Infrastructure Linux News for Mar 03, 2009:

February 2009 donation: Wolvix GNU/Linux receives US$200.00
(2009-03-03 00:03:52)
Distrowatch: "We are pleased to announce that the recipient of the February 2009 DistroWatch.com donation is Wolvix GNU/Linux, a Slackware-based desktop distribution and live CD."

Groupware Server With Group-Office, Postfix, Dovecot On Debian Lenny
(2009-03-03 01:33:52)
HowtoForge: "In this howto I will explain how you can set up a groupware server using: The Debian Linux operating system
Group-Office for managing the mailboxes and groupware functions like e-mail, shared calendars, file sharing etc..."

LibrePlanet 2009 conference
(2009-03-03 04:33:52)
Free Software Foundation: "LibrePlanet will cover a range of free software activism topics, with an Open Space style effort to make progress on engineering for Free Network Services and the High Priority Software Projects."

Ubuntu Newbie Guide: First 24 Hours With Ubuntu
(2009-03-03 06:03:52)
Webchicklet: "...he was still a newbie to the world of Ubuntu, so he and I went through a series of questions and answers before, during, and after his Ubuntu install. I've turned those into a FAQ for Ubuntu noobs that should answer a fair amount of questions for the first 24 hours of a first-time Ubuntu installation.*"

Parted Magic 3.7
(2009-03-03 07:33:52)
linuxsysconfig: "Yet another Slackware-based Linux distro! Parted Magic, aka "The Linux CD Partitioning Tool", is a Live OS packed with recovery tools that you can use to troubleshoot your system."

S3 Graphics Releases Linux Driver With OpenGL 3.0, VA-API
(2009-03-03 09:03:52)
Phoronix: "For months we have seen S3 Graphics advertise a magical Linux driver in their press releases that promised to offer OpenGL 3.0 support and advanced video functionality."

Linux: the ultimate beginners guide
(2009-03-03 10:33:52)
Handle With Linux: "The article is about a guy who buys a netbook and because he has no tool to sync his ipod, replaces his complete operating system! Next thing he's complaining about Linux being much to difficult to use because he has just replaced his complete OS in 10 minutes, but there were some things not working."

Web Content Filtering with OpenDNS
(2009-03-03 13:03:52)
Linux Journal: "Once in a while, you come across a gem that you just want to share with others. I recently stumbled upon OpenDNS, and I've had such a good experience with it, I thought I'd write a bit about it"

New Atoms target auto use
(2009-03-03 13:33:52)
LinuxDevices: "Intel's latest Z5xx Atom processors are larger than their predecessors -- on purpose. Intel says its new "P" and "PT" Atoms are designed for the automotive and transportation industries, offering an operating range of up to -40 to 85 deg. C (-40 to 185 deg. C)."

My Experiences With Kubuntu 9.04 So Far
(2009-03-03 14:03:52)
IT News Today: "I've been using Jaunty for a little over a month now, and I thought I'd share some of my experiences. In summary, if things keep going the way they are now, Jaunty will be the one to watch out for this year."

Knoppix - Linux 6.0 review
(2009-03-03 14:33:52)
IT Reviews: "The process of getting hold of Knoppix Linux isn't quite as hand-holding as you might expect from your average Ubuntu distribution, but it's certainly got a few tricks of its own up its sleeve."

DreamLinux 3.5 Desktop Edition
(2009-03-03 15:03:52)
Begin Linux Blog: "The biggest changes to DreamLinux were to the 3.0 version of the Linux OS which featured a complete re-design and a totally independent architecture called Flexiboost, based on overlaid modules. The main things this feature does for users is it allows the co-existence of multiple separate window managers, currently Gnome and XFCE. Both of these working environments share all applications available on the system."

Always Innovating launching touch-screen Netbook
(2009-03-03 15:33:52)
CNet: "It's yet another Netbook, granted, but it's got a cool detachable (and optional) keyboard, and a magnetic mount for sticking onto a refrigerator."

