Infrastructure Linux News for Aug 12, 2008:

Richard Stallman lives and Works by His Principles
(2008-08-12 02:04:04)
Computerworld: "The irony is that the subject of their veneration is a thorn in the side of the open-source community. Stallman has long disassociated himself from any endeavor that promotes the operating system commonly known as Linux without calling it by what he feels very strongly is its proper name: GNU/Linux."

10 Coolest Devices Running Linux
(2008-08-12 05:04:04)
Lists: "The most popular phone in the world runs Unix. That’s right. The iPhone runs on Unix. Are there any other cool devices out there running on Linux or Unix? Of course there are:"

Virtual Box - How to Install & Configure in openSUSE
(2008-08-12 08:34:04)
SUSE & openSUSE: "VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL)."

Recent Advances in Tcl/Tk's Looks
(2008-08-12 10:04:04)
Coccinella: "Since Mac is my native platform, I can tell you that Tk beats both Qt and gtk, but perhaps I haven't seen the latest of them. The question is then, where does this put Linux/Unix? There are a number of themes included in ttk which looks OK on these platforms, but there is nothing exactly like Qt or gtk. "

Reimagining The Desktop
(2008-08-12 12:03:05)
North Davis Road: "The basic desktop which we are used to on our computers hasn’t changed significantly since the days of Xerox Parc. In how it operates and how we interact with it, other than the mouse and other pointing devices, it hasn’t really changed much. A few fiddles at the edges, colour and much broader use yes. Change. No."

LVM Snapshot Merging for the Linux Kernel
(2008-08-12 12:33:05)
KernelTrap: "He explained, "snapshot merging allows you to merge snapshot content back into the original device. The most useful use for this feature is the possibility to rollback [the] state of the whole computer after [a] failed package upgrade, [or an] administrator's error"."

Dell Shipping Five Hardy Heron Systems
(2008-08-12 14:03:05)
Desktop Linux: " Dell is shipping two new laptops with widescreen LCD displays and Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04) operating systems with DVD playback. Additionally, the largest U.S. PC maker has started offering Hardy Heron on three models previously available with the earlier Gutsy Gibbon Ubuntu release."

Visions of a Microsoft-Free World
(2008-08-12 15:33:05)
LinuxInsider: "Is free software taking over the world one town at a time? Residents of Felton, Calif., recently pledged to go proprietary-free for at least a week. Plans for similar events are reportedly under way in town in Oregon and New Mexico, as well as 100 towns in Italy."

Make OpenOffice Work For You: Starting Out
(2008-08-12 16:03:05)
Tom's Guide: "Here, we’ll show you some simple tips and tricks so that you can use OpenOffice in the easiest and most efficient way possible. All the information that we’ve included works just as well on OpenOffice 2 as it does on the new beta 3 version. It’s straightforward and easy — we promise."

The Linux Desktop, Macs, and Barking Dogs
(2008-08-12 17:31:11)
The Open Road: "But I think there's a more subtle problem: no one cares about replicating their existing experience for a slightly smaller price tag. It's simply not worth the risk."

Top 4 Alternatives to Ubuntu Linux
(2008-08-12 18:01:11)
Intranet Journal: "Considering the success of Ubuntu Linux as a distribution of the open source operating system, it has become clear that locating good alternatives to this release is becoming increasingly difficult. With that said, I've decided to round up the best candidates that might serve as a viable alternative so you might be able to partake in the Linux experience without having to relying exclusively on one distribution."

AMD Offers Linux Drivers for New Radeon HD 4870 X2
(2008-08-12 19:31:11)
Techworld: "Despite an often tenuous relationship with the Linux community regarding the driver quality for its graphics products, the AMD-owned ATI will offer release parity with Windows for its latest Radeon HD 4870 X2 card."

Marble Provides Basic Engine For Free Google Earth Replacement
(2008-08-12 20:31:11)
Linux.com: "The Free Software Foundation can cross off another item on its high priority list of applications that free software needs in order to compete. Version 0.6 of Marble, which ships with KDE 4.1, may not rival Google Earth just yet, but the underlying engine has the potential to do so in future versions."

Recovering Deleted Files By Inode Number In Linux And Unix
(2008-08-12 21:31:11)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "In our post, we're going to look at one condition under which Unix and Linux operating systems can actually hold onto files, even after they've been deleted, so that you can recover them."

Acer Aspire One (Linpus Linux Lite, White)
(2008-08-12 22:01:11)
CNet: "Despite the wallet-friendly price and large keyboard, we have a few reservations. For one, the system comes with only 512MB of RAM, which limits its performance. For another, the battery life is nearly as bad as that of the otherwise excellent MSI Wind;"

18 CLI Audio Tools for Linux
(2008-08-12 23:01:11)
TuxArea: "This article reviews all the most common command line tools for manipulating and listening to audio formats on Linux. Players, editors, encoders/decoders, tag editors, music servers, they are all here. Currently it includes no less than 18 CLI (Command Line Interface) tools."

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