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IT Management Linux News for Jun 30, 2008
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42 of the Best Free Linux Audio Software (Jun 30, 2008, 22:45)
Linux Links: "There is an extensive amount of
free audio software available on the Linux platform which is both
mature and sophisticated. In fact, Linux has all the tools needed
to be a serious contender in music production without a user having
to venture into the commercial software world. To provide an
insight into the quality of software that is available, we have
compiled a list of 42 high quality Linux audio applications,
covering a broad range of different uses. Most of the titles
included here are desktop applications sporting an attractive
front-end, although we have not forgotten console software."
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Fight Phishing From The Unix Or Linux Command Line (Jun 30, 2008, 22:00)
Linux and Unix Menagerie: "First off, I'd like
to be clear that I am "not against SPAM." As annoying as it may be,
I don't begrudge anyone their right to send me a sales pitch, even
if that product is a complete scam and I didn't ask to be pitched.
I've been throwing stuff out that I get in my regular postal mail
since I've been able to throw stuff out..."
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Zimbra Integration With Samba - Ubuntu Based (Jun 30, 2008, 21:15)
HowtoForge: "This tutorial shows how to
configure Zimbra Collaboration Server (ZCS) and Samba to act as a
primary domain controller (PDC) that uses LDAP as a centralized
database for authenticating users on Linux and Windows desktops. It
should enable you then to seamlessly integrate Zimbra into a
corporate network based on Open Source server software. You can
then use Zimbra Admin GUI to manage Samba accounts, groups and
domains."
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11 Video Players for Linux - A Review (Jun 30, 2008, 19:45)
Echoes: "SMPlayer is a fully featured video
player built using the Qt 4 libraries. It basically plays anything,
including DVDs and ISO images, but it skipped the menus when
reading DVD ISOs. It's complete and it offers plenty configuration
options, including for subtitles and the interface itself, allowing
to choose the icon set and the style used. You can also configure
the language SMPlayer uses for its interface, including English,
Romanian, Polish, German and many other."
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The Blessings of Synchronized Releases (Jun 30, 2008, 19:00)
Coccinella: "People believe the idea of
synchronized jumping to releases originates from Mark Shuttleworth.
People are wrong!"
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NETGEAR Launches Open Source WGR614L Wireless-G Router (Jun 30, 2008, 18:15)
NixCraft: "Good news for all hackers. NETGEAR
launches Open Source edition of wireless-G router enabling Linux
developers, geeks, hackers and enthusiasts to create Firmware for
specialized applications"
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The End Of LUGRadio (Jun 30, 2008, 17:30)
jonobacon@home: "Today we announced that we
have decided to call it a day with LugRadio. Our last show will be
LugRadio Live UK 2008 on the 19th and 20th July 2008 at The
Lighthouse in Wolverhampton. We announced this in the latest
episode of LugRadio, Season 5 Episode 21 - go and have a listen to
the show to hear more."
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Open source telephony new star at TV producer (Jun 30, 2008, 16:45)
TechWorld: "When TV production company
FremantleMedia Australia had an opportunity to move to IP telephony
during an office refurbishment, the open source Asterisk proved
itself to offer everything required and more for the 150-plus
handset deployment."
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2.6.26: almost there (Jun 30, 2008, 16:00)
Linux Foundation: "The current prepatch is
2.6.26-rc8; when he posted it, Linus said that it might just be the
last one. Given that this development cycle is smaller (in terms of
the amount of code merged), I had thought that it would come
together a little quicker; thus the “late June”
prediction which had appeared on the forecast pages. Well,
it’s late June, and we’re not there yet."
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Featured Freeware: Wubi (Jun 30, 2008, 15:15)
Download Blog: "If you're looking for a safe
and easy way to test out the switch from Windows to Linux, Wubi
might be the program for you. Wubi's dialog interface requires
users to select a mere six options to install Ubuntu..."
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Red Hat net profit rises, expects steady growth (Jun 30, 2008, 14:30)
Forbes: "Red Hat (nasdaq: RHT - news - people )
Inc, the world's largest publicly traded provider of Linux
software, reported Wednesday a quarterly profit that met Wall
Street expectations as its revenue grew 32 percent."
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Top 10 Linux financial tools (Jun 30, 2008, 13:45)
Tech Republic: "Many people don’t realize
the wealth of applications that are available for Linux. I am asked
all the time about X and/or Y application on Windows and whether
there’s an equivalent on Linux. Most of the time the answer
is yes."
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Mot ships new Linux phones (Jun 30, 2008, 13:00)
Linux Devices: "Motorola has quietly started
shipping three new Linux-based "PDA" phones. Available now in
China, and also approved by the FCC for use in the U.S., the
MotoMing a1600 and a1800 are higher-end versions of the popular
a1200, while the a810 adds a lower-end Ming model."
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