Infrastructure Linux News for May 08, 2008:

GNU/Linux: Source Code and Human Rights
(2008-05-08 00:00:41)
Datamation: "Ask average computer users what FOSS is about, and, if they've even heard of it, they'll probably say something about the source code being publicly available..."

Impossible Thing #6: Freedom for All with the One Laptop Per Child Project
(2008-05-08 00:45:25)
Free Software Magazine: "For many years, there has been a growing concern about the emergence of a 'digital divide' between rich and poor..."

Why Many MCSEs Won't Learn Linux
(2008-05-08 01:30:37)
Managing L'unix: "Nathan's basic question, however, can be paraphrased as something that's both serious and interesting: why do so many MCSEs have such a hard time learning to use Linux...?"

Blogging Live From Ubuntu Live 2008
(2008-05-08 03:00:27)
The VAR Guy: "Here are five reasons you should care about the Ubuntu distribution of Linux, and the Ubuntu Live conference..."

What is Free Software and How to Make Money With It
(2008-05-08 03:45:07)
Conversas do Bruno: "As I became more familiar with GNU/Linux and free operating systems in general, I became aware of the Open Source movement. Later, I became aware of the Free Software movement..."

Migrating to ext4
(2008-05-08 04:30:53)
developerWorks: "Linux supports several different file systems. Some are specialized network file systems or file systems developed for other operating systems, but a surprising number may be used as Linux native file systems..."

Installing an All-in-One Printer Device in Debian
(2008-05-08 06:45:00)
Free Software Magazine: "Recently I had cause to buy a scanner. Being in a reasonably small home I was eager to save on desk-space, and so decided to upgrade my aging inkjet printer at the same time..."

Tyan Thunder n3600M
(2008-05-08 08:15:37)
Phoronix: "Two months ago we had looked at the Tyan Tempest i5400XT motherboard, which was Tyan's latest product based upon Intel's newest workstation chipset and had support for dual Intel Xeon quad-core processors..."

Linux Got Game: War§ow 0.42
(2008-05-08 09:45:20)
Tech Source From Bohol: "Another tip from Free and Open Source gamer extraordinaire SlippJigg encouraged me to try out another action-packed First-person shooter (FPS) game called War§ow last weekend. So what exactly is this game and what makes it interesting...?"

American to Lobby for OLPC Down Under
(2008-05-08 11:15:10)
iTWire: "It's quite characteristic of the cultural cringe that prevails in Australia that a man who works in America, Barry Vercoe, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is coming to the country next week to lobby for the local branch of the One Laptop Per Child project..."

Red Hat Heads For The JON 2.0
(2008-05-08 16:30:59)
internetnews.com: "New JBoss Operations Network takes aim at open source middleware management, though the solution isn't entirely open source--yet..."

Top Ten Reasons for a Linux Laptop
(2008-05-08 19:30:59)
Really Linux: "You can save yourself serious money, not only at the register but in years to come, avoiding paying for countless upgrades. For all of us paying the crazy food and fuel prices, this is a real easy way to save money..." (Humor)

VIA Gives 16,434 Lines Of OSS Code
(2008-05-08 21:00:39)
Phoronix: "VIA has released over 16,000 lines of code that provides a frame-buffer driver in the Linux kernel..."

Free Software Great and Small
(2008-05-08 22:30:52)
ZDNet: "I recently got to attend a couple of conferences, both of them the really technical kind where I end up learning things..."

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