Infrastructure Linux News for Oct 08, 2008:

Torvalds Talks About His Brand New Blog
(2008-10-08 00:05:11)
NetworkWorld: "We tend to think that everybody who's anybody in the tech world has a blog, right? Well, Linus Torvalds didn't have a blog, at least not until dipping his toe into the waters with this one -- "Linus' Blog" -- which launched last Thursday."

Become a Multimedia Pro With the Vector Linux Multimedia Bonus Disc
(2008-10-08 01:31:17)
Linux.com: "Many audio, video, and graphics professionals would like to make the switch to Linux, but don't want to deal with the hassle of figuring out multimedia on Linux or are scared off by the purported lack of such tools. I created Vector Linux Multimedia Bonus Disc (MMBD) to address this problem and perception. It's a complete multimedia creation and production system that contains hundreds of the best multimedia applications available on Linux."

Linux Netbook Returns: Not Surprising, but Likely Avoidable
(2008-10-08 06:01:17)
OStatic: "jkOnTheRun reasons that this isn't terribly surprising. Considering the low price of Linux netbooks, and their rarity at larger retailers that might allow new users to "kick the tires," it seems that many new users leap, then look."

Mandriva 2009 RC2 ScreenShots, From the Install to the Control Panel
(2008-10-08 09:01:17)
Linux Dynasty: "For you Microsoft Windows Users, I think I feel I finally found a Linux OS that I can say that Windows users will use and not get confused..."

rsnapshot - Local/Remote Filesystem Backups Utility in openSUSE
(2008-10-08 10:31:17)
SUSE & openSUSE: "rsnapshot is a filesystem backup utility based on rsync. Using rsnapshot, it is possible to take snapshots of your filesystems at different points in time. Using hard links, rsnapshot creates the illusion of multiple full backups, while only taking up the space of one full backup plus differences. When coupled with ssh, it is possible to take snapshots of remote filesystems as well."

Mixing Windows and Linux: How Do You Manage Choice?
(2008-10-08 12:01:17)
Enterprise Networking Planet: "It's growing because in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) there are at least two distros that are seen as enterprise ready and suitable for the big time, and also because it's cheap, manageable, good for virtualization and it runs the software that many people want to use."

Installing Xbox Media Center (XBMC) On Ubuntu 8.04
(2008-10-08 12:31:17)
HowtoForge: "The Xbox Media Center (XBMC) is a media center application for Linux, Mac, and Windows that allows you to manage/watch/listen to/view your videos, music, and pictures. It has a nice interface, can be controlled from the desktop or a remote control or via its built-in web interface, and it can be extended by custom scripts."

Dell Rivals Smallness of Apple’s MacBook Air, Asus With New Inspiron Mini 9
(2008-10-08 13:31:17)
Midwest Business: "Apple and Dell have both lived up to the challenge to create tiny and workable laptops that pack computing punch and yet are smaller, lighter and more portable for the on-the-go consumer."

AMD to Spin Off Chip Fabs to Raise Funds
(2008-10-08 14:31:17)
LinuxWorld: "Advanced Micro Devices plans to split into two companies, one to design chips and one to make them, while two investment funds owned by the government of Abu Dhabi will contribute new capital..."

.. so I got one of the new Intel SSDs
(2008-10-08 15:31:17)
Linus' Blog: "The kernel summit was two weeks ago, and at the end of that I got one of the new 80GB solid state disks from Intel. Since then, I've been wanting to talk to people about it because I'm so impressed with it..."

New Linux Broadcom Wi-Fi Drivers Arrive
(2008-10-08 16:31:17)
Cyber Cynic: "That used to be a commonplace experience, but over the years it's gotten much better. Unless, of course, you were using a laptop with a Broadcom chipset; then, chances were, you were in for some trouble."

Hands On: How to Get More From Linux
(2008-10-08 17:31:17)
VNUNet: "Following the recent releases of two popular Linux distributions, Fedora 9 and Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, we are looking at a couple of additional pieces of software you might want to install onto a fresh installation of either."

Does Linux Suck or is it Lusers Who Suck?
(2008-10-08 18:01:17)
IT Wire: "Statistics can hide a great deal of information. Especially the actual state of play in the consumer market."

Sidux Grows on You
(2008-10-08 18:31:17)
Linux.com: "Sidux, a relatively new desktop Linux distribution, is based on Sid, the unstable developmental branch of Debian. The developers strive for an easy-to-install and easy-to-use modern Debian derivative, and pride themselves on remaining true to the principles and values of the Debian project. Despite a few inconveniences, I like Sidux a bit more each time I use it."

Google Updates Photo Editor for Linux
(2008-10-08 19:01:17)
Desktop Linux: "Google has released a new Linux version of the popular beginner-level photography program, Picasa. Picasa 3.0 for Linux (beta) adds an improved collage tool, red-eye-out, watermark support, a retouch tool, and enhanced integration with Picasa Web Albums"

A Gentle Introduction to Routing
(2008-10-08 23:31:17)
LinuxPlanet: "To understand something in the networking world, you have to understand the problem it's trying to solve. Memorizing the configuration options for a certain routing protocol won’t help you until you understand what it’s really doing. This installment of Networking 101 is designed to be a gentle introduction into the world of routing issues and concepts, arguably the most interesting and important part of networking..."

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