Infrastructure Linux News for Jan 11, 2008:

9 Characteristics of Free Software Users
(2008-01-11 01:00:40)
Datamation: "Operating systems come with cultures as much as codebases. I was forcibly reminded of this fact over the holidays when several family members and neighbors press-ganged me into troubleshooting their Windows computers..."

Will Software Businesses Really Move Toward the Middle in '08?
(2008-01-11 02:30:10)
Blue-GNU: "Anne Zelenka recently predicted that software businesses will move from the extreme 'closed' and 'open' licensing models toward the center, what she refers to as 'clopen', or hybrid closed and open licensing models..."

Where's the Shareware?
(2008-01-11 04:00:51)
Linsec.ca Blog: "It seems like, by and large, the Linux crowd is stuck with two: freeware (ala open source) and commercial..."

Migrating from Netscape to Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird
(2008-01-11 05:30:41)
Netscape Blog: "Now that we have recommended users adopt Firefox and Thunderbird for their browser and e-mail needs..."

Lovable LUGgable: Support Your Linux User Group
(2008-01-11 07:00:59)
The Linux Distillery: "There's no denying that the widespread growth of Linux was due in part to the raw enthusiasm of advocates meeting together under the broad banner of a 'LUG'--a Linux User Group..."

Tux Untangled: A Gateway Distro That's Easy to Use
(2008-01-11 08:30:01)
Enterprise Networking Planet: "We've been playing with the Untangle Network Gateway for a few months, and we must say: 'well done...'"

gOS Reloaded 2.0 Beta--Is Good OS Really Good Enough to Blast Off?
(2008-01-11 10:00:41)
KnoLinux: "In the past few years, much hype has been placed on the sub $300 desktop, with a company even calling themselves sub300.com..."

KDE 4.0 Released
(2008-01-11 13:00:07)
KDE.org: "The KDE Community is thrilled to announce the immediate availability of KDE 4.0..."

Hardy Alpha 3 Released
(2008-01-11 14:30:43)
Ubuntu: "Welcome to Hardy Heron Alpha-3, which will in time become Ubuntu 8.04..."

KDE 4: A New Dawn for the Linux Desktop?
(2008-01-11 16:00:28)
internetnews.com: "With a new visual interface including new themes sounds and effects as well as a semantic file manager, speed and multimedia handling improvements, KDE 4 is a major release for the Linux desktop..."

Four Tricks Companies Use to Feign Openness
(2008-01-11 19:00:33)
Epicenter: "However, one could argue that the current fad of openness is little more than a Trojan horse. Take for instance these four tricks companies recently employed to convince us of their openness..."

Utah Bench Trial Set for April 29 in SCO v. Novell
(2008-01-11 20:30:37)
Groklaw: "So four days. Make your plans. Get your plane tickets. This is center ring in the Big Tent..."

Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring Alpha 2 "Neottia" Released
(2008-01-11 22:45:08)
Mandriva: "The second alpha, codenamed Neottia, for Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring (2008.1) is now available..."

Consumer Darwinism and the Rise of FOSS
(2008-01-11 23:30:01)
Editor's Note: Consumers are waking up from a 20-year cycle of marketing to discover what they really want from technology. Which is a certain company's worst nightmare.

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