Infrastructure Linux News for Oct 05, 2007:

ODF and OOXML: Something New to Ponder
(2007-10-05 00:30:39)
Hoosier Penguin: "Until then, let me tell you about the discussion that ensued from some of the speakers about how the OpenDocument Format may not be the great unifier of documents after all..."

Speaking of Linux...
(2007-10-05 01:30:06)
ZDNet Education: "Certainly a nice project machine for my computer club or an introductory computing class (or a college student, or a high school kid, or... well, you get the idea)..."

Cult of the Mad Penguin
(2007-10-05 02:15:08)
Linux Journal: "'Hi!,' the guy said. 'I see you're wearing a Linux shirt...'"

Why Should You Use Linux?
(2007-10-05 03:00:52)
Raiden's Realm: "It's a question that most people wouldn't give a second thought to. And why should they...?"

Setting Time the Right Way, The Linux Way
(2007-10-05 06:00:16)
Linux-Watch: "How do you do that, though? The usual answer on SOHO networks is to have each PC call in over the Internet to a NTP server..."

Kudos for Kino
(2007-10-05 07:30:25)
Linux.com: "Kino is a video editor that allows you to produce your own video masterpieces using only free and open source software.

The First Freedomware Gaming Festival Warming Up
(2007-10-05 10:30:46)
Nuxified: "...[W]e are issuing the final call for players on all platforms, be it Windows, GNU/Linux, Mac OS or BSD, to join us as we commence with the first Freedomware Gaming Festival..."

ARM and Friends to Develop Linux Mobile Computing
(2007-10-05 11:15:46)
Tech.Blorge: "UK-based ARM has announced that it and six companies will work together to develop a Linux-based open source platform for next-generation mobile applications..."

And Novell Fires the First Shot...
(2007-10-05 13:30:47)
Groklaw: "Here we go: Novell has filed a Motion For Relief From Automatic Stay to Proceed With District Court Action to (I) Apportion Revenue From SCOSource Licenses..."

LATU Uruguay Buying 100,000 OLPC XO's Over Classmate PC
(2007-10-05 14:15:32)
One Laptop Per Child News: "We now have the results from the first open competition for government purchases of laptops designed for 1:1 implementation in public schools, the Ceibal Uruguay RFP..."

Microsoft's Risky, Misleading Ad Campaign
(2007-10-05 16:30:17)
The Open Road: "Just when I thought Microsoft couldn't do worse than it's done, I see something like this ad..."

Cedega to be Packaged with Mandriva
(2007-10-05 18:30:39)
ArsGeek: "Under this agreement, MandrivaLinux 2008 customers will receive access to TransGaming's Cedega product that will allow them to play hundreds of PC games out-of-the-box..."

A Journey Into the Dumb-o-Sphere
(2007-10-05 19:00:15)
Miguel de Icaza's web log: "It did not take long for the IT pundits to declare that having the source code available for .NET is either 'a trap for Mono,' 'the end of Mono' or some similarly low accuracy per bit arguments..."

OpenOffice vs. Lotus Symphony
(2007-10-05 20:15:44)
Datamation: "The strengths of IBM Lotus Symphony are also its weaknesses..."

Why the Unbundling Windows Sceptics are Wrong
(2007-10-05 21:45:30)
Cybersource: "Numerous industry observers have long-called for the adoption of policies by competition regulators which will spur competition in the personal computer operating system platform market..."

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