Square Root Day revelers to party like it's 3/3/09
(2009-03-03 16:23:06)
CNet: "Tuesday is Square Root Day, a rare holiday that occurs when the day and the month are both the square root of the last two digits of the current year. Numerically, March 3, 2009, can be expressed as 3/3/09, or mathematically as √9 = 3, or 3² = 3 × 3 = 9."

The Losing Battle Against Technology Freedom
(2009-03-03 16:33:52)
Penguin Pete's Blog: "Even notice that you can hardly use a computer anymore without being in somebody's cross-hairs? Somebody, somewhere, is always out to get you. All we want to do is use these clever devices they keep making for us to buy, and be happy and not bother anybody. But somebody out there apparently didn't learn how to play nice with others."

Psion countersues Intel in not-netbook spat
(2009-03-03 17:03:52)
Register Hardware: "Psion Teklogix has filed a counterclaim against Intel in response to the chip giant's attempt to get its Netbook trademark nixed in the US. The complaint - filed, like Intel's, with the US District Court for Northern California - wants Intel brought to book for allegedly infringing said trademark."

The Final Day of The Pirate Bay Trial
(2009-03-03 17:33:52)
TorrentFreak: "Today, The Pirate Bay trial will probably come to an end, but not before the defendants' lawyers have their final say. All four lawyers call for their clients to be acquitted on various grounds, while offering caution to the court to ignore the politic aspects of the trial."

How to fix Linux boot problems
(2009-03-03 18:03:52)
Tux Radar: "...most linux distros cover them up with a pretty splash screen and a nice encouraging progress bar. This is all fine, of course, until it stops working. In this tutorial we'll examine the boot process in more detail, looking in particular at what can go wrong, and how to diagnose and fix the problem."

Linux Foundation has bought Linux.com
(2009-03-03 18:15:04)
Cyber Cynic: "The Linux Foundation has long wanted the Linux.com domain name for obvious reasons. For a long time SourceForge, formerly VA Linux Systems, kept the site, but the company has now sold Linux.com to the Foundation."

Democracy in Action: Electing a Debian Leader
(2009-03-03 19:03:52)
Linux Foundation Developer Network: "The election of the Project Leader for the Debian Project has become an annual spring rite, conducted in April since 2001 though in other months prior to that. And, like much of the painstaking drive for quality in the development of Debian, the election is one of the most meticulously run democratic exercises you will ever see."

First Look: moonOS 2
(2009-03-03 19:33:52)
Softpedia: "Though my past experiences with Enlightenment weren't very fruitful, seeing the recent Elive Compiz made me want to see more of this unique window manager. So I started looking through the available options and I stumbled upon moonOS, which was recently upgraded to version 2, codename Kachana. Having an Ubuntu base and judging by the screenshots I decided to give it a spin and see if it's any worth."

Netbooks may offer hackers private data gateway
(2009-03-03 20:03:52)
Reuters: ""But keeping in mind that the netbook is primarily used to surf the Internet, those dangers are possibly multiplied many-fold, especially if there is no anti-virus software installed in the machine.""

Linus Torvalds regains control of Linux.com
(2009-03-03 21:33:47)
Netstat --vat: "From the 'whatever happened to..' files: The Linux Foundation has acquired the Linux.com domain from SourceForge. Financial details of the deal are not being publicly disclosed at this time."

The one true editor. Or is it?
(2009-03-03 23:03:52)
Greg Laden's Blog: "It is impossible to really know if Emacs is truly the One True Editor. There are arguments on all sides. Emacs, though Gnu, adheres to the First Unix Commandment, Thou Shall Do It Well, but it violates the Second Unix Commandment, Thou Shall Solvith One Small Problem at a Time."

Tasty Tuesday Nuggets
(2009-03-03 23:17:15)
Linux Today Blog: "Penguin Pete echoes one of my favorite rants-- we're losing our freedoms by inches every day, and way too many people don't care. In fact a sizable number of US citizens seem to favor the notion of a corporate police state."

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