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Infrastructure Linux News for Feb 09, 2009:
More Computer Comics To Round Out The Weekend
(2009-02-09 00:07:56)
The Linux and Unix Menagerie: "...we stumbled upon this site that's shooting at teaching Linux to the younger generation by introducing Open Source to them through comics. I actually know a few guys who could benefit from this form of learning themselves. Not me, though. I only read "graphic novels" ;)"
From the archives: the best distros of 2000
(2009-02-09 02:03:12)
Tux Radar: "Back in May 2000 the first issue of Linux Format magazine hit the newsstands. One of its features was a group test of Linux distributions, reflecting the state of play in Linux flavours at the time. If you fancy a trip down memory lane or just a quick look at how beautiful Linux wasn't all those years ago, we've dug out the original article complete with screenshots - read on!"
FluxFlux-Se released
(2009-02-09 11:30:12)
EeePC: "FluxFlux-Se has been released today. FluxFlux is a PCLinuxOS Remaster & provides a fully configured and ready-to-use live system containing all typical programs for the average user. "
Tory open-source claims 'misguided'
(2009-02-09 13:34:12)
British Computer Society: ""Our own research, however, has concluded that open-source software exposes users to significant and unnecessary business risk, as the security is often overlooked, making users more vulnerable to security breaches.""
21 More of the Best Free Linux Games
(2009-02-09 14:34:12)
Linux Links: "After much testing, we have whittled down these users' recommendations to a list of 21 highly addictive Linux games, covering as many different types of game genre as possible. Hopefully, there should be something of interest here for all types of gamers! All of these games are great fun to play."
Debian Project seeks Hardware Donations
(2009-02-09 15:18:43)
Debian Announcements: "The Debian project is looking for sponsors for two new official
services: snapshot and data archives. Both services utilize large
amounts of data and therefore require a capable machine with a large
disk array that provides 10 TB of disk space to start, with the ability
to be easily extended"
FOSDEM - the hordes
(2009-02-09 15:34:12)
blog.angulosolido.pt: "Seriously, KDE 4.2 looks absolutely wonderful. It's a shame that so many things crashed on the presentation, which was allegedly ran on an unstable SVN version. Perhaps one should test things better before presenting them?"
HOWTO: Wii remote in Ubuntu 8.04
(2009-02-09 16:04:12)
Ubuntu Forums: "This howto should help you get a Wii remote working as a mouse / keyboard / joystick in 32bit or 64bit Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04
There is no compiling required, you only need to download a few packages, and configure a few text files."
Collaborative Editing with AbiWord
(2009-02-09 19:34:12)
Linutop Magazine: "Take the Collaboration feature, for example. It allows several users to work on the same document on the local network or via the Web in a rather straightforward manner."
Google Latitude and That Creepy Feeling
(2009-02-09 20:04:12)
InternetNews: "The needle on the creeped-out meter just moved a notch for privacy advocates with the release Wednesday of Google Latitude."
Installing Linux software 101 for Windows users
(2009-02-09 20:47:12)
Cyber Cynic: "Lately, I've seen several articles by Windows users grumbling about how hard it is to install software on Linux. It is? You could have fooled me."
EVE Online ditches Linux Cedega client recommends Wine
(2009-02-09 21:04:12)
Wine-Reviews: "The EVE client for Linux was frankly - a piece of crap.
Wine always did a better job than the
horrible thing Transgaming hacked together."
Top 5 Linux Games for 2009
(2009-02-09 21:34:12)
Zmogo: "Once the great downfall of the platform, gaming can now only be considered a strength, in the hopes you take up this guilty pleasure and wait for 2010 before you give up on gaming. May I present the premier Linux gaming software with the best from each genre."
Top 10 Responses to Why Should I Use Linux? - A Linux Evangelists' Reference
(2009-02-09 22:34:12)
Internetling: "...here are some quick and simple things about Linux you can point out to your potential convert."
Getting Started With Kate, the Friendly yet Powerful Text Editor
(2009-02-09 23:04:12)
LinuxPlanet: "There are stacks of useful features, including multi-document support (so you can have as many files open at the same time as you want, or the same file open in multiple windows), and session support (open sets of files together automatically)."
Acer Brings Upgraded Netbook To U.S., But Without Linux
(2009-02-09 23:34:12)
ChannelWeb: "Acer's new, larger Aspire One netbook is now shipping in the U.S., about a week earlier than expected, but it's lacking the optional preloaded Linux operating system offered with its predecessor."
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