News Linux News for Jul 11, 2004:

KernelTrap: Linux: 2.6.7-ck5, Reviewing Autoregulated Swappiness
(2004-07-11 01:00:09)
"Con provided two patches, 'autoswap' and 'vm_autoregulate', aimed at automatically tuning system swappiness..."

PC Magazine: Smear Factor
(2004-07-11 03:00:47)
"Could Microsoft be behind a smear campaign aimed at Linux? If not Microsoft, then who? Let's look at the continued attacks against Linux..."

LWN: A Look at Slackware 10.0
(2004-07-11 05:00:47)
"First released on July 16, 1993, Slackware has come a long way since its floppy-based origins--though in some ways, it has also remained very much the same..."

KernelTrap: Updated SATA Status Report
(2004-07-11 07:00:18)
"Jeff Garzik posted an updated Serial ATA status report. The report applies to the latest version of libata found in the upcoming 2.4.28 and current 2.6.7 stable Linux kernels..."

Linux.com: First Look: Vidalinux
(2004-07-11 08:00:12)
"However, there's a bright future for this distro with its OS X-like GNOME interface and the new graphical front end for Gentoo's Portage system, Porthole..."

Linux Magazine: Finding Rootkits, Infections, and Files
(2004-07-11 09:00:43)
"Another sentry tool is chkrootkit, a free utility that can detect rootkits, loadable kernel modules, worms, and other nefarious cracker tools..."

OrangeCrate: When Penguins Roar
(2004-07-11 10:00:53)
"Orange Crate is pleased to announce an interview with David Skoll of Roaring Penguin Software. David was kind enoough to talk to me about his experience in running a successful open source based business model for his company..."

developerWorks: Automate Backups on Linux
(2004-07-11 11:00:45)
"The solutions in this article can help you perform simple to more advanced and secure network backups using open source tools that are part of nearly every Linux distribution..."

MyLinuxNews: New X.Org X11 Release by August 25th?
(2004-07-11 12:00:32)
"Looks like X.org is gearing up for some major updates to X11 and they could be out within the next month..."

PCWorld: Mozilla Gains on IE
(2004-07-11 13:00:37)
"Study shows Microsoft has lost a percentage of market share to open source browser..."

MozillaZine: [Firefox] 1.0 Release Plan
(2004-07-11 14:00:08)
"I have updated the Firefox 1.0 roadmap with details about our release schedule..."

Yahoo!: New Mexico Software To Launch Three New Consumer Products
(2004-07-11 15:00:10)
"New Mexico Software CEO Dick Govatski, said, 'We will introduce our new Santa Fe desktop environment based on the Debian open source code on August 3, 2004...'"

Groklaw: SCO, Red Hat Update Judge on Legal Battles
(2004-07-11 16:00:07)
The judge on the SCO v. Red Hat suit required each side to update her in June on the progress of the other SCO lawsuits. Groklaw now has both sides' letters posted.

CrossNodes: Scripting Clinic: Slice and Dice Text with Perl
(2004-07-11 17:00:08)
"Today we'll take a Real People look at Perl, and learn some Perl tricks for doing useful text searches and replacements..."

Computerworld: Q&A: Sun's John Loiacono on Open-Source Solaris
(2004-07-11 18:00:04)
"Sun Microsystems Inc. will make its Solaris operating system available under an open-source model by the end of the year, according to John Loiacono, the company's executive vice president of software..."

OSNews: Bossa, A Framework for Scheduler Development
(2004-07-11 19:00:53)
"This article is a quick overview of scheduling in operating systems and presents Bossa, a research project on operating system schedulers and domain-specific languages..."

KernelTrap: Voluntary Kernel Preemption
(2004-07-11 20:00:42)
"In response to a recent discussion on the lkml, Ingo Molnar posted a patch that introduces 'voluntary kernel preemption' into the Linux 2.6 kernel..."

Linux Magazine: Zen and the Art of Aspect-Oriented Programming
(2004-07-11 21:00:38)
"Aspects can greatly simplify design and maintenance of complex systems..."

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