Infrastructure Linux News for Dec 08, 2008:

Running DOS Programs on Linux: Duke Nukem Lives!
(2008-12-08 00:04:12)
Linux Journal: "If I play video games they're usually pretty low tech ones. One of the few games I miss from the old days is Duke Nukem, and I'm talking about the Duke before he went 3D. If you have an old DOS game that you'd like to run, or for that matter any old DOS program, check out DOSBox."

OpenSolaris Tackles Ubuntu Dominance
(2008-12-08 13:34:12)
ZDNet: "Sun has crafted the second release of OpenSolaris with a number of improvements in an attempt to make it more competitive with desktop-orientated Linux distributions such as Canonical's Ubuntu."

Linux Hater's Redux... dead? Long live... Oiaohm?!
(2008-12-08 14:04:12)
IT Wire: "First the Linux Hater's blog ended, and now there’s a claim that the Linux Hater's Redux has gone to the great kernel panic in the sky. Now a mysteriously named person called "Oiaohm" is trying to re-incarnate some of the hate in a new battle ground but his sights aren't set on Linux alone."

10 Things Songbird Does That iTunes Can't
(2008-12-08 14:34:12)
In the Jungle: "Songbird turned 1.0 this week, and aims to do to iTunes what Firefox did to Internet Explorer. That is, it aims to take the basic design of something closed and proprietary, and turn it into something open and extensible and fun. Songbird aims to give the power back to the people."

A Better Office .docx Converter
(2008-12-08 16:34:12)
OpenOffice.org Ninja: "There's plenty of ways to convert Microsoft Office 2007 file formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx) to OpenOffice.org. Now OpenOffice.org 3.0 imports these Office OpenXML files natively, but natively doesn't mean a fluent translation."

Which is More Important? Open File Format or Free Software?
(2008-12-08 17:04:12)
Chao-Kuei's Notes: "For the sake of free software, please help defend Taiwan from Microsoft's docx file format invasion. Please help odf plugin for firefox more than you do with the docx plugin. Otherwise, you could be hurting open file format as you contribute to one controversial piece of free software, and ultimately hurt the entire FS landscape as a whole."

Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Optimized for XO Laptop
(2008-12-08 18:04:12)
OLPC News: "Thanks to the tireless efforts of Teapot, we now have Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid optimized for the XO laptop! Teapot designed this release to be reliable and consistent with these modifications:"

Why is Firefox so Popular?
(2008-12-08 18:34:12)
Maarten's Open Source Blog: "But since one hasto actively download and install the program (on Mac and Windows), why do people choose to download and install Firefox? Why not Opera, Safari, Konqueror or any other browser?"

Welcome to Great (Firewall) Britain
(2008-12-08 19:34:12)
Open Enterprise: "As a result of this UK censorship, it has become impossible to use Wikipedia as before..."

Smart Mobile Can Turn on Heating
(2008-12-08 20:04:12)
BBC News: "A system that could eventually control heating, home security cameras and draw curtains has been demonstrated by phone maker Nokia"

Digital Copy: A Feature That's no Feature
(2008-12-08 21:34:12)
Cyber Cynic: "On this disc is a copy of the movie you can put it on your computer, and from there, view it on your PC's screen or on your television via an Apple TV or some other computer-to-TV device. Sounds great, doesn't it? Well... no."

5 Tips For Free Software Advocates
(2008-12-08 22:34:12)
Free Software Magazine: "Free software advocacy is something I do -- both for a living and as a hobby. Over the years I've gleaned a few best practice tips and I thought I'd pass them on. They may not all work or even be applicable in your case, but I have found then all useful at some time or other."

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