Infrastructure Linux News for Oct 11, 2007:

Get Down and Dirty with Linux
(2007-10-11 00:00:41)
PC Advisor: "Let me start with a controversial statement: installing new software is almost always easier on Linux than on Windows..."

Open Source Adoption: More Rigor, Less Emotion
(2007-10-11 00:45:45)
ZDNet: "Determining a move toward open source and open standards needs to become a lot less emotional. And to get there companies need to cook up a policy for evaluating a move to open standards and open source..."

Ten Ways to Make More Humane Open Source Software
(2007-10-11 01:30:36)
Humanized: "A lot of bandwidth has been wasted arguing over the lack of usability in open-source software/free software..."

Stallman Schools Me on "IP"
(2007-10-11 02:15:59)
Nancy Scola: "Finding an email in my inbox from Richard Stallman is not the way I start most mornings, but on a recent morning, there it was..."

Nginx HTTP Server + PHP5 (With fast-cgi And xcache) On Ubuntu Feisty Fawn
(2007-10-11 04:30:33)
HowtoForge: "This HowTo describes the implementation of Nginx with php5 support (through FastCGI). The fast-cgi process will be initiated via spawn-fcgi.

A Label Printer for Linux
(2007-10-11 05:15:09)
Linux.com: "When Seiko Instruments said it is now offering Linux drivers for its Smart Label Printer 450 and offered to send me one to test, I was happy to hear it..."

Master Your Domain with Linux
(2007-10-11 06:00:27)
iTWire: "Every web site needs a domain name. Every domain name needs DNS. Yet, it's often overlooked and misunderstood. If you own a domain you need to understand DNS. And here's the low-down as well as some helpful Linux tools..."

Installing GNOME On PCLinuxOS 2007
(2007-10-11 06:45:43)
HowtoForge: "The default desktop environment on PCLinuxOS 2007 is KDE, and during the installation you have no choice to install another desktop environment..."

12 Tips for KDE Users
(2007-10-11 07:30:57)
Datamation: "Back in the late 1990s,when the KDE and GNOME desktops were getting started, KDE had the reputation of being the most suitable choice for new GNU/Linux users, especially those migrating from Windows..."

Photoshop 7 on Linux with Wine
(2007-10-11 08:15:34)
Wine Review: "Mixed-media professionals such as photographers, Web designers, and graphic designers will not be disappointed in Adobe's latest incarnation of Photoshop..."

An Absolute Review
(2007-10-11 12:00:08)
Tech Source from Bohol: "Absolute Linux is a stripped-down version of Slackware. It is made for speed, stability, security, and ease of use and development..."

Mozilla Aims Firefox at Mobile Devices
(2007-10-11 13:00:40)
Underexposed: "Another star is coming into alignment in the mobile Linux galaxy: Firefox..."

Legal Firms Wake Up to Open Source
(2007-10-11 15:00:15)
vnunet.com: "Legal firms are rapidly expanding their open source practices as the legal challenges to developers and users mount..."

Time To Break Out The 'Prove It' Pins Again, Mr. Szulik?
(2007-10-11 16:00:57)
InformationWeek: "So how much longer will it be before he unleashes his legal team to defend against Microsoft's patent accusations in the same way he railed against SCO Group's copyright claims...?"

Did Microsoft Ruin SCO?
(2007-10-11 19:00:02)
ITtoolbox: "There appear to be a few parallels between what SCO did and what Microsoft is blustering about..."

Digital Photo Management In Linux, Part 2
(2007-10-11 19:30:02)
LinuxPlanet: "Today we'll look at Digikam's built-in editing tools. You'll be able to do a surprising amount of your editing work without ever leaving Digikam..."

Why Ubuntu Linux Tops Debian
(2007-10-11 20:00:23)
Intranet Journal: "For those of you who have used it, you'll know that Debian is a solid distribution of Linux. Like Fedora or OpenSuSe, it was developed with all users in mind..."

Apparently the "Many Eyes" Need Glasses
(2007-10-11 21:00:16)
Hoosier Penguin: "Take this article on Microsoft TechNet I found this morning. In it, Senior Product Manager Pat Edmonds writes a lengthy piece about how the 'Many Eyes Makes Bugs Shallow' mantra of open source development is just plain wrong..."

On Joe On Patents
(2007-10-11 21:30:21)
Luis Villa's Blog: "Which is why they are going after Linux users, most of whom have no patents of their own to retaliate with..."

Mr. Ballmer's Personal Mushroom Cloud
(2007-10-11 22:30:06)
ZDNet: "Excuse me for being so sarcastic, but can we please calm down for a moment and THINK about what was said...?"

Comparing Lies and Flies
(2007-10-11 23:15:32)
Join the Revolution: "Previously I found that Microsoft is admitting that Linux and Open Source are the biggest threat to its Windows operating system and its business model altogether..."

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