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IT Management Linux News for Apr 22, 2009
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Custom Google Site Search for Firefox Searchbar (Apr 22, 2009, 15:03)
Tim's Blog: "This is a short tutorial on how to
add a custom Google site search to the Firefox search bar. For
illustration purposes, the example I will use is a Google search of
ubuntuforums.org (which is, in my opinion, one of the best
resources for Ubuntu and Linux support)."
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MySQL 5.4 Released as Oracle Looms Large (Apr 22, 2009, 13:03)
InternetNews: "Things are changing fast for the
open source database MySQL. On Tuesday at the kick off of the MySQL
Conference & Expo, Sun's open source database division
announced new plans to release MySQL updates on a more rapid
basis."
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Case study: School IT Manager Turns to Penguin Power (Apr 22, 2009, 12:33)
Technology & Business: "With a small team
and a massive workload, Ian Ralph leans heavily on open source
technologies within his IT department to help him meet his
obligations."
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Open-source misperceptions live on (Apr 22, 2009, 10:33)
CNet: "However, as I read Rice University
computer science professor Dan Wallach's detailed and thorough
critique of an Election Technology Council white paper on open
source in voting systems, I'm reminded that there are still a lot
of misperceptions about open source among the broader public."
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Has Microsoft lost its war on open source? (Apr 22, 2009, 07:33)
InfoWorld: "Is Microsoft a friend or foe of
open source? Going by the company's actions, Microsoft can't seem
to decide whether to make love or war. But if it's war, Microsoft
appears to lack the legal weaponry to defeat or even disturb its
adversaries."
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Oracle + Sun: Good News or Bad News for Open Source? (Apr 22, 2009, 01:33)
Open Enterprise: "That's actually quite good
news for open source, though, because swallowing up Sun effectively
turns a large chunk of the new, enlarged Oracle into an open source
company."
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