordinator to head the women-oriented community..."

ZDNet UK: Is StillSecure Open Source?
(2007-04-05 20:15:34)
"This time it's StillSecure, a 7-year old company which has decided to make its Cobia, a modular security framework, open source. Sort of..."

Free Software Magazine: FOSS Fight in the UK
(2007-04-05 21:00:20)
"Last fall a slightly ambitious project to test the uptake of Ubuntu Linux in the volunteer community of eastern England showed positive results, so why has the funder pulled the plug...?"

Mad Penguin: The Top 5 Things I Hate About Linux
(2007-04-05 23:15:11)
"Even though I enjoy using my Linux boxes a great deal for the most part, there are still those little annoyances that are enough to drive a guy batty..."

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