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IT Management Linux News for Sep 17, 2008
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How to Not Get an IT Job: 10 Tips (Sep 17, 2008, 22:31)
Datamation: "3) Let the manager know how fed up
your are with your prior employer’s technology."
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Economic Crisis as a Technology Change Agent (Sep 17, 2008, 21:01)
Tech Broiler: "Sometimes, to make an omelette,
you need to break a few eggs. However if this week's bloodbath on
Wall Street is any indication, then I would say we've made
ourselves a full-blown deep dish quiche the size of Yankee
Stadium"
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How do I Run Linux/UNIX Clients on Windows With XWin32 Live? (Sep 17, 2008, 19:31)
TechRepublic: "Recently I wrote about how you
can open (and use) Linux applications in Windows using a
combination of PuTTY and XWin32. This system was fairly easy but a
bit cumbersome. With a recent update to XWin32 Live, PuTTY has been
removed from the equation and the setup/use is now easier than
ever."
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Microsoft's Interoperability Dodge in UK Schools (Sep 17, 2008, 17:31)
The Open Road: "...The Register is reporting
that Microsoft is saying all the right things to the UK government
in its attempt to placate the European Commission over
interoperability with open file formats. Everything, that is,
except how it intends to make its software more interoperable."
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Video: The History of Fedora (Sep 17, 2008, 14:31)
Red Hat Magazine: "We were trying to innovate,
and we were trying to stabilize, both at one time in one product.
And it didn't work very well."
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Tiniest Linux System, Yet? (Sep 17, 2008, 14:17)
Linux Devices: "CompuLab introduced a tiny
fanless PC using 4-6 Watts of power. The Linux-ready "Fit-PC Slim"
measures 4.3 x 3.9 x 1.2 inches (110 x 100 x 30mm), but includes a
500MHz AMD Geode LX800, Ethernet, VGA output, WiFi, and a 2.5-inch
hard drive option"
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Microsoft Hails Open Source Outreach (Sep 17, 2008, 14:01)
InfoWorld: "Microsoft continued to make its
case on Tuesday that it is a friend to open source, listing a
number of efforts it has undertaken in spaces ranging from Linux to
virtualization and rich Internet application technology."
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OpenOffice.org Basic Crash Course: Saving User Settings (Sep 17, 2008, 13:47)
Linux.com: "The ability to save user settings
can come in handy if you want to make your OpenOffice.org solutions
more flexible, efficient, and user-friendly. In this article, we
take a look at how to save user settings in a plain text file and
then retreive them from there."
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Answers from Harald Welte, "VIA's Open Source Representative" (Sep 17, 2008, 13:16)
Slashdot: "5) Have you ever accused an
innocent? -- by BitterOldGUy
From your Bio you started gpl-violations.org."
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Twelve Myths about Free and Open Source Software (Sep 17, 2008, 12:01)
Datamation: "However, once you move beyond
techie circles, you'll find that, for many people, the concept is
unknown. Even worse, when people have heard of it, they have
alarming -- and rather discouraging -- misconceptions of what it
involves."
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Oldham, England Brings Open Source To Schools (Sep 17, 2008, 02:01)
OStatic: "Not only are Oldham schools adopting
open source software to deliver Internet-based services but Oldham
Council appears to have done its homework."
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Open Source's Ups and Downs With the Economy (Sep 17, 2008, 00:31)
451 CAOS Theory: "Those that are enjoying the
benefits of open source software development, distribution and cost
will typically say, 'We think organizations are being forced to cut
costs at the same time they are being forced into compliance and
regulation, so it's driving deals our way.'"
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