Infrastructure Linux News for Feb 05, 2009:

The move to Linux, stymied by hardware
(2009-02-05 03:04:33)
Linux Journal: "With news today of Windows 7 being made available in no less than six different versions, it is getting harder and harder to not move lock, stock, and PGP key to Linux on a full time basis. Except..."

A truly light-weight OS: Written in ASM, with GUI, networking and apps
(2009-02-05 04:34:33)
Foobar: "Today I came across an operating system that can truly claim to be light-weight. It is called Kolibri. Check this out: It's completely written in assembler..."

NixOS, a Real Revolution in Package Management
(2009-02-05 06:04:33)
Linux Today Blog: "Which is all good and easy, but they're still just variations on the same theme and aren't all that different from each other. NixOS, on the other hand, demonstrates a radically different approach."

WFTL Bytes! for Feb 2, 2009: Motorola Evicts Windows, Linus Jumps Ship, Groundhog Bites Mayor
(2009-02-05 06:31:53)
WFTL Bytes!: "This is WFTL Bytes!, your occasiodaily FOSS and Linux news show for Monday, February 2, 2009 (Groundhog Day), with your host, Marcel Gagne. This is episode 49. On today's newscast . . . nature's own weather forecaster tells it like it might be and bites it. Did Linus jump ship too soon? Dept of defense thinks FOSS is cool. Mototala axes Windows, sort of. Going RMS on semantics."

Saving my sanity with Zenity : shell script interaction via the GUI
(2009-02-05 07:34:33)
Free Software Magazine: "How do we bring the flexibility of the shell script to the GUI-only user? Recently faced with just such a quandary, I discovered Zenity: a tool which just might have saved my sanity."

Setting Up a SME Server Test Environment with Virtual Box on Vista
(2009-02-05 09:04:33)
The Small Box Admin: "SME Server (http://www.contribs.org/) is a Linux distribution designed for the office environment, similar to Microsoft Small Business Server or the now defunct Linux based NetMax Server. SME Server is managed through a web interface and provides file and print sharing, E-mail server and web client, Firewall, Directory Services, Web hosting and other services."

Microsoft Leaves the Door Wide Open for Linux on Netbooks
(2009-02-05 12:04:33)
Linugadgetech: "Windows 7 Home Premium for consumers, and Windows 7 Professional for business customers. The lightest version of the OS will be Windows 7 Starter Edition. It limits users to a maximum of three open applications."

HP releases netbook interface for Ubuntu
(2009-02-05 13:34:33)
Download Squad: "Hewlett Packard has released a custom version of Ubuntu Linux designed for netbooks. For the HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition, to be exact. Under the hood, the operating system is based on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron."

SSH at Work: Manage Long-Running Processes with screen
(2009-02-05 14:04:33)
Enterprise IT Planet: "There are times when I want to reconnect from home to an ssh session that I started at work. Unfortunately, ssh doesn't support that sort of thing. But the screen utility lets you do something similar to this."

Simple Tips for the New User to remember about Linux
(2009-02-05 14:34:33)
Raiden's Realm: "There are numerous little things that a new user should learn and remember when it comes to Linux. Now don't let these scare you, but rather, remember them to ensure that you have a proper user experience. These will also save you from a lot of trouble as you learn Linux."

Game up for desktop Linux?
(2009-02-05 15:04:33)
FMTech: "With Microsoft readying itself for the release of a fast, streamlined operating system in Windows 7, the Linux community needs to pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat if the free and open-source operating system is to stay relevant on desktop computers."

HP ditches Linux option for UK netbooks
(2009-02-05 17:04:33)
ZDNet: "HP has dropped Linux as an operating-system option for its latest netbooks in the UK market."

12 Awesome Unix Custom License Plates
(2009-02-05 17:34:33)
The Geek Stuff: "These geeks decided to show their appreciation towards Unix using their vehicle license plates. My favorite from this list is rm -rf *. Imagine someone who has no clue about Unix seeing this car on the road and trying to figure out what "rm -rf *" means."

Top Linuxy Alternatives and Staying True to FOSS
(2009-02-05 18:04:33)
Linux Insider: "Until Linux and open source software can overcome the perceptions of CEOs who think that "you get what you pay for," Linux will remain a second-class citizen, he writes."

Floola, the portable iTunes replacement
(2009-02-05 20:34:33)
CNet: "Freeware Floola for Windows, Mac, and Linux is one of the few, if only, portable music players that not only works with your iPod, it will work from your iPod, too. The program's fully compatible with your desktop iTunes installation, but can be run from the iPod itself."

Best Linux Distro for Mac
(2009-02-05 22:04:33)
Tech Source From Bohol: "Although there are few minor issues left unsolved, I'm quite happy with Xubuntu on my Mac because it simply works for me."

The long road to a working Cheese
(2009-02-05 22:34:33)
LWN.net: "Cheese is an interesting application that is designed to take still photos and movies using a webcam. In addition to its basic monitoring and recording abilities, Cheese can display and record real-time video effects similar to those from the EffecTV project. Cheese is based on the GStreamer multimedia framework."

Understanding the Linux Directory Layout
(2009-02-05 23:35:33)
Nix Tutor: "Whether you are new to Linux or a seasoned veteran, have you ever wondered what a particular directory was for? Find out what each directory does. Learn the differences between the Windows directory structure compared to Linux and some other key differences."

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