Infrastructure Linux News for Sep 08, 2008:

The Evolution of a Programmer
(2008-09-08 02:02:01)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "HIGH SCHOOL/JR.HIGH:

10 PRINT "HELLO WORLD"
20 END"

Ubuntu 8.10 Alpha 5 is Out
(2008-09-08 12:32:01)
ZDNet AU: "Ubuntu developer Steve Langasek overnight announced the Alpha 5 version of Ubuntu 8.10 was online and available for download, although he said the software was not intended for use in stable environments."

OLPC's Amazon Notebook Linux Only
(2008-09-08 13:02:01)
Internet News: "...it will be a Linux-based XO Laptop that will be offered as part of the global initiative..."

Software Freedom Day 2008
(2008-09-08 13:32:01)
IT Wire: "In a departure from my usual articles aimed at Linux for Learners, I'd like to tell you about the most exciting day of the year which will soon be upon us."

How to Perfectly Kill a Perfect Distribution
(2008-09-08 14:02:01)
Lazy Tech Guy: "PCLinuxOS was the perfect distribution in 2007. It had all the bells and whistles to be an excellent Windows XP alternative...Alas! that was 2007, however, this is 2008 and almost end of 2008."

What is New in Firefox Shiretoko Alpha 2?
(2008-09-08 15:32:01)
IT Wire: "The relatively small answer could easily have been nothing that exciting really, were it not for one thing: HTML 5 video support."

America's Army Returning To Linux?
(2008-09-08 16:02:01)
Phoronix: "Do you remember the days when we had America's Army for Linux? The first-person shooter game sponsored by the US government and uses Epic's Unreal Engine while being distributed freely? Well, it could come back to Linux!"

Wizard Boot Camp, Part Nine: (More) Utilities You Should Know
(2008-09-08 16:32:01)
Linux Magazine: "There's more about ln, including some examples of how to use a data file and a combination of other utilities. And we'll see some examples of what the tiny editor sed can do -- like editing email as it pours through a mail server."

The GNU/Linux Kidnap Theory
(2008-09-08 18:02:01)
Boycott Novell: "...many of those coupons that Microsoft and Novell had distributed were actually handed out to existing GNU/Linux users, some of whom Red Hat users."

Lenovo Ditches Linux
(2008-09-08 18:32:01)
Desktop Linux: " Chinese PC manufacturing giant Lenovo, which years ago purchased IBM's personal computer business, appears to have quietly stopped offering Linux as a pre-installation option."

Linux-Powered LinPC Desktop is a Bargain
(2008-09-08 20:02:01)
Linux.com: "The new generation of inexpensive netbooks may be wonderful, but for my main desktop I want a real machine -- something I can open up, clean, and add to. So I was extremely tickled recently to trade for a new LinPC, an economical personal computer that features PCLinuxOS MiniMe 2008 preinstalled and ready to go."

Firefox Download Extensions
(2008-09-08 21:32:01)
Linux.com "Download management is one of the larger categories on the Firefox Add-ons site, but while hundreds of extensions fall under this category, they are a mixed lot at best...However, with patience, you can find some programs worth exploring -- and even a few small treasures -- in this category."

Using Virtual Desktops in Linux
(2008-09-08 22:02:01)
IT Wire: "After my last, rather lengthy, article about useful graphical tools, I am going to talk about another aspect of the Linux graphical user interface that I also find rather useful: Virtual Desktops."

BBC in Covering Technology Badly Shocker
(2008-09-08 22:32:01)
IT Pro: "The first thing they wouldn’t have recommended is to try replacing the stock distribution on an EeePC."

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