Infrastructure Linux News for Apr 02, 2008:

Is Microsoft Really Any More Trustworthy?
(2008-04-02 00:00:09)
Linux-Watch: "Lately, Microsoft has been trying really, really hard to appear as open source's best friend. All I can say is: 'With friends like these, who needs enemies...?'"

How To Install The Openbravo ERP On Debian Etch
(2008-04-02 04:30:38)
HowtoForge: "This document describes how to set up Openbravo ERP (enterprise management system) on Debian Etch..."

Twitter Clients for Linux
(2008-04-02 10:30:33)
fsckin w/linux: "I would venture to say that I'm enjoying my time spent on Twitter. I've been using it as sort of a micro-blog that lets me connect with friends I've made on this site and keep my pulse on the collective tech industry..."

Happy Run Some Old Web Browsers Day!
(2008-04-02 12:00:30)
jwz: "In honor of the ten year anniversary of the Mozilla project, home.mcom.com, the Internet Web Site of the Mosaic Communications Corporation, is now back online..."

OOXML Formally Approved, Pending Appeals; But at What Cost?
(2008-04-02 12:45:01)
Roundup: The not-unexpected news that OOXML is now approved as an ISO standard. But ConsortiumInfo highlights a possible delay through appeals, and InfoWorld examines how this will appear to the ongoing EU anti-trust investigation of Microsoft. Articles within.

Linux 2.6.25-rc8 [Released]
(2008-04-02 13:30:46)
LKML.org: "No cute April 1st shenanigans, just a regular -rc release that happened to come up today because I was waiting for the input layer oops-fixes to be ready and tested..."

2008.0_beta1 Unleashed. No Joke
(2008-04-02 15:00:52)
Gentoo Linux: "When we said 'soon,' even we didn't realize how soon it would be. 2008.0_beta1 is here..."

Burst of Low-End Pcs Could Boost Linux
(2008-04-02 16:30:47)
USA Today: "Now Linux has a chance to finally crack Microsoft's hold on computing's most visible domain--mainstream PCs--because of the rise of innovative, inexpensive machines..."

Tracking Open Source in Mobile Handset Market
(2008-04-02 17:15:14)
internetnews.com: "For more than a few reasons, open source mobile operating systems based on the Linux kernel may have a significant impact on future product development..."

OpenOffice May Support OOXML
(2008-04-02 18:45:44)
ZDNet UK: "OpenOffice may support Microsoft's Office Open XML standard in future, but the organisation behind the open source productivity suite anticipates that everyone including Microsoft will have 'difficulty' in making the format work..."

LPI to Offer Security Training with LPIC-3 Certification
(2008-04-02 19:30:51)
Linux-Watch: "There are Linux certifications, such as the RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer). There are security certifications, like the CCSP (Cisco Certified Security Professional)..."

Congrats to the OOXML Team!
(2008-04-02 21:00:43)
Hoosier Penguin: "...I also wonder if the preliminary approval of OOXML as an ISO standard might not be the biggest gift to Linux and Open Software... ever..."

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